Woke up this morning and had an idea to throw out what I have so far and completely re-work my Character animation assignment...due tomorrow. This might not end well o_o

Well, I never did get around to posting my final from last quarter, ehehehe, but I’m back now with not only those, but some fun CG animation from the new quarter!

First off, my Final from Animation I: ACTING.  We had to show a character switch from one emotion to another:

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This marks the return of the dreaded stuffed ( Read more... )

Feel obliged to share.  Cool concept, works very well with the music as well (which is also pretty nifty):

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Xposted from Nate's fancy blog, A Progress in Work....

So it’s been awhile and I’ve got a few assignments built up to share.  These are getting more fun, and harder too…

First, the side-step!

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Trying to be most concerned with showing weight, this was pretty difficult and involved a lot of embarassing hip swivel practice in front of the mirror.

Next, my walk cycle….

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Yet more animation exercises.  First off, I decided to re-do my swoon assignment…took out the acting and just concentrated on the sway and fall (which *gasp!*  was the assignment to begin with!)

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Much happier with how that came out.  NEXT, our ‘overlapping action’ assignment.  We were asked to either do a piece of ( Read more... )

Mmmm, more animation practice goodness to share.  This time we had to do a ‘Swoon’, a character swaying to one side then losing consciousness as they fall and pass out.  The excercise was definitely very challenging…keeping up with all those joints and the idea of it the movement was conscious or just a result of gravity after the figure passed out ( Read more... )

Well, I’ve just finished my third week at SCAD, its crazy to think so much time has past, and that we’re so far through the quarter already.  I’ve always been on Semesters, so the idea of a term  being over in just about 10 weeks is crazy to me, hehe.

Anyhow, some update.

Been keeping rather busy since school started….assignement-wise things are ( Read more... )

Wow LJ, long time no chat ( Read more... )

Well, week one at SCAD is officially over, and I am now diving into my second, more intensive week. So far the biggest thing I have noticed is that Animation is really a double major here, you’re expected to be versed in both 2D and 3D. While this isn’t a giant surprise to me, I have only had experience as a 2D, hand-drawn animator and wasn’t ( Read more... )

Well here we go. I’ve not had a sketch blog in quite sometime, but as the stars are aligning for a new chapter in the world of Nate Swinehart, I figure its high time a keep a record of this stuff (with only slight personal musings on the side).

Contained within you will find:
~Many sketches and studies, analog and digital, observational and ( Read more... )