justin owens

I did another figure study, this one with a very strong light source. I really don’t like the way the direct sunlight turned out. It just doesn’t feel right and I’m not sure why. I’m glad to be doing these again though, I’ve been really busy at school and haven’t had the energy to do much personal work.

I’m just about done with the blocking stage for this animation. I still need to block in the character kicking open the door and also running off screen. Then I need to add a few sections, him scanning around, making the decision to jump the gap etc. I also need to tweak the run cycle so he has a bit more weight.

 

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Our current animation assignment is to have a character jump over something. We have complete freedom to choose what they jump over, I went with the rooftop idea. This piece is a short exercise in a more action oriented direction. I wanted to emphasize that idea, so I’m doing a sort of rooftop chase sequence.

So far I’ve just been blocking out the run cycle, this is my first time to attempt one. I spent a good 5 or so hours on the first 7 frames of animation. It took a long time for me to work out the pacing and to get a good idea how far each cycle would go (distance). I needed that information to block out the rest of the steps leading up to the ledge. I feel happy with where it’s at right now and I’ve since moved on to blocking out the rest of the animation. I took a break and did a little scene building as well.

I’m in the computer lab at school right now. I haven’t had much time this week for updates. I’ve done a little drawing here and there, but nothing to post yet.

I’m working on my next animation assignment right now, a little ballman jumping between roofs. It’s fun to be doing an action piece, it’s a nice change of pace.

We had to do a two point perspective drawing for my Perspective for Animation class a few weeks ago. I did a creepy old house, inhabited by a crazy alchemist. I had a lot of fun working on this piece. I had really wanted to go all crazy with the details, but as it was, I finished this just in time.