Enchanted Forest - Char/Env/Anim - MonkeyBoy

#1

Hello all,

although hopelessly late, I think I can get this challenge done on time. My idea: stop-motion style animation (although it will be done in MAX, it’ll all be flat, so I think it’s really 2D). This little girl encounters this werewolf boy in the forest. It’ll be a little story. Anyway, it should be quite fun.

These are the character designs. They will be flat, segmented characters, like cut-out puppets.

This is the start on the background. There will be 4 layers (2 behind and 1 in front of this) which parallax part like a diorama.

EDIT - Image removed to ease my longsuffering server space. New BG image further down the thread. Thx. /EDIT

I hope I’m not breaking some unwritten rule about animations - I don’t see any others.

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Also, can someone confirm, does this end on the 20th or the 30th? I see both in the guidelines.

#2

nice paint, are you using Photoshop? Tablet?

#3

Yeah, Wacom w/ Painter Classic for the background. The chars are just quick fills of scanned sketches in Photoshop.

#4

Looking good.
I can’t wait to see what happend with the little girl.
Will she be eaten or will they be friends.
she’s kind and he is mean
what will happen what will

#5

SWWWEEEEEEET STYLE!!!i love it man !!! u have to finish it!!! YEAH! THE WOLF IS GREAT!!

#6

Hope to see first animations in gifformat soon,…:bounce:

Like the chars and the opening-scene background is amazing.
Nothing to say yet, just keep on working:thumbsup:

Cheerz

Tommy Lee:twisted:

#7

Hi all,

Tnx for comments & encouragement.

Iguiniz.X. - I’m glad you read the characters so well - that means they’re working I think. As for what happens, you’ll have to watch the final movie!! :stuck_out_tongue:

Here’s an update on the background: QT format. Just so you can see the parallax. (Yeah, parallax!! :buttrock:) You’ll have to scrub it back and forth: only a few frames for size sake. The girl is just for reference: obviously she’ll be animated etc… Anyway, czech it out…

[Edit] - posted the message without the attachment. Grrr…

#8

any link?:rolleyes:

#9

Hi all,

Tnx for comments & encouragement.

Iguiniz.X. - I’m glad you read the characters so well - that means they’re working I think. As for what happens, you’ll have to watch the final movie!! :stuck_out_tongue:

Here’s an update on the background. Gah! I give up on animated GIF: pain in the bloody neck. Here’s a still: girl is for reference (not the final model yet). I wanted to show you the parallax scrolling, which looks really cool, but I guess you’ll all just have to wait, so nyeah :stuck_out_tongue:

#10

While I’m at it…

#11

That pain, THAT PAIIIIIIIN!!!:cry:

Cant wait,…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

#12

and…
(these are views as the scene scrolls along. The wolf will be lurking behing the big green tree…)

#13

Hello.

Now the girl is made. Test animation.

ps. thx Tommy Lee :slight_smile:

#14

woohOoo!!!

gifs and innocent perversions of myths!
I like this one!

#15

jep, its great… i had that idea with the moving characters in a drawed world as well (if you believe me or not… )

That was missing in this challenge!

And i like your version!

Keep on! make a cool little short-story!

:applause:

#16

I just saw your work Monkeyboy. Wish I saw it sooner. I don’t know what it is about it, but your image truly does have magic and enchantment! Keep it up man, looks great. Looking forward to seeing the next update, and I’m wishing it was a short film or something.
:thumbsup:

#17

Second page! Go me! :buttrock:

thx all for your encouraging comments.
PATER: yeah I saw some discussion on this site actually about how to simulate stop-motion in 3d packages - don’t remember if that was you…
Gamoron: it will be a short film (very short…):slight_smile:

Update: the wolf boy in boy mode.

Will have more frequent updates in future (was away this weekend).

#18

And now the wolf boy in wolf mode:

ps. these are just quick test animations to test the rig.
C&C most welcome.

#19

Yeah,yeah,yeah… I see ´em coming.
I´ve nothing to crit now, because I am not so involved in animationthings.
Looks great for me now.:thumbsup:

I am sure ya will get some better crits from anothoer one in here.
I just can say if I like it or not. The cause is to less knowledge about animation in that way you do.

But I hope I motivate ya a bit:rolleyes:

Cheerz

Tommy Lee

#20

Thx Tommy Lee :wink:

Another little update for you: the chars in the scene (scene 1 only so far… one more backdrop to do). Obviously you won’t see the boy and the wolf together in the final. Also, will have some lighting effects… Anyway, any crits welcome.