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My First Animation

Remember when I said I was going to pick a short animation course so I can get through it quickly and start feeling accomplished.

Well… that two hour course ended up taking me 2 months to complete!!!

Stuck: What do I do next

I know it doesn’t seem like it’s been a while since I posted, but a lot of what I’ve written about my writing process has been backdated (sue me).

I started this project with a lot of chutzpah and gumption, jumping into new things and being very excited, you…

The Story Board: Picture a Story

Ok, so the first thing I’ve been told to do is create a storyboard. A storyboard basically outlines…

Learning to Draw Digitally

So now that I have this shiny new iPad (that took forever to get here), I have to learn how to use the damn thing *sigh*

Luckily when I was doing the research on what device to get, I found some great tutorials. I decided to start with this course:

Getting Started: How does one even learn to animate?

So we have the tools but how do we get started? I know negative about animation (other than how to watch it) so where does that leave me?

First Steps: Picking the story

Gosh what was I thinking when I decided to do this. I have friends that have been working on animation for a decade. And here I am in all my reckless hubris promising the internets that I’ll deliver something amazing in a year.

I must be mad

A familiar place

I know this place, this field with seemingly endless blades of green grass and multi-colored flowers dotting the landscape. My mind is full of knowledge of its hidden paths and narrow brooks, I know even the names of the species of birds that are hovering in the sky despite the fact that I cannot…