Pantomime

 

    So this one had me a bit stressed from the start as, like I said before, I am horrible at drawing without reference and even then I am more less just directly copying an image verbatim as best I can. I had originally had wanted my lad to get up as the butterfly passed by and then plop down all disappointed, but the whole animation ended up taking way longer than anticipated (I am remember being pretty bogged down with other stuff that week as well. Still my fault for mismanaging my time, but still) and I ended up having to just settle for having him stay seated the whole time.

    Having only animated geometric shapes up until this point, this assignment was also what made me aware of just how much I hated drawing in Toon Boom. The brush settings are out of the way and hard to access and they don't save on the fly which is something I've grown used to in my primary drawing program. This was less of an issue on this assignment, but ended up becoming a huge one in the following one. As simple as drawing a little sack dude was, I still ended up really struggling to get him to look right frame to frame and I believe that if I had been more used to the program then maybe I could have worked faster.

    Either way, still kind of happy with how this one came out for what it is. Mostly limited by inexperience that I am sure will improve with time.