Cutting a Piece of String
Animation is a perspective of sequenced images over the yarn of time
The difference between
- manually illustrating a circle
- accurately representing an object’s proportions across various dimensions
- inventing a fusion creature
- animating a horse jumping into a pool of water
without any 3D assistance or auxiliary machine learning enablements was a level of insanity I was able to briefly reach during my time learning from and training with film, animation, and game industry professionals.
Nevertheless, here are some hand-drawn and edited pieces from that remarkable stint.
Wrought
An Original Story
A masked blacksmith reconnects with an old friend.
Bun Flip
An Original Story
An acrobat student is late for school.
World’s Best Garbage
For Dogs in Space, the television series
Garbage shares a special occasion with Kira. Created using a portion of the Dogs in Space script.
Besides these, I will leave readers with a question that a great instructor left me when I asked how many panels were needed for a single movement arc, such as a character’s punch, leap, or 360º pirouette:
“Into how many pieces can you cut one string?”