In 'Animation: A Handy Guide' I found a section explaining about bone structure in animation particularly interesting and decided to give it a go. It turned out to be very useful. All 9 images can be put in a loop in an animation to make it look like it's flying. When I get back to college I will put it into flash/ make an animated gif.
Skill
I want to learn how to use illustration to make an Animation. How to create realistic movement in a an animation.
Approach to Learning
I borrowed a few books from the library and read up on some animation techniques, taking notes as I went along. Then I drew the sequence to test out the suggested technique.
Key Tips from the Learning Process
- Make thorough, step by step notes so I can work without the book in the future.
- Mark important pages so when I want to go back and try out a particular technique I can easily find it. I did not do this I wasted time trying to find information again.
- When I draw out an image to animate I need to make sure I can see the previous image so the animation will line up properly. I thought I would be able to work out the size if the area I was drawing onto was the same size, but i found out that there is still a risk that the images will not synchronise.
- Make sure the general shape of the image is similar to the others being put into the animation
Overall...
Teaching myself animation techniques from books meant I could learn/ work at my own pace ensuring that I understood everything as I went along. If I felt I did not understand something I could go back and re- read. However, I did have to be self disciplined. With no-one overlooking what I was doing I could have been easily been distracted. I felt I managed to keep on track though. Another downside was that if I did not understand something after re-reading I was on my own. I would have to wait until I went into college to ask someone. Overall, I found working from books a very successful way of learning.
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