3D Animation certainly became the new fad this year with box office hits such as The Lion King 3D, Toy Story 3, as well as Puss in Boots, just to name a few. 3D Animation technology is growing and expanding everyday and has surpassed the movies.
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Two and a half decades of imaginative story-telling have passed since Pixar opened our eyes to computer animation. Ever since the release of Toy Story in 1995, people have been entertained by the timeless classics that churn out of Disney’s sister studio.
Ironically, the two aspects of working in an animation studio that I liked the best, outside of the paycheck, are now both gone. Animation cell setups and animation pencil tests hold a fascination for me, even today.
Full metal alchemist is the story of two brothers. It was written by Hiromu Arakawa. The brothers are Edward Eric and Alphonse Eric. In this story people use alchemy. Alchemy is the science of equivalent exchange.
Disney has had a run of recent successes from its latest films. As the old formula is returned with Disney princesses, Broadway style songs and fairy tales, there are rumours of a Disney Revival, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Disney Renaissance in the later 80s and 90s. It’s not surprising therefore, that a lot is riding on their upcoming animation; The King of Elves.
Whether you’re making a classically animated 2D film, an animated music video or a 3D CGI computer animated movie the basics of animation timing remain the same. Everyone has their own individual style of timing such as they have their own individual drawing style and the work of directors such as Chuck Jones and Tex Avery can be spotted based on their animation timing alone.
Legendary animation director Chuck Jones once gave a talk to the students of Cal Arts and complained that some studios “over animate”. In a Bugs Bunny episode which is a highly stylized comedic cartoon, such details would certainly be out of place and even a distraction but for a more realistic environment, God is in the details.
When drawing cartoon children increasing the size of the head in relation to the body can help your viewer to see the age of child you are drawing. A baby’s head is around twice as large related to whole body height as is the case for a grown adult. Get to be familiar with the ratios to bring your cartoon to life.
My students at Cal Arts would occasionally ask how one gets rich as an animator. To get rich in the field of Animation one must own a character that becomes a “star”.
