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"The Animated Fog Stories Diary."

I thought it would be nice to start a diary. It won't be funny, it won't be a paperback best seller, and go on to make a girly film with Geri Halliwell singing the soundtrack... it's just a bog standard diary. I'll try and update it as much as I can, to show you the progress through the animation.

Why?

Because I can.

Of course, anyone else contributing to the animation, such as Pb, are very welcome to add to it... perhaps we could pile it together at the end, fling it on a DVD, and call it a 'Special Edition', even though it's utter crap.

First of all, if you haven't seen this pic yet, perhaps now is the time to do so.

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/Tafs.jpg

What I'm basically doing first, is creating all the characters, faces, arms, bodies... so on. I first sketch them in my drawing pad... and then draw them on pc, from what I made.

That was the early Sheepy on the left, and Sniper on the right... unfortunatly, because I smoothed out the face too early, I had to start it again. All it takes away is time though, it will still look the same.

I've nearly finished Sheepys head now, including hair... Fancy a look?

No?

Ah well.

I'll at least give you the choice.

http://swordspines.homestead.com /files/Sheepy-mock2.jpg

The mouth will need to be made properly, and the eyes could be tidied up...

Apart from that, pretty good I think. It's the first time I've done hair, and I think it looks ok.

Here's something for you to do though... I'm not sure wherever or not to give him ears. I personally don't want to, basically because it's hard, and I'm lazy.

One thing I'm worried about at the moment is lip sync... it's not going to happen. If you have this wonderful vision of all the characters speaking perfectly, get your brain brush, and scrub them clear. You'll get a lovely *mouth open-mouth closed* movement. No more, no less.

And that concludes todays update. I've drawn Ant already, so I may start him tommorrow... or I'll start Sniper again. If you have any ideas, or comments, please put them forward.

Eh?

I can't read anything that big with my attention span!

I can't read something that big over a 56K modem!

Excellent... I just finished my story...

I'll just check it through, then I'll post it. I must warn you however, it's not anything like what I normally write. Very heavy going... Being 30 pages long, and all.

My PC is infallible, completely uncrashable, in fact, it's so good that &8dd will ££%* unlik! orntvn value for money.

LOL!!! I like the look of myself actually, well done Grix.

And I'd just like to say that my 2 and a half year old PC has NEVER crashed.

NEVER.

Fair enough.

If I say, I'll ruin the surprise. It's not a nice story, to say the least. A few people know what it's about though.

What's yer story called Grix?

"Because it's packed away in it's box, never to be used again..."

No more updates today, I'm afraid. I want to get this story finished by tomorrow, so it's all hands on keys.