Viewing Thread:
"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.

There might just be a special update tonight... but please, never hold your breath. Unless your airways are covered.

Dammit! Grix

Girx even

Where's todays update Griz?

pb wrote:
"certain video for a song"

Glad you noticed. :0) A wonderful thing about doing this is I get to do some visual jokes... usually involving Sniper.

I'm just a poor boy from a poor family...

hm. Grix, reminds me of a certain video for a song...doesn't really matter (to me)...

pb wrote:
> Grix has made a site with all the fogstories on. I won't post the
> URL in case he doesn't want it released yet. Grix. Want to post it?
>

Perhaps someone could pop all the stories again, just to let
> all the newer guys read them?

I've read it before, but i'm doing a scen for Grix

Which is where the second part of the plan comes into effect.

And then you'll have to cram it all into 8Mb and limit it to 3 pages...