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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.

FM looks good Grix! But I think he should have black hair. Blonde just doesn't suit him!

What about me? or are you waiting for the mag...

:D

Hmmm.

Here is FM's head... it's basically just based on his saying:

"Always correct."

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

I've also experimented with hair... I think it looks quite good.

Right, Ant next.

Grix Thraves wrote:
"FM's head is great now, I'll render it for you tommorrow."

Ok

I suppose i'll have to look for the star wars story now, but it could be anywhere, oh the insanity.

It's called 3D Studio Max, don't worry about the 3d bits... all I want is a concept.

Can you find a scene yourself? The stories are available... somewhere...

Just read through the Star Wars one, and get your imagination going. Pick a point during the story, and just draw how you think it should look, the background, the skies...

Oh, and that Sheepy dancing movie:

http://swordspines.homestead.com/ files/Sheepymove.avi

Well, not so much dancing... more of moving rather oddly. Notice only the head has been attached so far... I still need to do the body.

FM's head is great now, I'll render it for you tommorrow.

Grix what scene do you want me to do the background for then?? POP it here.

Grix you will have to put it in 3D if thats how you want it because i don't have the right software.

What software do use to make the faces and stuff???

er-no, wouldn't it be easier to collect SMALLER things...? ;0)

Wow, er-no thats amazing er-no.

3 cheers for er-no

well maybe not

I got a new cardboard cutout today! Mario Promotion for the GBA!

6foot! YEAHHH

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Fish-e wrote:
"on the computer, or freehand??"

What I
> do, is I draw what I think it should look like first, and then copy
> it onto the computer by eye. You'll have to read the story though
> first, and tell me which background you want to draw.

Give me a background and i'll do it, #I don't have that £D thing that you do, so you will have to do that ;P