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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.

I've found the ones I did, I'm ashamed to say I made them...some very early attempts, I'll try with 3ds max on here when I get win2k back.

I have got some ships somewhere too I think but I could easily knock up some quite good ones. Infact, I think I will.

I had some models of ships that I made before, rendered them somewhere...I'll go have a look for them...

I am actually in the latest story Grix.

Hovercars, yeah... But Star Wars first. The models of the ships might be hard, but I might be able to download them from somewhere.

Although there's so many to do.

The stories took us through very many locations.

You've also got hovercars to do in the Blade Runneresque one. :-)

I hope it turns out great.

Yes, they allow facial expressions, because I'll draw them.

The backdrops only have to be drawn once as well Dan, and they'll be a lot easier than the characters.

I've just seen Snipers revolving head.

Grix, does your software allow for facial expressions too?

I wonder what the videos will be like with sound.

Good good

Super! It's working now.