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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.

Standees - WLT

Grix. I can send an artists impression sometime, or a photo if I have any decent ones around.

Yo pb! Standees?

Big problem being, Pb, is in that one you're the size of a matchstick... I really need to be able to see your face to do anything with it, but I suppose the body structure is good to work with too.

You have kind of got a pic of me. Ciao. Although it's old. But basically I've got long hair, like the undertaker, although I'm not that tall and slightly on the chubbier side, although not exactly fat.

You got mail Grix

Its the story!

Grix, you got mail!

Its the story...

Ok, all I need now is the magazine...

*sigh*

A picture is going to be in the next magazine!

:)

er-no don't worry, I'll make sure I make you. It's just making you right that's the problem.

Sniper is how I think he should be pictured... the same with Sheepy, and now Ant. Tony is the only one that will actually look like how he looks, because I have a picture.

If you want to send me... I'm not saying that, because undoubtedly someone will quote it, and make a witty remark.

You know what I was going to say anyway.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Yeah, I'll fit you in somewhere Pb. Perhaps sweeping in the
> background. Or holding a set piece up.

I'm beginning to get into
> this now.

Yeah well remember I think I have been in all the stories...
:D

And I am from Wimbledon not Hackney so I am not a cockney geezer!