Rough Cropone Choreography

Worked on some rough Cropone fighting for the Berona’s War short. The is the second of two sequences displaying the fighting prowess of inhabitants of Amity. This is more just getting ideas out of my head and onto paper. Again, I’ll use this as reference for animation and cinematography. This time the drawing order is all over the place, I place shiny red numbers as a guide.

You can learn more about the Berona’s War universe by going to Amity Ink.

OMD! Gauntlet Crazy Smear Frames

I broke out some of my smear/multiple drawings and squash and stretch drawings from my Orcs Must Die! Gauntlet animation. Smear and multiple drawings are typically used when your character needs to cover a really large distance over a really short amount of time. Much like what motion blur does in live action video footage. The camera stretches, smears and blurs the action if something is moving really quickly.

I use multiple drawings usually if only the limbs are moving big distances but the body isn’t. Multiple drawings are also a great way to convey, in one or two frames, the spacing and arc of the limb; allowing for a more accurate interpretation of the movement. I’ll use smear drawings more if the entire character is moving very quickly; if I want the sense of a fast motion without the actual direct understanding of how the character got there (which means for me that the movement and distance traveled is so unrealistic, I’ll use a smear drawing to convey the character’s movement from the start and stop spots.) Of course, none of this means you can’t use smear drawings instead of multiple whenever you want or vice versa; use the method that gives you the desired effect that you’re looking for in your animation, or whatever appeals to you more. Anything or everything I’ve said could be completely wrong, this is just how I understand it, and utilized it in my own work.

I must say, smear and multiple drawings are really fun to draw!

Click on the images to see the sequence of smear/multiple drawings. And don’t forget to see this stuff in action and view the Orcs Must Die! Gauntlet animation. Also, feel free to comment if you have any questions about my process. Enjoy!

Rough Ele-Alta Fight Choreography

This is for the Berona’s War short I’m working on. I have two sequences displaying the fighting prowess of each the Ele-Alta and Cropones. I’m doing some thinking through drawing and trying to figure out what it is I actually want. Here’s a rough sequence for the Ele-Alta that I’ll use as a guideline for animation and cinematography.

You can learn more about the Berona’s War universe by going to Amity Ink.

Orcs Must Die! Gauntlet Progression

Here is a video showcasing the multiple stages I went through to get Gauntlet completed. Starting with the animatic and rough animation moving all the way to final animation, color, and effects. Enjoy!