A Jo with a Blog

qinni: The whole film took me altogether about 5 grueling...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:23:29 -0500

The whole film took me altogether about 5 grueling months (usually 10-12hours a day) to do. I often felt my butt was going to grow into the chair I usually sat at.

Please note that this was simply my way of doing my film to achieve the soft-shaded style I wanted; there are many other ways of doing this and some are a lot faster with different results~! :)

My film on DeviantArt | My film on Vimeo

My film gifs on Tumblr

You can see my storyboard animatic here (although the original had music, but like I mentioned, my placeholder music was by Joe Hisaishi, you know, Miyazaki’s composer, so it’s not really legal to upload it).

This tut differs a bit from my dA version, because tumblr lets me put the combination of gifs and jpegs :D.

Here’s a book that will really help you start animating:

The Animator’s Survival Kit

here’s some books that are good for composition, storytelling and colours:

Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation

The Art of Pixar: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation

Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

I hope these helped

I ask that no one removes the credit or source for this tutorial/guide please. thanks :)

redblooper: dommifox: A couple people asked me how I vary my...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:22:12 -0500

redblooper:

dommifox:

A couple people asked me how I vary my leaves and trees and honestly, it’s super easy! I’ve never made a tutorial/guide before so I kept this mega simple but I hope someone out there might find it useful at least!

Also, anyone can download the brushes I use for all my art on my tumblr page (: I only use around 5 so go nuts haha

Wow! Reblogging this for reference. I gotta start drawing more backgrounds.

dreamworksanimation: Each Guardian takes an oath to protect...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:01:19 -0500

dreamworksanimation:

Each Guardian takes an oath to protect childhood. Share their oath if you BELIEVE!

Where Children Sleep

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:02:20 -0500

Where Children Sleep:

Beautiful book about children and their bedrooms.

Clopin, Hunchback of Notre Dame, model sheet.

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:13:47 -0500

Clopin, Hunchback of Notre Dame, model sheet.

penciltests: “Pocket Monsters (Pokémon)” 1997- present These...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:54:58 -0500

penciltests:

“Pocket Monsters (Pokémon)” 1997- present

These are dated 1998, so they are most likely from the second film (or “Pokémon: The Movie 2000”, as it’s known stateside), or they could just be updated models from the second or third seasons. Anyone who reads Japanese could probably figure it out better than I.

Here´s some Milt Kahl :D scurviesdisneyblog: Medusa w/Nero and...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:19:45 -0500

Here´s some Milt Kahl :D

scurviesdisneyblog:

Medusa w/Nero and Brutus - Milt Kahl

Photo

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:19:02 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog: How many drawings in a storyboarded...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:03:15 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

How many drawings in a storyboarded sequence?

Well, here’s one. Sequence, that is. At the end of Lilo and Stitch we were cataloging and packing up our story drawings. We got to talking about how thick the piles were. Eventually someone suggested we take a picture of the drawings for one sequence. We used the floor of a large open meeting room in the Florida studio, and brought in a scissor lift as a platform for the photographer. Then we spread out the drawings. We were all surprised just how large an area they covered. Bela Temesvary shot the picture. Then he suggested I sit in the middle of them for posterity. Now, if you’re still reading, bear in mind that this is not just one sequence from the film, but one VERSION of one sequence. Sharp-eyed observers will note that this is the obsolete chase sequence that featured a 747. That version was dropped after September 11. So this entire thing wasn’t used. Nor is this the first version of this sequence - I boarded it at least once before this. So this is probably version 2. I boarded it again from scratch at least one more time after this one was scrapped. Most people board on Cintiq now, but I still do it on paper. It’s nice to have original drawings to sit on at the end.

- Chris Sanders, Writer/Director of “Lilo and Stitch”

scurviesdisneyblog: Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:55 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children’s approach to life. They’re people who don’t give a hang what the Joneses do. You see them at Disneyland every time you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment with what life has brought , sometimes it isn’t much, either.

- Walt Disney

One More Time (2010), short-film by the A. Petrov studio.

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:03:17 -0500

One More Time (2010), short-film by the A. Petrov studio.

Beautiful and inspiring work. “A song for Rain” by...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:50:00 -0500

Beautiful and inspiring work. “A song for Rain” by Zheng Yawen.

So, I am an exchange student at Spain now for 6 months! Here´s a...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:38:53 -0500

So, I am an exchange student at Spain now for 6 months!

Here´s a video about Spanish animation.

Ahora soy una estudiante de intercambio en España por 6 meses!

Aquí va un video sobre la animación española.

scurviesdisneyblog: Tarzan Rough Drawing

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:33 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

Tarzan Rough Drawing

scurviesdisneyblog: Rapunzel By Claire Keane

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:39:12 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

Rapunzel By Claire Keane

scurviesdisneyblog: Jane Study By Ken Duncan

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:38:52 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

Jane Study By Ken Duncan

Over 100 high school students drew 3000+ frames for this new...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:35:46 -0500

Over 100 high school students drew 3000+ frames for this new video for the new single “Bubbles In Space” by Michael Andrews. His full album “Spilling a Rainbow” comes out on Everloving records Aug. 2012.

Watch the Making of: vimeo.com/45943083

Trailer for the Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda’s (Summer...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:14:06 -0500

Trailer for the Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda’s (Summer Wars, The Girl who leapt through time) new film. It will be released in Japan on July 21st 2012.

scurviesdisneyblog: Reblog If You Love Glen Keane!!!

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:02:30 -0500

scurviesdisneyblog:

Reblog If You Love Glen Keane!!!

Hakujaden (The legend of the white serpent), made in 1958, is...

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:43:30 -0500

Hakujaden (The legend of the white serpent), made in 1958, is the first colour anime feature film in history.

This movie sparked Hayao Miyazaki’s interest in animation.