Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
i Downloaded the flash free trial, and its taken up a lot of my time. sorry, going ot java camp soon, should see me post more around here again. Still going ot continue with flash tho. check it out! http://www.brothersrealm.com/my web page/FlashMoives/lightsaberdual.swf ------------------ Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. PM ME YOUR DESCRIPTION OF ME! ILL PUT IT HERE! P.S. I HATE 640x480!!!!!! |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
Wow RM -- I'm really impressed with that animation! I think you've got real talent as an animator -- you have a very good handle on how to make simple drawings look alive, natural and entertaining. I'd be curious to see how you might pick up 3d animation -- not drawing models, just taking already existing models and animating them. Thanks for sharing your Flash work! I look forward to seeing more stuff that you make as it comes along. Please keep us posted! --clint |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Yeah, thats what I was thinking too. Your animations seem very "alive". ------------------ |
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Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
here's another "fulidity test" for my animations. http://www.brothersrealm.com/my web page/FlashMovies/Comnees.swf whaddya think? ------------------ Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. PM ME YOUR DESCRIPTION OF ME! ILL PUT IT HERE! P.S. I HATE 640x480!!!!!! |
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CheeseStorm Member Posts: 521 From: Registered: 11-28-2004 |
My noob skills just got owned. Nice job. |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
you've definetly improved. your motion is nice. on par with other flash anims I see on the web. and in many cases, better. now, to evolve beyond stick animations. ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Those are awesome Realm!  How long did it take you to make the 1st one? ------------------ |
That_Guy Member Posts: 30 From: TN,USA Registered: 02-26-2005 |
Interesting. Pretty good. ------------------ |
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Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
@ Lava: Which ones the first one? THe first one i posted? I dunno, a day or two maybe, I was still getting very much used to flash. The last one took me and hour and a half becaue I was using 24 frames per second...
At all. Period. Zip-a-dee-doo-da. Zilch. Nutin' Zero talent, im telling you! I couldn't make anything thats "good" that isn't a stick figure. Sure i've tried, but to no avail... *shrug* ------------------ Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. PM ME YOUR DESCRIPTION OF ME! ILL PUT IT HERE! P.S. I HATE 640x480!!!!!! |
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HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
Nice, RM! The third one (comnees) is certainly a lot "cleaner", which is nice from a technical standpoint. The first two were very interesting to me in that you didn't seem at all constrained by your tools. Both sets of animations are very impressive in different ways. Great job! I've been working with Flash off and on for a while now, and in under a month you've certainly surpassed my skills.  Very cool!
quote: If this is how you feel, I really am interested in seeing what you could do with 3d model animation. For instance, picking up one of the rigged (but not yet animated) models from Eternal War and seeing what you can do to make a guy flip and jump around with attack sequences -- that could be very intersting. Cheers! --clint |
Ereon Member Posts: 1018 From: Ohio, United States Registered: 04-12-2005 |
To Realm: I agree with Arch, I think you are quite capable of moving ahead, just push yourself, take what you've learned with stick figures, apply it, learning something new, and then keep going. This is good stuff, keep up the good work. ------------------ Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Yeah man, maybe you're thing isn't necessarily art, but animation. I have seen job listings for "animators". You should look into what han said to get some practice. ------------------ |
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Ereon Member Posts: 1018 From: Ohio, United States Registered: 04-12-2005 |
Plus the next logical step for you, at least mathematically, moving from 2 dimensional stick figures would be 3 dimensional stickfigures, which is essentialy all a 3D character is once they're rigged with a skeleton. ------------------ Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. |
CapnStank Member Posts: 214 From: Sask, Canada Registered: 12-16-2004 |
Well you have potential I'll admit but coming from someone who frequents newgrounds.com I'll give you a couple pointers. 1) Stick animations don't gather much credit out there in the world wide web. 2) Learn how to do a pre-loader. They help when you get larger files which include sound in them. 3) I'm guessing that your 3rd animation looked smoother because you bumped up the FPS on the file. It does make it "prettier" but when you get into large animations a few FPS change can significantly impact the final file size. No matter how good you animated something, people usually don't like to wait through a long load just because of your FPS rate. Now I'm only saying this as helpful critism, you are far better than me at flash, and I actually enjoyed this stick animations in comparison to all the ones I see everyday. Keep practicing and you'll rival the creator of the Bitey of Brackenwood. Wait, no, he's basically a flash god, no one will match him any time soon. http://www.biteycastle.com/ ------------------ |
ClownHunter Member Posts: 10 From: Registered: 06-14-2006 |
quote: Er...what about Stick Death? www.stickdeath.com A whole website of stick figures.....er....getting killed.
quote: The funny thing is I'm going to a java camp soon. By any chance does your java camp start the 18th or 19th of this month? ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Hi Clownhunter Welcome to CCN. It's cool to see that people from Codersworkshop check this place out BTW I saw your sig and I think Firemaker is Jewish, unless you are talking about ethnicty. ------------------ [This message has been edited by lava (edited June 14, 2006).] |
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ClownHunter Member Posts: 10 From: Registered: 06-14-2006 |
Firemaker is also jewish? Well that ups the amount of jews on CW to 4 that I know of (including me). lol Anyways, I've known about this place for awhile. I just never posted here before. ------------------ |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
I'm gonna have to agree with CapnStank here, and stick anims are so completely overdone. I've only seen a couple that has transcended beyond the normal anims. i think the guys here are giving pretty good advice. look into animation as your field. but, try to go beyond stick figures. start sketching around. push your limits. ------------------ |
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HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
I dunno' if stick figures are "so overdone" -- I consider them more "classic" or "standard". It's how everyone starts, and even how professionals storyboard animations. It has its value, so I wouldn't want to under-sell it. If you can't show emotion and life in a simple stick-figure, then there's no way you can show it in a more complex drawing. Good art won't make up for poor animation. But I agree, the next step is to combine the good animation with better art. Even if you do continue in stick figures a while longer, RM -- still -- please keep us updated! --clint |
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Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
quote: that guy? Aw man, his falsh animations are great!!!! I don't think ANYONE can EVER rival him! P.S. Hey Clownhunter, how'd you find CCN, I know you do a lot of stuff on Codersworkshop. ------------------ Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. PM ME YOUR DESCRIPTION OF ME! ILL PUT IT HERE! P.S. I HATE 640x480!!!!!! [This message has been edited by Realm Master (edited June 14, 2006).] |
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Ereon Member Posts: 1018 From: Ohio, United States Registered: 04-12-2005 |
Sure they could. In fact, I just about bet you could if you started now and worked your way up. You've shown that you have some natural talent, now take that talent, run with it, push yourself a little farther, and get better. A man who throws up his hands and insist that "I can never do that" probably never will, whereas history is filled with great people who were constantly told "You can never do that" and yet did it in spite of that. ANYTHING is possible as long as you do your best for God's glory and trust Him to fill in the gaps as they need to be filled. ------------------ Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. |
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CapnStank Member Posts: 214 From: Sask, Canada Registered: 12-16-2004 |
Well one thing that Phillips (previous link) has done that many flash animators ignore is the fact that flash can still be an art. They study the ins and outs of flash and become tremendous animators but never learn the key elements of visual art to start off with. Elements of foreground/background shading and lighting properties, as well as how to subtley use colour and contrast to bring out something small and make it a big part of the picture. I never said that sticks shouldn't be attempted, they're a good basis for animators but its when they become massively published works that I choose to ignore them and lose faith in their credability. Go back to his site and watch some of his earlier animations. They may not seem incredibly great, but hey, that's where he started too. ------------------ |
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ClownHunter Member Posts: 10 From: Registered: 06-14-2006 |
@Realm Master: Ive known about this place for years now, just never signed up. I finally did because it was 3AM and I was bored. lol And what java camp are you going to? ------------------ |
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Realm Master Member Posts: 1971 From: USA Registered: 05-15-2005 |
Some stanford class thing. Its a workdwide programm operating in the summer on college campusus. ------------------ Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. PM ME YOUR DESCRIPTION OF ME! ILL PUT IT HERE! P.S. I HATE 640x480!!!!!! |
