It looks really good so far. Seeing an actual update such as this, at least in my opinion, is better than a vague "It's coming soon", as it shows that you are actively working on the project, and reminds us what exactly you are working on. So make sure that you're happy with where this is going, we don't want you to hate this amazing series by forcing yourself to make them.
I plan on animating stuff the rest of my life... sure hope I don't get my hands cut off.... that'd be rough
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Ha, well I do hate how long it takes. I really do. But it's my own fault for being so focused on the tiny details. And in the end, if it makes me more proud of the product, it's worth it.
Your Villainy series has some of the highest production value out of every cartoon on this site so it's more than understandable why it takes you so long. I just can't wait to see the new episode. I wish you the best of luck trying to finish the episode and letting you know that you have a huge fan over here.
That means a hell of a lot, to me. Thanks, man :)
When do the other villians get introduced to the series
This episode I'm working on will introduce The Lube and Pherodoxy. That about does it for the main characters.
i love seeing "in process" screenshots like that! it's so cool, looks great too! buildings are a real challenge to not make boring, and you're awesome. l8r
thank you sir! I'll try to do as much "in process" stuff as possible.
This is a nice post to see. Getting the process explained is something I think we all missed during the upcoming movies/tv show episodes before the internet was so big. This kind of viewer/author interaction makes it a lot easier to be patient for the finished products and appreciate the authors.
I hope you can get some other people involved later on to help smooth the workload out a bit.
I've noticed a lot of movies on NG lately where there was credit specific to background artists.
Maybe you can get somebody to help ya out over at the BBS, unless you're all purist about it like I would be. Damn perfectionism. lol anyway, good luck!
Yeah, you get it. I'm just too particular about how I want it done, and consistency is very important to me. It'd be tough to find someone who could match the style precisely... especially one that would do it for free.
Your lines and actions are so fluid!! How do you get them like that? Mine always seem to be Jittery, then again I use the paint tool, Increasing the size of the canvas seems to smooth them out though, nothing near as smooth as your lines though. Any tips?
I do have advice for making your linework smoother. I think part of what makes my lines LOOK smoother is the thickness of the brush tool that I use. But if that doesn't suit your art style, and you want thinner lines I've still got advice:
Make sure your tablet has "pressure sensitivity." It's a setting you can turn on with the brush tool in Flash that makes your line very fine if you press the pen to the tablet lightly, and very thick if you press down hard.
The next thing is to set the brush smoothing to 40 or 50. 50 will, of course, make you line work smoother, but you have less control over the shape of the brushstroke. I have mine set to 40.
Lastly, after you draw a frame, or an image you're happy with. Select the drawing, and then use the smooth feature (Modify > Shape > Smooth). Only click it once per selection, or the Flash will completely warp your linework and make it look awful. You need to deselect it, and then reselect it if you want to make use that smooth feature to make it look even smoother. (It's strange, I don't know why it looks that way).
I may include something about this in one of the development blogs, going forward.
Hey dude, you still alive?
I imagine that life has got you by the balls or some such. Hope all is well on your end. Definitely hasn't been the same without your content.
Doomroar
Man that building looks so good and so fancy i don't really think that there is anyone willing to hate you for taking your time while drawing it.
So in short the animatic is the sketch of the animation.
DonkeysBazooka
Well make no mistake, IIIII hate myself for only being that far into the cartoon. thank you, though. And yes, the animatic is just the roughest possible form of the animation, mostly for timing and rhythm.