Author Archives: elizabethpooleart
Squid sketches
Paper fox project
A paper fox (lantern light inside)
Blog: Helpful MEL scripts
MEL Scripting: Studio Lighting (3 point) WIP
/* ///STUDIO LIGHTING// Description: this script creates three point lights with attributes mirroring those of real world lighting. Author: Elizabeth Poole – http://www.elizabethpooleart.wordpress.com Usage: 1. Open script editor and load ElizabethPoole.mel 2. Highlight code; execute Reason: 1. To create efficiant lighting that simulates real world lights 2. Basic set up for three point lighting 3.ReadyContinue reading “MEL Scripting: Studio Lighting (3 point) WIP”
Animation: Personality walk cycle (Gangsta Walk)
A walk cycle is an animation that utilizes key frames to make a loop of the character walking. If done correctly the animation can be looped infinitely, to make this work though the frames and spacing of the animation must be done in a certain way. For example the first frame and the last frameContinue reading “Animation: Personality walk cycle (Gangsta Walk)”
Animation: Bouncing Ball (fox characteristic)
One of the fundamentals of animation is the bouncing ball animation. The 12 principles of animation are easily seen in the bouncing ball animation. Squash and stretch are considered the most important of the principles (Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas (1981). The Illusion of Life.) Squash and stretch are the key poses in this animation andContinue reading “Animation: Bouncing Ball (fox characteristic)”
Blog: Character Sheets
Studio Ghibli: Disney: Pixar: Adventure Time: Other: Caleb Thomas Samurai Champaloo: Paranorman: Paperman: How to train your dragon: Full Metal Alchemist: Mr. Bean Animated: Also these sites are amazing: http://livlily.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/model-sheets-production-drawings.html http://www.characterdesignpage.com/
Blog: quote: Satoshi-Kon
It’s like drawing a line on the ground that’s 8 inches wide. If you told someone to walk on top of it, they could. But then if you tell them that the line is 300 feet in the air, people start to use their imaginations. They think they’ll fall through the sky. People will acceptContinue reading “Blog: quote: Satoshi-Kon”
Film Genre: Animation
Animation is a film genre that is very diverse and is often paired with other genres. Not all animated films are the same genre for example; The Lion King (Walt Disney Pictures 1994) can be classed as animation and adventure, while a more serious film like Barefoot Gen (Mori Masaki 1983) is more in theContinue reading “Film Genre: Animation”
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