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Posters
I’m going to try to do more little blog posts. Here’s a couple posters I found interesting:
http://www.gigposters.com/poster/121368_Vitamins_For_You.html
http://www.gigposters.com/poster/121340_Black_Lips.html
http://www.gigposters.com/poster/121335_Drums_Of_Death.html
Card Game Graphic Design
So when I was at the comic-con this weekend, I discovered a local company that produces a board game called Galactic Empire.
I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, so I can’t comment on the quality of gameplay. But I am put off a little by the visuals of the game, so I thought I’d try an exercise to see what I would change.
48 hour animation
I kind of forgot to mention, I helped make a 48 hour movie. It was animated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Uq79CgV7M
It’s based on a true story from Manitoba’s history. Continue reading
Colour Schemes
I discovered a cool page that pulls colour schemes out of photos. So I threw a few movie pictures in there to see what it comes up with.
Time limits and player punishment
So I came across a Flash adventure game called Broken Bone’s Complaint. The art is nice, the animation is good. It has higher production value than most Flash games out there. The basic story is you’re some kid having a nightmare where he’s in some kind of monster world with skeletons and stuff.
Reflections
So, a post on Photoshop Distasters struck me. Not the photo itself, but the responses.
Sandwiched between people valiantly defending home-schooling, I was surprised how many people were commenting, “Oh, you wouldn’t want a distorted and foreshortened reflection of here, it wouldn’t be as good,” or “you wouldn’t be able to see her face if they put a realistic reflection in the puddle.” When it seems quite obvious to me that a realistic reflection in a puddle wouldn’t show her at all.
Stratacut
Man, this stuff is crazy cool and weird:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/06/01/freaked/
This guy creates animations in clay and then slices the clay open and photographs them. Like, since he just needs to produce a 2D image, he then replicated time through the extra dimension of space. So it’s a kind of unusual way of approaching animation or moving pictures.
World champion ball eater
Another animation test for myself. I just wanted to try out different ways of moving this guy’s arms.
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Mr. Nervous
So I did a short animation test, with one of those Mr. Mans. I know by normal standards, they’d never hire me to work on their show, and there’s no point in me submitting it. But it was a fun thing to try out. here.
Some of the motions I quite like, except you can barely see them, since I didn’t take the time to put in more tweening frames. Like the bit where his tongue stretches out and then springs into his mouth.
Baking bread
Just a quick note. If you are using the Regal Breadmaker, my current hypothesis is that the water goes in first, then you add the flour. Confirmation will have to wait until next time I make bread. Continue reading