Practical 1

In this week's practical workshop, we were given a reminder of the software that we've previously used and an insight to some new software. Since our class is made up of both Digital Media and Animation students, it gave me the opportunity to learn some new skills from the other strand.

The above screenshot shows my experimentation with Adobe InDesign which as a great refresher since I don't think I've used the software since first year. However I'm not sure if it's useful for me as it's more for print media rather than animation.

The screenshot above denotes using an image on Adobe Illustrator. Paul taught us a technique that I was not previously aware of. This is creating vectors from a photograph, which could be a really useful technique for animating, as it saves time of drawing unique images. The downside is that the shapes on their own are quite obscure thus still requiring a lot of tweaking. 

Paul's advice is to practice with the software and to recreate inspirational work. We shouldn't focus too much on conceptual research, but should also work towards experimenting on the practical side. Paul stated that Toon Boom could be good to use for my animation style.

Suggested websites:

premiumbeat.com/blog/

blog.toonboom.com - tutorials