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I promise there will be random Thailand photos at some stage very soon. In the mean time I need to admit something. I need to clear the air. It's taken me a few weeks to come to terms with this, so please don't judge too harshly...I....I'm a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic fan. There. I said it. I like this cartoon and I like the stories and I like the animation style. I am also mildly alarmed and amused that the cartoon ponies I have been drawing in my exercise books etc for years look a hell of a lot like the new MLP's. What the HELL? When I get home and have access to HB pencils and an eraser, I will be teaching myself how to draw them. I think my two fav ponies are Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. I know it's been around, what, 3 years or so? But I never watched it until the flight over here. The movies were boring, they had an episode available to watch so It ought ah what the hell. Now I really, really like it :)
I am 35 years old.
How freaking depressing is THIS?!?!?!? Anyone else suffer this?
Anyway, I was feeling silly yesterday and created my own pony. I personally think she's kind of cute.

I can see the legs are going to be the hardest to draw, I always have issues with getting the level of cute-chunky right. Will have to experiment a little bit with guide-line points and joint references. I have to say I def prefer the new animation style to the old one, this one is going to be a lot easier to draw. I can draw the old style but it's very limiting.
Anyway, now you know my filthy, dirty, nasty little secret :) And hey I saw this, sums me up pretty well, and made me think of a couple of you.

heheheheheee, yeah :)
I am 35 years old.
How freaking depressing is THIS?!?!?!? Anyone else suffer this?
Anyway, I was feeling silly yesterday and created my own pony. I personally think she's kind of cute.

I can see the legs are going to be the hardest to draw, I always have issues with getting the level of cute-chunky right. Will have to experiment a little bit with guide-line points and joint references. I have to say I def prefer the new animation style to the old one, this one is going to be a lot easier to draw. I can draw the old style but it's very limiting.
Anyway, now you know my filthy, dirty, nasty little secret :) And hey I saw this, sums me up pretty well, and made me think of a couple of you.

heheheheheee, yeah :)
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Date: 2013-07-11 03:38 pm (UTC)The last three series I worked were Nickelodeon's Backyardigans, BBC's Guess With Jess, Team TO's The Adventures of Bababar and Badou, and Guru's Justin Time. I was lead animator on BY, and animation supervisor on GWJ and B&B. JT I was helping out for a few shows as an animator. My full roster of shows can be found here (and I just noticed the fuct-up and listed me as lead animator on some of the Babar listings, going to have to correct that.)
Before those three shows I mentioned above, I was working in digital 2D for about a year and a half, and then stop-motion with puppets for 5 years. The 2D show was in ToonBoom, the predecessor to Harmony. In order of what I like to work in best, I'd say stop-mo, digital 2D and then digital 3D. It's all fun, but stop-motion is the best medium of all.
I don't agree with the undercutting and condensed schedules that are the norm these days, so I'm happy to not be involved with the industry at this time. I do miss the teamwork and camaraderie, but I don't miss the stress, long hours, and toll it took on my right arm. Above all else, I advise folks to make sure the workspace is set-up properly so that people don't injuring themselves! I feel fortunate that I was able to heal, and now I am super-aware of my health when working on a computer.
Anyways, if you are interested in trying it out, most software has watermarked free trials you can muck about with. ToonBoom/Harmony (2D) and Maya (3D) are the most popular, and like all things that involve amazing and cutting-edge animation, both were developed in Canada (just like me!)
It's a neat media and can be really fun when you have enough time to get your work done. I may go back to it all someday, I've stepped back from animation before when I needed a break. It's not like you ever lose your skills. Once you know how to animate, it's all just a matter of learning whatever platform you'll be working with, whether that be a computer, a puppet, or a pencil.