Cookies, beginning spline

Worked on the beginning of this.  I think the pacing may be off, I'm going to need to mess with it.

Edit:  JD agreed with the pacing, here are his notes:

http://www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0013.mp4

Cookies Planning

Planning for a new shot.

JD's review:  http://www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0011.mp4

Still chugging along

I know I haven't posted in a while, things have just been crazy in life.  But yes, I'm still working away, nothing can stop me :)

"didn't mean" render test

Getting close to done.

"didn't mean" week 2

Chugging along.

"didn't mean" blocking and reaction 3rd pass

Changed the end of the blocking to fit some notes and further pushed the hips and added a settle on the reaction.

reaction second pass

Got one more small pass left.

Reaction Blocking

Starting ianimate with a reaction shot.  This is my blocking.

Kid Climb Update

And JD's review:  http://www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0010.mp4

The reason I have been thinking of quitting this one is due to the rig having spine problems.  I think I'll keep going with this and try to get it worked out, but I'll have to do it between my other stuff, so chances are it'll be a slow road to haul and its going to take a long time plotting out those arcs and stuff.

I drew a thing

I got the urge to draw, which is really rare lately.  This is what I whipped out.  Idk what it is, but it was fun to do something different.

Kid Climbing Progress

Didn't get much done the past week because I was sick and tried to sleep most of the time.  But here's the rough stuff I got done.



Edit:

JD's review:
http://www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0009.mp4

kid climb rough blocking

I started working on a kid climbing.  This rig is really tough to use, the spine likes to flip out and the stubby joints are hard to get into place.  Anyways, it was a fun start.  I'll work on it more this weekend.



Hard to believe its already Christmas and this workshop with JD is almost over and I'm going into another iAnimate block.  Hard to believe I've been at Fantage for almost 2 years.  Its insane how time goes by so quickly.

Edit:  JD's critique

www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0008.mp4

Solar Panel Model

So I actually did it, I actually modeled something.  Nothing fancy since its my first model since college. I followed digital tutors.  I'll try something more challenging next time.

glass blown ornaments

Made these for my Mom for Christmas.  They're a little lopsided, but I hope she likes them.  Glass blowing was hard, also a fun experience, but I think I'll have to wait a while to take a class in it again, its quite pricey and far from home.

Blurp again

About to finish this up I think

Painting #2

So here is painting #2.  I'm making that it's official title!  I still have a lot to learn, but I think I've come a long way since the beginning of the class.  I went from knowing nothing about painting to making something presentable in a matter of a few months, so overall, I think it was a success.  I'm sure I'll take another class in the future, debating taking one in January because of iAnimate starting up, it might be too much, but I might try it anyways.

Blurp Changes

So I was feeling a iffy on how this was working and JD's review helped me sort through it.  So I made a bunch of changes, hopefully this one flows better.

Edit:

JD's Review: 
www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0007.mp4

Blurp First Spline Test

My first spline pass on this guy.  I think some of the timing still feels not quite right, I'm going to mess around with it and see what other people say.  I do like this, though, its so much different than normal.

I was also at CTN last week and it was awesome as always :)  Got to say hi to Ted and sign up for his workshop in January.  He's going to kick my ass!  I'm trying something new to be more productive during the week to start getting ready for his class.  Instead of working out in the morning, I'm going to wake up, animate in the morning and then workout at night.  So far its been working well on the animating side, just gotta actually workout at night now!

Edit:

JD's review:  www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0006.mp4

Blurp First Pass Blocking and Flash Animation Reel

Edit:

JD's review here:  www.jeandenis.net/workshop/so/video_feedback/leeann_karpel_0005.mp4

Haven't posted much recently, the last couple of weeks were rough in that department.  Last week I restarted the hands piece due to a crap-ton of gimbal lock.  I needed to set it up much nicer and with more thought than I originally did.  So I didn't post that because it more or less looks the same as the others but less finished.

I was tired of the hands this week, so I went ahead and started blocking something more cartoony.  This was actually a lot of fun to do, I made all the poses and then timed them out.  Its a lot like how I do my flash animation at work.  Speaking of work animation, I went ahead and put together a flash reel of the stuff we've been doing lately.

Flash Demo Reel Fall 2013 from leeann karpel on Vimeo.

Fantage new animation style

This is what my team at work has been up to.  Really up-ing the animation style compared to what we used to do.  Its not perfect but we're learning and the kids seem to like it, so this is a victory for us.  I'm proud of our team :)

I'm sure I'll post something with my individual scenes sometime, but I did the scene with the zombie on the screen, the kids being chased by zombies and Agent Scarlet's close up dialog.