Phoenix Arthur Animation Work: July 2015

Thursday 30 July 2015

Final Story Board

Just added the timing in. It's roughly 20 seconds long, which the final product will definitely not be. Just a little estimate of how some parts of the scene will go. Timing is prone to changing in animation!

Wednesday 29 July 2015

First Attempt Storyboard

Monday 27 July 2015

Prop

Sunday 26 July 2015

Environment Research: Kitchen

Again, my inspiration comes from Disney's Ratatouille. The warm colours in the kitchen create a warm environment that I want to aim for. Even though a setting is optional, I'd really like to include one to made my animation look better. -This is all if I have time in the end though!

Model Sheet

I still don't have a name for my character! I like 'Fat Chef' ...

Keat suggested that I show the volume on either the front or back of the hat to show it's proportions & shape more clearly. This helped me get a better sense of the 3 dimensionality of the clothing/ prop.

Shadow Colour Concepts

I chucked some cool and warm shadows on the characters shirt & hat. I imagine the kitchen to be warm, with things such as the stove on and warm colours in general for the kitchen setting. It depends on the lighting & colours in the environment.

Texture Swatches

I like the idea of multiple materials used to form the kitchen setting. Clothes are pretty standard.

Colour Swatches

I like 1 as your ordinary chef uniform shirt and hat is normally white. This is also the initial colour concept I originally thought of, even though here I explored with different colours, 1 is the most appealing to me. I like 4 & 5 also, but 4 reminds me of someone that works on a train or cleans chimneys with such a dark uniform. 5 is interesting, but the colours are all quite similar & nothing really stands out.
I asked my mum which one she liked & she just said 1 & walked away. Was good enough for me.