2D Animation I Blog - Sarah Ho-Sing-Loy

    This assignment, I wanted to stick with more or a fantastical/old fashioned theme with the lantern and candle. For the main moving object or "platform" in this animation is the lantern, while the effected object or main "pendulum" is the flame on the candle. The lantern is moved by the wind, and the flame of the candle "swings" in the opposite direction of the action.  I had export issues and I am unsure why the video flickers a few times in the beginning. It doesn't show in the harmony file, and I've tried multiple times to save and export the video in multiple places.  

 The idea for this assignment is based around Dungeons and Dragons and the traditional idea of a dark crumbling dungeons. The ball interacts with related objects, the chains of a shackle, an abandoned sword stuck in the ground, and a gelatinous cube, one of the common monsters in D&D that is quite literally an evil slow-moving cube of acid.  First, I sketched the background, objects, and general path of travel for the ball. Then, I sketched the ball, frame-by-frame for reference. After, I drew the clean line-art of the ball. Once that was finished, I then started manipulating each object that the ball interacts with to represent the realistic movements of impact. After I was satisfied with the whole animation, I went back and added detail to the scene by adding texture and color. If I had more time, I would definitely add more detail to the scene and refine the sketched animation with cleaner line-art. I also would have spread out focus across the whole canvas, rather than just the

Hello! I'm Sarah, and I am a senior design major with an animation minor. I've gone through classes such as 3D Animation I and 3D Printing and Modeling I, so most of my experience is on the 3D side of things! I am very excited to learn these new techniques to apply to my work. I tend to draw a lot of inspiration from the fantasy world and look forward to potentially incorporating it into my projects.  Anyways, here’s a picture of my cat!