Bronksson

You've seen these already?

No, I mean they look familiar but these are different, these are actions not idles, and there's a lot more of these that needed animating than idles. These as you probably guessed are active movements, running, walking, climbing, jumping etc. and they were something I became somewhat obsessed with. Trying to find that balance between effective game animation and high quality movie animation, if you can't tell, I didn't find it with these. But, these tests did lead me in the right direction (e...

What is that?

What kind of skull and jaw bone is that? I don't know, I'm just following my reference and trying to make it look cool, so if it looks cool, I'm happy. But you let me know! They were really fun to sculpt and you can see some of the process too in my YouTube videos, so check those out if you haven't already.

This is the result of evolution...

Or something like that. This is where the UI design went, not quite minimal as intended and not so far away from a call back either, but a lot more unique and full of character. This makes me very happy as a designer, hitting that middle ground and something that is also easily understandable too. These UI elements will be present going forward, and when you get your hands on experience (which I'm praying you will with an alpha at some point) then you may see these, or at least see the influe...

Would you even be able to pull that out?

No actually, no you wouldn't. But that's alright because she never will, and the way this game works, you should never notice. So there's a nice easter egg for you to hold on to for the future. But I'm enjoying this design, and the small changes that I'm having to make to have it fit into the 3D space. What do you think?

More UI elements...

Like I said, these UI elements just keep on evolving and as the game evolved as well I went from aiming for a tribute to the classics and wanting something more minimalistic, something that wouldn't take up much room but would be bold and easily understandable. I don't think these quite hit the mark and they were limited by my previous ambitions (the whole call back thing). But even so, I learned a lot and these really pathed the way for the UI elements of the game going forward.

Wait... what?

What happened to Noah? To Real Love? What's going on!? Calm down, everything is fine, I'm still working on Real Love, but here is a little look at what I'm doing for White Lies and that is sculpting one of the characters in 3D. What's her name? I don't know. If you've been following my work for a while, why does she look familiar? Because you've seen her before. So who is she? She is a second generation hybrid, and she's going to be a gladiator and playable character. But more on that later.<...

There's more to this than idles though...

This is only a tiny glimpse into the other side of the animations needed for games, and they're called UI animations. And these are a couple initial designs for what the players health and stamina might have looked like, they've evolved tremendously since these were done. But, I still look back at these fondly because they achieved what I was going for, and that was a call back to classics like 'Kingdom Hearts' and games from that period which I personally enjoyed.

The end of Noah...

For now. This is more or less what Noah will look like, there will be some additional outfit exploration, to make sure all scenario's are covered (story wise) and I may share that with you too, if you want to see it? I can't wait to continue to work on Noah now, and what does that exactly mean? You let me know what you think, but for now, you'll have to wait and see! Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the development of Noah.

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know ju...

A collection of idles?

Yes "idles", not the one's you were thinking of. Here is continued exploration with idle animations, if you're unfamiliar, idle animations are simply looping animations of a resting pose, for example a hanging idle, or a crouch idle, where the character breathes in the same pose or swings gently back and forth in their hanging pose. These would be considered idle animations, and when developing a game focused on high quality and high fidelity animation, you need a good handful of these, which...

"There he is... there he is!"

A quote I'm sure only my brother would get, but I made it anyway. I love how Judit captures his personality, his reserved nature and more gentle and calm demeanour, and I hope that is coming through to you as well. So what impression of Noah have you gotten so far?

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know just how incredible she is!

Judit Arazo (@juditarazo) • Instagram photos and vi...

Early Sprite Test

These are concept sketches for sprite animations. I was looking into the spacing, the way the animations would flow and trying to get that into as few frames as possible while maintaining a high animation quality. Of course this being the first iteration, working towards a 2D side scroll game. I learned a lot from this process and some of these same lessons are still being drilled in today.

YouTube - Being a Professional Animator

Thought it was gonna be all bad? It's not. It's not all good either, but you can have joy through it all! I hope you've enjoyed this video, I'm looking forward to sharing more animations with you guys and slowly getting more comfortable recording videos haha. If you stuck around to the end let me know your thoughts, if you have any questions or thoughts in general, drop them in the comments. Thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next one!

Bronksson out.

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Animation Test sequence from early '21

Here are the steps for a test sequence I did for a small anime project. I'll be putting up a YouTube video next monday about this process and about doing test sequences in general; so keep an eye out for that! And let me know what you think of this!

Blessings.

"Not the gum-drop button..."

If you can guess where the quotes from, you'll have my respect. But here is a surprised expression, a concerned fear maybe? This could cover several expressions but it's clear that he is not feeling good. Let me know if you're enjoying this character exploration and reveal and if you'd like to see more like this? Other characters, the continued process of Noah? Let me know.

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know just how incredible she is!

2022-06-09 06:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

LTF series - That was interesting right?

And there's plenty more where that came from, and again, like last time we'll return to this pre-production animation topic soon. As of right now though, we'll delve into the game design itself and that pre-production. Now this is where you'll see material specifically geared toward the first iteration of the game and some things that will be adapted and brought forward into future builds. So hopefully you'll recognise them when they show up, for now though enjoy the process!

Thank you ...

Netflix personification STEP 4

My cousin and I discussed personifying some brands, and I went ahead and tried @netflix on point? or doodoo water?

Netflix personification STEP 3

My cousin and I discussed personifying some brands, and I went ahead and tried @netflix on point? or doodoo water?

Netflix personification STEP 2

My cousin and I discussed personifying some brands, and I went ahead and tried @netflix on point? or doodoo water?

Netflix personification STEP 1

My cousin and I discussed personifying some brands, and I went ahead and tried @netflix on point? or doodoo water?

Storyboarding is being done!

I couldn't resist showing you guys some of the storyboards I've been putting together recently. These are shots taken from the first episode (or pilot; they're one in the same) so you can get a little idea as to what I'm working with. Anyway!!! Hope you enjoy and are looking forward to the development of Real Love. 

Those of you in the higher tier's you'll be getting a little preview of the actual storyboards (/ animatic) in it's video format very soon!

Blessings!<...

Expressions that's why.

Just answering my own question that I told you not to, but this is why he was tearing up. Because these are sketches from Judit's expression exploration of Noah, and trying to lock down his personality and characteristics.

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know just how incredible she is!

Judit Arazo (@juditarazo) • Instagram photos and videos

Once a Narrative experience...

That's right, this was first planned to be a narrative, story driven experience. And to some extent, it still will be depending on how close you're willing to look. But here, we see some shots from a storyboard for a scene set early on in the game; which would have been broken up by gameplay, but I also wanted it to be able to seamlessly fit together like a movie too.

Another 22' redraw - What's this all about?

So, what is love? That's something I'm looking forward to learning about and sharing with you all! I decided to talk about what I'm trying to do here rather than walking through the art process seeing as my last video was a similar process; but if you have questions on the process, do feel free to ask in the comments! Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next one.  

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2022-05-30 16:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post

2022 Redraw! The sequel!!

Here's another illustration I did based on a piece from 2012, that I redrew in 2017 and have now done again! Yada yada, you know the spiel; artists, again I recommend doing this if you feel a bit stuck or to get you out of a rut.

Anyway, there'll be a YouTube video on this process coming soon, so keep an eye out for that. Many blessings and catch you soon (with more art - God willing).

Bronksson!

The tiedown!

This is a greater representation of what he'll actually look like. And personally I think Judit absolutely nailed this design!! Incredible, however, I'm interested to know what you think? You still liking the look of Noah? Why is he tearing up? Why do I always ask so many questions!!? Don't answer that last one. I hope you're enjoying the process though.

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know just how incredible she is!

2022-05-26 06:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Asleep at the helm... again?

Another character exploration and another set of lessons learned. Unfortunately this and the others was created before the characters had been fleshed out and thus these animation don't quite suit them anymore, to some extent, but mainly because of the same reasons I've stated previously, experience and quality.

Real Love update - 23/05/22

You thought there wasn't an update coming today huh? But here it is! I have begun putting together the storyboards for the pilot, proof of concept, episode 1, whatever we want to call it right now; but what's important is that it is underway and I am super excited! I'm about ready to explode!!! But, gotta keep a tight lid on it for now.

As I've moved forward, and sort some advice from a good fr...

Noah...

Can you see which concepts really formed the way he looks? Or can you see a bit of them all? And what do you think? Is his backstory interesting to you? Are you looking forward to seeing his story unfold? Can I ask any more questions and how annoying would that be?

Please go and check out Judit's art and let her know just how incredible she is!

Judit Arazo (@juditarazo) • Instagram photos and vi...

Injured but still in good spirits!

Another exploration animation test, and this one, although not successful is more successful than the last. If you like these sort of tests then there will be more in the future and one's that actually achieve their intended goals. For now though, enjoy!

YouTube Video Redraw

I did a redraw of a piece originally from 2012, that I redid in 2017 and again now. You can check out the YouTube video to see the process and listen to a few of my thoughts on the process and a few other bits and pieces;

If you like this, there's plenty more pieces and videos you can receive early b...