Character Animation: Backyard Bugaboo

[Azabuv Sobalo]

hello everyone,

i've been reading the forums here for the past few weeks and enjoy them alot. however, i wanted to have something to show before making my first post.

recently i finished an animated short titled "Backyard Bugaboo". i was trying to apply traditional 2D animation techniques in a 3D environment using simple characters.

you can download it from my website here (23MB quicktime):

http://www.damonanimation.com/gallery/3D/backyard_bugaboo.mov


for those of you using dial-up, here is a lower-rez version (7MB):

http://www.damonanimation.com/gallery/3D/backyard_bugaboo_dialUp.mov


i hope you all enjoy it

[Azabuv Sobalo]

here is a DivX version as well (13MB):

http://www.damonanimation.com/gallery/3D/backyard_bugaboo_DivX640x480.avi

thanks to all who have already checked it out already:)

[zoo-prod]

Hi,

I like your animation. Good movements. Ok, render is not as good as it could be, but I think you wanted to work the movement.

Also, your characters are animated like toons, as you said. Good work, hope to see more of your works soon.

[Azabuv Sobalo]

hi zoo-prod,

you are right it was very frustrated trying to get this piece rendered right way. i commend you guys who are so good at texturing and lighting. it is a skill i would like to develop further and thanks to this forum im starting to learn allot already. there are some very inspirational pieces here.

[Jenn]

Now that was really neat. You have a lot of really nice stretch and squash going on in it. Also you've done a pretty good job of expressing weight. I love the whole trailer trash theme...hehehe.

As far as the textures go I think they work but you need to fix your lighting. The shadowed areas are just to large and dense on these characters.