kdog
06-28-2008, 01:32 PM
Not sure if this should go here or in the announcement section, but I was thinking a thread of flour sack related info may be helpful to some people while attempting this challenge. Maybe it could even entice a few more to give it a shot.
Either way, here are a few links that all have something to do with the classic animation exercise of breathing life into a sack of flour. Hope somebody finds them useful, and if you have more helpful links please post them in this thread. I know in the winter walk cycle challenge lots of people posted helpful stuff but it was scattered through all the threads making it tough to find at times, so if you want to post tips/tricks/lessons etc. (highly encouraged), let's try to keep it sort of organized & in one spot.
Here's an article JK wrote (http://www.tallgrassradio.com/blog/2005/05/that-poor-misunderstood-sack-of-flour.html)a while back, & a handful of examples (http://connectedconcepts.com/tgr0041.htm)he's provided as well.
Here's a link to one of my favorites, the karmatoons drawing lessons (http://karmatoons.com/drawing/1a.htm). There are 27 pages of quick lessons/examples that are very easy to follow along with & practice, and they have helped me many times over when I get rusty.
These lessons are specifically about the flour sack per se, but they do have 2 or 3 pages devoted to it, and more importantly is the context it's in. That is, starting with basic shapes, understanding how to deform & manipulate them, then putting a couple together (box & ball) to form the flour sack, which is often used to represent the human torso. You don't need to read all 27 pages, but do give the first 10 pages or so a good look in regards to this challenge. Reading the rest certainly can't hurt though!
Here are a few examples (not lessons) I found on youtube that I thought were worth looking at, there are obviously tons of examples out there so look around, it will be worth your time!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDUgIf91C0
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZYzdK6W-Q&feature=related
Finally here's a video tutorial (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOcvILXBW0)(no sound) done in flipbook. Worth watching especially if you're not sure where to start or haven't done something like this before.
And I almost forgot AF's very own Arthur Gil Larsen (aka Comlock)!:blink:
Here are a couple of pencil tests Com did in school, well worth studying.
Flour sack jumping over cliff (http://www.comlock.net/KAU/escape-sack.mov)
Jumping flour sack (http://www.comlock.net/KAU/sack2.mov)
you can see/read more in Com's art gallery thread.
Good luck to everyone participating in the challenge, hope some of the above is usefull, & if you have more links to share please do!
Cheers folks,
Kdog
Either way, here are a few links that all have something to do with the classic animation exercise of breathing life into a sack of flour. Hope somebody finds them useful, and if you have more helpful links please post them in this thread. I know in the winter walk cycle challenge lots of people posted helpful stuff but it was scattered through all the threads making it tough to find at times, so if you want to post tips/tricks/lessons etc. (highly encouraged), let's try to keep it sort of organized & in one spot.
Here's an article JK wrote (http://www.tallgrassradio.com/blog/2005/05/that-poor-misunderstood-sack-of-flour.html)a while back, & a handful of examples (http://connectedconcepts.com/tgr0041.htm)he's provided as well.
Here's a link to one of my favorites, the karmatoons drawing lessons (http://karmatoons.com/drawing/1a.htm). There are 27 pages of quick lessons/examples that are very easy to follow along with & practice, and they have helped me many times over when I get rusty.
These lessons are specifically about the flour sack per se, but they do have 2 or 3 pages devoted to it, and more importantly is the context it's in. That is, starting with basic shapes, understanding how to deform & manipulate them, then putting a couple together (box & ball) to form the flour sack, which is often used to represent the human torso. You don't need to read all 27 pages, but do give the first 10 pages or so a good look in regards to this challenge. Reading the rest certainly can't hurt though!
Here are a few examples (not lessons) I found on youtube that I thought were worth looking at, there are obviously tons of examples out there so look around, it will be worth your time!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDUgIf91C0
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZYzdK6W-Q&feature=related
Finally here's a video tutorial (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOcvILXBW0)(no sound) done in flipbook. Worth watching especially if you're not sure where to start or haven't done something like this before.
And I almost forgot AF's very own Arthur Gil Larsen (aka Comlock)!:blink:
Here are a couple of pencil tests Com did in school, well worth studying.
Flour sack jumping over cliff (http://www.comlock.net/KAU/escape-sack.mov)
Jumping flour sack (http://www.comlock.net/KAU/sack2.mov)
you can see/read more in Com's art gallery thread.
Good luck to everyone participating in the challenge, hope some of the above is usefull, & if you have more links to share please do!
Cheers folks,
Kdog