Hi from dinky old England

[jahnocli]

Hi all,

My name's John Oakley; I've been lurking here for a few days, so I thought it was time to "go legit" and join in. Looks like a really interesting board. I've been interested in animation for a long time; got a few software packages that I flit between like a moth to candle flames (Flash, Toon Boom, Moho -- and, recently, TweenMaker), but sometimes I just like to draw using plain old pencil and paper.
Went to art school (a long time ago), had jobs in education until I got bored with them, and for the last twenty years or so have worked as a multimedia contractor. You name it, I've probably done it.
Did I mention I love animation? That's why I'm here -- when I feel qualified to make a comment, I'll join in.

J

[cartuneman]

Howdy,

A big welcome to the AF


[Did I mention I love animation? That's why I'm here -- when I feel qualified to make a comment, I'll join in.

J]

if your breathing and have two good eyes your qualified. Join in any time!

cartuneman:D

[NOOB!]

nice,a U.K guy,so how old r u?

welcome!;)

[vicjperry]

Pip pip. Welcome aboard mate!:D

[Terro]

Welcome to AF John, you'll like it here.

Make sure to check out our drawing story and tag a long if you'd like. http://www.animationforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=775

[jahnocli]

nice,a U.K guy,so how old r u?
I'm officially an old geezer -- I'll be 60 in August...

Thanks for all the welcomes!

J

[NOOB!]

haha nevermind about being a *geezer* theres two other *geezers* on this forum and they are some of the best artists here :D

[Terro]

Yup, Vic and Cartuneman are both senior citizens, lol. I'm half way there. :p

[cartuneman]

Hey John,

Us ol' farts gotta stick together. We gotta show them young'ns we still have lead in our pencils....right?

Dang it Ma's tellin me I gotta go take my geritol....

welcome again hahaha

Cart:D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/cartuneman/oldfarttoony3reduced.jpg

[vicjperry]

Oh man, it's like looking in a crystal ball and seeing my future. Nice one John.

[jahnocli]

Thanks guys! I can bask in my geezerdom! Ha ha! I liked the "lead in the pencil" thing...I'm attaching a little zipped swf test file I did a while ago -- run the cursor over it to see what it does (should be fairly obvious...)

J

[cartuneman]

OMG Vic we are doomed

The John man is talented beyond belief:blink:
Great work man! come visit and post up in the art gallery! Specially in the "Calling you out Vic" thread.

Cart:D

[vicjperry]

You're right Cart, we are doomed. How did he get my picture anyway???? Over to the art thread ya ol' galoot!

[jahnocli]

Too kind, guys! I will hobble over to the art gallery as soon as I can find my stick. Now where did I put it...

[Terro]

Very cool monkey John. You know you can use attach swf files directly, they don't have to be zipped.

[Sangfroid]

A hola from Bournemouth/london! Nice to see more people from the region venturing onto forums. I'm Liking the monkey.

[Neo_Crisis]

Wow nice monkey:)

[NOOB!]

nice monkeh!

[jahnocli]

Wow, thamks everybod -- I looked at the "valid file extensions" list, and swf format wasn't on it...I'll know next time! So here is a running clown as a test...

(2 minutes later) Well, that didn't work -- system told me swf was an invalid file type; so here's another zip for y'all:

J

[Terro]

You right John, I must have forgot to update the list after our last upgrade. SWF is now in there although, I have not tested it yet.

PS: Clowns Scare Me

[jahnocli]

PS: Clowns Scare MeHa ha -- yes, there's a lot of ambivalence about clowns..let me try uploading the swf again...

EDIT: I can upload it, but I can't see it...

[Terro]

Lol, never mind. Just stick to zip, lol. Sorry about that John.