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mud Posted: Jun 29th 2008

Hi everyone i need tips on sculpting a character i can animate. i would realy appriciate it if you guys helped me out


dachappell Posted: Jun 29th 2008

Use wire skeletons called armatures.
take your time
make sure they have a good center of gravity or else they'll fall over.
hope those were usefull


conty Posted: Jun 29th 2008

if its your first go i wouldnt make anything too hard, ave a go at animating something simple first like a worm;)


Adventure Quest 111 Posted: Jun 29th 2008

Or you could try a Lego animation if you have Lego !


purple and brown Posted: Jun 29th 2008

:-?


mud Posted: Jun 29th 2008

thanks conty and dachappell ive made three or four animations but i cant figure out how not to mess up the charecter when i move him i try smoothing it out but it allways gos to smooshanyone got any advice

thanks for the advice adventure quest i think ill try that


conty Posted: Jun 29th 2008

its a tricky one as they all get mushed up when you animate them, espicially if they get warm, maybe try animating a wire form if you only want to practice, you could always cover it in tin foil;)


mud Posted: Jun 29th 2008

thanks for the idea conty
sorry if im bothering you guys with these questions i just got a couple more....

any ideas for a good camera thats cheap, ive got a kodak easy share its
a realy slow camera and the flash changes sizes when i take a picture:-|


conty Posted: Jun 30th 2008

your not bothering us!!! cameras are a nightmare!!! you will need one that will have a live feed and a manual focus, and you wont be needing that flash, some web cams are good like the unibrian fire-i, its been reveiwed by animation software companys and they say its a great little camera.

i use a sony dvd camcorder but i had to get some leads for it to work though, the canon G9 is also another good camera but its alot more costly

a good tip would be to find out from the animation software company what cameras they recommend to work with their software;)


Mark the shark Posted: Jun 30th 2008

I don't know anything, soz.


mud Posted: Jun 30th 2008

thanks conty is there a specific web site i have to get the
unibrian fire-i


Chocachoc Posted: Jun 30th 2008

I started off with morphing clay balls then moved onto fixed snails. Now i'm using armatures and animating expressions and stuff.


Harry Posted: Jun 30th 2008

I watch The Gadget Show at 8:00pm on a Monday, it is not about Stop-Motion but it has some really cool gadgets, had tripods last week, only a 5mins section on it but it was the top 5 small tripods, the Gorilla Pod won, which my brother has, so I can borrow that maybe, They have lots of stuff about Cameras too, Im watching now, and after the break there will be a part on what the 2 most talked about Cameras this year are like.


mud Posted: Jun 30th 2008

Harry do you live in the UK cause i dont think ive heard of that show

and thanks for the idea chocachoc


conty Posted: Jun 30th 2008

mud, i think i seen it on pcworldbusiness, just google it, ive got to go now but i will ask cinders to have a look for it for you;)


mud Posted: Jun 30th 2008

k thanks c:Donty


mud Posted: Jun 30th 2008

conty



mud Posted: Jul 1st 2008

thanks cinders


cinders1 Posted: Jul 1st 2008

your welcome|-)


Harry Posted: Jul 1st 2008

Yes I like in the UK, every monday at eight at night on channel five http://gadgetshow.five.tv/ will give you some more info. Hope you get it.


mud Posted: Jul 1st 2008

thanks harry


conty Posted: Jul 1st 2008

i love the gadget show too harry:) wow and them prizes:O


Mark the shark Posted: Jul 1st 2008

Thanks Harry! ;)


wallaceandcheese Posted: Jul 3rd 2008

the only problem with the gadget show prizes is were would you put them all.


cinders1 Posted: Jul 3rd 2008

i would share them amoungnst my family|-)


Fanboi Posted: Jul 4th 2008

Stick really strong magnets on the characters feet and have the base of the set made from steel

here is a web site for armatures and magnets www.animationsupplies.net


mud Posted: Jul 4th 2008

thanks fanboi




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