Tinkering with the graphics tablet!

I hired a Graphics tablet our from Pete, today!

So, I thought I’d have a little go, before we pack up for the move tomorrow!

First try with the graphics tablet!

Factory Pan Test in After Effects

Testing to see if my .jpg of my vector piece keeps it quality when I zoom in and pan it in After Effects – Only 10 sec long!
[Excuse the unfinished-ness of my conveyor belt and machinery!)

*Plus: A sneak preview of my audio track!* (Only the middle section)

Tutorial on paning and zooming in AE

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/dallos_matt/pan_zoom.php#panning

Flash tutorial on making characters (mainly for future reference)

http://www.toddgallina.com/how/2.html

The Cooler – reinvented!

The Cooler! (ver.2)

(Any thoughts on the pink?)

The Chopper!

Using the information from the previous tutorials on shading in illustrator, I’ve been using suble techniques to get the style of shading I want with my custom swatches and graphic styles.. Here’s the Chopper, I’m coming back to the Cooler later on – that’s going to need some planning!

The Chopper!

Cel-Shaded animation

I never thought of checking wikipedia for help on this subject!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-shaded_animation

Deviantart tutorial:

http://karineko.deviantart.com/art/Quick-Cell-Shading-Tutorial-56100120

Tutorial at Emptees.com

http://emptees.com/resources/91-zombie-tutorial-part-2-shading-and-more

Article from illustrator Russel Tate:

http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=363

Finding a way of shading

By using 3D bevel and extrude and choosing ‘No Shading’ I can expand the appearance and select the shades myself – by selecting the panels on the 3D image.. it’s not looking too bad either..

Trying colour/preview stills

Progress.. deciding colours