Class 18 - Tuesday Nov 7

Schedule:

  • Reading Discussion
  • Critique and Discussion: Project 2 - Environment
  • Principles of Animation:
    • Squash & Stretch
    • Anticipation
  • Open Work Time: Assignments

Assignments:

Announcements:

Time Wasters:

Reading Discussion & Presentation

We will start with an introduction to our Discussion Forum. Our assignment is from the text "The Language of New Media" by Lev Manovich.

Project 2

Your Project 2 work should be submitted to our dropbox as both a PDF and PNG. Our critique and discussion will begin after all submitted work is collected. Critique process will be as follows:

  • Form groups of 3-4 people
  • 1 person in group is responsible for taking notes
  • Works will be projected individually
  • Discuss in your group and take notes:
    • Technical: Format/Layout Presentation, Repeating/Tiling, Spatial Layers
    • Aesthetic: Design Principles, Visual Style and Relationship between Elements, Use of Color, Pattern/Tiling
  • After Group Discussion, Full Class Discussion Will Follow
  • Works will be projected again
  • Using Notes, Groups will Share their Feedback with Class

Principles of Animation

Squash and Stretch

Squash and Stretch give the illusion of weight and volume to a character/object as it moves. Squash and Stretch are useful in animating dialogue and facial expressions. It is used in all forms of character animation from a bouncing ball to the body weight of a person walking.

Anticipation

Anticipation prepares the audience for a major action the character/object is about to perform, such as, starting to run, jump or change expression. A dancer does not just leap off the floor. A backwards motion occurs before the forward action is executed. The backward motion is the anticipation. Almost all real action has major or minor anticipation such as a pitcher's wind-up or a golfers' back swing.

principles of animation

Work Session: Assignments

During the remainder of the class session, students are expected to work individually. Choose something from the list of Assignments. The assignments do not need to be completed in any specific order. It is also not required that you complete all of the assignments. Rather, they are designed to help explore and develop skills that are useful in creating vector graphic artwork. Take your time with the assignments and work at your own pace.

Work sessions will operate in an open way. Ask questions if you need help. You might also work with or talk with other students while you are working. The work should be done individually but that doesn't mean in complete isolation. The studio work time is designed to allow discussion, feedback, questions, assistance, and anything that will help support you in developing your ability to create vector graphic artwork.