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Published: 2008-01-12 08:03:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 6239; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 1866
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This is meant to be from The Last Continent, where Rincewind trudges through the desert on the back of a tiny horse. I tried to capture the small, bumpy yet determined horse that is Snowy (and that's meant to be a can of beer that he's holding out).This is my first hand-drawn walk-cycle, and, in retrospect, I probably should have chosen something slightly less complex as I'm not the least bit competant in traditional animation (yet...I hope
)It's a 16-frame cycle, done with pencil and run together in Flash.
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This is really good. Any chance we'll see more?
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EXCELLENT. Love this one.
Ah, yes, Snowy, the Horse That Never Falls Off Anything. The cliff-scaling scene was, to me, the most hilarious moment in The Last Continent.
Not to mention the constant falling into waterholes an' Rincewind screamin' an' runnin' in his sleep...
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WOW! I wish i could animate ^^ Stunning work, i love it :3
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I love it!!! It's so awesome! I'm far too lazy to do traditional animation xD This is great!
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I did this on animation paper, which is pretty much like normal paper, although bigger and perhaps slightly thinner so you can see through it better when you've got multiple frames on the lightbox. I bought a whole heap years ago for a highschool project and spent something like 5 hours punching holes in every sheet, so whenever I get the chance I try to use up some of it
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Yes, I'd love to get some one day!
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I really like the concept and you have a lot of tiny quirks that just give both of them so much personality. 16 frames is kind of an odd number to begin with, and to get the true beauty of what you have going try for 24 frames. It's more work but the payoff will be much better. And then when you get bored with that hit 30 frames so when your masterpiece gets thrown on dvd it'll look awesome! And don't shoot on twos. You'll be glad you didn't.
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I LOVE THIS! Yeah, I'll love it more when it's all shiny and swish when you get better at animating, but... I love the way Snowy reaches for the beer repeatedly, and the way Rincewind's foot drags, and the corks, and... will you be animating the whole book by any chance? XD
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The way Snowy keeps reaching out to get the beer can is so cute...it seems like animating a person AND a horse would be a pretty tricky choice, but I think you've done it quite well.
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Thankyou 
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I dig it! I'm not terribly versed in animation, in truth, but this looks like a pretty nice starter walk cycle. You've got some nice details in the movement.
(p.s. I've been meaning to say--I got that CD! Thank you so much! Now that I finally have a new printer I'm hoping to get my... um... very late Christmas card things... printed and sent soon)
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Thanks
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Not bad. I've always wanted to try traditional animation but have always been too lazy. I want to see more of this.
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Thanks! Although I've always loved it, I'm only just starting to get into practising traditional animation more, as I'm studying 3D. But there will definitely be more of this
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I've only just started learning 3D Studio using tutorials. I need to learn it quickly too because I'm starting Advanced Diploma of Multimedia at Bendigo TAFE in one month and it's an important criteria. I'm starting to feel the pressure because I procrastinated too long.
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I've been using MAX on and off for about 2 years though, and I just finished my Adv. Dip in Digital Animation (though somehow have managed to remain computer-inept). Good luck with the tutorials! Are they Linda.com ones? Hehe I know all about procrastination
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Only Max 8 will work on my computer because it's a piece of crap and I've only found Lynda tutorials for Max 9. Which means some things won't work. Most of it does but it's a hassle when they don't. I found a copy of the Max 8 Bible though which has been useful so far. It's supposed to have a disc with it but I can't find that either.
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You should upload a better preview than that to get people interested. Maybe just take one frame from the cycle or something.
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Ok done! Thanks
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