Mike Dobson's Cel Animation reel

My cel animation reel.

For more video and a gallery of Mike's work, go to www.evilclownanimation.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Mike
• Dobson
• animation
• cel
• traditional
• reel

[emiful333]

how did u keep the poses from jumping around?

[evilclownanimation]

I animated it in the classic style with an animation peg bar on a light table so all the drawing are registered. Then when scanned in, you attach a pegbar to a secure surface by/on the scanner. They should all line up when you put it together in AfterEffects.

[emiful333]

did u draw this frame by frame?

[evilclownanimation]

Yup. You do all the main poses first, then "in-between" them.

[soccerplayingdrummer]

after you have drawn all the frames, how do you make them all play together to create the actual animation?

[evilclownanimation]

We used AfterEffects to composite some of the scenes and on some Premiere. You have each drawing as a separate file and you have the software to put it together in where you say how long each image will be on the screen & where.

[ObscuroSknim1234]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks

[evilclownanimation]

Thanks mate. Just keep drawing, watching and reading everything you can about art and animation and it will sink in, I promise you.

[ObscuroSknim1234]

*whistles*

Nice. Any tips for a beginner such as myself? XD

[evilclownanimation]

Thanks man. I did my camera moves and compositing in Aftereffects.