Portfolio Reflection

Multiplane Scroll Scene

In this project we learned how to create a 2d animation by making the scene move and not characters in Adobe After Effects. We learned these skills by demos shown by Mr. Netterville and by self teaching. I picked this project because I feel it was one of the ones we had the most creative liberty for and I feel this turned out pretty good. I very much like the trees and the gradually increasing details that were added to said trees as they got closer to the screen. however, I feel that the animals in the background are a bit out of place especially the bird that is just flying whilst not flapping its wings. I feel like I could fix these things if I went back and edited this project. Hopefully I will be able to use these skills to create more animations like this one. if I could change anything I would change again the silhouette animals in the background. In conclusion this has been one of my favorite animation projects so far.

Maya Castle

In this project we learned how to model various shapes and apply different textures to said shapes in Maya. We learned this through a helpful sheet, a couple of demos from Mr. Netterville, and various help from our peers. I picked this project because it was one of the first projects that we did in Maya this year and it gave us a certain amount of creative freedom for choosing the various textures and designs. I feel the model turned out pretty well however the gateway was very tedious to make due to a few pixels that were off from the inside of the castle walls. I have figured out that in order to avoid such messes to keep every piece linear and the same size as one another. Hopefully I will never make the same mistake in the future. if I could change anything I would add a bit more detail to the castle, compared to my classmates my castle is pretty bland shape wise. In conclusion this project was enjoyable and educational.

                                                  Story Animation

In this project we compiled everything we had learned about 2d animation in Adobe After Effects into one project with a story. we learned everything about Adobe After Effects through PDF sheets, Mr. Netterville, and through figuring it out on our own. I picked this project because by far it had the most creative liberty out of any of the projects done so far because it was our own stories that we came up with. I feel like the story and the character designs were pretty solid however when it came down to the actual animation of it all I felt it was too overwhelming and the walk cycle turned out terribly bad. I have learned more about walk cycles and will maybe go back and fix this someday. With what I have learned I am hoping to be able to create more After Effects Animations in the future. If I could change anything again I would change the walk cycle to look better. In conclusion this project was fun and summative of everything we had learned so far, But I would like to fix it someday.

Walk Cycle/ Character Animation

In this project we learned how to create a walk cycle and how to scan hand drawn things onto the computer to be animated. We learned this through Mr. Netterville’s demos. I picked this project because I am pretty proud of how it turned out in the design of the Character. I feel the character and the walk cycle were good however there is something that bothers me, you can see during the walk cycle that there is a small black dot that rotates with his legs. With what I have learned I was able to create the story animation walk cycle. If I could change anything I would go back and get rid of that small black dot it is very annoying.

Ice Cream Spinning Animation

In this project we learned how to model ice cream cones, ice cream and various other ice cream shop-esk things, and how to animate things in Maya. We learned this through a helpful PDF file and Mr. Netterville's guidance.  I picked this project because I feel it turned out very good. Especially the smooth animation. I feel like the modeling and animation turned out well in this project however if I anything could be changed I would add a bit more depth to the cone. With what I have learned I should be able to create more Maya animations. If I could change anything again I would fix the cone.