Master Animation Copy

After graduating from animation college I realize that I haven't been animating on my own at all. I draw a lot and I mean A LOT, that's all I do, why? Because I haven't had a goal in mind, something to work toward. When I graduated with my 2D animation degree they told me that I needed to animate a lot more, that I wasn't as good as I was supposed to be, this angered me because I had about five animation classes out of the 30 drawing classes. So of course I'm going to be really good at drawing and only so-so at animation.

This is where the brilliant idea comes in: When you're an illustrator and you're not as good as the greats what do you do? An Illustration or Painting Master Copy! It is a tradition that goes back centuries. And I'm going to convert it to 2D animation.

Challenge
Choose a sequence animated by a master animator.
Find the keys and breakdowns, plan it out like the master animator would.
Then animate using the original master animators sequence as a guide, while learning the 12  principles of animation as a result.

I'm going to change the character, not too different from the original so that there won't be added animation but just enough so that I'll be focussing more on how it works rather than copying.

So here we go~

Master Animation Copy
Weekly Challenge: Start Monday - Due Sunday

I'll have to hurry a little since I'm starting this on a wednesday.

Malcolm

A character I've been working on for a while that relates to the villain Mad Madeline I posted before. He and his younger sister are left home alone with her and have to fend for their lives when she decides to kill them.

Late Night Jam Session

Listening to dance music at three in the morning does things to you.

New Logo

So in careers class they want you to design your own logo. 

Don't know why, I don't usually see animators with their own logo unless they're producing their animation on their own. I had a different one with a different expression that was all big and smiley but he liked this one more, saying "it's more you". So there you are XD I guess this is the look I usually have on my face when someone interrupts me while I'm animating.

- Kendall