The Tiger POSTER (Kind of)

So here is a Poster/ Character sheet thingy. The Panthers chest is not a buffed n bulky as it's sposed to be, otherwise everyone is pretty accurate. I've been drawing the characters n moving them around a lot. So this is who you will see fighting ghosts and other spectral apparitions soon!

The Tiger - COLOR

No voice has been cast yet, but here he is fully colored!

THE FIRST VOICE EVER CAST

Well maybe not.... "ever"

But the first role in this film has been cast.

Laddies and Lassies meet the voice of "The Panther"...

ROCKY COLLINS




So now... I present.... THE PANTHER

THE FIRST SHOT HAS ARRIVED

And well suited, it's the opening shot.

Opening Shot - The Tiger from Ezra Edmond on Vimeo.

WOW. FINISHED ANIMATION. EFFECTS. ETC. OH BOY.



It' Maya and After Effects.... with a hint of Photoshop.

I guess anyone can cook.

An Update (of sorts)

I know I already updated once this week, but let me give a lil follow up to address the following questions. Ain't no rule about updating twice in a week.

1. What was the most difficult part of your production process this week? You cannot say “nothing”. If you feel it’s been an exceptionally easy week, dig deeper and think about one thing you could improve upon.

Most difficult part of my production process this week was working on the run cycle I did (see below) and coming up with more general 'look' development that will be posted soon. I am shifting the color pallet from brown and red/orange to Purple and Green - akin to "Friends on the Other Side" from The Princess and the Frog.

REFERENCE 1

REFERENCE 2

2. What was the most interesting, fun or successful part of your production process this week? Did you stumble upon a time saving technique? Did you finally master that walk cycle? Did you accomplish something you are especially pleased with?

I am rather proud of the run cycle I did this week (see below again), though I was given some good notes on how to improve it. And I am proud of my character redesigns that I've been working on. I also modeled the Car in Maya, and toon shaded it which looks pretty darn 'the part' as well. I'll post up some pic-a-tures soon.

Anyways... that is all. At ease readers.


The best part of waking up is Nick Frost in your cup! :D

A Challenger Approaches!!

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Here is the new character. THE PANTHER.





He's a tough type, knows his stuff and is past his prime. (Essentially that kid moose character but all grown up now and not a moose anymore at all).

Here is some test animation of him running. I like how it came out, though I'll obviously have to work on my consistencies a bit. Timing wise, thus far I can dig it.

(You may have to click on it to play it, if not save the image and open it in a new window in your web browser.)




Surely more tomorrow. Till then.

Working Working Working.

New work space. USC SCB Cubicle. Lovely. Feel like its my own studio.

Eric Stirpe in fact has taken to calling it the studio.

I shall do that too.

I am in the studio.

Writing and doing character designs as we speak.

I even have a lil mirror so I can look at my own expressions and replicate them... much like a young an alive Ward Kimball.

Soon there will be visual updates. Hopefully later today.

No. No hopefullys.

Later today.