Boogley runs!!

I've spent some time working though the animation exercises in the Richard Williams book, The Animators Survival Guide... It's a great resource for learning the principles of animation, the technical stuff used in creating realistic movement.

My chances of survival as an animator were slim but thanks to that book I think I'm going to pull through.

I've ordered another one too, Preston Blairs book, Cartoon Animation, which is supposed to be one of the best, and another book on dynamic life drawing for animation.
Any excuse to draw nude people. ;D

Boogley runs!!

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helang7 2008-09-06 21:06:11

Nice, where do u get this book?

TheBoogley 2008-09-06 21:06:11

amazon? I got it at a technical bookshop in Melbourne... And I've noticed most libraries have it here.

xXxAlecxXx 2008-09-06 21:16:40

srsly come to st.george and teach me to animate lol

TheBoogley 2008-09-06 21:16:40

I'm on my way, leaving the house now... :P

xXxAlecxXx 2008-09-06 21:17:15

Also were do i find that book?

TheBoogley 2008-09-06 21:17:15

I think it's under your bed. Any bookshop could order it in for you.

HolyPeanuts 2008-09-06 22:14:43

That book is great, I got it a couple months ago.

TheBoogley 2008-09-06 22:14:43

It's a great reference, but it focuses on very difficult aspects of animation. There are many easier exercises which teach the principles without the need to be a fantastic drawer.

Wiiporter 2008-09-06 23:00:51

op to da op a bang a bang biggy biggy biggy sets the boogy and i drop the boogley

stuck in my head since I saw your username

TheBoogley 2008-09-06 23:00:51

don't stop a rocking till the bang bang boogley! :D

qstorm 2008-09-07 00:47:57

I've read Preston Blairs book, and it was very helpful. Something tells me I should check out the Animators Survival Guide...hmmm

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 00:47:57

I've read the Animators Survival Guide, and it was very helpful. qstorm tells me I should check out Preston Blairs book... hmmm

Cambo 2008-09-07 04:27:54

that run cycle looks really impressive mate - I have no idea how difficult it was to do, but with a few more keyframes to smooth it up it'd be great. I especially like the head bob!

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 04:27:54

Cheers Cambo, they're funny things animated gifs, because they don't seem to have a framerate... the primitive bastards! They just go with whatever the browser thinks is good... they're followers with no will of their own. God, I hate them.

jakeganz 2008-09-07 13:58:36

both of those books are good

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 13:58:36

good... but not great. Not like Green Eggs and Ham.

MorrowDays 2008-09-07 14:06:05

?
no

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 14:06:05

no?
fiddlesticks! |:/

Nose-army 2008-09-07 15:55:29

I really enjoy saying your username.

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 15:55:29

nose-army is pretty fun too!
I see you like in the same state of australia as I do, Victoria, but you live there before christ. That's pretty freaky. /:0

Kweaks 2008-09-07 19:16:11

When I was a youngun' (late 90's) I got accustomed to animation by using the Game Boy Camera, basically you could have 30 pictures and scroll through them. I made pagefuls of different animation frames and then took pictures of them and watched them come to life.

However I didn't manage to make a gay-bar music loving banana animation in that time.

TheBoogley 2008-09-07 19:16:11

but you did in the end, and that's what counts.
I used to use an Amiga computer when I was 15, animating using a crappy program called moviesetter at 320x240 pixels running at about 8 frames per second. I was ripping off tex avery style jokes with cat characters and a dog that looked just like the boogley, with the loveheart eyes popping out of head and the hubba hubba sound fx. Good times, everyone was very impressed at school, because no one was doing that sort of thing in my town back then.
I remember the gameboy camera, god bless nintendo and their crazy addon gadget goodness!

jesmarlesmar 2008-09-08 15:11:32

That looks amazing, I'm kinda getting the feeling that there's a boogley animation coming up with the Boogley itself as protagonist? ....could be?.... please? : )

TheBoogley 2008-09-08 15:11:32

Maybe there will be jesmar, maybe there will... : )

eyerecon 2008-09-09 16:15:02

Lul

TheBoogley 2008-09-09 16:15:02

yep! :D

ZombieswithJetpacks 2008-09-13 11:05:11

nice. The book looks cool. might get it. hey ya boogley. want to join my crew. check out my page, oh and leave a review on my new flash plz-alz.

TheBoogley 2008-09-13 11:05:11

I'm on it like a fat bastard on a doughnut!

Jesuslizard 2008-09-17 19:56:07

Not a bad running cycle, he looks a little out of proportion though...
could you tell me a good cheap flash software and were I can get it?

TheBoogley 2008-09-17 19:56:07

I can't tell you that, lizard man...

Allam 2008-10-02 11:48:22

You try Adam Phillip's tutorials yet? :P

<a href="http://chluaid.newgrounds.com/news/post/193672">http://chluaid.newgrounds.com/news/po st/193672</a>

TheBoogley 2008-10-02 11:48:22

Great stuff, thanks for the link!

Boogley runs!!

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