A rough Ramone walk cycle on 12s
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Rough walk cycle on 12s
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I hate the bouncing ball exercise but I do think it’s important for every animator to do.
It’s not fun, it’s not sexy, it’s a ball.

A quick hello gif
lip synch practise

For comparision I’ll show you the face studies of my own face and then Ramone’s face.
What appears to be the two tricks to cartoon expressions is to simplify and exagerate.
If it’s too detailed it just looks creepy and basing expressions from real life make the expressions more interesting as opposed to cut and paste animu etc

Using the face studies I did of my own face as reference I quickly drew some of the expressions onto Ramones face, the detailed ones would be great for a close up Ren & Stimpy style close up and the simple ones would be good for the regular animation, the trick is to simplify real life.
(practise)

An unfinished rough run cycle test.
(needs inbetweens etc, would be better if head bobbed more)

Trying to learn anatomy, I failed hardest!
(drawing practise)

Trying to learn anatomy, I failed harder!
(drawing practise)

Trying to learn anatomy, I failed.
(drawing practise)

Later we saw a clock on a tree, I can not comprehend!
…I love you tree clock!

During my adventures with Mark we saw a lifering up a tree, it amused me greatly!

Unamused dawg is unamused.

Doberman are the scariest dog breed, they command authotah!

Lip synch doodle practise, Ramone heads

Ken the cat, he takes drugs.

Come at me bro!

And now for an Otter playing a DS!

ATP page 7 Then I got too drunk and passed out.

ATP Page 6

ATP Page 5?