#and my art program slowed down 😭

[kalicocal]

me: *paints a small stroke on the canvas*

my laptop:

#my laptop is literally on the last vestige of her life #jeezus i hope she doesnt die on me while im working on stuff #i cant even paint a stroke without the program slowing down like how am i supposed to get work done 😭😭😭 #(the gif is from a post on apple community btw) #i cant wait to save enough money to get a new one #not art #mine

[elena-illustration]

I've never been so invested in someone's OCs before. I can't help but rewatch your animatics and wish there was a 'directors voice over' type thing or a scene by scene breakdown, haha. Would you ever consider sharing the process behind your animatics?

You are too nice!! 😭

Of course I'd share my process if people are interested! My method isn't very complicated. Here is a broad overview, focusing on a scene from the BRUTUS animatic.

First, I come up with the entire animatic while listening to a song on repeat (I like to do this on walks / runs) - and then, when I like my ideas enough, I make a script using the song's lyrics (like so):

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A Word document which reads: "My name is Brutus and my name means heavy / (Cadogan is in The Battle, people run past him, he looks terrified) / So with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger into the heart of my Enemy / (reluctantly he fights, the scene changes from the battle to the regency tournament seamlessly several times, with Cadogan’s movements staying consistent)"

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This was the climax of the song, and I wanted the scenes to overlap so that the mood could be as chaotic as possible. At this point in Cadogan's life that the animatic is centered around, he feels like all of his separate tragedies are collapsing into one never-ending nightmare. I wanted the separate scenes to feel like they were likewise all crushing together for each shot.

2. Once I have the script, I go to my art program (Autodesk Sketchbook) and then draw a LOT!! I like to dive in straight to lineart / shading, but when there’s a complicated scene (like the one scripted above), I do have to slow down and draw a sketch first.

If the scene involves fighting, I like to watch some videos of the type of fighting to get a sense of movement, like this one:

(Even though they’re fighting with axes here, I really love the way they move.)

When I have a sense of the movement, I freestyle the sketch:

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A sketch of a man fighting with a sword and shield. He attacks with his shield, blocks, and then spins around to attack with his sword.

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It’s probably not great for Cadogan to spin around like that, but I just drew what I thought looked cool. 🥲 You can also see I was having trouble telling his legs apart, so one leg gets to be blue. :)

3. Then, I draw the scene in over the sketch:

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The same gif as before, but now the sketch has been filled in with lineart and shading. The central figure does all the same motions, but the background changes around him to show a battlefield and a tournament arena.

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For this shot, I remember I originally had the sky the same color for both the battle and the tournament. However, because the scene moves so quickly, it wasn't clear that he was fighting through two separate scenes, so I made the skies different so that they were easier to tell apart.

And there you have it! Let me know if there's anything you'd like more detail on. And thank you again for such a wonderful ask! :)

#my art #animatic #animatics #campaign: eclipse #long post #💖💞💌🥰