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*Darth Marsden* · 01/27/2011, 07:56 am

Sorry guys, a very half-hearted one today. I'm really running out of steam.

*Jennifer* · 01/27/2011, 10:48 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Sorry guys, a very half-hearted one today. I'm really running out of steam.

Yeah, I'm having that problem too. Thank goodness there's only 4 days left.

It looks like this is the first challenge like this I'm actually going to finish.

Here's my 27th animation.

*Darth Marsden* · 01/28/2011, 07:39 am

Wait, four days? Wah!

I know I did something similar a couple of weeks ago, but this one's a bit smoother. And I'm really out of animations!

*Jennifer* · 01/28/2011, 01:59 pm

Well, three days now.

The finish line is so close.

Yeah, ideas are running low, so the last few will definitely be ideas based on previous animations, like my last animation and like my 28th animation.

*Darth Marsden* · 01/29/2011, 05:37 am

This one counts! It's a redone version of an old animation, but I've done some actual work this time!

Now his arms don't randomly move into an awkward position for a single frame! Hooray!

*Jennifer* · 01/29/2011, 04:48 pm

I’ve been getting ready for February Album Writing Month, so today's animation is cartoon me playing the guitar.

*Darth Marsden* · 01/30/2011, 09:11 am

It's hard to see, but this is an animation.

*wink*

*Jennifer* · 01/30/2011, 02:22 pm

Yay! Just one more day to go.

Here's today's animation, once again a new twist on a previous animation.

*Darth Marsden* · 01/31/2011, 06:07 am

Hey, let's have a good look round before we leave the thread, make sure we didn't leave anything behind.

See anything? No? Cool.

*Jennifer* · 01/31/2011, 07:17 am

Yay! Here's my last animation!

Thanks for joining me Darth Marsden, GaryCXJk, and Shauntron.

And yay for making it all the way through Darth Marsden!

Hopefully GaryCXJk won't mind if I use his format to list all my animations for JAM 2011:
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

See y'all next year!

jeeno0142 · 01/31/2011, 11:01 am

Just thought I'd pop into this thread to say well done to you all! You've kept me entertained for the month.

*Darth Marsden* · 01/31/2011, 09:17 pm

..it's over? Oh my god, it's over! [Falls to knees] Praise the Lord, it's finally over!

Thanks for starting the thread, Jennifer. It's actually been kinda fun forcing myself to do stuff - I have a hard time doing that. Plus it finally got me to finish those Docto-forthcoming project's walking animations, so that's good.

Now, to come up with something similar for February...

*Jennifer* · 02/01/2011, 01:45 pm

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Originally Posted by jeeno0142

Just thought I'd pop into this thread to say well done to you all! You've kept me entertained for the month.

I'm glad to hear it. I had fun doing it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Thanks for starting the thread, Jennifer. It's actually been kinda fun forcing myself to do stuff - I have a hard time doing that. Plus it finally got me to finish those Docto-forthcoming project's walking animations, so that's good.

You're welcome. I'm glad that you were able to get some work done on stuff you wanted to do. I was able to do that too with a few animations, since a few of them were ideas that I had in my head for a while but never actually sat down and took the time to do them.

*Jennifer* · 12/27/2011, 03:05 pm

January Animation Month is back for year two.

Last year's challenge was fun, so I decided that I'd start it up again this year.

The challenge is to make 31 animations in the 31 days of January.

The rules have been changed just a bit this year to make it a bit more easy-going than before. Rather than the strict one animation a day rule, it's just 31 animations in the 31 days of January. So you can do an animation a day, several animations over several days, or even all 31 in one day if you want (although I doubt anyone will do them all in one day, you're more than welcome to try

).

The animations can be about anything. They can be animated gif, flash, traditionally animated, stop-motion, CGI, or whatever you wish. They can be 1 second long or they can be 20 minutes long. It's up to you. Just remember you have to make 31 animations in the 31 days of January, so use your own judgement so you don't burn yourself out.

You can update any animation as much as you like throughout the month or beyond. After all, this is all just for fun.

The fun will start on January 1, but feel free to post here before then if you want to participate or if you have any questions.

RetroVortex · 12/27/2011, 03:54 pm

I still couldn't manage 31 animations.
I don't think I could handle even 1! XD

(I kind of suck at animation. Well.. suck at pretty much anything actually. (My spritework is sloppy, my music prowess stunted, my animation... what animation, and lets not get started on coding! XD))

OH! I have a hilarious idea!

I'm going to track down the very software I used as a kid. 3D Movie Maker, and make stuff with that!

(I used to love creating jeuvanile madness with that program. And I'm definately going to enjoy making stuff with it again!)

EDIT: Got it set up and I'm making something already! XD

Should have it done by tomorrow.
Boy o boy. Working with this software was always fun.
(I wonder if there is a modern day equivalent?... :/)

*Jennifer* · 12/28/2011, 02:01 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroVortex

I still couldn't manage 31 animations.
I don't think I could handle even 1! XD

(I kind of suck at animation. Well.. suck at pretty much anything actually. (My spritework is sloppy, my music prowess stunted, my animation... what animation, and lets not get started on coding! XD))

OH! I have a hilarious idea!

I'm going to track down the very software I used as a kid. 3D Movie Maker, and make stuff with that!

(I used to love creating jeuvanile madness with that program. And I'm definately going to enjoy making stuff with it again!)

EDIT: Got it set up and I'm making something already! XD

Should have it done by tomorrow.
Boy o boy. Working with this software was always fun.
(I wonder if there is a modern day equivalent?... :/)

Sure, you can use whatever you want to animate. Last year people did animations in Animation Shop and other animated gif programs, Windows Movie Maker, Avidemux, and Flash animations. I'm almost tempted to try to do something in Mario Paint this year. :P

I wish I knew about 3D Movie Maker when I was a kid. That would have been fun.

When I was really little I made animations in Disney Animation Studio, and later I used to make animations in Klik n Play.

Alex IDV · 12/28/2011, 02:05 am

I suck at animation, but I'll give it a try.

caeska · 12/28/2011, 02:35 am

Does staying still count as an animation?

*GuruGuru214* · 12/28/2011, 02:56 am

No, but I think it counts as inanimation.

Falanca · 12/28/2011, 03:32 am

DeviantArt taught me how to animate.

In first frame you draw a disproportional anime styled female staring at the viewer cluelessly. In second frame, with the tan color selected, you use bucket tool on her eyes.

01/28/2011, 01:59 pm	#84
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,870	Well, three days now. The finish line is so close. Yeah, ideas are running low, so the last few will definitely be ideas based on previous animations, like my last animation and like my 28th animation. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic

01/29/2011, 04:48 pm	#86
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,870	I’ve been getting ready for February Album Writing Month, so today's animation is cartoon me playing the guitar. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic

01/30/2011, 02:22 pm	#88
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,870	Yay! Just one more day to go. Here's today's animation, once again a new twist on a previous animation. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic

01/31/2011, 07:17 am	#90
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,870	Yay! Here's my last animation! Thanks for joining me Darth Marsden, GaryCXJk, and Shauntron. And yay for making it all the way through Darth Marsden! Hopefully GaryCXJk won't mind if I use his format to list all my animations for JAM 2011: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 See y'all next year! __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic

01/31/2011, 11:01 am	#91
jeeno0142 Love is for the Living. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,122	Just thought I'd pop into this thread to say well done to you all! You've kept me entertained for the month. __________________ My deviant account: http://jeeno-jenelli.deviantart.com/

12/27/2011, 03:05 pm	#94
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,870	JAM 2: January Animation Month (31 animations in January) January Animation Month is back for year two. Last year's challenge was fun, so I decided that I'd start it up again this year. The challenge is to make 31 animations in the 31 days of January. The rules have been changed just a bit this year to make it a bit more easy-going than before. Rather than the strict one animation a day rule, it's just 31 animations in the 31 days of January. So you can do an animation a day, several animations over several days, or even all 31 in one day if you want (although I doubt anyone will do them all in one day, you're more than welcome to try ). The animations can be about anything. They can be animated gif, flash, traditionally animated, stop-motion, CGI, or whatever you wish. They can be 1 second long or they can be 20 minutes long. It's up to you. Just remember you have to make 31 animations in the 31 days of January, so use your own judgement so you don't burn yourself out. You can update any animation as much as you like throughout the month or beyond. After all, this is all just for fun. The fun will start on January 1, but feel free to post here before then if you want to participate or if you have any questions. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic Last edited by Jennifer; 12/27/2011 at 04:53 pm.

12/28/2011, 02:05 am	#97
Alex IDV Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 183	I suck at animation, but I'll give it a try.

12/28/2011, 02:35 am	#98
caeska Monkey Smuggler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fondor Orbital Shipyards Posts: 740	Does staying still count as an animation?

12/28/2011, 02:56 am	#99
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,344	No, but I think it counts as inanimation. __________________ The preceding post was made by a volunteer community moderator, not a Telltale Games employee, and does not reflect the opinions of Telltale Games. Remember, only you can prevent forum fires. Completed series runs: Kingdom Hearts (Timeline Order, Pre-DDD, 10/25/10 - 2/6/11) - Zelda (Release Order, 3/13/11 - 4/6/12) - Metroid (Timeline Order, 4/21/12 - 10/17/12)

12/28/2011, 03:32 am	#100
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	DeviantArt taught me how to animate. In first frame you draw a disproportional anime styled female staring at the viewer cluelessly. In second frame, with the tan color selected, you use bucket tool on her eyes.

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