Friday, 16 October 2015

Speedpainting

During my struggle to gain interenet visibility, I decided to create a YouTube channel and upload speedpainting videos.I go introduced to speedpainting videos during my early studies and I've always found them an excelent source of inspiration.
A speedpainting is a video in which an artist records themselves creating a digital or traditional drawing or painting, speeding it up and editing the footage, creating a record or their creative process
Here are just a few examples by popular YouTube artists:

SeaSaltShrimp:


                                                                                                                                                                 
Mary Doodles:



                                                                   
Vivziepop:


Monday, 5 October 2015

Animation: a History

"Animation refers to the creation of a sequence of images—drawn, painted, or produced by other artistic methods—that change over time to portray the illusion of motion."
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Zeotrope:
Invented by William Geroge Horner in 1834.
Injected movement into the still image by creating a succession of still onto a round base and, thanks to the fast spinning motion, induced movement, or rather, animation.
The zeotrope allowed a multiple audience.



Contemporary zeotropes can be found at Pixars Studios and Studio Ghibli:





Rotoscope:
Invented by Max Fleicher in 1915.
it was a device used to trace live action


It was complicated to use due to the speed of the capture; it was also hard to draw smooth and life-like movements.

Research:


Cell Animation:
Invented in 1915.
It was easier to produce with more stable results; fluid animation.

Research: