Hardcow: Rough Animation + Background Dev

Here's some roughed-out animation I have been working on these past few weeks. These are the last scenes I need to finish cleaning up - then I am going to add the background elements and work on any extra animation from there.



Speaking of backgrounds, here are the backgrounds I currently have. I laid out the shapes in Illustrator, and now it's time to pull the layers into Photoshop to make them a little... prettier and grittier.

Hardcow Storyboard Update & Rooster Crow Pass 2

New storyboard pass I have been meaning to get off my chest! I feel like it is long overdue, and I definitely feel that I can finally, genuinely get the ball rolling. It's funny, once I break it down like this, I see how simple the story really is - dancing cow dances through a barn and finds a dance opponent - I feel immensely better about tackling it.

Here's an update on the first scene as well as the twisty background/behind the barn from the beginning. It's come a long way since last time (last thumbnails: http://sarahmaeschmidt.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-class-cow-gesturesrough-storyboard.html; first attempt: http://sarahmaeschmidt.blogspot.com/2012/09/media-arts-seminar.html).

Animation III In-Class and Roughed Mickey

In-Class drawings from a Daffy/Porky short, and a rough timing exercise for Animation III. We were given all of these Mickey conducting keys (Symphony Hour) and were told to utilize arcs in the hands as well as get creative with our timings and in-betweens. Song credit = NOFX's "All Outta Angst"