Various rough ideas and animations.

I've got two projects to finish and I think I like both of them.. but I would like some opinions to see what others think I should do differently.  I'm also currently just reading up on Drawn to Life and The Animator's Survival Kit because I feel like I've forgotten some of the principles of animation.. in regards to animating people in the way that I want to.

I started this before i was sidetracked by the summer.  Heres the original post:  http://www.joshbeswick.com/2012/07/storyboard-and-character-sketches.html

These are just some really rough sketches.. I definitely need to rework some things and I'm struggling to find a way to connect some of the animations toward the end together.  Aside from that I'm loving TVpaint and the camera function.


I scribbled this out the other day.. The idea is that this guy starts working for works sake and eventually finishes a giant statue of his boss.. but in turn he's become old and has spent his life attaining someone elses goals.  I had other images in my head for it, but I really need to practice rotating things in space.. i'm horrible at it. lol



Other than those projects, I've done a Halloween thing and a simple request from a friend.. Even if they're kind of bad, at least I have a better understanding of TVPaint.

This animation exaggerates what I remember about my childhood Halloween.. being forced to go to church and dress as Moses or a lamb and put on plays about the bible.  Being told "Don't come dressed as anything scary!"  lol  I think in the future I'll avoid doing stuff involving religion..
Heres the original post:  http://www.joshbeswick.com/2012/10/fighting-inactivity-with-2-year-old.html



This was the first thing I did in TVPaint.. it's really simple.  A friend asked me to make something involving this tank called the Starship.. and it had to do with that song 'Starships are meant to fly' or some shiz.  I think it's a Katy Perry song, so I certainly wasn't going to use it in the animation.. just pretend it's playing. lol


I really need to look into creating my own sounds for these animations.