Pillow animation

Jie’s pillow discovers Drake for the first time.

This animation was actually fun with understanding lighting and texture. I studied how shadows always correspond with the objects weight or speed, which was challenging. I choose yellow to make the pillow stand out as well as compliment the contemporary colors. The room is my imaginary bedroom with my real self crying to a good song by Drake.

 

These are the poses of the pillows animated expressions. This was similar to an animation class in high school where our teacher gave us an easy trick to memorize and understand bodily functions. Draw the stem, or spine in the direction or main shape the object will be in place. Like the terrified expression is a high arch line and the embarrassed expression is a steep curved line.

Flip Book Assignment

The animated short FIN is about someone overcoming sadness. The animated flip book was shot in the Borough of Manhattan Community College created and drawn by student, Jneyde Williams. The story was influenced by her peers experience of overcoming stress and mental barriers such as her own. The cloud exhibits an overwhelming feeling in which blocks the character from moving forward. But suddenly someone shields the person with an umbrella. As the cloud fades, the two people witness a flower beginning to bloom. Williams, an animation major desires to express the importance of mental health within her community through the frames of visual and digital art.