Few more cells

Getting there.

Running 3

Running 2

Running 1

Sonic Gif test

Phew - so not a complete disaster.

These 8 frames were real time intensive, and to get something worthwhile is going to require about 100 cells. 

Jogging done. Running up next.

Final Step

The final piece for the jogging animation.

Phew, let's see how the animation comes out

Sonic - Step by Step

Getting there.

Sonic Cell

2 down and about 70 to go!

Still not rushing this process - each cell takes at least 3 hours to finish.

Sonic stop-ani

Step by step the running animation is getting closer to completion.

I hadn't realized what a huge task it would be, but keeping it as a side piece is helping keep the momentum.

Roughly each cell costs about 2500 yen "/

Sonic - Stop Motion

2 weeks in and I've got 0.2 seconds down.. Loving getting hands on and doing my first animation but at the same time neglecting the paints.

It's going to be slow progress. Each piece costing a bunch of time (and money), mainly due to fingers getting glued to various things (and places).

Future pieces will have blocks used repetitively, but with this being my first, wanted to hang on to each frame for lighting experimentation.

Subsequently if anyone is looking for a frame of Sonic, hit me up!

Blue Pixels

Working on acrylics is going well enough, so it seemed time to try something new.

Using these wooden cubes, avaialable at Tokyu Hands, I'm wanting to create an animation of sonic the hedgehog. Sounds far fetched but it'll definitely keep me on my toes.

Pixel Collision

If cubes become the focus for the next batch of work, light is going to play an integral role in bringing the piece to life.

A4 - Wood / Acrylics

Cubes themselves are simple to sketch, but ultimately boring without attention to lighting.

A4 - Wood / Acrylics

Harshly illuminating one area created some interesting ideas.

Sonic Soba

Ordinarily I would never play with my food, but after seeing "Sugar Rush" (シュガーラッシュ)  or "Wreck-It-Ralph" in the US, I just couldn't resist a walk down memory lane.