Getting closer to finishing this shot, still need to animate Madnar grabbing the cigar, sniffing it, and expressing disgust - not a ganja man. Also Big Boss's animation will continue once Madnar to...
2019-10-21 04:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A small update, almost have Big Boss passing the cigar finished, just need Madnar to grab it from him then he'll walk off. Not much to add, just small adjustments to his arm positioning, what's tak...
2019-10-13 09:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, you know me, I gotta say sorry for the lack of updates. I'll be pretty transparent and say I've barely been working on it because I just became depressed and burnt out over the passed w...
2019-10-09 10:10:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, work has been taking up most of my time, and with this shot I had to reanimate the arm because I couldn't get it to look right, and looking at it now it still ...
2019-09-29 09:41:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally drawn both Boss and Madnar. I've only just realized I made a mistake with Madnar's design as he's actually bald and has a goatee, plus he's supposed to be at least 6 feet. I've attached an ...
2019-09-18 10:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Small thumbnail I drew at work, it's a bit wonky but I'll correct the proportions on-screen. May need to design Mandar an ID Card, too. Also Big Boss' stance is based on Vader from The Empire Strik...
2019-09-16 22:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought I'd have Big Boss continue to carry the fallen with him, but this time it will be on his lapel, front and center. Anyway, back to animating...
2019-09-15 10:50:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally finished this shot, took a bit longer than intended but with all the detail I had to account for I shouldn't be surprised. The shots after this when Metal Gear is up and moving will be the ...
2019-09-15 04:41:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The winch release still doesn't look right so I'll need to reanimate it, otherwise all I have to do now is draw the background and this shot is finally finished.
2019-09-13 10:38:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Not too much of an update, but thought I'd show the nuke finally drawn and attached, as well as the background linework. Still need to draw the wench attached to the nuke, too, so I'll get that don...
2019-09-05 10:25:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Still a lot to get done, was having trouble mounting the module at the right angle and size, my version in this regard is very different from every other design of the TX-55... for better or worse....
2019-09-04 10:51:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished drawing Metal Gear, still need to finish the platform it's standing on then I'll move onto the nuke module itself. Once that's drawn, I'll actually animate it fitting on.
2019-09-01 11:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Became a bit frustrated these passed couple of days as I just couldn't come up with a satisfying composition, you can see some of the sketches below. Fortunately drawing the TX55 over and over agai...
2019-08-29 10:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Next shot will be much wider like before where the nuke module will finally attach to Metal Gear, with the ending of the shot panning over to Big Boss (from behind) with Madnar slowly approaching. ...
2019-08-26 10:46:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I was hoping to get the background finished tonight but I have work in the morning so I'll have this shot finished in the afternoon. I'm thinking the module stops a little too soon so I'll go back ...
2019-08-25 11:40:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an upward perspective with us looking up from the "tusks" point of view next to the gatling/laser gun module. The nuke module will move into frame then stop and begin tilting up (how many t...
2019-08-20 10:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't change the panning too much, didn't want to move the camera upward any further as there's not only a limit to the background's height but with the nuke module at this angle I'd end up cutt...
2019-08-18 11:59:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Need to add shadow and lighting to the ground support equipment below the nuke module, change some of the environmental lighting in a few areas and add the other engineers looking up. Next to the e...
2019-08-17 14:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The saga continues. I've got the nuke module moving, now to draw the background which, much like the previous shots, will make up the built of creating this shot. Gotta keep moving.
Edit: I f...
2019-08-14 05:03:46 +0000 UTC View PostSo I posted a video over on Facebook of the animation, not thinking anything of it as I've already posted about 80% of the clips in that scene online anyway. Welp, it blew up a little bit. To the p...
2019-08-11 21:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I've ran out of coffee.
On the bright side, the project has been saved. I'm going to pick up the new hard drives that the project has been transferred to tomorrow as the older ha...
2019-08-09 03:39:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe IT specialists think that the problem isn't the hard drives so much as it's the adapter being too low a voltage (9v instead of 12v). The 9v adapter I bought about a week ago was a replacement f...
2019-08-03 10:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostMy two storage devices containing back ups of the animation project might be dead, making the project itself dead. Taken them to IT to see if they know what's going on. We'll see...
2019-07-29 03:51:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Scanned in some rough sketches of the composition. I've yet to draw the cables attached to the nuke module, but essentially it will be lifted toward us, stop, then move right above Metal Gear. I've...
2019-07-23 05:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As I said, not much in terms of actual animation. I've thought this for a while but I don't consider myself much of an animator, rather I'm better at production and creating atmosphere. What has de...
2019-07-21 06:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay. Father's doing a lot better now, he came home, was fine, then started having chest pains so took him back to hospital thinking it was another heart attack but turns out it was ...
2019-07-18 10:13:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy father has suffered a heart attack over the past week so the animation has been a low priority. He's back home and he's actually doing well, so I might have something finished by the end of this...
2019-07-09 06:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post
In terms of animation this will be a simple shot, however much like the previous shot the real work com...
2019-07-04 11:07:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got this done, only took a month, sorry for the wait as always. To cut to the chase the next shot will be from above as we watch the Nuclear Module move closer to Metal Gear as it's about t...
2019-07-01 05:05:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Still a lot more work to do. The nuclear module will raise from the floor up to the point you see in the image, also need to add engineers preparing Metal Gear, plus more props and of course the ce...
2019-06-26 11:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post