Animation.

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i like to draw animation stuff but not watching it.

Animation ROCKS!!!I'll be studying animation in college next year, as long as I don't fuck up my exams this year.What are you using to animate it all? Traditional hand drawn, Flash, a 3D app like 3DS Max or Maya?

Good for you, being able to do animation at such a young age. I really have no clue about how to do it (2D animation anyway), but I want to study it in college. The projects you're doing sound interesting. I'll have to check them out when you get them put up on Newgrounds.

I am using Flash, I am learning Maya.

Maya - one of Canada's contributions to the art

Kiwi - You're 13 and you have a copy of Maya? Bastard.

Programs like that are easy to nick off the web Bob - Apparently. My dads got thousands of pounds worth of programs he nicked, some even used for The Lord of The Rings. You just have to know where to get them As for animating, I've done a couple of short animated films. I used this versatile kid's modelling material called "Fimo", over a wire frame for my characters. It didn't seem to melt as quickly as other materials under the set lights. It's other major advantage was that I could bake and harden certain parts of my "creatures", which isn't possible with normal plasticene. It's a lengthly process. If I'm quick I can do about 150 frames in 3 hours, but only with one character. 150 frames = 6 seconds. Computer animation tends to be quicker, and more accurate - it just requires a more computer literate mind.The only advice I have to give you on animation (since I don't have any knowledge of computer animation) is to put the story first. It's no use having beautiful looking images, if the story hasn't been given as much thought. Good luck with it!

In reply to: My dads got thousands of pounds worth of programs he nicked, some even used for The Lord of The Rings. If you're talking about the program MASSIVE...... gimme gimme gimme!!!!! I'm working on my portfolio for my college application. Just storyboarding at the moment, haven't started any samples yet. Except for a few basics, bouncing/rolling balls, walk cycles... the usual.

No, that's the first thing I asked about when he told me about the software he had. He said he can get it though, although it wouldn't be much use to him. I'll ask about it. I'm not sure where he gets this stuff from. It's certainly not Limewire... He says he "knows the right people" lol. He's not a criminal or anything, he just gets a kick out of obtaining 1000's of pounds worth of software for free. He managed to get a digital grading program, amongst others, and another program that worked in conjunction with those 3D model scanners (used for digitizing 3D models such as Cave Trolls, The Watcher, and of course Gollum). Thing is, that program's not much use without the scanner, which costs thousands of pounds too. Lol.

He's not a criminal or anything, he just gets a kick out of obtaining 1000's of pounds worth of software for free.Hmmm... I wonder what the definition of "criminal" is.

He probably gets it from the Asian black market. Thats where I get all my stuff anyway. :grin:

Lol. He gets it from people over the internet. He's not the robbing-houses type of criminal or anything.

He is the Robin Hood, sticking it to the Man kinda criminal.

Bob Heeellll no, that bitch cost $2,000, I have a learners edition from the website (it is free)Jay.. have I ever told you that you were my favorite on the forum? And I really need a real copy of Maya?