Monday, July 06, 2009
The Next Cartoon... ...and a Contest!
I've mentioned that I'm working on my next video
Above is a concept sketch of the female lead.
I like the look, but am concerned the hair will be hard to animate.
To make the animation work better, I'm blocking in the main moves first.
The result looks crude (especially with screen captures), but you may be able to guess that our hero (right) is unhappy to see this visitor. Details, better drawings and backgrounds come later.
Here's a better drawing of the hero.
...and here.
I need a name for him (The female bird is named Mary, and the maroon visitor pictured above is a bit character). His working name is "Pico" but it isn't sticking. A contest is in order!
I'm not sure what the prize is yet, but it will be something goofy...
Will the prize be something chocolate?
ReplyDeleteNorman? Joseph? Victor? Marvin? Bill?
ReplyDeleteGulch?
ReplyDeleteThe hair will be fine. Leave day job behind on hair issues!
Melvin? Mervin? Merlin? Sartre?
ReplyDeleteI'm liking Bill!
ReplyDeleteJames Brown? (It worked for one bird.)
ReplyDeleteThe green haired/green eyed one has a mischievous look in her eyes! What's she planning?
ReplyDeleteAbout Pico... how about:
Kith
Ries
Mox
Daq
Wylm
Egy
Opz
Jinix
Liggs
Fred
Bob? (like, *with* the question mark)
I didn't verify if any of these were cuss words in some other language, so you may have to do some due diligence. ;-)
Cracker Jack
ReplyDeleteRoji
ReplyDeleteHector
Dukie
Flippo
Quack
Mack
Henry
Douglas
Murphy
Bird
Poindexter
Spitball
Sam
ReplyDeleteMiles
Kelly
Couscous
ReplyDeleteVince
Dirk
ReplyDeleteWally
ReplyDeletePreston
ReplyDeleteOtto
Elmer
Harvey
m,
ReplyDeleteYesterday, before the contest I was seriously considering "Cracker Jack"...!
Thanks for all your suggestions, everybody!
Pedro?
ReplyDeleteSo did anybody win?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, there's a winner...
ReplyDelete...I was going to wrap this up much earlier but, metaphorically speaking, someone dropped a giant radioactive squid into my lap and asked me to turn it into an attractive plate of Crudités variés...
...thus stopping my blogging, prize shopping, cartoon making cold while I chased said squid around the kitchen.
How about irving?
ReplyDelete"Irving" is a great name- but the contest ended a few years ago. :)
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