End of Year Screening shirt design

OK, we picked number 5. Thanks Robyn (colouring) and David for the excellent design!

Punch Kick ~ EAPS #3 & #4

punch kick for now from Frank G on Vimeo.

A little less conversation...

This is the colour palette I came up with for the end of year t-shirt and DVD cover design (designed by "Whitie"). David has done a much better colouring job. I'm just showing myy attempt to be part of the crew. And I think the white outline lifts the design off the black background. I reckon it would look best big on the back of a shirt rather than the front. I think the text should be included in the design as well as the central logo. Click on the pic to see more detail.

Punch, no Judy

throwing the first punch


First Punch from Frank G on Vimeo.

early play blast


Punch from Frank G on Vimeo.

later playblast


punch II - more punch from Frank G on Vimeo.

Adobe After Effects - Titles Exercise

AfterFX - exercise from Frank G on Vimeo.

2D Flash to 3D - time for a break

3D - leaving it for now from Frank G on Vimeo.

I'm going on to a short 50 frame animated action. I'll see if I can get back to this one later (needs some arms).

Lip synch pass

Gift ready for polishing WIP from Frank G on Vimeo.

The 2D to 3D experiment continues - technique

I've been working on lip synch and blinks to complement the acting:


3D and 2D reference overlay from Frank G on Vimeo.

The playblast of just the character is being converted at the server. I'll post it when it's done.

The 2D to 3D experiment continues

Eye blinks and some eye brow animation to enhance the acting.

The brow run from Frank G on Vimeo.

Animation Workout Troll

Today the troll grew a head and some legs. This is an 'animation workout', an in-class exercise to work on animation principles.

Animation Workout Troll from Frank G on Vimeo.

Flash Showreel 2008

I've had a go at building a showreel aimed at applying for a Flash/2D animation job.


Flash ~ 2008 Showreel from Frank G on Vimeo.

Shudder tests - using a 'graph editor'

This time I converted the shudder frames into a motion tween, as I am working in Flash. I selected the motion tween and opened the "Ease In / Ease Out" tool and created a shudder using the chart. This is animating via graphs and mathematics, rather than "by eye".










shudder ~ using Flash's 'graph editor' from Frank G on Vimeo.
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shudder ~ graph editor ~ tiny shakes from Frank G on Vimeo.

Shudder Test

As part of an animation "workout', we've been told all animators should be able to animate a shudder. I haven't got this one correct... yet. It is a heavy object landing shudder. Most recent attempts are at the top of the pile.


shudder ~ maintain object volume from Frank G on Vimeo.
shudder experiment ~ overshoot style from Frank G on Vimeo.
shudder - WIP from Frank G on Vimeo.
shudder_solidball from Frank G on Vimeo.
shudder from Frank G on Vimeo.