However, I did not want to leave that school without knowing that I created a legitimate, hand-drawn film inspired by all my favorite animated films. I was not as open to using Flash or Toonboom, and I believed that I would achieve the best result if I stayed within my comfort zone, which was plain old pencil and paper.
It was certainly more work than I bargained for, and I learned the hard way of the dissonance that happens when you try to bring traditional and digital methods together and try to make them play nice. I can't say for sure if and when I'll ever venture back into paper animation, it all depends on how much free time and inspiration my future holds i guess.
After a long, relaxing break from most things animation related, I've decided to revisit my thesis, compile a few of what I believe to be my strongest moments from my "tradigitally" hand-drawn film, and post them. I grabbed a few of my favorite key and breakdown drawings, and a few layouts from some of my favorite shots. These are all final drawings, as I didn't give myself the legroom to go back and produce clean-up drawings or ink them. The drawings were scanned directly into Photoshop and hand painted, to give a Xerox-ish, cel-like impression over my layouts.
I'll have more to come.
Enjoy!
