MartaJPF

Mordoma Maria João Afonso Lima - Romaria de Nossa Senhora d'Agonia 2022

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Chibi Sea Guardian

Forest Deity

"Be my Valentine"

Sky: COTL Pixel Art OC's

Sky:COTL Pixel Art OC's

Just a little experiment; I might update it soon with more characters.

Warning: This artwork does not belong to me. Only the animation has been done by me. Unfortunately, after a lot of research I still couldn't find the artist. If by chance you know who the original artist is, please let me know!

Sky Girl Scout selling Cookie Crabs

My three moods together

Hello !  ❤️

Thank you so much for your kind words !

When I started animating, I used to do it traditonally on paper. 

Nowadays, I use Photoshop for drawing and coloring every frame of the animation. After that, I assemble everything in After Effects, decide the timing for each frame, and render the animation. I also use After Effects for some visual effects (for example, the fireflies on the “Sky: Children of the Light & Journey” animation). 

It’s important to mention that you don’t have to use these software exactly, there are other free software you can use ! For example, you can try Blender (which is free !) that enables you to do 3D animation and modeling, as well as 2D animation (using Grease Pencil), in the same software ! 

As for animation itself, there are tons of animation techniques and styles, it depends on what you are aiming for and your preferences ! (eg: for movies, videogames,...)

To begin with, i recommend you learn the fundamentals of animation and practice them, doing some exercises (on paper or on the computer), as you can see in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4 . If you are interested in 3D then i highly recommend Blender, and Blender Guru’s tutorials ! I also recommend taking a look at the book “The Animator's Survival Kit” by Richard Williams ! :)

And most importantly, if things don’t turn out as expected in the first tries, don’t give up and keep practicing !