A first (more or less) finished animation sequence. I compared it with my original storyboard to note the changes I make along the way.
I started the actual animating of the hands with the main keyframes drawn on paper. Mainly because I am much quicker with pen and paper and the movements look more fluent. My initial thought then was to add inbetweens with TVpaint. I noticed however that I ought to make the most important inbetweens on paper as well. (I now had about 26 frames drawn on paper, which roughly took me 2 hours)
This is important so that I can time the movements better.
More notes!
I tried to colour a frame in various ways:
I started the actual animating of the hands with the main keyframes drawn on paper. Mainly because I am much quicker with pen and paper and the movements look more fluent. My initial thought then was to add inbetweens with TVpaint. I noticed however that I ought to make the most important inbetweens on paper as well. (I now had about 26 frames drawn on paper, which roughly took me 2 hours)
This is important so that I can time the movements better.
More notes!
I tried to colour a frame in various ways:
While I'm not a fan of the complete coloured look I might consider painting in details to accentuate them.
Another idea:
Another idea:
As I continue working and figuring out new ways to present my idea I've come to the conclusion that most my shots are worked up rather organically. I start with a definite foundation (the images in my storyboard mainly) and glue layers on that. Or strip layers down. This is very much the same working style I use when I work in my sketchbooks with collages and such.