I think I heard a millionaire say that once, and it's probably true. I do know that the road to my first million has been somewhat rocky. And a few weeks in, I know that the road to the first Saucy Bears cartoon is full of some pretty jagged-ass rocks, too. For the most part, this is because I've ditched the way I used to make cartoons. The old way involved moving two-dimensional characters against stationary two-dimensional backdrops. The new backdrops are three-dimensional, which changes the process a great deal. Now, instead of drawing a separate backdrop for every angle in every location, I simply position a "camera" and snap a picture. The upside is that I can make the world of the Saucy Bears feel more authentic by constructing a 3D world for them to inhabit. The downside is that constructing a 3D world can be tedious and time-consuming. Another (and perhaps the most important) plus is that I will be able to reuse and build upon the current world for subsequent cartoons. Economy!
Damn. If I had a budget for this project, I'd be way under right now and in need of a shady accountant.
While you're waiting for me to actually have something real to show, how about have a look-see at something I made today:
(you can now click for large-making)
I think you heard that thing about making a million on Mafia Wars. But I'm not calling you out.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what Saucy Bears is, but I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to find out.
Was that a poem?
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