Here you will find the transformation of Ralphy, first being re-placed by a working puppet from Adobe Character Animator, which has already been created and rigged professionally.
The puppet below is called Tull. He is a cat that has many facial expressions and arm movements, this is my starting point!
1st SMART goal – put into action!
To get proficient with Adobe Character Animator.
I have a small list, to kick start my development;
- 1st choose one or two puppets that not only has clear facial expressions, but arm movement to.
- 2nd create a new background, with scenic layers, which can be manipulated later on (in-keeping with part of SMART goal 2).
- 3rd re – create Ralphy as a puppet, to do so I must dissect each part, place on individual layers. This will enable each body part to move on its own, this will only work if they are labelled correctly.
- 4th then to finally place Ralphy as a puppet in re-placement of Tull the cat…and observe how he looks and moves, for the initial stages of development.
Initial Concerns
Labelling the parts correctly; as Ralphy is an original character created on one layer, I am unsure how long this may take? After cloning Ralphy it should be generally, quite straight forwards, although if this is done wrong this could greatly effect my progress with my development for this application.
But I must remember to keep practicing Kanban, throughout the Masters Degree, as it helps me relax, and refocus on taking one step at a time. (already mentioned in Week 1, GDD710 – module 1)
“The motto is: work on your problems first before going on to new work.”
(Leopold 2015 : 20)
This helps to ground my thoughts, before I get carried away with focusing on new applications or tools, that I do not need to engage with right now. It is important I don’t get distracted with any other creative concepts at this point!
RALPHY GETS ANIMATED..? 