Christmas etc....

So I've been taking a break from the computer during Christmas and finding inspiration in creating things that don't require photoshop or other related programs. I just needed a break from the computer and stress related to job hunting/life.

This was part of my Christmas gifts for my girl friend. It's been a while since I've sculpted and I think I might do some more before I get heavily back into other things. While making it I realized I should have been using a different sculpting material such as Super Sculpey, but by that point it was a little late to start over.

My girl friend bought me two Munny's to work with. I'm just planning how to go about doing that, so I don't expect to get it done anytime soon (but who knows). As for what I started working on in 3D, I will be finishing it but I'm planning out what to focus on in the new year. The past 4 months I've felt like a chicken running around with it's head chopped off. Trying to do too many different things and not really knowing what I should be focusing on or what I really want to do as a career. Which is normal for a recent grad I guess. But job hunting is a horribly frustrating, time consuming, and mentally draining process. You put a lot of work into it with little return for your efforts. I won't give up though.

I'm going to start practicing again and maybe entering more contests on conceptart.org. I find it hard to motivate myself to work at the moment but contests always get my gears turning. And I will start looking for a part time job somewhere so I can start saving up again.

Whispering Light Contest

I entered a web banner contest a few weeks back for Whispering Light music studio and my design was chosen. Whispering Light Studios is home to two indie musicians; Native American Flutist, Kevin Village Stone and Classical Guitarist, Lindy Day. They are in the process of renovating their site, but you can visit their old website and their Etsy store to see their work.

They also took the time to write a blog post featuring some of my work which was very kind of them and I really appreciate it.

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On another note I'm still looking for work. Feeling a little disheartened but trying to not let it get to me. I started working in 3D again today; I haven't actually used the program for months but it feels like I'm just picking up from where I left off. I'll post what I'm working on when it's finished....which will maybe take a week since the pc downstairs is slow and I have to send it to my friend to render. But I'm starting with something simple and straight forward just to refresh my memory of how to use the program.

something different

Grad Film Online

Disconnect from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

I decided to make my grad film public because I feel more people will be able to view it this way and I will be able to get more exposure (positive or negative). Originally I wanted to release it online right after I completed it, but when I learned some festivals would not accept your work if it was online, I uploaded the video for private viewing only. Now I think its more important to have everyone be able to watch it instead of just a few.

So enjoy.

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If you need more information about the film, there is a link to the right in the "Labels" section for previous blog entires about working on my grad film, and there is a page on my Online Portfolio about the film.

Demo Reel 2011

Demo Reel 2011 from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

I just put my demo reel together today and I may make some changes to it still, but I really should have done this a while ago. I think I was just nervous about not having enough work to put into one.

helpful slap in the face

Quick sketch, reference used.

Also read a good article: Portfolio Reviews: Do’s and Don’ts . It was like a helpful slap in the face.

Motion Graphics Test

Motion Graphics Test from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

Tried my hand at some motion graphics.

cat walk animation test

Cat Walk Test from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

I forgot to upload this awhile ago, but this was one of the tests I was doing for the forest pan/cat walk cycle I was working on this past summer.

It still needs a lot of work because the feet keep slipping and the speed/smoothness of the pan isn't right. So I figure I just need to do some more inbetweens and fiddle with the settings in after effects. But I haven't worked on it since the summer because I've been caught up in putting together a portfolio and applying to animation/film studios... among other things.

I'll try and get back to finishing it up before too long so I can add in the other effects I wanted, etc...

buildings

Didn't really finish this one and I might not finish it because it was just for practice.

mountains

Decided I should do more environments...but I also decided I should do more props, characters, and other things. So expect more stuff.

Hallway to Nowhere

I need more practice with perspective.

portfolio portfolio portfolio

I've really been meaning to update my blog more frequently but I always manage to find something else more distracting to do.

Since the beginning of September all I've been working on basically is my online portfolio and a secondary portfolio to send directly to studios. I really would like a job in the design/art department of some studio because designing characters, props, environments, etc... is something I would be really interested in doing. There are other positions at a Studio that I would like to do as well but I would need to spend more time learning other 3D programs, compositing, and VFX before applying to them.

Is this a career I've always been interested in going into? No, not really. Before I started at Emily Carr University I didn't even think about art as a career. Art was a hobby, but it was something I wanted to get better at because I wanted to eventually write and illustrate my own comic. But I knew I needed to get better at human anatomy, story telling, etc, before I even thought about starting a comic. So I started school with the intention of getting better at those things. Of course as the years progressed, I became interested in other avenues of art that I hadn't thought of before and began to learn computer programs I never knew existed - I mean if I think about it I've only been using photoshop for about 4 years now and 3 years ago I didn't even know how to make a teapot in 3Ds Max.

But if I skip ahead a bit, after spending about 8 months working 24/7 on my grad film, I started to remember how interested in film I was and how much I enjoyed coming up with the concepts for something. It also got me thinking that "hey, maybe I'll make another film someday". Working on my film also reminded me of the comic I wanted to start near the end of high school, which in turn reminded me of what really interested me about art.

I love creating characters. I love creating stories. I love designing things. I love creating art.

So I guess this post is more of a reminder for me that I love art. I need to step back sometimes and reminded myself why I am working so hard at something.

It's just a matter a proving to a studio now, that I can do any job they assign me, that I will always work harder then 110%, and that I would be an invaluable employee.

And also put more work into my portfolio to prove this. Which is what I will continue doing. But if I can't find a Studio job soon I'm going to have to find a part-time/full-time job somewhere in customer service again. But in the meantime I am currently working on a freelance animation project for a friend of a friend, and eventually I will be able to post some work from it. It's in a very different style from my usual work. Very cute and anime. Perhaps I should put more cartoony work into my portfolio *mental note*.

Anyways keep checking my online portfolio, there is always something new going in there every few days or so: http://cargocollective.com/carolynfisk

Portfolio

Some images I created recently for a different portfolio.

Steveston’s 2nd Annual Grand Prix of Art

I recently participated in Steveston’s 2nd Annual Grand Prix of Art. which you can read about here: http://grandprixofart.com/our-mission/

"The concept of the Grand Prix of Art is to promote local arts in a fun and interactive manner. Artists from around the province are invited to participate in a day of Plein Air painting in Steveston. Participating Artists will be allocated a location in Steveston where they will have 3 hours to complete a work of art, before returning them to the shipyards for display."

Here is my piece which was sold at the event:

I had a lot of fun despite the rain and will probably participate again next year.

New Online Portfolio

New Online Portfolio: http://cargocollective.com/carolynfisk

So I've started putting together a new online portfolio because the one I have currently isn't cutting it. Plus the old one does not support video so I was not able to put any animation work on it. I'm still in the process of making this site so there are some things missing but hopefully it'll be all together soon.

....and then I can figure out how to modify the hundreds of business cards I have left to reflect the new site...

...and put a demo reel together.

On another note I am officially finished all my university courses now. The last course that I took this summer was not worth what I paid for it, but it did help me finish off my bachelor. Now I need to find a job.

Things I'm currently working on:

Art Theft

You know what I hate?...art thieves.

You know what I hate more?.....when I learn someone has stolen my work and possibly profited from it.

In the past few hours I've become aware of an enormous art-theft. Chad Love Lieberman has ripped off hundreds of artists on his website, art4love.com. The website has since been taken down but someone has compiled screenshots of the entire website so artists can check to see if their work has been stolen: http://s691.photobucket.com/albums/vv277/Kafai/art4love/

There is also an image list: http://aoxa.homeip.net/index1.html

This the image I had stolen: http://bone-fish14.deviantart.com/art/Light-from-Darkness-122034137

Screenshot:

And my girlfriend's work was stolen s well:

Original: http://kleewyck.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d20t6cs

Screenshot: (top right)
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv277/Kafai/art4love/Screenshot__0312_Layer224.jpg

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I've joined the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Chad-Love-Lieberman-from-stealing-peoples-artwork/246927625342014 to stop this bastard.

Here is a picture of the thief: http://just-a-user.deviantart.com/art/Thief-posing-with-stolen-art-253895229

For more information about this bastard:

> Blog post about the art theft

> DA post

A LOT of work has been stolen by this idiot and people need to be made aware of this, so spread the word.

Welcome SIGGRAPH

I've created this post specifically for anyone who receives one of my business cards during SIGGRAPH.

Hello,

My name is Carolyn Fisk. I was Born and raised in British Columbia, and I am an animator, illustrator, and digital artist. I have earned a reputation for meticulous attention to detail and dedication to my projects. I draw inspiration from a variety of sources such as history, Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, film, photography, Japanese manga and anime, and video games. My work combines traditional techniques with computer applications.

This fall (2011) I will receive my Bachelor in Media Arts from Emily Carr University. During my years at university I have developed an interest in both 2D and 3D animation and enjoy incorporating the two in my projects. To accomplish this I have used the following programs: Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS5, Adobe After Effects CS5, Adobe Premiere CS5, and Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2011. I also work on both PC and Mac.

The best example I have to date of my 2D/3D work would be my graduation film that was completed in May 2011. Here is the 30 sec trailer for it:

Disconnect Trailer from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

"Disconnect" combines 3D rendered backgrounds with 2D characters and colouring techniques. A large portion of this blog is dedicated to my film and can be found here: http://fisk-carolyn.blogspot.com/search/label/grad%20film

If you are interested in seeing the full film, I do have it uploaded online but it is password protected because I am trying to get it into festivals. Please contact me by email or leave a comment (with your email address) if you would like the link and password to view the full film. The runtime for it is 3:18 min.

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Please also take the time to view my online portfolio: http://carolynfisk.daportfolio.com I wish I had more work online to show, but I am still in the process of creating better work and a larger portfolio site.

Most of the portfolio work is an assortment concept art and illustrations, environments created for my film, and life drawing. I would love to add more 3D modeling work to my portfolio in the future. I am very interested in learning more 3D programs such as Maya and Zbrush... I no longer have access to computers which can run the programs, but I hope to find a solution to this soon.

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Unfortunately I do not have a demo reel at this time. Which may hurt my chances for most jobs, but I really want to take the time to create work that can make my demo reel stand out in a crowd. I do have some old work on Vimeo, but again my best work to date is my grad film and you will need to contact me for a link and a password to view the full film.

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I'm also Linkedin.

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Thank you for taking the time to read my post and view my work.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Fisk

Forest Pan & SIGGRAPH

Yup...this one is going to need more work before I can integrate it with the cat walk cycle.

On another note I'll be starting my orientation as a student volunteer for SIGGRAPH later today. SIGGRAPH is an international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Hopefully I'll be able to do some networking, see some amazing exhibits & talks, and just have fun in general. I just hope I don't get any extra shifts added to Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon otherwise I really won't be able to see or do anything. But I'm thinking positive thoughts.

I think I'll write a SIGGRAPH specific post later today to introduce myself and my work in case people come to look at my blog after recieving a business card. I think it would be more organized that way since blogs are not easy to navigate quickly.

cat walk

Here is what I've been working on lately. I've been wanting to make a more finished version of an old walk cycle I made last year and I also wanted to create a looping pan behind it.

I would like to finish it by tomorrow (later today) but I have a feeling a might need another day to integrate everything. The finished background will be in colour.

^ The rough I started with before I realized things would go faster if I worked in black and white...

^ Present rough.

Decisions

"Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?"

I would like to believe that I am the only one making my life decisions. Yet sometimes I feel like everyone already has an idea of what I should be doing. This leaves me constantly questioning "what do I want?"

I don't have an answer to this question yet...

But I feel like I'm starting to head in the right direction.

Anyways, here is a rough pan I've been working on. It was my first attempt at making a pan back in 3rd year, and I've been wanting to give it a more finished look. I'm not sure when I'll be finished working on it though because there are a few other projects I want to do first.

^ This one is definitely going to take a lot of work if I want to to look right in the end.

MiniComi

Sorry for the late update, had to take care of a few things.

Anyways, I had a great time at MiniComi. For my first convention I thought I did pretty well and actually managed to make a little profit lol. Though my math skills can still use a bit of work :/ Good thing I was sharing a table with my girlfriend who was able to catch my mistakes. Though I feel sorry for her since her Princess Mononoke print didn't sell as well as she had hoped it would.

Didn't sell any llama prints, but that wasn't a shock. Next convention I will do a kitty version....because....kitties. But the Totoro prints sold well along with the Totoro wooden bookmarks which I will be making more of for next time since they were such a big hit. Even my last minute random magnet idea worked so I will be adding Totoro themed magnets to it soon.

Next time I would like my charms to sell better so I will be adjusting the price and I'm thinking of selling them online too so if anyone is interested let me know here or on DA and I'll go ahead and set something up.

I also have 3 out of the 12 wooden bookmarks left (the one with the two little guys on the lily pad). If your interested in them contact me. Otherwise they will be available along with the new ones at the next con I go to.

I also want to thank my friends Chibi-Rinku and Mikochi for helping me out by answering all my questions about what to do for my first convention. Thanks Guys :D


And for those of you who asked during MiniComi which convention I would be at next...I'm not sure XD But when I do know I will make a post about it here and also on DA.

Update Time

I don't want it to appear like I have abandoned my blog so I'm going to try and get back into updating it more frequently.

Honestly not much has happened after completing my grad film. I have submitted it to the Ottawa Animation Festival and I will be submitting it to one in Calgary soon. I don't expect it to get into either one but you never know. I would really like to just put it up online in a few different places because it may have a better chance of finding an audience. But I will hold back on that for now and wait about a year before I go do that. When my film is online I will post it here.

I have been trying to rid myself of the art block I've had since 2nd year university. It feels like it is slowly lifting, but as soon as I think that, its back and I'm sitting here doing nothing. I've been taking a bit of a break since finishing my film to see if that would help, and to a certain extent it has, but it is going to be a slow process. Hopefully I will snap out of it while I update my portfolio this summer.

Anyways on a high note I won an honourable mention and a cash prize for a contest I entered earlier this year. The "Historic Steveston Contest" was launched to find an artistic pattern to use in a new scramble crosswalk planned for an intersection in Steveston Village: http://www.richmond.ca/news/city/stevestonscrambleartwinners.htm

And now for something completely different... I'm going to be selling work at UBC at an anime convention. MiniComi: http://minicomi.orangesanctuary.com/MiniComiInfo.html I will post some of what I will be selling once I finish them.

Online Booklet: The Making of Disconnect

Please follow this link to view the booklet: The Making of Disconnect

The page flipping sounds can be muted by pressing the volume button at the top of the page. Pages may also take a bit of time to load depending on the speed of your internet connection.
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On a side note, if anyone wants me to answer any questions about my film just post a comment or send me an email: fisk [dot] carolyn [at] gmail [dot] com

Complete

I'm officially finished my graduation film. I just attended our schools opening night for the graduation exhibit and it was my first time to sit with a large audience and watch all the films on screen. That was an experience. I think I'm still too stunned with the fact that I've completed everything to really express how I feel about the whole film making process. I also feel like I should have more to say about my film at this stage but I think I still need more reflection time.

Anyways, I created a booklet to go a long with my poster display at school and I was planning to put it together somehow online... I just haven't figured out how to do that yet. So I will just post a few pages from it for now, and figure how to put up the rest later:

If you have yet to see the graduation show and the animations from this year, here is some more information on the event: Degree Exhibition 2011

There is also an external show where you can watch all the animations from this year. This is a link to the facebook page. You may need to log into facebook to see it, but I will also list some information for it here:

Odds & Ends: 2011 ECUAD Animation and Film External Grad Show

Saturday, May 21 · 11:00am - 4:30pm @ Van City Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC

Come to Vancity Theater on May 21st for an afternoon of screenings from the 2011 Emily Carr University of Art and Design Animation and Film Graduates.

Event Schedule:
11:00 am - Doors Open
12:-00-12:30pm - Awards
12:30-2:00pm - Program A
2:00-2:30pm - Intermission
2:30-4:30pm - Program B

Tickets are $15 for both screenings or $10 for either Program A or Program B. They will be sold at the door.

Film Poster

Here is the poster for my film. I like how it turned out and it printed well:

Disconnect Trailer

Here is the trailer for my up coming film Disconnect:

Disconnect Trailer from Carolyn Fisk on Vimeo.

Sound By: Ozma Sound

edit:// I just checked my original file cause I noticed how dark this version was on Vimeo....Vimeo really bumps up the blacks. I may upload a different version later.

Sound Update

I forgot to mention here that I did find a sound designer to work on my film:

Ozma Sound

So now I can concentrate fully on colouring and compositing. I've also been having a hard time getting my rain particles to work the way I want them to in 3D Studio Max, but I hope I can solve this problem soon so I have enough time render and composite them.

The trailer for my film will be completed by Tuesday of next week so I will post it here as soon as I have time to do so.

Final Business Card Design?

Maybe my final business card design?

I censored my phone number and cropped out the bleed area so this is how it should look when it is printed. But it's not actual print size. The final size should be about 3.5 inches x 2 inches.

Any suggestions? I have very little time left to make edits.

EDIT//: Here is one without the stripe and the other image has a boarder:

EDIT2//: Boarder colour change and removed boards from other image again:

Doing My Own Sound

So I've decided that I will just have to do the sound for my film on my own. I have not been able to find another sound designer to work on my film "for free" and with little to no money left to spend on my grad film (let alone anything else), I'm just going to suck it up and do the sound on my own....with input and moderate help from sound technicians at the school. Later today I will pick up the recording equipment and start recording all the sounds I need for my film (sfx, foley, ambient, etc.). And then attempt sound design... Neat.

But the good thing is I've almost finished all my backgrounds. And though my character still needs to be coloured in for a more then a few scenes, I am hopeful I can find some more helpers to help me with that. So I should have enough time to fiddle around with the sound for my film....like 2 days maybe.....to which everyone will tell me isn't enough time. But at this point 2 days is pushing it for me. I'll be spending 2-3 days just recording all the sounds I need.

Most of the scenes that are still unfinished won't require too much composting because I have already done most of it while working on each background. Though I still have to create and render the rain to put into the city scenes :/ but I know how to integrate them when they are done. And I need to re-render a couple of scenes due to colour banding. And I really hope that our final films can be rendered with a codec other then H.264 because my blacks really die on that compression and everything begins colour banding....not a lot.....but enough to make things look like shit.

Business Card Ideas

So far this is what I'm thinking of doing for a business card. But I think I will switch the image of Malcolm to maybe whatever I design for my film poster, or just a random image from my film. Now that I think about it, the image of Malcolm does not look good and using an image from my film would be more relevant to the purposes of this business card.

But I like this design and plan to keep it:

This was the old idea from last semester.....the teacher didn't like black and white Malcolm.....so that's why I tried adding colour.....stupid idea.

Reel Update March 14

This is password protected again. For classmates, please look for password on moodle (whenever I around to adding it). And for anyone else interested in watching you can send me a message.

This is as close to a time locked version I can get to at this point. It will do for the purposes of starting sound, etc... And when everything is done and said I might go back into my film and start ripping things out of it. But other then that it's going to stay like this.

I finished off all the animation (though I'm still fixing one scene), and I've started working on my backgrounds and compositing again. Which is what I really like doing. I've never had a strong interest in the animating part of animation. But I always had fun animating the walk cycles in Darren's class.

Anyways I have just started working on the last scene and have done some experimenting with how I want it to look. Its not where I want it yet. But it's getting there because I know what I want to do.

And I really wanted to add rain to this animatic but 1) I can't get it to work the way I want and 2) I can't get it to render properly. I'll have to work on that later this week.

Screenshots

These are the 3 screenshots I chose to show in our school's graduation catalogue.

Can I be finished animating now?

Almost finished animating. All I have left to animate is the ending train sequence which I'll just have to pull off somehow.

But what I really want to be working on is the backgrounds and compositing:

Also I sill have not found a sound designer, but if I do find one I'll let you guys know.

Updated Leica Reel

Another password protected video.....yay. For people in my Senior Animation class I'll put the password on moodle when I have time. And for anyone else who wishes to watch this version please contact me and I'll give you the viewing password. Within a year or so I'll probably remove the passwords from all these videos so people can see the process of my film from draft to finished piece.

This is the latest version. I have changed the timing in a lot of scenes and shortened the beginning scene by 3 secs or so. Which may not seem like a lot but it makes a difference. Everything is pretty much timed the way I want it up until the last train sequence which I am currently working on, but I'm hoping that all animation will be complete by the first week of March. Then I can finish composting and working on backgrounds.

This version does not have sound on it. It was going to be the version I would give my sound designer to start working on, but - long story short - essentially I no longer have a sound designer and I am in the process of looking for another one. It would be easy to find a sound designer if I still had money in the budget for one, but I don't have any money to put towards sound. My original sound designer was a volunteer and now I'm looking for someone else to volunteer. Now I could do all the sound for my film by myself, but I would only be able to spend maybe 2-3 days working on it, plus one day to find/record sounds. At this point that is all the time I have to spend on sound because between going to classes twice a week, working on my grad film everyday, and working on homework for other classes.......there really is not enough time.

On that note I'm going to count this towards my class update that was supposed to be on March 2.

ANIM 420 - Production Blog - #2

I tried out a different codec - sorenson - when I was rendering this version and the colours turned out a bit better this time around. But later in March/April I'm going to have to do a lot of colour correcting because the final version will be in H.264 I believe, unless we have another option.

I have now made my animatics password protected because as they become more finalized, I don't want them to affect my ability to apply to film festivals.

If you are interested in viewing this animatic please contact me for the password. Or if your from my ANIM 420 class, I will have the password on moodle.

This is what my production schedule looks like as of Feb.8:
http://www.mediafire.com/?fdzdjby92bq1s4z

I really need more people to start colouring my work. I should make a new "help wanted" poster for the animation room.

ANIM 420 - Production Blog - Week 2

**This is a post specifically for my Senior Animation class this semester. If you are not in my class please ignore this post because I will probably delete it after spring semester is over.**

For my critical review scholar and instructor: 
Current Leica Reel: Click Here as of Dec.16th 
Production schedule (including task list), Why paper, Images (Concepts, Prototypes, Reference Images): Click Here   [contact me by email/or in class for password]
  
Please look at my other blog entries for more information about my film. My WHY paper doesn't really express what my film is supposed to be about anymore. All my different images are in .pdf's from power point presentations I have done. One .pdf is the original presentation I did for my first review panel, there is one for my WHY paper, and the last one would contain what I showed during my December review panel. My included production schedule was last updated Jan. 12, 2011 so by the time you read it I will have already completed more tasks on my list.

I have a feeling I won't update this weekly...

Colouring Helpers Wanted

As promised I made a couple tutorials to explain the type of help I'm looking for with regards to my grad film. I will apologize ahead of time for the sound quality, I did not realized how much background noise my internal fan would cause. And I don't have a lot of scenes animated at the moment but by the time the end of January comes around there will be plenty of colouring work for everyone.

**I would like to have all my scenes coloured by the end of March if at all possible. So if you have a friend, or a friend of a friend who would like to help, send them my way. They don't even have to be in the animation program or at the school for that matter. Just as long as they are timely, dependable, and have a good work ethic.

*Watching the tutorials directly on Vimeo will provide better quality and a larger screen size.*

Tutorial One

In my first tutorial I talk specifically about the first scene in my film and how I want it to be coloured. So far it is the longest scene with the most complex animated sequence. I would not recommend this scene to people who think they may not have a lot of time to spend helping me out, or to people who are not very confident with photoshop CS3 and above. This scene will be very time consuming and will require a basic knowledge of proper lighting. All that being said, if you can do this scene the rest should be a breeze.

Tutorial Two

In my second tutorial I talk about a different scene which is by far one of the most simplest scenes to colour because there is not a lot of character movement despite the fact that this is more then one character present in the scene. This is an example of a scene which should not be very time consuming and would be great for anyone who does not want to take on a lot of work... but it doesn't mean you can be lazy. Even though I myself am a lazy person.

Now it's important that you watch both tutorials because I discuss slightly different things in both of them. But since I've never been very good at making tutorials, so before you start working on any scene you'll probably want to ask me to explain it first. I can either do that in person at school (if we go to the same school), by email (which you can find in my contact information to the upper right...or you can use my other emails if you know them), over Facebook (if you have me on fb), or over Skype (contact info will be provided via email). You can also ask questions here.

Another good tutorial which would help you with the colouring process can be found on my friend Betty's blog. She describes the colouring method for the characters in her film, which varies from my method....it might even be better....but she provides written instructions and screen caps to explain what needs to be done. So if you want further details it is the tutorial for you. 

She uses Photoshop CS5 Extended for her animation while I use CS3 Extended so there will be some differences simply because of the newer software, so keep that in mind when looking at both my tutorials and Betty's.

Also you may find my first attempt at making a tutorial amusing, but you'll have to follow this link: http://vimeo.com/18383881 to watch it directly on Vimeo.

And I was going to talk more about my film in general but I will leave that for another post because I would like to update my animatic again with the new ending. Talk to you guys later.