5 o’clock shadow

Writing by Spencer on Monday, 7 of April , 2008 at 10:26 am

I’m gearing up for a new animation project (SURPRISE! It’s Star Wars related) and I wanted to add some more depth to my characters. So, I draw and create the characters in Flash and then export a PNG sequence to be compiled in Premiere. Before I bring in the sequence I’m experimenting with performing a batch render on the images to add an Inner Bevel to them. This will give the flat characters a shadow and a highlight. It’s not perfect for a 3D shaded character, but it can be a fairly automated process. The image below is the before and after of this process.  I’ll have an animation test posted a bit later.

clone-face

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This is the online portfolio of Spencer L. Brinkerhoff III. You will need Flash Player to view parts of this website. I have lots of different interests, and am involved in many different projects. I like cartoons and animation, movies and independent video projects, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and general adventure. I draw, shoot video, illustrate, animate, sculpt and am a husband and father. I think that I'll try my hand at blogger. Anybody know how to make money at this?