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Zophia
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Alrighty, this has been brewing in the artistic minds of a few AGers lately - an animation contest!

Similar to the Art Skills Competition we need a few rules in place (largely copy/pasted, so credits to Carlie for parts of this):
1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program (GIMP is a nice free one with a build in animation filter - google it). Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified.
2. Submissions must follow the current theme. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged.
3. If your animation is larger than 630 pixels wide, please provide a link to the animation instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the animation will be cut off.
4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week. Unless only one person submits......let's hope that doesn't happen!


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Alright, let's see if this kicks off.
First theme will be ~ Jumping.
It's a basic thing to learn in animation, and it can be anything from a pixelated blob performing up/down motions, to - anything jumping.
Like: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z121/Mazzelh/Emote.gif
I don't know who will do the judging yet (will be me, if no one else (like Strop?) decides they'll do it).
Deadline for first round will be October 20th, since animation is a somewhat time consuming process. Go make those pixels jump!

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random_player_of_ag
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I kinda dreamed of what to do.
After lunch... Ã'll start working. Strop's going to be a horse though.

kingryan
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You dreamed what to do? Strange....

Its fine if Strop's a horse...and just to spite him do whatever you like with the horse...

Keep it PG13...no tentacles...

dudeguy45
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Well, all dreams are meant to become true, so I guess I will get shot by a talking musket.

random_player_of_ag
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You dreamed what to do? Strange....


Not really, I went to bed thinking about my entry.
I ended up dreaming about it.

And dudeguy, I'm not american.
SonnyDude
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How can I create animations???

random_player_of_ag
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With programs like pivot, flash, easytoons or gimp.

Zophia
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Keep it PG13...no tentacles...
Wouldn't be original either.

Though tentacles can be PG13.
random_player_of_ag
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Fine, fine.
And Zoph, you're going to be a pink stick figure.
I can't find more girlish stks.

dudeguy45
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Zophia... I'm gonna have to make you as a pink stick figure.. but with that hat.

random_player_of_ag
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Lol, poor Zoph.

Anyway, that entry will be my official one.

Kthnx

the_manta
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Dang! That's... how many times I've clicked here instead of the WoM thread?

Too many... Mayhap I oughta enter. What's one of the better animating programs, if I might ask?

random_player_of_ag
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Free ones?

Pivot, if you're looking for something easy and good.

Easytoons if you like complicated tools are if you are a drawing person type.

Gimp

Doink.

And flash, which will cost you.

dudeguy45
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I think I'll use pivot. Good choice?

random_player_of_ag
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Yes, good choice, it's easy and effective.

dudeguy45
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Here.. first animation.... any other suggestions beside pivot?


http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/Wepic_in/WOM.gif

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