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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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armor_warrior
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Wait a minute, you can use GIMP to make flash! I thought that it was only pictures, I need to get started then!

mentorso123
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Zophia, I think you mean

"when will the bogan wars strop!" hahhhahhhhahhahhaa

Zophia
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@armor_warrior:
It's not exactly flash, but it is animation. Moving .gifs.

@mentorso:
Oh, the PUN!

armor_warrior
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That's what I meant, for some reason I said flash, I know that you need Abobe for that.

slliM
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I'm gonna join.

I just need to make a water pivot...

Ooooh I know just what to do!

slliM
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Here it is, but it got slow for some reason when i posted it, again.

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq195/slliM/waterbendingthing-1.gif?t=1226187092

slliM
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Oh, btw that black line is water!

My bad for not adding color.

kingryan
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One comment on that one...

Maybe make the water more jointed, because water is flowing and smooth...so make it thicker and with more joints...

KingRYan

slliM
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Ok, But is there any other animators besides flash, EZ toon, or pivot that is free.

(I know flash isn't free.)

kingryan
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GIMP....thats free but...it uses a lot more time...and you have to hand draw each frame...

If you have a camera you can try Stop Motion Animation....if you are thinking of that I can provide more info if you would like...

KingRyan

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I might use EZ toon if i can figure out how to work it...

slliM
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Think I can change my entry?
If I can, Here it is!

Btw this one was made slow also I think.

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq195/slliM/realwater.gif?t=1226209475

That is my new entry!

Sorry for double post.

kingryan
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Ok...here is my entry...and if I get time to update it or make something else better then I will...

This was made in GIMP...but I think it is too fast almost....

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/waves_gifopt22000ms.gif

What do you think?

KingRyan

slliM
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Nice, but you could've used more easing and it would have been better.

It kinda looks like It's all happening to fast, like you said.

Other than that, for GIMP, It's awesome.

Zophia
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Uhhh, nice, we're actually getting entries this time.
Meaning it might end sooner than December 1st~
We shall see~~~

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