Tag Archives: stop-motion animation

Eyes of the Storm

My friend Chayla is studying video media at her high school. A long time ago I asked if she’d like to model for some stop-motion experiments. Last week she got a hold of me and said she could get some school … Continue reading

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Agatha Hattie and the Vampire Dog

Yesterday was spent adjusting camera rigs, figuring out how to use the green screen and chroma key, making puppets and animating. My friend Leslie and I have been working on a children’s book together. Agatha Hattie is a story I wrote … Continue reading

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Tell Me What to Animate Next!

This post will be my 199th post since I have started this blog! I want to do something special for my 2ooth post. That’s where I need your help. I want to create a community animation experiment. All you have … Continue reading

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Sheamus Thibodaux’s First Steps

Just a quick post while I have a cup of tea, then I need to get the kid and the dog out of the house before this wonderful sunshine disappears. A few weeks ago I built an armature and sculpted a … Continue reading

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Kitchen Poltergeist

My chores seem like a waste of time when I’d rather be doing my animation experiments. Still, I don’t want to live in a wasteland of trash, laundry and dirty dishes. That’s why sometimes it’s necessary to do both. A kitchen poltergeist … Continue reading

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Face

My sister Laura came to visit me last week. So naturally I made her lay perfectly still in a chair for two hours while I did a stop-motion animation on her face. I had no idea what I was doing … Continue reading

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Amoeba

This one was a little rushed because Myke really wanted to clean the garage today. I did however convince him to model for a quick animation test before engaging in his chores. I’m working on my pixilation skills. I did … Continue reading

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Rocket Dog Rocket Kid Rocket Elephant

I’ve been working on this project for about a week, just finishing it up today. In this experiment you can see my current evolution in stop-motion animation.  The experiment was started last week. I’ve been studying the art of pixilation … Continue reading

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Tangram in the Wardrobe

A few months back I went to my neighbor’s house at 10pm on a week night to help her celebrate the completion of a very difficult test. She was taking some kind of final or a board test or something. I can’t … Continue reading

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And the Underwear Jumps into the Basket…

Here’s today’s project, stop-motion animation test 3. I animated my laundry climbing into the basket. Traveling down the hallway into the laundry room, where it separates itself and climbs into the washing machine. It is my shortest project so far and it … Continue reading

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