Katie Canadas : Animator

Tonight's blog title is brought to you by Florida Georgia Line, it's one of my favorite songs off their new album and ironically, it's the title of the album too!  This new album definitely doesn't disappoint!  So I have another update to the three person dialogue I've been working on!  I squashed the main guy's movements so they're a little more quick and snappy, which I think works great and adds a lot to his character.  And I introduced the girl's actions, they're not final, I'm still tweaking her movements, especially when the guy pulls her up, there's not enough of a sense of gravity and her actually being pulled against her will, so that's a work in progress!  But overall, I'm happy with my progress!  It's really exciting so far watching this piece come together!  Now, on to the second guy!  Enjoy! Great News WIP#2 from Katie Canadas on Vimeo .

Lady Antebellum's new album (747) came out on Tuesday, and since I've been listening to it pretty much nonstop since then, I thought it'd be a good title for today's blog post =) Been working on a new animation, let's call it Great News....  It seems my workflow changes with every animation, which I kind of enjoy, it's never boring!  So instead of posting a typical blocked version, I laid a few key poses for the 3 characters, then started splining the main character.  This is probably the most abstract workflow I've ever had and I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of enjoying!  There's a quote that continues to pop into my head while I'm working on this animation: "an essential aspect to creativity is not being afraid to fail" so instead of allowing myself to be paralyzed from the fear of making a mistake or making poor animation, I'm animating freely and boldly, knowing control z is my best friend! So when watching the video bel...