Hello, hello!
Paul here. A very merry Christmas to you all! Only a couple more days to go now! I'm off back to the family home for a few days, so here's a few shots I just completed. They all scroll in nice parallax fashion and have multiple animated elements/debris.pebbles etc over t...
2022-12-22 10:27:36 +0000 UTC View Post
If double prints weren't already a treat, Otaking hand signed every batch that went out this round. May they find a comfy spot above the mantelpiece.
- Producer Maki
Hello, hello!
Here's an establishing shot from the last quarter of the film. One thing I've always enjoyed (to an unhealthy degree) is putting loads of tiny details on ships, buildings, structures etc. It's the Macross fan in me, I guess. This shot has three separate planes (background spac...
2022-12-09 23:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all, and a merry approaching Christmas to you all! Can you feel the festive energy in the air? We already have the tree up here.
I took a moment back in June to do a poster for Taito's classic RayStorm arcade shooter series. Strictly Limited Games are releasing a very nice HD collecti...
2022-12-01 04:34:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all,
There is a feast coming up in Murica, one of thanks with a side of giving. As personal appreciation of each of you, we are posting double art work! Oh, and delivering double prints and a sweet retro Otaking sticker (in the style of Terminator) to anyone in Elite tier. So you can...
I've been watching Zeta Gundam for helmet visor shading reference. I also realised that many of my shots looked a little flat and were missing that 80s-90s variable line width, so I've been adding that in too!
-Paul
2022-11-16 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How many more layers can she fit???
Space is cold though, to be fair. I hope you, too are remaining warm as the nights draw in and the shadows lengthen!
-Paul
2022-11-09 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
She's still suiting up. It'll be longer than a Sailor Moon transformation sequence at this rate!
I hope you all had a pleasant and sugar filled Halloween! I saw The Thing (1982) on a big cinema screen yesterday and it was fantastic! Watch it tonight if you haven't already seen it!
-Pa...
2022-11-02 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Well well!
I'm working on some complete key scenes at the moment on the Monday film, I don't want to ruin it for you, so I thought I'd post some of the stuff that went into making the 3D backgrounds for the OVA watch list I did last week.
As you can see below, the models are rea...
2022-10-28 19:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Ah yesss, prepare to have your expectations subverted!
Maybe you too should put on some extra layers.
Well, if you're in space or the Northern hemisphere. Brr~
- Producer Maki
The list of all the things you must watch, here it is! I am humbled how you all keep me going on this animation expedition, so between my weekly posts I wanted to share some of the best retro OVAs (original video animations). There’s always more that can be added but I hope you enjoy the select...
2022-10-10 23:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been asked many times, "Otaking, what anime should I watch?" or "What is your favorite anime?" I think I've devised a way to answer both at once!
During downtime working on Monday I've been putting together a Patreon exclusive video about OVAs and my first recommendation.
I tho...
Nothing too racy though, thankfully.
I can honestly say I've never animated someone taking off a belt before now!
-Paul
2022-09-29 02:42:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, all!
So, I normally just shade light coming from the left or right, but this time I wanted to try light from just in front and above our character and try showing how it could fall on the face, etc.
Just a bit of fun to keep things fresh!
Corrections to the shot by Maki, as ...
2022-09-21 23:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post
We're still in the cargo bay! Only this time Ashlin has an advantage - colour and shading.
The two basic elements of life.
-Paul
2022-09-14 18:43:45 +0000 UTC View Post
You know your Monday is going poorly when there are things in the cargo bay!
Just the shading for this shot so far. Colours will go on next!
-Paul
2022-09-02 13:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes, technology just isn't that helpful, I guess.
Anyway, I'm crunching ahead at dog racing speeds! Go ~~~~ !
-Paul
2022-08-24 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Another quick shot complete. You wouldn't think something so quick would take several days to do!
Anyway, onwards!
-Paul
2022-08-17 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick shot I just coloured. This one actually only took 12 hours to colour, I believe.
We are powering ahead! On to the next one!
-Paul
2022-08-10 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This one was a bit tricky to do! And as we all know, if you have to animate a difficult action like someone falling over, why not do it on 1s at 24 frames per second?
Anyway, crunching ahead at full speed now! I hope you're all handling the heat and not melting.
- Paul
2022-08-03 23:02:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Just a quick one today - it's the looping background for a run animation I'm doing.
Maki is just helping to fix up some of the anatomy, and I'll have that inked and shaded and placed atop this background for you to see soooooon...
- Paul
Hello! Just a face shot I've been working on, trying to get those super close-up details from 80s classics like Iczer One. Once again Maki has fixed up the expression along with defining the shading. I've got a 24 fps running shot to do next, so look forward to that!
I hope you're all doin...
Hello all!
Here's a closeup of Ashlin walking by that I posted the flat inked version of ages ago. I actually quite like the background on this one! Some steam will help sell the ambiance. - Paul
2022-07-03 05:08:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise guests are always scary!
I might add more layers of parallax scrolling to the corridor pan shot, as I do love parallax scrolling. By the way, Producer Maki mostly directed the second half with acting, timing and anatomy work. But yes, it's all coming along, as you can see!
H...
Hello, hello!
Pretty much the entire film is now inked and all the backgrounds are painted. There's good progress on colouring and shading as you can see how it's coming along. It's exciting to think how music and sfx will add on top!
I wonder if a very subtle film grain effect...
Good afternoon!
I just finished this shot, so here it is. Take a look!
It's the Queen's jubilee thing here in the UK and there's a big food festival going on in town, but my sleep pattern is so messed up that I'm waking up at 6pm and missing everything. Turns out laying in bed trying to ...
Hello again!
Here's one of the more time-consuming shots in the film. Background animation is one of my favourite things to see in old anime, but it very tricky to pull off myself! And of course it takes ages to colour when you're having to shade a whole background every single frame.
St...
Hello, all!
Sorry for the lack of update last week - I moved house! It's taken a week to do all the moving and clean up the old place so the landlord doesn't take my deposit, but I'm finally in a rather comfy little new attic room with all my animation stuff set up.
My arms and legs bare...
Hello, all!
Finally got this shot completed - now with shading and STEAM. I think it's a kind of chicken soup she's eating....
You can see Maki's anatomy and proportion fixup notes on some of the rough frames.
Anyway, onto the next few shots!
-Paul
2022-05-04 18:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Well well!
Here's a completed shot. The infuriating thing with this one is the hours spent drawing and shading the legs and adding a shadow to the floor and then noticing that it's covered up by the table in the foreground! OH WELL.
I guess what we can learn from this one is that plan...
2022-04-28 07:44:30 +0000 UTC View Post