Layouts to Springboard Animation (March 2025 Update)

Hi Patrons,

I have another update for you guys as spring here in North America is just starting to arrive. This aligns with how the new animation (Gildedguy Story #9) is coming along, as I'm tending to the metaphorical soil of the project, so that succulent crops can come to fruition.

Current State

The past couple weeks have pushed us squarely out of Pre-Production into Production! Important conceptual designs and storyboards have been completed. So we now have a good feel for the theme and vibes.

-- PRE PRODUCTION DONE--

• Writing (DONE)

• Song Selection (DONE)

• Storyboarding (DONE)

• Concept Art & Design (DONE)

  -- PRODUCTION--

• Layouts  (80% DONE)

• Animation ◄ In Progress

• Ink & Cleanup

• Backgrounds

• ..and beyond

Most of Layouts Done

I've also already finished a big round of Layout work - for those that are unaware, this is a very useful step in production where I draw the perspective of backgrounds, so that future animators know where to place the character's bodies in the scene. They are like structural scaffolding for shots, without having to commit to the full work of rendering out details.

So 80% of the story has been laid out - which is more than enough for us to jump into everyone's favorite phase - the rough Animation! I'm looking forward to dusting off my character acting skills. Team recruitment will be following shortly after I get a head start on animated scenes.

In summation, all the preparation for Story #9 is basically complete!

The fun journey of animation production will be moving forward in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

(P.S. A big thank you to our moderator team on Discord for helping me deal with a trying issue in the server. A lot goes on behind the scenes to keep the ship sailing smoothly.)