flame test piece 02

 

flame test piece 01

First little test piece witha  glow effect; I want to try using the inbetweening and key framing features of TBH.

wafting smoke

 

I thought I'd try the standard wafting fire smoke from the first exercises I attempted about a month ago. I'm sure with more practice I can create a better effect, but I've definitely improved largely over the past month.

TBH effects testing

 

raw footage from TBH

shadow and blur effect, white background

 

directional blur effects, alpha background

I found the glow effect inefficient when applied to white backgrounds; I tested a similar shadow and blur effect. It's a shame there isn't directional options to the shadow effect as there was with the glow effect. I would of preferred if I could add direction to the effects with a white background if possible, but I'm sure I can overlay the black (alpha) background animation in Adobe After Effects ontop of other layers.

ToonBoom Harmony test

I've been getting myself acquainted with ToonBoom Harmony over the past week. I've picked up the basics and I'm better understanding how to navigate around the application. I started with a simple bouncing ball test to exercise my ability and focus on ordering the timeline and using the correct tools with accompanied hotkeys.

rocket smoke

 

I was feeling inspired by the smoke animation studies, so I experimented with animating a rocket firing into the air.

smoke 18 study

 

smoke 10 study

 

smoke 01 study

 

smoke 15 study

 

slash

Some simple test pieces of duplicated slash animation.