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Published: 2015-09-05 20:43:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1167; Favourites: 10; Downloads: 54
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Originally I had captured this 'story' in a series of sketches. Months ago I started trying to make an animation out of it, with no real intention of ever finishing it. Somehow it got finished. Well, technically this is only the first half. But I think the second half would be boring, so I'm not making it. I hope you'll find this at least a little entertaining.Character and artwork (C) Vexorum
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This is amazing! Too bad you don't want to make the 2nd half. Would love to see it!
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Oh thank you.
Did you see I made a similar animation in 3D?
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The Awaken one, or the Anomalous Stellar mass one? I've seen them both. They're amazing!
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I'm very glad you enjoy it. Thank you.
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Bigger and bigger and bigger, haha!
Wow Vex, this is so beautiful! My goodness, you've really outdone yourself with this one: good animation, lots of interesting changes, and a shred of a story that's literally beyond this world. How wonderful it would be to go from shrub-sized to larger than a planet, although now I wonder if Vex gets any "size whiplash", haha.
Your animation's really coming along! What was once pencil tests is now an ability to tell a story, so I think you're getting really good really fast. I'm interested to see how your animation progresses with your illustration skills! For critique, on this one I would have liked to see the world animated alongside Vex, to give the setting a more lively feel-- grass swaying, birds flying. This would have really made the beginning feel more natural, too! But man, your animating skills are getting really good so keep it up! I love what you do, it's great.
(By the way, my favorite part hands-down is where his wings are shrouding out the sun. Imagine how scary and alien that would feel, yikes!)
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Thank you so much. Because I worked on this so infrequently, I can actually tell my tricks get better through this animation. Thanks for the feedback. I did actually try to animate the water in the second wing-shroud scene. It looked ugly and unconvincing. I think it barely passes as it is, even for vector-based lines. But yes, I should have added some moving grass or other life. Something for next time.
It does feel pretty wonderful I say. I would compare to it taking a deep, cleansing breath but you never stop inhaling. It just keeps going and going. In case of this animation, there isn't much adverse effect to suffer for Vex. When he stays on a more normal scale, what happens is for a few hours at least he'll be constantly misjudging his own dimensions. Fairly annoying.
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Hey, you're very welcome Vex! We're always learning and improving, and I think your animation is improving in leaps and bounds. Don't be afraid to try new things and add more frames, because every detail looks good. I love what you do.
Initially I read your description as never quite EXhaling, and I was like "Wow that's chilling, definitely more Demri's style". That's so cool though, I could imagine him scaling up and up and never quite realizing just how fast he's going. Slow it down there, buddy! You could very well swat the planet into the sun. Oh my, what it would be to be limitless...!
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Hehe, I'll do my best not to destabilize any orbits. What's keeping you from being limitless? :b
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It's truly amazing to see this, really well done!
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I wasn't expecting this one to receive any favs.Β Thanks very much! I'm glad you like it.
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Really? It's so well done though, and I can imagine so much work had been put into it!
You're very welcome! I really do!
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I started it months ago, but haven't worked on it for long stretches of time. In total, yes there are quite a few key frames. 
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This story makes significantly more sense, now. xDΒ I dunno, I think it's neat.
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Thanks! It's fun to do these. I'm glad it adds sense.
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