JANUARY 2021
I recently saw a great example of an animated "stagger" and thought this technique would make a great animation challenge this month! So here's how to do a stagger in traditional 2D animation. I have taken it from my book, "The Animator's Notebook", published by Focal Press . . .
Now you know how to animate a stagger, I want you to use one for this January 2021 stagger in a totally original way. The year 2020 as been a year of quite challenging events for us all and I'm sure we're all glad to see it done and gone.
However, I am asking you to think back to one thing that was quite staggering about 2020 from your own point of view and animate it using a stagger technique.
You don't have to create a long piece of animation. A repeat cycle will do, using a stagger technique that visually depicts whatever it was that made you remember it - for good or for ill. (Note: If you use a repeat cycle, make it repeat for a minimum of 3 times within your video for the best judging results!)
The most original use of an animated stagger will win. So be really inventive folks, and let you animation come from a deep emotion within you.
Tony. :)
Deadline:
Submissions must be in by midnight on SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH 2021 (Pacific Time).
Submissions must be in by midnight on SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH 2021 (Pacific Time).
Important note: You may have seen elsewhere that the Animator’s Sketchclub now has its own ANIMAKERS network! This does not mean that you cannot submit your challenge work via the Facebook group as normal. However, members of the “ANIMAKERS” animation community can submit there their work there and will get free feedback as a result of doing so. This will no longer happen with posts in the regular Facebook group. That said, ALL submissions will be eligible for judging equally at the end of the month - so it doesn’t really matter which way you submit your work.
Important note: The winner of each monthly challenge from now on will win FREE membership to the ANIMAKERS network for one year. (Unless they are already a member!) They will also get FREE 1-year membership of the private group within the network, called “SKETCHCLUB PRO”. (Again, if they don’t already have it!) Members of "Sketchclub Pro" will get more 1 on 1 feedback for their challenge work and also have the opportunity of resubmitting their work after their personal critique, as long as their resubmitted entry arrives before the published deadline.
Again though, it must again be stressed that whatever way your submission is entered, will be judged objectively and without prejudice.
This is our promise to all members ~ here or in the "ANIMAKERS" network community.
Important note: The winner of each monthly challenge from now on will win FREE membership to the ANIMAKERS network for one year. (Unless they are already a member!) They will also get FREE 1-year membership of the private group within the network, called “SKETCHCLUB PRO”. (Again, if they don’t already have it!) Members of "Sketchclub Pro" will get more 1 on 1 feedback for their challenge work and also have the opportunity of resubmitting their work after their personal critique, as long as their resubmitted entry arrives before the published deadline.
Again though, it must again be stressed that whatever way your submission is entered, will be judged objectively and without prejudice.
This is our promise to all members ~ here or in the "ANIMAKERS" network community.