Click the image to see. It’s nothing too fancy, just your basic dress up game made in flash. It was something that was lost within the depths of my hard drive until recently. The music is a 9th wonder beat, I forget which one. This is part of my ongoing campaign to produce more Flash stuff…
Here’s a short motion comic I did for a client back in September. I didn’t draw any of the artwork, the client provided me with finished comic pages and I had to cut them up and animate/code them in flash.
It wouldn’t seem like it, but making motion comics from existing comic pages is almost just as labor intensive as doing traditional animation. Especially when you have to photoshop out the word-balloons and redo the artwork underneath. It really was a learning experience especially figuring out how to format some of the smaller panels to the rectangular screen size. I think it turned out pretty good considering it’s my first time ever doing one…
Even though I like the tall Sonic Adventure sonic design, I still think his classic design is the best one; from back in the 90′s when he had an attitude problem or something. I especially liked whenever they translated the classic design to animation:
I really like that part where he’s skipping himself across the water. And when’s the last time you saw sonic’s feet do that figure 8 thing? There’s also that amazing OVA with the terrible voice acting…
I remember there was a time when the dvd of that movie was going for $150. I remember wondering if seeing sonic giving Robonik the middle finger was worth $150?
I did this in flash using the Pixel Tools plugin. I really like how un-flash looking it is. I’m interested in doing some animations in this style, what do you think?
Ben Reynolds is an Animator, Illustrator and Comic Book artist. He also Teaches Art Classes occassionally and get's called 'Mr. Ben' to his dismay. If you check your scouter, you'll see that his power level is close to 9000.
Email: benolds01@gmail.com
FAQ
When are you going to finish Kerslash? Will it ever be finished?
I am currently working on Kerslash as you are reading this. Kerslash will be undergoing some drastic changes however, so I won't be able to post anything related to it just yet. I think you guys are really going to enjoy what I have in store, so stay tuned...
Do you do commissions?
Yes, although I am currently only open for illustration commissions. No animation or comic book commissions at this time.
Why do you draw so many girls?
Back when I was in high school, I was terrible at drawing girls so I started drawing them all the time in an attempt to get better at it. I ended up spending so much time figuring out how to draw girls that it sort of became the thing I was the best at.
What cartoons/anime are you watching?
Thanks to netflix I pretty much watched every episode of American Dad ever made. I also just recently finished watching the Blade of the Immortal anime and am currently in the middle of watching Soul Eater. Also watching the new Thundercats series whenever I can catch an episode.
Demo Reel
Click here to check out Kerslash, my original webcomic series