Saturday, June 29, 2013

Homemade Werewolf Animation 3 (Werewolf Transformations)

Hello everyone, and sorry about my absence (June was a depressing month). But I'm back, and many thanks to Drake for prompting the post below.

I'm not a big fan of computer animation. I can't even recall seeing a really good computer-animated werewolf transformation. Until today that is--thanks to an artist named Medhue.

Let's start with his early test animation:

Pretty good, and the multiple angles are a nice bonus.


Here's a later, more atmospheric effort:

As with the earlier piece, Medhue has taken advantage of the smoothness of digital effects, but he's used it to  further detail the transformation, instead of using the too-fast morphing we're used to with computer animation.


And now we come to his magnum opus (so far):

More and more cartoons on TV are computer animated. Should any of these shows try a transformation scene, I hope they're as good as Medhue's.

The Art of Petplayer976 (Werewolf Transformations)

Today we're pairing an entry in the home-made werewolf animation series with one of our occasional art spotlights. The artist is Petplayer976. We'll start with her animations:








As her deviantart account also demonstrates, Petplayer is a big werewolf fan. Her art, like her animation, is anime inspired and has a spiky look and bouncy energy. When it comes to werewolves she loves drawing painful grimaces, popping/cracking flesh, exploding clothes, blood spurting from new claws, drool-leaking snouts, and monstrous glowing-eyes. Just what I like!

She's drawn several werewolf sequences, both for her own enjoyment and as commissions:

The first is "Shadow Werewolf," an early, rougher-looking work: 01. 02. 03. 04.

Her next sequence, "Night After Yesterday," is more assured: 01. 02. 03. 04.

"The Anniversary Gift" is something of a departure, since it features a were-panda! 01. 02.

"Prom Nightmare" returns to lupines:  01. 02. 03.

"Can't Fight the Moon":  01. 02.

"Wilson's Nightmare":  01. 02.

"Not Really the Night":  01. 02. 03. 04.

We take another departure with "Bloodshed," an alien Zergling TF:   01. 02. 03. 04. 05.

Back to wolves with "Sunrise," but this time it's a transformation back to humanity:  01. 02. 03. 04.

There are also some one-page works that depict werewolves in mid-transformation, such as "Bring The Pain," "Night Beast," "Contest Entry," and "Halloween in the Saints."