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.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
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."
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."