Sparkles and Gloom

Just a rough sketch of a Pixie in Sparkles’ dance troupe, The Happy Rainbows. She has some serious attitude…and Madonna hair.

Once these rough drawings are approved, then they will be scanned into the computer and cleaned up in Flash for animation at Renegade Studios. Flash cleanup is a little bit different, because you’re not only drawing OVER the drawing you have, you’re also building it–kind of like a puppet. Each body part goes on a different layer.

So, for example, Pixie’s right-hand arm is behind her…but we still have to draw the entire thing, fingers and all, and stick it on the level below her body. That left-hand arm will be on a level above…etc. Also, her hands will be separated from her arms, so when she’s animated, they’ll move independently. Same thing for facial features, head, body, that killer ponytail, legs, and feet.

We’ll continue with the Flash lesson goodness as design continues!

Anne (and Melissa)