Genuary 20226 Day 1: "One color, one shape."
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Genuary 20226 Day 1: "One color, one shape."
This was a challenging one for me, since I usually use lots of color. I went with an "*" as the shape and played with transparency, size, and movement.
I posted about some of my thinking for my supporters: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146762388
https://ko-fi.com/post/Genuary-K3K11R2EMJ -
Genuary 20226 Day 1: "One color, one shape."
This was a challenging one for me, since I usually use lots of color. I went with an "*" as the shape and played with transparency, size, and movement.
I posted about some of my thinking for my supporters: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146762388
https://ko-fi.com/post/Genuary-K3K11R2EMJGenuary 2026 Day 2: Twelve principles of animation.
For this one, I'm taking inspiration from the example of how horses run, with body carrying through. But I'm going to try some version of it with lizards.
I wrote a bit more about it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147034875
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Genuary 2026 Day 2: Twelve principles of animation.
For this one, I'm taking inspiration from the example of how horses run, with body carrying through. But I'm going to try some version of it with lizards.
I wrote a bit more about it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147034875
For this one, I was looking at the animation of a horse running, and how the body and head carry trough and only the legs 'move'.
In these lizards, I figured out the angles first with curves. Then I decided to have the leg positions come from the curve of the tail.
With a little practice, I was ready to freehand draw the pattern.
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For this one, I was looking at the animation of a horse running, and how the body and head carry trough and only the legs 'move'.
In these lizards, I figured out the angles first with curves. Then I decided to have the leg positions come from the curve of the tail.
With a little practice, I was ready to freehand draw the pattern.
I love this.
The next time you see queen ant notice the way that they tend to waggle as they walk. It's a similar kind of thing but different mechanics.
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I love this.
The next time you see queen ant notice the way that they tend to waggle as they walk. It's a similar kind of thing but different mechanics.
@futurebird I may have stumbled into a whole new rabbit hole for myself
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@futurebird I may have stumbled into a whole new rabbit hole for myself
I've often freaked people out by spotting a queen ant from a great distance... but they way they walk (due to all of the junk in the trunk) gives them away. It's a more exaggerated version of the typical ant walk which is also distinctive. IMO.
(Video shows how ants walk: with their legs in two groups of three like alternating tripods. )
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I've often freaked people out by spotting a queen ant from a great distance... but they way they walk (due to all of the junk in the trunk) gives them away. It's a more exaggerated version of the typical ant walk which is also distinctive. IMO.
(Video shows how ants walk: with their legs in two groups of three like alternating tripods. )
@futurebird wow! The mechanics of that are wild!
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@futurebird wow! The mechanics of that are wild!
Beetles move differently despite having the same number of legs. It's much more of a "crawl" Though most insects keep at least three legs on the ground at once.
I think the tiny waist of ants helps them to walk like that.
(video shows a beetle on glass walking it moves it's legs in sequence rather than in two tripod groups of three like an ant.)
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Beetles move differently despite having the same number of legs. It's much more of a "crawl" Though most insects keep at least three legs on the ground at once.
I think the tiny waist of ants helps them to walk like that.
(video shows a beetle on glass walking it moves it's legs in sequence rather than in two tripod groups of three like an ant.)
@futurebird @kristinHenry here's a useful visual for beatle locomotion
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@futurebird @kristinHenry here's a useful visual for beatle locomotion
Um. there are eight legs this is an arachnid of some kind.
