Post 56 – Strong Charcoal, Moho-styles. 🎄😂
This week I did everything backwards from my usual process. I animated Mr. Gato first, then painted him. With brush strokes going every which way, I can sometimes get a little finicky about the animation. So I thought, why not animate first and then see where the brush strokes cause problems? This helped me focus a bit more on the animation than the “coloring”. 😁
I also discovered this little gem. If you watch to the end, you’ll find a link to download the actual mouth chart. How generous! And considering that in Moho you can build mouths rather than draw every single one, this is an invaluable reference sheet. If I can ever find two minutes to spare, I’ll create some mouths of my own and hand them out like candy. 🍬
Things to Know:
✔ 12 Default Line Styles
✔ Strong Charcoal
Moho 14- 12 Default Styles
Wet ink
Light Charcoal
Chisel Tip
Strong Charcoal
Dry Pencil
Light Pastel
Pastel
Gouache
Rough Ink
Watercolor
Dark Core
Dark Core Soft
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty…male or female, a cat will show you how it feels about you. People hide their feelings for various reasons, but cats never do.”
Mira ese Gato
Mr. Gato is built with Strong Charcoal, which was back in my comfort zone this week…I just love all that yummy texture.
STRONG CHARCOAL (only)
STRONG CHARCOAL + Hand Paint
Ya tú sabes
I still want to improve how my puppet connects. Technically, I should be adding joints to hide those connections, but because I’m hand-painting these characters, that doesn’t always work quite as well as I’d like. I’ll keep experimenting and see what I can figure out.
Either way, I just love painting these little guys and trying to make them move!
A couple of credits:
The voice came from SampleFocus – Male Teen Vocals: Ya Tu Sabes.
And that mouth chart? So helpful! Definitely one to keep in the Moho toolbox.
Post 56 — Afterthoughts
No deep thoughts this week. Maybe I emptied out last week! Mostly, I’m just reflecting on the fact that I’ve already created four little characters. Four. So fun.
I’ve also been thinking more about storytelling. I may try my hand at an animation for the 11 Second Club. Someone left a comment on YouTube adding dialogue to one of my characters, and honestly, it was better than anything I could have come up with on my own. lol And I thought, YES. Yes to more of this!
I have to start moving beyond making little characters move and see what stories they have to tell.
now, moooove it gatos 😺nik
