walking woodcut... for the dogs

here is part two of my two part woodcut animation prints (that is just as hard to type as it is to say). i decided to go with a walking dog. why? i've never animated a dog before.... doing it with a piece of wood seems like the logical choice.

i have come to the conclusion that this new media could make for some really interesting projects and i plan to explore combining printmaking and animation more in the future... probably this summer since i signed up for a printmaking summer course. woodblocks are fairly easy to do and have a very distinguishable style and texture. it could be interesting to see what other styles of printmaking could create in terms of animation.

i am aware that i could most likely recreated everything with computer and save myself a ton of time... but gosh darn it. there's just something about seeing an animation that's created from a piece of wood that is much more satisfying.

here is the final animation of the dog walk cycle:



www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG2L3Vr12bY