Animation: Skydiving Toadstool: Cap Test Success

I've photoshopped in some 'handkerchief' stills from my drop test, and I like how it's turned out. I think it's at a stage where I can now draw them in, in pencil :)

Also, now I have this figured out, the rest of the animation has one less section to calculate :)

Animation: More Skydiving Reference Videos

In reality - there is no funky music playing while you dive - Clip 01 shows how it really sounds :)

Clip 01


Clip 02


Clip 03


Clip 04


Clip 05


Clip 06

Animation: Reference

J.J. sent me a link to this video - brilliant footage, also, very useful angles for my animation - Thanks J.J. :P

Animation: The Ebullient Toadstool: Character Design

Figure 01: Silhouette Turnaround                                                 Figure 02: Turnaround

Figure 03: Still Moods                                                        Figure 04: Running

Figure 05: Falling Turnaround                                                 Figure 06: Parachute Opening

Figure 07: Summersault Manoeuvre 

Animation: Character Sketches

After talking to Phil about my selection of characters, we came up with the idea to mix two types of previous sketches:

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These are the resulting sketches....

Animation: Character Sketches

Animation: Character Sketches

Some Ideas to try and characterise my toadstool (not Disney)