Why am I animating again? Oh right. I wanted to get better at it.

I've spent about 12 hours storyboarding, and another 6 or 7 on character design. I was happy to announce that my "Little Red" project was underway and I could finally start illustrating in flash/photoshop.

I'm having a difficult time understanding how trees and leaves move in the wind. So I've had to stop and try studying stuff in nature before really pushing onwards. I animated it a little bit...but they feel stiff and un-natural. So I erased them and re-continued. Of course part of my problem is probably the amount of detail that I'm putting into everything, but I think I'm ok with that. It will obviously take a long time to finish. I'm estimating that with a couple of minor problems, that at the pace I'm working I should have it done within the month. Of course that estimate can change barring stupid shit, like my computer crashing, (knock on wood, oh god PLEASE knock on wood.)

I posted for help in the animation forum, so until I hear back from someone who can actually help me, I guess I'll start doing some vector shots of the main characters to put on Newgrounds here.

Below is what I've started off with. Peace.