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DES706_Industry_Materials
Industry Research Since taking on my Masters I've had a small change in career direction. During my undergrad I was set on persuing a...
courtneysanimation
Sep 4, 20247 min read
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DES706_Portfolio_Project
SUMMER PRE-SEMESTER 3 My original idea for the Portfolio Project was to create several rigs of the characters from my Pitch Bible ; Hazel...
courtneysanimation
Sep 1, 202413 min read
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DES705_Personal_Project
(Please note, images have been compressed in this blog to preserve website memory space. Please see portfolio page for full renders) I...
courtneysanimation
May 16, 202410 min read
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DES717_Experimental_Design
For my Experimental Design Module I choose to look at both Experimental Character Design and 2D Rigging as my skill choices to better...
courtneysanimation
Jan 5, 20248 min read
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DES703_Assignment 2_Animating
Before I started animating I drafted up a quick shot list and made a basic Gantt Chart in Notion. I consistently updated this as I added...
courtneysanimation
Dec 23, 202312 min read
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DES703_Assignment 2_Pre-Production
For my second assignment in DES703 I opted to work solo and produce a short story animation. I wanted to push myself and the brief...
courtneysanimation
Dec 23, 20234 min read
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DES703_BasketBall
Our final animation of the assignment was animating the basket ball jump with the ball bouncing mechanics from the first exercise. After...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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DES703-PushBox
Im starting this off by saying, I dont think its is my strongest animation I've done for this assignment. I had a few hours of going back...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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DES703_FlourSack
I was really excited to jump into the flour sack animation, at first I wasn't sure what two emotions to pick but I knew it would be...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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DES703_RunCycle
Like my walk cycle I had previous experience doing run cycles in my undergrad, during that time I had a lot of time to work on my run and...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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DES703_WalkCycle
For my walk cycle I was feeling a little more confident doing this one as I had previously done both a walk and run cycle in my...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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DES703_PoseToPose
My next animation is following the Pose To Pose workflow of animation rather than just using straight ahead. I had originally mentioned I...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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DES703 - Bouncing Ball
For my first animation I felt quite confident due to having done quite a few bouncing balls in my undergrad degree with various weights...
courtneysanimation
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Creative Futures - Final Reflections
Based on some feedback received from Henry in my last assignment I was able to go ahead and fine tune some of my materials for my...
courtneysanimation
May 23, 20234 min read
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[MP] Motion Capture And Debut Video
A lot of testing went into the motion capture for my models. My first test was with the cat model. V-Tube Studio works with the...
courtneysanimation
May 14, 20235 min read
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[MP] Live2D Cubism Rigging
Learning Live2D Cubism was daunting. There was a lot to learn in a short space of time. A lot of research went into the software before I...
courtneysanimation
May 14, 20239 min read
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[MP] Ideation + Pre-Production
For my final year studying Animation at Ulster I took this year as a way to push further into my career after I graduate. Unlike other...
courtneysanimation
May 14, 202311 min read
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Creative Futures - Rough Drafts + EOYS Materials
Below you will find (click to navigate): What lies ahead? (Job Research) CV Business Card Poster ArtBook/Design Deck EOYS + Industry...
courtneysanimation
Mar 12, 202311 min read
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