Animation: Drawing process complete!

Having finished the initial drawing process, I can now review how to adapt it so it's more obvious what its about, from the feedback I received at the last peer crit, they were confused on the subject matter which makes sense as it seems to just be a strange man with multiple limbs falling off...

Reviewing the feedback I got I want to make an audio track to better explain the topic, furthermore giving context visually ties in with my essay title which I will do through use of different backgrounds behind the animation. I want to include colour theory so black, symbolising little boys in Chinese culture and blues in Western and so on, as well as different cultural ideals of masculinity that I have explored in my essay, literary and scholarly pursuits, physical prowess and aggression.

The audio track is similarly going to link my research more to my practical, I plan to take samples from the films I've written about (Die Hard and Enter The Dragon) as well as music from Elvis and Jagger. 

I'm really pleased with the fluidity of the animation so far and quality of drawings, it's a step up in terms of accuracy thanks to using fine liner. Previously I've used black biro as I've always been so used to drawing with it but in order to colour digitally which I've only recently started doing it makes sense to have cleaner more defined lines. It furthermore doesn't smudge at all which is useful as I am very prone to being clumsy.