Flip Book Development

I created another flip book to develop my skill further. I drew people instead of stick figures and drew a background to set the scene. I struggled with tiny features such as hands and faces so didnt draw them. I also didn't include any shadows as in dreams usually people dont see their reflection or shadows. I painted with watercolour so the colour was not too bold and distracting from the movement.

I drew over lines using biro so they would stand out as the watercolour did fade the pencil lines. However, i think the watercolour softened the pages, making them easier to flip. I personally dont like the cartoon style of the drawings, due to the lack of detail. Furthermore, sizes of the tree, building and people do change throughout the pages. However i dont think it is as bad as my first tries especially towards the end i think the sizes stay pretty much the same.

Last of all, i ran out of pages towards the end meaning there are a few jumps between the movements. I focused too much on the dancers walking towards each other meaning i miss out on the important movement of dancing.To improve this i should start from the end and work my way down to the beginning so i focused more on the dancing. Additionally, i would like to try bring mixed media into this but i fear that adding fabric or other materials could cause problems with flipping the pages due to extra weight or materials that stick out. It could be interesting to create a flip book by cutting out pages so when they all join together it creates a 4D image.

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