Hi I decided to make a parrot and i was wondering what everyone else thought of it, it took a while to make. Any constructive criticism is welcome. If people like it i might make my first ever good animation with it.

Please comment!

wow, i like it!!
is he holding a treasure map?
I would really,really love an animation with him!!!
he looks so good and full!
and i love the colours!
does he have an armature?

Thanks, Yes he is holding a treasure map!
No he doesnt have a armature :S but oh well.

I may write a storyline for a animation soon. (Maybe some more charectors are on the way also!)

i didnt think he had one.... make sure he can stand by himself!!!
cool, maybe make the animation short and sweet! then maybe do some more longer ones after you get used to animating with him!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8gXz3gdfRc

I have done a test, Im not that used to doing animation but i really want to get used to it, Im going to keep trying to get better at it because i think that i have a really good charector here. the test isnt so good..... lol

It does look like he is hitting himself! Sorry... You need to work on a smoother wave but also you want to have easing in and out when the hand gets to its extent (do you know what that means?)

Thanks, When it came to the waving i cheated and used the same frames. But in the future i will take new ones because it just doesnt work.

cool!!
maybe perfect the walking a bit!!

yh i need to prevect the walking but the legs arnt very good

i need to make them again but i dont know how, they currently have sticks in them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z88_6uSxpY The first animation

can i ask a question. what program do you use to animate. and i would try to keep the camera still.

Movie maker

I would try to get a program like stop motion pro, where you can take single frames.

k how much is stop motion pro?

i dunno, have a mac, let me check

here is their website. http://www.stopmotionpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=245&Itemid=99

Thanks

Nathan M you could also try monkeyjam or helium frog they are both free stop motion animation systems.#

Monkey Jam
http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.com/monkeyjam/download.html

Helium Frog
http://www.heliumfrog.net63.net/

Not as good as stopmotion pro but it helps

cool!

Great model and animation Nathan, I especially like the colours you've used and the way you've blended them, cracking work!

Thanks everyone

UPDATED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYZWgTXUeg4

I have made the video better, thanks

The peter the parrot movie has been finished and will be uploaded shortly.. its what ive been doing today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZwOLU6aUXI

Great job Nathan

GREAT!
Just a few things to consider!
Maybe stabalising your camera a little more? maybe you could tape it down on a book if you dont have a tripod?
and the lighting was changing a fair amount.
Also, maybe you could make the set a bit bigger?
and it was a little confusing at first when he was pulling the treasure chest out of the water, i didnt realise what it was until it was on land,
But i really liked the ducks, it gave it the effect of a real place, and gavce it some background noise!
also his tail is cool!!

Lol thanks, i will really consider doing them things. The treasure chest coming out of the water was hard because it was filmed as the treasure chest going in to the water and i chopped the chest up and i reversed the frames.

oh..., in future try and do things in order, it may take longer, but it will look better!!

gotta disagree with that one, sometimes things are easier and may look better if it is in reverse. Doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as the final product looks good.

true in some cases,like beaver creek, but with something short like Peter the parrot which odesnt have great loads of editing he would be able to produce them faster, which is what i thought his aim was.
But something like a treasure chest would be easier doing it the right way around, dont you think

hmmm. maybe, not if it was clay, what i would do would be make a treasure chest, make a mold, use the mold to make multiple versions and cut them in segments depending on the speed then shoot it in normal order. I have done this many times
The fish (BC1-4) insta-lodge pill (BC1) twigs jumping in water (BC2&4) The oar(BC3) the anchor(BC3) Riley(BC3) twigs getting out of water(BC4) and *******(BC5 'yet to be shot')

oooh myserious!