YouTube version:
https://youtu.be/_otNNeDTbaE
The Street, by Caroline Leaf
https://www.nfb.ca/film/the_street/
Then check out her web site. You will find information about how she does her paint-on-glass film if you scroll down.
http://www.carolineleaf.com/direct_animation.php
Jeu, by Georges Schwizgebel
https://www.nfb.ca/film/jeu_en/
And one more for the road:
Cosmic Safari, by Dean Hayward
YouTube version:
https://youtu.be/-SmS0tShFmU
NOTES!
Options for painting on glass assignment:
1. acrylic paint or tempera paint with glycerin or baby oil
2. water color paint with no glycerin or oil (only use a little water for thicker water color paint)
3. glass pane from picture frame (must be glass)
4. drinking glass or glass baking pan/dish
Remember to get PERMISSION if you are not using your own materials! And make sure to keep neat while working… don’t get paint all over the place or yourself! Always have paper towels or something to clean up with while working with paint.
IF YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO USE ACTUAL PAINT!
Here is a short pictorial guide to working with Photoshop in lieu of paints and glass.
Click on the first one to make it bigger, then use the arrows to step through the pictures:
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- Open Photoshop and make a new file that is 720 by 1280, 72 dpi (resolution). Then choose a paintbrush and size and color. Then add a layer (don’t paint in the background layer).
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- Make sure layer 1 is active and make your first paint mark.
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- Add a new layer (layer 2) and continue painting (one little bit at a time).
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- Keep adding layers and painting until you have at least 24 layers.
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- Go to the dropdown menu under ‘Window’ and choose ‘Timeline.’ This will open the timeline function at the bottom, under your painting.
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- Click on ‘Create Frame Animation.’
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- Notice the beginning of a timeline. Turn ‘OFF’ all the layers except layer 1 (this will be your first frame of animation).
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- Each time you add an instance in the animation timeline, turn on the next layer, leaving the previous layers on.
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- Play your animation to see if you like it. You can change the timing for each instance, but for animation it will look better if there is ‘no delay.’
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- Once you like it, go to the ‘File’ dropdown menu and choose ‘save for web.’ Don’t just hit ‘save’ or ‘save as.’ To make an animated GIF, it needs to be saved for the web.
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- Make sure it says it’s going to save as a GIF. Check that it’s 720 by 1280. If you can’t see the whole image in the window, set it to 50%. This part doesn’t matter, it will save the whole thing regardless. Then hit ‘save!’ Voila !
