The truth is, I just wanted to take a little break from the project and think about how to solve certain problems to achieve my vision. Fortunately, I have come up with some ideas, and I'll continue to move forward. In other news, I had my wisdom teeth removed.
What else was I going to do with them? Anyway, I have some more wonderful news to share! In my last post, I mentioned I was going to work 50 hours a week building trusses in a warehouse. Well, my persistence, college degree, and my one year of work experience have finally paid off. I no longer build trusses. I design them! Yep, I now have a 40 hour a week salary day job. Praise the Lord! This means I will still have time to devote to my hobby!
I've been real busy due to this recent change, but I still manage to make a little progress on Soil. The people who made kinetic sand have made a new material called kinetic rock. It's basically a more granulated version of kinetic sand. The video below is me pushing the limits of what you can do with this material in the stop motion medium. There were no rigs or special effects used.
The material by itself wouldn't be very good for puppet building. However, I have a feeling it can mix well with clay to create a rocky texture. I'm confident I will be able to use this stuff for the rocky soil character.
Man, I keep thinking of that potential Star Wars fan film!
I have also made another Star Wars animation piece. You see in Thanksgiving 2016, my cousin printed me a Millenium Falcon from his 3D printer. Naturally, I wanted to animate it, but I couldn't figure out the little story I wanted to tell with it. Then at Christmas, my oldest sister and her husband gave me a 3D doodler pen. So, I was able to 3D draw (sculpt?) a turret and a base for my falcon to fight against.
In terms of stop motion, I think the pen would be good for special effects (like the lasers as demonstrated above). I might be able to get some clear plastic and use it to draw water in different poses or something. I'm sure there are other possibilities, but for now...
Thanks for reading and may God bless you!
