A question for all you animators/cartoon buffs.

joey1211 · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:21

Am trying to create the efcfect of movement/speed in a drawing. Should the words skew to the left or right. Zoom, Whizz, etc

I've googled Billy Whizz, Roadrunner and Speedy Gonzalez but cant find anything appropriate.

William · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:23

Skew from the direction of movement surely.

joey1211 · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:26

Sorry, yeah.

The character is running to the right. So should the top of the letters go the left or to the right.

William · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:29

Whatever looks best in that case.

iCraig · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:30

I blurred mine and added directional lines to evoke movement in the last cell.

Tru · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:30

The top of the word should skew to the right imo.

joey1211 · 25 Jul 2006 at 12:36

Ok, but what about acceleration. Left or right skew?

Chaos · 25 Jul 2006 at 12:40

Why not pick up a good book like The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams considerd by many as the animation bible.

Begbie · 25 Jul 2006 at 12:41

if the character is going to the left sure the skew would then go to the left? Why don't you try both and then let us know. Pretty sure would be to the left though.

joey1211 · 25 Jul 2006 at 14:52

Well currently the character is running right but the skew is going to the left. The customer has said that he wants the skew to go to the right, but the designer insists that the skew should go to the left. Although I reckon he only says this in order to avoid doing any more work.

To be honest, i'm not fussed either way. I just fancy the editor who works with the customer.