To create my zoetrope strip, I divided my long strip of paper into 24 frames. I then used pencil to draw my animation frame by frame. I originally wanted to use watercolour to give a soft finish but then decided to use Photoshop to create a similar effect. To do this I scanned my strip in sections and used the images as a guide to paint the animation.
This is the finished strip on Photoshop. I then printed the images and stuck them to my original strip.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI thought you might be interested to know about my new website, The Wheel of Life. The subject is 19th-century sequence-picture optical toys: zoetropes and such.
The Home page is here:
http://www.stephenherbert.co.uk/wheelHOME.htm
this links through to the main essays.
The Contents list is here:
http://www.stephenherbert.co.uk/wheelComing.htm
this links to other pages.
There’s lots still to do to get the basic website finished (links to image sources, more main essays, etc) and then I’ll try to add something every month.
I hope you enjoy The Wheel of Life as it develops, and I’m always pleased to hear comments, and learn new things about the subject.
Best wishes,
Stephen Herbert