“I like physics, but I love cartoons.” - Stephen Hawking.
So when I thought about doing this blog it was going to be just a written thing. Just some of my thoughts and ideas as I went along.
I also thought it would be a good idea to show some 'behind the scenes' stuff. So screen captures of my work or in progress stills.
But besides that there wouldn't be a lot of graphics here.
I'm not really a fan of talking to a screen (and you're not really interested in what I look like ... are you?) So 'vlogging' isn't really for me.
But we do live in an interactive world. So I decided I would create a character to do the blog for me.
Meet Log
He started out as a graphic created in Adobe Illustrator. I prefer Illustrator for this stylized kind of artwork. And being a scalable vector graphic made sense.
Using some face elements that I already had from old animated characters it was simple enough to bring him to life to use as title cards for the blog.
But then, as these things do, another idea hit me.
With just a few more tweaks. I could create a character to go into Adobes Character Animator.
This would then allow for a more interactive blog experience. I could throw these on YouTube easy enough and I don't have to sit infront of a camera. (I also wouldn't have to worry about lighting or tidying this dump).
All I need do is write these blog posts down, record them as a voiceover. Few tweaks and Boom! Helllooooo video blogging.
People still may not look at them but who cares, this is more fun!