Ava Linz - ART 233 & ART 346

(Exhausted Bio major & dual art/anthro minor)

Hey there! Welcome to my portfolio for animation work I've done at SMCM for ART 233 and ART 346.

Walk Cycle Reading - Learning From "The Animator's Survival Kit"

Learning how to animate a walk cycle is an incredibly tricky - but necessary - aspect of learning how to be an animator. Here, I describe 3 major takeaways from reading a passage from The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams, on tips and guidelines for tackling walk cycle creation. The motion of animation doesn't always follow "realistic" anatomy guidelines. That is to say, to create a smoother, more "realistic" flow in animation cycles, it might benefit the animator m

"The Language of Comics" - Scott McLeod | Realism, abstraction, and the human face

"McLeod discusses what he calls the "iconic" nature of comics, specifically in terms of the human face. What does he mean by this, and...

Favorite Characters: Robo-Ky

Robo-Ky is a playable character from the Guilty Gear fighting game series, and one of my absolute favorite fighting game characters,...

About Me

I need way more sleep than the average of 5-6 hours I get, and I like drawing robots & other weird little freaks.

Tend to be heavily inspired by various games I play, and I sometimes run/play for TTRPG games (D&D and MotW). Please ask me about my Aerloth and Argus Isles settings, I'm very proud of them.

a button I can't figure out how to remove

Features? I sure hope it does

II can't figure out how to delete excess slides right now, sorry.

Have a weird ghost guy I found on this site

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