Hey there everyone, DeepRising here with the Weekly Newsletter and Weekly Topic competition.
We had a great response to last week's topic “The Pointing Finger”, and a selection of our favorite winning entries are coming up.
You can view all of the submissions for this topic on its Weekly Topic channel by clicking this link Weekly Topic - The Pointing Finger
If you're thinking about making a topic Flipnote, don't forget to check out next week's topic theme and description, with ideas and inspiration to get you started, as well as the upcoming Topics listed at the end of the Newsletter.
And now, here are the winning Flipnotes from last week's topic "The Pointing Finger".
Well done to everyone who entered.
Our Favorite Flipnotes from last weeks Topic "The Pointing Finger"
Pikachu gets right to the point in this finger pointing dance routine, created by Söulfïre.
The character really comes to life with fantastic dance poses and timing, and looks great, rendered with different line thicknesses, catch-lights, and shading.
A giant pointing finger does battle with a tiny adversary in this weekly topic winning Flipnote by YumeSan.
We loved the concept here, pitting dynamic fight moves and laser effects against the awesome power of the gigantic hand.
It makes for a highly original versus match!
Based on the Manga series Yu Yu Hakusho, Sh0rtiot has animated a Pointing Spirit Blast with extraordinary impact.
Using a mix of expressive, abstract, and explosive animation its effects are so powerful as to be almost beyond imagination!
Utilizing techniques including squash and stretch, extreme anticipation, and multiple imagery, this excellent piece of fine-line character animation by Nek advertises the return to Sudomemo of their animated series “The Max And Mike Show”.
Be sure not to miss it!
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A multitude of pointing fingers yields star-struck results for this big eyed protagonist, in our next topic winner by ♥SQUIRMLY♥.
The eye-acting is extremely well done. And don’t miss the flash-frame sequence as their popularity grows. It’s definitely worth a frame by frame view.
Quite the opposite reaction occurs in this entry by INK. Where pointing fingers cause great levels of stress for a poor dragon artist, holding them in an endless cycle of judgment and relief.
This Weeks Topic - "Arcs Of Motion"
In animation, as in life, things rarely move in a straight line. Generally, they move in arcs (curving movements).
For example: The bounce of a ball, or the swing of a pendulum.
One of the twelve fundamental principles of animation, these arcing motions are used with great effect to add energy and realism to many movements, like head turns, gestures, runs, walks, and pose to pose performance.
Your Flipnotes could be about any subject or idea you like, so long as the animation includes arcs of motion.
But why not make a feature of your arcs of motion, by highlighting the curving paths of movement, or create super-curvy movements in an extreme cartoon world.
However you decide to play it, we’ll be on the lookout for your animated arcs of motion, and will be focussing on them in our winner reviews.
We really love the way you're all so creative with these topics and look forward to seeing the Flipnotes you create for them.
Make sure to post your entries to the Weekly Topic channel Weekly Topic - Arcs Of Motion and the deadline for your entries is July the 9th (12pm EST / 4pm GMT).
We would also encourage you to add a description to your Flipnotes. This is your opportunity to explain any points of interest and specific details that we could feature in the topic winner reviews.
And don't forget, if you want a cool thumbnail picture on your Flipnote, whichever frame you save the Flipnote on, that will become the thumbnail. So choose your favorite frame for this, or add in a cool title page at the end, and save on that.
Keep on Flipnoting and the best of luck with your entries.
Upcoming Topics
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Topic - Escape (July 30th)