Movement studies will be in this folder as they progress -
Here lies the residue of "The Animating Apothecary," a source of obscure ephemera and thought, while nibbling at the crustier extremes of an overbaked society. Instagram? see - https://www.instagram.com/animating_apothecary/ also check out asifa.org and asifa.net - content (c) 2006-2025 Jim Middleton
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Monday, March 24, 2025
Post 732 - A New Project with Some Familiar Background Tests
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Post 730 - Animated Gif Tests from "Avian Flu" PSA, 2006/2025
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Post 729 - Mid-March B/W sketching
So many tweaks, so many shoppes du photo... all material (c) MMXXV - 2025 - Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary (but not dispensary!)
Friday, March 14, 2025
Sunday, March 09, 2025
Post 727 - Plan for a Nine Second Clip
Sketch #1 - "Mommy Is Unhappy"
Test Two -
Now to adjust the graphics for test three! Nine seconds to fill on this bad boy! Almost there - need to play with the color balance next...
Throwing in the kitchen sink - another 2 seconds, then to trim for the 9-12 second limit!
And now for the prep before final composite/edit:
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Post 726 - History Via Peanuts - 1959 Version
For a handful of empty Planter's Peanuts wrappers, you could get a coloring book with the US Presidents through Eisenhower, complete with "coloring hints." I obliterated mine with crayons and used the text through second grade for any "themes" about Presidents that could arise (the library was across the river and our Funk and Wagnall's hadn't been fully purchased from the grocery store at the time).
However, 40 years later, I found another copy - uncrayoned and mostly intact - at an estate sale, and the text would seem a wee bit biased to the more discerning reader of today. But, hey, here it is! (Click on image to enlarge).