Post 818 - Scribble Process on Benny's "Lyrical" conducting portion

Pencil/brush testing for poses with some rendered roughs

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An update - 28 October 2026 - finished the "loop" I was looking for, with more sketched in frames:

 

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And a later update, also 28 October, just before the coffee wore off -

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(gettin' close!) 

 

AND - the final "blue pencil" rough in - going to let it "breathe" for a day or so and then begin the full ink up process (keeping the coloring for later to mesh with whatever backgrounds emerge in the production)

 

 

 

 

Post 817 - Benny Finally Takes His Bow

I found my initial sketches for this sequence in my old DOS 6 graphic file.  Benny has been waiting to take this bow since 2003.  The effectiveness of my new digital tablet is helping me put a bow on some long neglected projects!

(This should work into Sfumato #4 quite well - now to have Benny run amok behind the proscenium!) 

 

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Post 816 - Benny Conducts Himself Appropriately

A "green pencil" first rough out of poses to work into the sequence - Benny for "Scherzoo" (Sfumato #4) 

 

 

 

A "blue pencil" first clean-up test of Benny

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Post 815 - Taking Benny for a Spin - testing new digital tablet

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 And, a slightly bigger Benny 

 

Post 814 - Outline for a 180 degree Building Block Rotation - Sfumato #5 sketch (70 frames)

Things move faster with a higher resolution tablet.  

Still a mess, but it's a clearer mess! 

First Clean Up:

 

 

 (c) 2026 MMXXVI Jim Middleton, Animating Apothecary