My WorkSpace

It's my workspace as well as my bedroom. I am crazy about collecting different models and toys.

Final work--The Big Sale

This is my final work about a silly man tries to sell guitar, vacuum cleaner and cow.

Check it out. What happens when he is selling these stuffs?

Replacement hands and lips

A box of replacement hands.

A box of replacement lips.
In order to express the puppet's emotion and facial well when it is animated, I made up a box of replacement lips. I only need to exchange one lip for another during the animation process. Everything in clay animation takes so long, any device can save time is more than welcomed.

Actually, there are 2 most common ways are used. An old fashion is to make up a set of replacement heads. Some artists prefer to work with this method that remains a unified entity, and probably has less variation in skin tone. The other way is to make up a series of replacement mouths. Make sure the joints do not show when the mouth is modeled in. 

Set Design

There are 4 sets in my clay animation.

Refined Storyboard

Scene 1: opening credit

Scene 2: selling guitar
Scene 3: imitating Elvis
Scene 4: pulling out vacuum cleaner
Scene 5: selling vacuum cleaner
Scene 6: turning up a cow
Scene 7: selling cow
Scene 8: ending

I did this quick animatic after I refined the storyboard.

Animatic 2

Here's my second animatic. After today's tutorial, I realize the script still needs more work especial the ending. The ending should be something relating to the salesman.

Rough Storyboard 2

Here is my second rough storyboard. The story is about selling. The salesman in my story is not a brilliant guy. He is kind a little silly and funny.