Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo Intro Teaser Chakra-X 2016-02-11 | Mature made parody of Sonic the Hedgehog, not made for kids---There is no set release date, please do not ask, I will update when I feel confident on the amount of work I have left for Act 1 ---Follow my twitter or Patreon for updates but Wrath of Nazo is moving a lot slower than I'd planned, but I am still chugging away yall Hey folks!!I present to you, fully complete first scene of Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo. I also now have a Patreon featuring this and other projects I work on if you would like to show support! Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=811981...Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.comI have a lot of work a head of me but I want to thank everyone who has helped me so far. Be sure to follow their work as wellThe "Endless Possibilities Remix" is from the Sonic Unleashed Project, a non-profit modification of the PC version of Sonic Generations. The piece was made by Falk.Sonic Unleashed Project ►youtube.com/watch?v=LBE2EFNQoEoFalk's Soundcloud ►soundcloud.com/falk-2Zhaniece Springer's► Soundcloud soundcloud.com/zha-zhaVictoria Lau's Tumblr ►http://theartsofvictory.tumblr.com
Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo Act 2 Animatic Chakra-X 2024-12-03 | —SKIP TO 3:57 IF YOU JUST WANT TO GET TO THE ANIMATIC—The Animatic of Sonic the Wrath of Nazo Act 2!!Even though this storyboards were drawn years ago, I still needed to take the time to drop in final voices, sound effects, and music (when it’s me working alone, I usually do that at the animation or editing stage, not the best habit but it was a way to speed up production T_T).So in the micro bits of time I had during a busy year (new jobs, new child births, etc) I squeaked by to bring this to y’all before the Year of Shadow comes to an end!Really was excited to show off the action in this one, seeing two characters work together who otherwise had not in “Nazo Unleashed”.Please keep in mind I wrote and drew these out around…2017? I tried to combine the jokey-ness Knuckles was given in official media at the time with my own interpretation of it, but now I kind of wish I pulled back on it, There’s also a lot of mid shots, a way to make animation easier, but I feel like it’s easier to get lost in space/redudant with how many I have. There’s even a jump cut or two!Once again I appreciate everyone’s patience and support through the years. It’s of course not at all what I wanted the project to be, but I still wanted the story and vision showcased to the world!Here's a Link to Act 2 materials! I'll be uploading a set for Act 1 soon:dropbox.com/scl/fi/laiga4nixc40wl5zhtxl6/Fan_Assets_Act2.zip?rlkey=of766cpm7h6jpns2hnebc47qh&dl=0LongestSoloEver ’s Angel Island Funk cover-youtube.com/watch?v=q_ZHHUmS3IgToxic Eternity’s Sonic 3 Final Boss Theme - Metal Cover youtube.com/watch?v=mg-LIpDBvUII am moving on from Nazo after Act 3 of Nazo is uploaded, but if you want to follow my other art and ramblings, here are my socials!BlueSky: @chakra-x.bsky.socialInstagram: @ChakraXcartoonsTwitter/X: @ChakraXcartoons-Key words to avoid "made for kids" flag (Sorry). Fuck, shit, piss, ass -
Sonic - The Wrath of Nazo- Act 1 (Animatic+Animation) Chakra-X 2023-12-28 | It begins!!!!The first of 3 Acts of what I was able to complete for Sonic: the Wrath of Nazo. I know for many of you this may barely count as a consolation prize after canceling my original intent for the film's scope, but I truly was excited to pull this story off and want to share what I was able to accomplish.Acts 2 and 3 are being mixed with new lines and audio currently. I really only got to work on Act 1 while I was between projects this past summer, so I am hoping to find time to get Act 2 and 3 out the door (with minimal unemployment, I hope)I want to thank everyone, especially my Patrons, who supported me through this. I've read so many understanding, empathetic responses, as well as (understandably) frustrated, but good faith feedback responses. My Patrons specifically made affording this project (software, hardware repairs/upgrades, voice actors, freelancers, etc) much more feasible, and I will always be grateful for that despite slowly finding it harder to not just provide Nazo content to them, but also personal work and such for those interested in my projects outside/beyond Nazo.And for those curious, YES you may use footage and audio for your own creations if you want to re-animate or re-dub Act 1. I'd appreciate you crediting the voice actors, musicians who created original tracks, and myself, but that's about it! Go for it!!Acts 2 and 3 will take a lil more time and I don't have an estimate, but I sure would love to have them out in 2024.Once again, thank you all-Key words to avoid "made for kids" flag (Sorry). Fuck, shit, piss, ass -
Wrath of Nazo Canceled, 40+ min Animatic Release, Nazo Unleashed Marked Made for Kids Chakra-X 2022-07-13 | Hey everyone, this probably isn't a surprise for most of you, but the Wrath of Nazo project has to be cancelled. The turnaround time at this rate for the animation, special effects, editing, etc. just would not have this film out in a time that I would be happy with. At this point in my career, I can't be working on Sonic fanfics all on my downtime and at this rate it wouldn't be done for years. I really wish I had the foresight to see this earlier, but prior to 2020, I was really satisfied with the animation and storyboarding process and updates. I just could not keep up that level of productivity as my life changed. I am dreadfully sorry for everyone disappointed by this, especially if you held on hope for one day seeing this fully animated. I do plan to release the animatic once I insert final voices and sound effects so you can see the story, but I know you were hoping for something along the level of the intro.As I move on to less frequent uploads and hopefully more original works, you can keep following me here or on Twitter and Instagram for more frequent art.Twitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsInstagram ►instagram.com/chakraxcartoons
Texture/Rim light After Effects Tutorial for 2D Animation Chakra-X 2020-04-15 | Using my character Luna to demonstrate some subtle effects effects I use after the animation process to add cell-like texture to it and some masking effects to make simple rim lighting!Music for Luna's clip"MKAlieZ by Hiroyuki Sawano, from the Aldnoah Zero animeFollow me on social media and subscribe to keep up to date Nazo and other art I make!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoons
Wrath of Nazo Early 2020 Update Chakra-X 2020-04-11 | Been a WHILE since I have updated, so here's a video with the latest Nazo news! Not nearly as much I would have hoped, but im chipping away where I can, just please do not expect even Act 1 any time soon and I have no estimates!Follow me on social media and subscribe to keep up to date Nazo and other art I make!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoons
Chakra-X Interview with eLL cartoons + Tiny Nazo Sneak Peak Chakra-X 2019-06-03 | I sat down with my buddy Lauren from eLL cartoons to answer some user polled questions, such as the status of Wrath of Nazo, my professional career and tools I use to make cartoons, among other things.. Definitely check out Lauren's channel too! youtube.com/channel/UCl5P5LicJTvmos8WTzl6VHQFollow me on social media and subscribe to keep up to date!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Knuckles Voice Actor Rap Chakra-X 2019-04-01 | When my Knuckles voice actor, Mickwhitefire28, records, he likes to send joke takes sprinkled between lines, going as far as to make Knuckles break in to song, so let me share it with you in all it's glory. Happy April 1st!(Act 1 slowly in progress, reminder nothing is coming out in 2019)
Wrath of Nazo: Act 1 Progress Stream [Spoiler Free] Chakra-X 2019-01-18 | Hey all! I'm gonna try streaming for a bit, I'll see how it works out, sorry if I don't answer all questions/comments, not the best worker when talking at the same time hahaAlso sorry, no solid release date for any of the acts yet. Ignore the 2019 deadline it means nothing anymore now that project kind of ballooned on me :X
Wrath of Nazo: Act 1 Progress Stream [Spoiler Free] Chakra-X 2019-01-18 | Hey all! I'm gonna try streaming for a bit, I'll see how it works out, sorry if I don't answer all questions/comments, not the best worker when talking at the same time hahaAlso sorry, no solid release date for any of the acts yet. Ignore the 2019 deadline it means nothing anymore now that project kind of ballooned on me :X
October 2018 Act 1 Stream Finished Shot Chakra-X 2018-11-02 | For those that tuned in to the animation streams last month, here is a finished version of the Act 1 shot featuring Sonic and Shadow! I'm only 15% in to Act 1 but it's coming along!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoons
Wrath of Nazo Act 1 Animation Stream Pt 2 Chakra-X 2018-10-25 | Going to start cleaning up this Sonic and Shadow scene!
Wrath of Nazo: Act 1 Progress Stream [Spoiler Free] Chakra-X 2018-10-19 | Hey all! Home early so I'm gonna try streaming for a bit, I'll see how it works out, sorry if I don't answer all questions/comments, not the best worker when talking at the same time hahaAlso sorry, no solid release date for any of the acts yet. Ignore the 2019 deadline it means nothing anymore now that project kind of ballooned on me :X
It’s Banzai Billette!! Chakra-X 2018-09-27 | My take on the #Bowsette trend hehe...Got to test some new Toon Boom tools too so it helps out Nazo too
WoN Limited Sonic Animation Test (Updated) Chakra-X 2018-07-04 | Y-ya see, the joke is that eggs can...they can be cracked on edges *ahem* (After waking up, plus seeing some comments, I felt the body needed to be shrunk and his top quill near the end made his forehead to big)Act 1 Animation is slowly on the way, so I wanted to show publicly a shot where I have been playing around with more economic animation. For talking and expressive shots, I am experimenting with animating on "3s and 4s", where the animation doesn't quite move as smoothly due to the lack of in-betweens, instead relying on stronger poses and silhouettes to sell the acting (I animate Nazo at 30 frames per second so that's about 8-10 drawings a second vs 15-30 if I animate on 2s an 1s). Faster and Action scenes will definitely require more in-between but for talky scenes like this, I think it works!Follow me on social media and subscribe to keep up to date!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Wrath of Nazo-Animatic Trailer Chakra-X 2018-03-27 | Storyboarding is complete!! I have begun animation on Act 1 but as many of you know the film will not be coming out in 2019 anymore. I don't have any new estimate release dates so I will be updating you guys on that the farther I get in to animation! Follow me on social media and subscribe to keep up to date!Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Sols Fighting Game Intro (5 Second Day 2018) Chakra-X 2018-03-17 | Ayyy so Titmouse Inc. has a a day every year where the employees gets to spend a day working on a film of whatever they want, as long as it's at least 5 seconds long (some people start much earlier!) I decided to make a mock up fight game intro using an updated version of Sol, from my Eclipse Force world established in my college thesis (6 years ago!!)Twitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoons
100k Subscribers!!+BIG Nazo Update Chakra-X 2017-11-22 | Thank you SO much for the 100k subs, updated info Wrath of Nazo's timeline and my PatreonPatreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Sonic Forces for Nintendo Switch Review and Impressions [SPOILERS] Chakra-X 2017-11-17 | I was REALLY looking forward to Sonic Forces, and while it's certainly not the worst 3D Sonic game, I have many opinions on it...Pardon my stuttering and mic hits, I promise if I do more of these I'll make them better! Let me know if you want to see more videos of be discussing my thoughts on games in the future! (Yes Nazo is being worked on, got some goodies planned in the coming months for you guys)Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
VERY Short camera fight scene test Chakra-X 2017-08-22 | Kept it short to avoid spoilers. Act 3 Is halfway done being storyboarded! I will make a special update video for when that happens and then I can move on to Animation!Check out KyleAb5000's OFFICIAL theme of Nazo for the film! youtube.com/watch?v=TtPLzAv1uh0Patreon ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Shadow Jet Kick-Storyboard Sequence (Jan 19, 2017 Update) Chakra-X 2017-01-19 | SURPRISE! I wasn't going to share this publicly until February but I needed it for my portfolio so here we go! We have a powered up Shadow delivering a powerful attack to Chaos Nazo using his trademark Air Shoes, to his surprise.Music: Blizzard Peaks from Sonic Rush Adventure1) These are moving STORYBOARDS and NOT finished animation.I still have to storyboard the final parts of Act 2, then all of Act 3.Only then can I start to animate Act 1 (releasing each act asthey are finished).2) The music, sound effects, and vocals are all temporary.3) This scene takes place at the climax of Act 2 (near the end of the act, almost done). Over 20 minutes storyboarded so far! No set release date on the specific Acts either, just trying to see how many I can get out before 2019.Please Support me and my work on Patreon! ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
How to Draw Chaos Nazo Tutorial Chakra-X 2016-12-31 | HAPPY NEW YEAR! I barely manage to get one last Wrath of Nazo video out, with a How to Draw Chaos Nazo video! Feel free to watch it at a higher speed. If you watch at normal speed, I DO talk about some trivia behind his design and the status of the Wrath of Nazo Storyboards (Almost done act 2, the longest act!)Please Support me and my work on Patreon! ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Pokemon Sun and Moons Olivia Speed Paint Chakra-X 2016-10-24 | I fell in love with her design and swag in the trailer, that I took a break and decided to draw her!This is at like 1600% speed or something. If I were a better illustrator I would have been quick and had not had to correct so many mistakes/change my mindsSketched/Inked/Flats In Clip Studio ProShadows, highlights, background in Photoshop CCDraw on a Wacom Cintiq Companion 2Pokemon (c) The Pokemon Company, Game Freak, and NintendoMusic is all from Sonic Rush Adventure:1 Windmill Village Mode 52 Sky Babylon Act 1 & 2 Mix3 Coral Cave Act 1 & 2 Mix4 Boss Deep Core Allegro5 Hidden Island
The Wrath of Nazo: ACT 2 SCENE 06 SHOTS 001-002 Chakra-X 2016-09-01 | last public peek of Act 2 for a while, every thing after this is huge spoiler!sonic: the wrath of nazo storyboard/animaticsoftware used: Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Nazo Unleashed 10th Anniversary Special Chakra-X 2016-08-16 | Back story, behind the scenes and a special surprise at the end. And wrath of nazo will be coming out in THREE parts!Music Used (in Order)1- Groove Rush -Sonic Rush2- Beyond the Speed -Sonic Runners3-Fly Away- Sonic Runners4-End of the Summer-Sonic Runners5-Planet Wisp Map-Sonic Colors6-Eggman Showdown-Sonic Lost WorldSonic 2 Debug footage courtesy of Tail's ChannelPlease Support me and my work on Patreon! ► patreon.com/user?u=811981Facebook ►facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter ►twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsTumblr ►http://http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Summer of Sonic 2016 Countdown Animation (Not related to Wrath of Nazo) Chakra-X 2016-08-08 | Note: This has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WRATH OF NAZOSonicpoX approached me to make a short countdown animation for Summer of Sonic, so I uploaded it by itself a little more cleaned up. My number for the countdown was #17 out of the other 60. Thank you so much Summer of Sonic considering me as part of the community!Check out the full version here! »» youtube.com/watch?v=JelOi9twhGs
Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo, Progress Update, Scene Preview, Release update! Chakra-X 2016-06-28 | Here I discuss my current status with the film, I share a storyboard scene featuring music and voice acting, and I abandon the 2019 date in favor of a 2-3 part release.Audit version of Steve Ahn's storyboarding class --gumroad.com/steveahn82KyleAB5000 YouTube Channel!-- youtube.com/user/KyleAB5000Follow me on Twitter -- twitter.com/chakraxcartoonsFollow Wrath of Nazo on Facebook-- facebook.com/WrathOfNazoFollow Wrath of Nazo on Tumblr -- http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.com
Pharah-Animated Overwatch Highlight Intro Chakra-X 2016-06-10 | Picked up Overwatch a few weeks ago after trying the Beta, fell in love with Pharaoh. I love jet packs, mechs, I love her look, and her attitude. Decided to strike while the iron was hot, take a break from my Sonic cartoons and make a small animated piece featuring her.Animated in Toon Boom Harmony Premium, in under 2 weeks.After Effects template made by Nick Ha youtube.com/watch?v=ZwKaL6kbtGEOverwatch is owned by Blizzard Enterainment
Korra vs. Sasuke- Storyboard Fight Scene Assignment Chakra-X 2016-06-05 | LEAVE your fanboyism at the door! This was for an assignment, not based on facts, this isn't Death Battle ;)I took an 8 week Action Storyboarding workshop (just a workshop, I'm not in school) under the super talented and famous Steve Ahn, a storyboard artist who worked on Ben 10, The Legend of Korra, and most recently Voltron. We had to make a fight scene with 2 characters, hand to hand, in 12 shots or less. You had to focus on anticipation, action build up, cut away shots, and panning backgrounds to show action. This was my favorite assignment of the class haha. He said he liked it and to make some edits to make it a good portfolio piece so I did! Enjoy!
Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo-Composite Test #2 Chakra-X 2015-10-16 | "Endless Possibilities" Cover and "Sonic Unleashed White Space Medley" by Falk soundcloud.com/falk-2Facebook: facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTumblr: http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.comTwitter: twitter.com/ChakraXcartoonsAfter this, no more Nazo clips until the trailer is complete, I do not want to spoil too much! I just wanted to try out some compositing effects on a scene with a little bit more action with Sonic and Tails!
Sonic: The Wrath of Nazo-Composite Test 1 Chakra-X 2015-08-19 | Hey! Still working on the minute long intro for the Indiegogo page, here is a scene showing some of the process involved in going from rough drawings to finish look (even though in this case, the "finished look" is still Work In Progress)Sonic stands on the Tail's Tornado berating Knuckles for losing something...
Sonic: Wrath of Nazo Voice Actors Chakra-X 2015-07-04 | Song: Pls Go Fast by Coda (of Gamechops), check out their album here!itunes.apple.com/us/album/pls-go-fast-hydrocity-zone/id957056099?i=957056100***DISCLAIMER***Voice recording quality for some of the actors are temporary and will be improved upon for the final productHappy Independence Day!To celebrate, here is a video showcasing the voice actors I selected after running a casting call. I received over 40 people and over 70 character auditions, so it was quite a process!Mickwhitefire28 as Knuckles the EchidnaTheBlueEyedFox as Miles "Tails" ProwerConnor McKinley as Shadow the HedgehogSpiritOfTheBlue as Sonic the HedgehogKyle Boyle as EggmanOmahdon as NazoFollow the Facebook page, Twitter and Tumblr to keep up to date with production/Kickstarter information!Facebook: facebook.com/WrathOfNazoTwitter: twitter.com/chakraxcartoonsTumblr: http://wrathofnazo.tumblr.comSubscribe to keep up to date on all the newest videos!
Smash Wii U Animated- Mario vs. Sonic Chakra-X 2014-08-29 | Been awhile since I did a self contained short, and since I have been hype for Smash these past few months/years, I decided to do a little fight scene. All the drawings and effects, aside from the intro, were created by me.Also haven't made a sonic animation in quite some time :)Mario (c) Nintendo and Sonic (c) Sega, I do not claim them as my own
A Few Toon Boom Features Chakra-X 2014-07-18 | While working a small Sonic animation (not Nazo), I decided to record my screen to demonstrate some time saving and intuitive features that Toon Boom has over Flash.Edit: This is TOON BOOM ANIMATE 3 , *not* Toon Boom Studio
Sonic: Nazo Unleashed DX (Ages 13+, Parody) Chakra-X 2014-06-21 | Mature made parody of Sonic the Hedgehog, not made for kidsOriginally created on Newgrounds in 2006!(Re-uploaded for better sound quality and a music change to not affect weird YouTube copyright searches)Hey folks! Newgrounds released this awesome program called "Swivel" that converts your flash movies in to a video format perfectly, even upscaling them. So I decided to take my old Sonic Nazo Unleashed trilogy, combine in to one in 1080p HD, especially now that YouTube allows for movies longer than 15 minutes 6 years later. Now I look back and the drawings, backgrounds, and animation come off as very crude, but because I made this when I was in high school, I am still proud of it. Not only was the video upscaled, but I added many special effects and screen direction fixes.I have also included optional annotation notes about characters, moves, and trivia throughout the movie.LSpecial thanks to Newgrounds and Mike for the Swivel program-Key words to avoid "made for kids" flag (Sorry). Fuck, shit, piss, ass -
Derpy Pikachu Walk Cycle Chakra-X 2013-06-28 | Decided try animating in Flash again instead of Toon Boom, this is what I got.Music created from this guy : youtube.com/watch?v=GahmxOB7FBo
Luna 3D Character Turnaround Chakra-X 2013-05-05 | Based off a character from my senior thesis back in college, I decided to try my hand at modeling again and get better at texturing. I plan to rig both her face and body in hopes of a short demo reel piece.And you can bet I intentionally gave her a large butt, something I like to keep consistent with this character :)Modeling, texturing, and UV mapping by Me
Lip Sync Animation (Zoolander) Chakra-X 2013-02-06 | I've been working on this on and off to improve my acting/animation. Took so long because I rarely do animation with these many frames in it. 95% of this should be on twos, with a few on threes and ones.Animated and colored in Toon Boom Animate.Zoolander audio (c) Paramount Pictures
ECLIPSE FORCE Chakra-X 2012-05-07 | An animation I made for my senior animation class at the University of the Arts. Spent almost a year making it, on top of other classes.A hypernova in a distant galaxy sent a meteor filled with powerful, extremely rare Dark Matter to Earth. Ecilpse Force, consisting of the arrogant, Sun-powered Sol and the intelligent Moon-fueled Luna, must secure the meteorite for safe extracton. However, their mission is quickly interrupted by a shadowy man by the name of Cygnus, who uses black hole powers to absorb energy around him. If he absorbs Dark Matter, nothing on Earth will stand in his way. Eclipse Force, time to rock!Made withToon Boom AnimateAdobe After Effects CS5.5Adobe PremiereAdobe AuditionApple Motion
3D Dragonball Z Animation Exercise Chakra-X 2011-12-16 | For my 3D animation class, we are given a pre-modeled, pre-rigged character to animate to a sound clip of our choice....I chose a Dragonball Z clip and gave him Super Saiyan hair.For the aura, I used Particles in After Effects to flow up and combined with a glow effect, vector blur, and light burst. I used a luma to make the center of the aura transparent (I made it so the beginning color from the center was white and keyed that out)
Sol-3D Tunaround Chakra-X 2011-04-29 | For my Advanced 3D Modeling and Texturing class, I decided to model an original character I plan to use for my senior film, Sol. I made a mistake applying a toon shader and got a mix of realistic shading with toon/ramp shading to get hard black shading for the darkest shadows, kind of like a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 style. I hopefully will rig in in the animation/rigging class offered next semester.
The Last Charizard-Mock Opening Title Sequence Chakra-X 2010-12-01 | in 2D animation we had to chose 3 images we like. For no reason at fist. I chose Charizard, Sam from the video game Vanquish, and an artistic render of the Sun. We had to pretend like a client gave us these elements and we had to make an opening credits sequences based on these concepts and themes. So I had fun with it. Music is "The Gathering" by Immediate Music
Flash Symbol and Lip Sync Exercise Chakra-X 2010-10-06 | An exercise in my 2D Animation class to practice lip sync with symbols. I would have added more gestures to compliment the audio but I did not have enough time :(. His name is "Sir Drop 'em Hat" who has twice the hat for twice the pain and the audio is from the fantastic final scene from "There Will Be Blood".
Burning Gundam v.s. Barney (CG) Chakra-X 2010-06-17 | My final animation for my 3D animation class at the University of the Arts. The first project was to model an object you had in real life. I only glanced at Maya before this class, but I eventually convinced myself to build the Burning (God) Gundam from the specifications of my 1/100 Master Grade model (I made the wings longer though because I felt the MG's wings weren't quite long enough.Then the final had us animate a character in an environment. While the professor enjoyed my Gundam, he wanted me to make an organic character so I could demonstrate how I knew skin weighting. I was gonna make a Godzilla-like monster at first, but since that may have taken longer and I already was using a copyrighted character, I decided to use Barney! Easier to model and funnier.Modeled, animated, rigged, and textured by me in MayaComposited and Special Effects in After Effects
Camelot 3000-After Effects Cutout Animation Chakra-X 2010-06-01 | My "individual" animation final for my Animation II class as a sophomore at the University Arts We had our Individual Animation AND a group stop motion final to do, but I am happy with the way it came out. Was going to add SFX but made it messier so I kept it a music-driven piece (thanks to David Orr of Newgorunds http://davidorr.newgrounds.com/audio) The character puppets were made in Photoshop, same with the background but the buildings were made in Flash. Because of the size of the puppets and the fact that I wanted in HD, it took a LONG TIME(3-5 hours on one machine, 2 on another) to render. My Macbook Pro failed to render it out every time so I had to use stronger desktop computers, causing a huge setback on the day it was due. This was also the first time I used Inverse Kinematics for After Effects, which proved EXTREMELY useful for animating the future Future Knight. Big thanks to Duik Tools. http://ik.duduf.com Once you learn the set up (very helpful video tutorial on site), it becomes very easy. I had a couple hick ups, like if it says "a layer is already named this" or something if you messed up. A good clean fix for me was to delete the controller, delete the guide layer (it automatically puts those at the bottom for each IK chain you make). Then delete the Expression code for the layer you made the IK chain on.
University of the Arts-Burning/God Gundam Final Turnaround 1080p Chakra-X 2010-03-15 | After some tweaks to the size of the arms, head, core lander, Burning Slashers, and other small things, I think I am essentially done with this model for this project. I also gave him detachable sword holsters in case I want him to use a beam sword. The Burning Slashers now are skin weighted so I can bend them to fit the fingers like in the anime. I was pissed that I made his "wings" too short the first time because I thought they were the same proportion as the Master Grade model and when I looked at the references, they were slightly short, so now that they are longer it feel like my Burning Gundam got his manhood back. I am using him in my final animation for this class, so keep an eye out for that in May! Modeled, Rigged, UV Mapped, and Rendered in Maya Textured in Photoshop
How I Draw Sonic Nazo Unleashed Style Chakra-X 2010-02-02 | I get a lot of questions asking how to make a flash movie. I really do not like to answer this unless you know your way around the program and are looking for specific techniques and tips. But some people also ask how did I draw Sonic, so here's the method I would go about doing it. It took me 20 minutes to draw and color this, but I also take in the fact that I was being careful since I was being recorded and I have not drawn Sonic in a while. If you do not understand how I am drawing on top of the gray brush strokes, it's because I am on another layer. Laying out the basic form helps you draw and choreograph your animation easier and faster The two songs are remixes of Hydrocity Zone and Flying Battery Zone by the collaborators of "Project Chaos". You can legally download them here: http://www.soahcity.com/remixes/o_sonic3k_project_chaos/index.php
