Oh, baby... aw, man [Chirins Bell Animation Meme] @samberk_

samberk I know I’m pretty late for this meme/trend, I wasn’t even planning on doing it at all, but I watched Chirin’s Bell a few days ago and IM STILL NOT OKAY… anyway I realized how well the meme worked for little Chirin and just had to do something with it, considering how short and minimal-effort it is!! please watch the film if you haven’t— it’s less than an hour long, available in both sub and dub for free on YouTube, and so heartbreakingly good! it needs more love for sure!! 🐑

Original meme: youtube.com/watch?v=aKHXenHBVK8

Song is ‘My Kind of Woman’ by Mac Demarco

Character is Chirin from the film ‘Chirin’s Bell’ by Sanrio

art and animation by me!

drawn in Krita, edited in DaVinci Resolve

updated 10 months ago

Oh, baby... aw, man [Chirins Bell Animation Meme]

samberk 2023-12-07 | I know I’m pretty late for this meme/trend, I wasn’t even planning on doing it at all, but I watched Chirin’s Bell a few days ago and IM STILL NOT OKAY… anyway I realized how well the meme worked for little Chirin and just had to do something with it, considering how short and minimal-effort it is!! please watch the film if you haven’t— it’s less than an hour long, available in both sub and dub for free on YouTube, and so heartbreakingly good! it needs more love for sure!! 🐑

Original meme: youtube.com/watch?v=aKHXenHBVK8

Song is ‘My Kind of Woman’ by Mac Demarco

Character is Chirin from the film ‘Chirin’s Bell’ by Sanrio

art and animation by me!

drawn in Krita, edited in DaVinci Resolve

Art Fight 2024 Cat Run Cycle + Animation Process

samberk 2024-07-10 | I think this is my first time animating a run cycle! well there may have been one in a past MAP part but it was really short and at a weird angle so I don’t really count that lol. There are definitely some places I could have improved on this but considering how fast I finished I’m still mostly happy with it. I'm going to try and get more comfortable doing full body animations.

anyway, this is an attack for Art Fight! for those who don’t know what that is, it’s basically a for-fun event in July where artists are split into two different teams, and you “attack” by making art for the OCs of artists who are on the opposite team! feel free to follow or attack me, I’m on team Seafoam. I try to prioritize revenges! :) artfight.net/~samberk

8 frames on 2’s

Character + character design belong to GreenCayt on Art Fight
song: youtube.com/watch?v=XNtjmIxkJww
art and animation by me!
programs used: Krita for art, DaVinci Resolve for editing

Colors || OC amv

samberk 2024-06-29 | First of all ignore the wonky looking birds lol this was my first time seriously drawing them let alone animating one. Anyway, I’ve been wanting to animate something to this song ever since i first heard it and i finally decided to just do it! this is also my first time animating my sona! in anthro form rather than my preferred feral form but I still like how it turned out. anyway, enjoy! btw I know I called this a mini AMV but if anyone wants to do their own version and make it a meme, feel free! just give credit and link me to your version as I'd love to see it!! :)

song: youtube.com/watch?v=E4IPwBbdm7M
art and animation by me!
programs used: Krita for art, DaVinci Resolve for editing

Sirens // A Last Life SMP animation

samberk 2024-03-25 | after a little over two years of work it is finally finished! while I’m not really involved in MCYT anymore the way I was when I first started this, I still liked what I had already animated of this enough to want to push through and just complete the whole thing. this was a huge undertaking and I learned a lot of things i hope i can implement into other projects in the future. I don’t think I really fully appreciated just how much time and work needs to go into creating a +1 minute animation when i got myself into this but now i definitely do! you can tell the difference between my older art style and my newer art style but tbh I don’t really care at this point, I’m just glad it’s finally finished and now I never have to look at or think about it again LOL anyway enjoy!!!😎
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what is Last Life SMP?

Last Life is a semi-hardcore survival multiplayer Minecraft miniseries created and hosted by famous Minecraft YouTuber Grian. in this miniseries seventeen players are thrown onto a tiny map, randomly assigned two to six lives, and are known as ‘green’ and ‘yellow’ names. when a player drops down to one final life, they become a ‘red’ name and their objective shifts from “survive” to “kill as many other players as possible.” players must also be wary of the Boogeyman Curse, in which a green or yellow name is urged to kill another one of their kind lest they lose all but one of their lives and go down to their red life automatically. once a player loses their final life, they are considered ‘dead’ and taken out of the series. in the midst of uneasy alliances and sudden betrayals, chaos abounds as players fight to stay alive and end the series the last person standing.
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song: youtube.com/watch?v=SX8jyRuOUiQ

characters/creators from Last Life SMP/MCYT
character designs by me (inspired by Last Lifers’ Minecraft skins)
art and animation by me using Krita
edited in DaVinci Resolve

Swimming Pool | OC Animation Meme

samberk 2023-11-10 | meet my OC/warriorsona Mossyheart! I actually animated most of this back in August but I only just recently got around to actually learning rudimentary editing to put it all together 💀 i still have plenty to improve on but I’m happy i finally forced myself to learn lol. there are definitely some errors and places I could have improved upon but like I said this was supposed to be a quick experimental editing thing so I tried not to get too perfectionist over it!Anyway hope you enjoy, bigger projects coming soon maybe hopefully?

Original meme by EchoFeatherss: youtube.com/watch?v=Ylc4HjHA6Ng

Song is Swimming Pool by Marie Madeline

Character and character design belong to and were created by me!

Art and animation by me using Krita

Editing done with DaVinci Resolve

2 Art Fight loop attacks

samberk 2023-07-30 | This isn’t anything extravagant but i noticed i haven’t uploaded anything for like 5 months so here we are lol. if you don’t know what ArtFight is, basically it’s a lighthearted competition of sorts where participants get sorted into two teams, and throughout the month of July you draw characters from the opposing team! this was my first year participating and it was a lot of fun :) I’ll definitely try to participate next year, give me a follow (same username as here) and I’ll try my best to attack if we end up on opposite teams!

characters in order:

Sorrowtail belongs to and is designed by SuperSody artfight.net/character/1509545.sorrowtail

Fern belongs to and is designed by Meowstermind artfight.net/character/3666653.fern

art and animation by me!

(dropped) Serpent and the Stars [Warriors AU MAP] Part 35

samberk 2023-03-11 | UPDATE 12/11/2023: in light of recent developments I have decided that I no longer want my part to be featured in the completed project of Serpent and the Stars. this video will remain public for the time being but may go unlisted or private at any point in the future.

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ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:

for this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=7nMpMoilf4M

short and sweet MAP part I speedran this in like 3 days lol. it was a lot of fun though! super cool that I got to be a part of Cheeteh Z's very first and very last Warriors MAP :3

song is 'The Stars are Projectors' by Modest Mouse
character is Hollyleaf from 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter
character design by Cheeteh Z
AU and original storyboard by Cheeteh Z
art and animation by me

Next Up Forever [Warriors AU MAP] Part 3

samberk 2023-02-02 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=9WbymvJUHi8

Script: Rusty convinces Ravenpaw he’s not gonna hurt him, so they stop circling each other to talk. Ravenpaw is relieved that Rusty is nice, but is then horrified when Tigerclaw comes up behind him, catching him in the act of fraternizing with a kittypet.

this part was fun! I got to practice some full body and perspective movement which is always fun :) I'm super excited to be a part of this MAP it’s gonna be legendary hehehe

Song is ‘Next Up Forever’ by AJR
Characters are Rusty, Ravenpaw, and Tigerclaw from ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
AU by DragonwolfRooke
Character designs and original storyboard by DragonwolfRooke
Art and animation by me

Pressed Flowers [Warriors MAP] Part 9

samberk 2023-01-11 | for youtu.be/l69DEY4ipYI

script: So what does it mean? A new and dying scene? Be nice in a while for you to leave, leave, leave, leave, aaah-oooh

Goosefeather asks Cloudberry “what does it mean, a new and dying scene?” He is referring to the vision he had about the starving clan. “Be nice in a while for you to leave…” Cloudberry responds trying to calm down goosefeather, but she is just hiding her worry which you can see in her face near the end of the part.

I’m finally finished with this part! most of the animation is over a year old but Im still pretty happy with what it is! I need to do more animations with sunset/sunrise lighting, it looks so nice. I hope that everyone had a happy holiday season/New Year, I will try to do more animations outside of my comfort zone this year! (but maybe not something with this much fur again for a while lol)

song is ‘Pressed Flowers’ by Jack Stauber

characters are Goosefeather and Cloudberry from ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter

character designs by fennex and Roseshards

art and animation by me

Danse Macabre [Warriors MAP] Part 20

samberk 2022-09-10 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=O6w6OMfaZzM

script: Swiftpaw tries to get Brightpaw's attention by telling her that they have to stay focused on the mission, Bright happily nods several times in agreement.

my first Halloween Warriors MAP! I tried to go for a sort of rubberhose/Golden Age Disney vibe with this one :D it was fun! Hope you enjoy!

Song is 'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saëns
Characters are Brightpaw and Swiftpaw from 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter
Original storyboard by JulianOliver and SplashDreamms
Character designs by SplashDreamms
Art and animation by me

20 Something [Warriors MAP] Part 11

samberk 2022-08-05 | for: youtube.com/watch?v=pOJ-LzAmSMk

script: “Pinestar laughs with Jake, and then notices something off screen in the forest.”

:) fun!

Song is “20 Something” by SZA
Characters are Jake and Pinestar from “Warriors” series by Erin Hunter
Character designs by TheWisestDino
Art and animation by me

20 Something [Warriors MAP] Part 11 WIP

samberk 2022-07-27 | fun and short little MAP part, will probably finish it quite soon just uploading a WIP for accountability/motivation! :)

for: youtube.com/watch?v=pOJ-LzAmSMk

script: “Pinestar laughs with Jake, and then notices something off screen in the forest.”

Song is “20 Something” by SZA
Characters are Jake and Pinestar from “Warriors” series by Erin Hunter
Character designs and storyboard by TheWisestDino
Art and animation by me

Fish in a Birdcage [Warriors MAP] Part 2

samberk 2022-03-27 | for this MAP (open for backups!) youtube.com/watch?v=VvQ7LeY3zzE

Script: Hawkfrost is talking to Mothwing, Mothwing looking saddened. At “he makes me feel like i belong”, show Mothwing smile slightly.

i just couldn't resist picking up this part after seeing the MAP call! Love the song and the art direction, and the animation process was pretty easy and straightforward :) anyway I hope you all enjoy!

Song is 'Fish in a Birdcage' by Fish in a Birdcage
Characters are Mothwing and Hawkfrost from 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to Renaph
Art and animation by me, using Krita

Pressed Flowers [Warriors MAP] Part 9 WIP4

samberk 2022-02-23 | For youtu.be/l69DEY4ipYI

I promise one day i will finish this map part :’D

True Bromance [Warriors MAP] Part 5 Complete

samberk 2021-12-26 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=fvYolxlRRMc

Hope everyone who celebrates the holidays is having a good time! Here's a (late) Christmas present for you all :D this MAP part was super fun and I'm pretty satisfied with it, some bits and pieces that were a little experimental and it was fun to animate all the exaggerated expressions and acting! Check out the original storyboard, hope you all enjoy and see you sometime next year probably!!

Song is 'True Bromance' from the All Hail King Julien Original Soundtrack
Character is Fireheart from the Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Character design and storyboard by Sprinting Snail Studios
Art and animation by me, using Krita

True Bromance [Warriors MAP] Part 5 WIP3

samberk 2021-12-20 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=fvYolxlRRMc

last WIP before it's finished probably! I just need to finish the coloring and shading and then I will be done!

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Song is ‘True Bromance’ from the All Hail King Julien Original Soundtrack

Character is Fireheart from Warriors series by Erin Hunter

Character design and storyboard by Sprinting Snail Studios

Art and animation by me, using Krita

True Bromance [Warriors MAP] Part 5 WIP2

samberk 2021-12-07 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=fvYolxlRRMc

I finished the BGs and am now starting on clean lineart! :) will try to get it finished soon!

Song is ‘True Bromance’ from the All Hail King Julien Original Soundtrack
Character is Fireheart from Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Character design and storyboard by Sprinting Snail Studios
Art and animation by me, using Krita

True Bromance [Warriors MAP] Part 5 WIP1

samberk 2021-11-02 | For this MAP (open!): youtube.com/watch?v=fvYolxlRRMc

Script:
“Who dumped me for a bunch of rats!
Ugh!
I'm sorry.
I did it again”
Again, Fireheart’s expression goes to anger but he calms down and turns to walk off screen. A total, birds eye shot of him walking away from the camera.

another Warriors MAP! I'm having fun with this one :D 103 frames, 10 fps

Song is 'True Bromance' from All Hail King Julien Original Soundtrack
Character is Fireheart from Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Character design and original storyboard by Sprinting Snail Studios
Art and animation by me, using Krita

Pressed Flowers [Warriors MAP] Part 9 WIP3

samberk 2021-09-08 | For this MAP (open!): youtube.com/watch?v=l69DEY4ipYI

I will be starting on lineart and backgrounds now! I might post another, final WIP when those are finished, since coloring is so tedious and I'd hate to go so long without updating.. this part has been bit of an uphill journey to get done especially now that school has started again, but I'm excited to work on it more! :)

Audio is 'Pressed Flowers' by Jack Stauber

Characters are Goosefeather and Cloudberry from the 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter

Character designs by fennex and roseshards

Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Cowboy Mapleshade [Storyboarded Warriors MAP] Part 8

samberk 2021-08-18 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=m6hnpF9ZXr0

Script:
“And I want out desperately"
She finds an entrance blocked by a minecart
[instrumental]
She crawls underneath it.

this was fun! Technically this MAP was supposed to be an 8-hour deadline one, but since I'm such a slow worker I got a few extensions lol. Still though it's the fastest MAP part I've completed so far and I'm proud of it :) 10 individual character frames

Music is 'Cowboy Dan' by Modest Mouse
Character is Mapleshade from the 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter
Character design by Cheeteh Z
Original storyboard by Cheeteh Z
Art and animation by me, using Krita

Pressed Flowers [Warriors MAP] Part 9 WIP2

samberk 2021-07-15 | For this MAP (open!): youtube.com/watch?v=l69DEY4ipYI

There isn’t that much progress from the last one but I still wanted to upload another WIP! I think I’m gonna try to break out of my perfectionism by uploading more WIPs even if the movements aren’t 100% ideal yet lol. i think it’s sort of neat to let others see more in depth my animation process anyway! :) 8fps

Audio is ‘Pressed Flowers’ by Jack Stauber

Characters are Goosefeather and Cloudberry from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter

Character designs by fennexx and roseshards

Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Pressed Flowers [Warriors MAP] Part 9 WIP

samberk 2021-06-29 | For this MAP (still open!) youtube.com/watch?v=l69DEY4ipYI

Script:

“‘So what does it mean? A new and dying scene? Be nice in a while for you to leave, leave, leave, leave, aaah-oooh’

Goosefeather asks Cloudberry ‘what does it mean, a new and dying scene?’ He is referring to the vision he had about the starving clan. ‘Be nice in a while for you to leave…’ Cloudberry responds trying to calm down goosefeather, but she is just hiding her worry which you can see in her face near the end of the part.”

I’m back at Warriors content again lol. This is very rough and unpolished but I wanted to post something this month so here we are! I’m hoping the rest of the part will be relatively easy to do but it’s also the longest one I’ve done yet which means progress will probably be a little slow. also, this MAP still has a good amount of parts left open so if you’re looking for one to join consider this one, the concept and art direction are really cool! :) This will be ~96 frames when finished, 8 fps

Audio is “Pressed Flowers” by Jack Stauber
Characters are Goosefeather and Cloudberry from the “Warriors” series by Erin Hunter
Character designs by Fennexx and roseshards
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

[dsmp] BBH the speeches? Red Banquet rough animation

samberk 2021-06-01 | So I watched the Red Banquet from the dreamsmp a while ago and decided to animate a few seconds of it! It was fun designing and animating a character with a more classical villain-esque aesthetic and demeanor for once :D enjoy! 10 fps, 59 frames, all art and animation done with Krita!

Audio is from “Red Banquet - Dream SMP” twitch.tv/videos/1000698031 timestamp 30:58

Character belongs to BadBoyHalo, character design done by me (inspired by BadBoyHalo’s Minecraft skin) youtube.com/user/thesaintsofgames

Ill Keep You Safe [1-Week Warriors AU MAP] Part 4

samberk 2021-03-03 | For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=IjWl69LGHRI

Script:
“‘God knows our mistakes will be made’
Mosskit slowly starts to warm up to Snowfur and rubs against her paws. Snowfur giggles happily and watches as Mosskit gets distracted by a butterfly. Mosskit looks at it in awe, leaping a few times to try and grab it while constantly smiling and having fun. (Make sure Snowfur and Thrushpelt are still visible in the background! They can either be blurred or in-focus)”

This is my first 1-week MAP! though I did get a extension which actually gave me about a week and a half working time total it’s still the fastest animation I’ve done so far. Short deadlines are good for forcing myself out of that cycle of perfectionism+procrastination I get into a lot with my art lol. there are some things I wish I could’ve worked on more but for the time I was given i guess I’m pretty happy with it! 48 frames at 5 fps

Song is ‘I’ll Keep You Safe’ by Sleeping at Last
Characters are Mosskit, Snowfur, and Thrushpelt from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to araxie
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

I Named Him Friend [DSMP Rough Animation Test]

samberk 2021-02-01 | After taking a little break from Warrior Cats i wanted to try animating something new!! I draw a lot of humans and humanoids but for some reason I’ve only really animated cats in earnest, so I thought I’d change that with the help of my latest obsession lol :D This was fun, a bit challegung but fun!!! definitely rough around the edges but i don’t think it’s too bad for a first try.. I know most people who animate these SMP scenes tend to finish them soon after they come, but I found this moment kind of cute and funny so I decided to animate it even though it is pretty outdated now :) this is animated at 10 fps and as it’s over 110 individual frames I probably won’t be cleaning up or coloring it so I can get to work on other things, but I hope you guys can enjoy as it is!

Audio is from @Technoblade’s stream “Nothing goes wrong,” timestamp 51:03 youtube.com/watch?v=uT5-lQdEBIs
Characters are Ghostbur (@Wilbur Soot), @Technoblade, and Friend from Minecraft Youtube/the DreamSMP
Character designs by me (inspired by Wilbur Soot’s and Technoblade’s Minecraft skins)
Art and animation by me, using Krita

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Darkkit and Smoke [Warriors MAP] Part 12

samberk 2020-12-18 | For this MAP (backups open!): youtube.com/watch?v=B9geiQGATTo

Script:

“‘But why do I have to know, you're gonna be with me!’
Darkkit says this line as tears start to fall down his face, he is no longer confused.”

The flashing is just a few lightning strikes at the beginning and end of the part, I’m not sure if it’s even enough to warrant any concern but I feel it’s better to err on the side of caution! :) anyway I’m pretty happy with this, it took longer than it should have but oh well! this MAP idea is so adorable and sad and everyone else’s parts look amazing so far, I’m glad I got to participate and I’m excited to see it finished eventually! this is 47 frames at 10 fps!

Audio is from ‘The Land Before Time-‘ Universal Pictures, director Don Bluth
Progress montage song is ‘Whispering Winds’ from ‘The Land Before Time’ soundtrack- composer James Horner
Character is Darktail from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character design belongs to Treeetooop and kelpiecats
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Darkkit and Smoke [Warriors MAP] Part 12 WIP2

samberk 2020-12-06 | For this MAP (backups open!): youtube.com/watch?v=B9geiQGATTo

Script:

“‘But why do I have to know, you're gonna be with me!’
Darkkit says this line as tears start to fall down his face, he is no longer confused.”

I took a little break from this but now I’m back :) with some luck I’ll be getting it finished soon! I’m excited to finish the color and paint the background. 47 frames at 10 fps

Audio is from ‘The Land Before Time-‘ Universal Pictures, director Don Bluth
Character is Darktail from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character design belongs to Treeetooop and kelpiecats
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Darkkit and Smoke [Warriors MAP] Part 12 WIP

samberk 2020-11-11 | For this MAP (backups open!): youtube.com/watch?v=B9geiQGATTo

Script:

“‘But why do I have to know, you're gonna be with me!’
Darkkit says this line as tears start to fall down his face, he is no longer confused.”

Another Warrior Cats part :) This is my highest framerate in an animation yet at 10 fps, since it’s such a short part with such quick dialogue I felt like it might be worth the challenge of a higher framerate :) I’m liking the smoother animation, hopefully it looks okay! it’ll be about 49 frames when finished, most of them are here already just not completely drawn/polished yet.

Audio is from ‘The Land Before Time-‘ Universal Pictures, director Don Bluth
Character is Darktail from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character design belongs to Treeetooop and kelpiecats
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Hidden [Warriors AU] MAP Part 6

samberk 2020-11-01 | For this MAP (backups+thumbnail contest open!): youtube.com/watch?v=mgLS2TAT-jc

Script:
“‘I see you’
[Mothwing] blinks, a tear falling down her face, then almost cries, swallowing her tears (her face scrunches up). She lipsyncs ‘I see you,’ tilting her head, tears welling in her eyes.
‘I see you’
Feathertail is surprised, then happy/sad. Smile with sad eyes. She lipsyncs ‘I see you’ back.”

I’m finally finished with this! It’s my longest MAP part so far! It was fun pushing my style and experimenting more, I will miss working on it :) thank you all for the support on the WIP, it really gave me the motivation to push through the coloring and finishing touches!! :D this is 72 frames at 5 fps!

Song is ‘Hidden’ by Vashti Bunyan
Progress montage song is ‘Feet of Clay,’ also by Vashti Bunyan
Characters are Mothwing and Feathertail from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to chewtoi
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Hidden [Warriors AU MAP] Part 6 WIP2

samberk 2020-10-23 | For this MAP (backups+thumbnail contest open!!!): youtube.com/watch?v=mgLS2TAT-jc

Script:
“‘I see you’
[Mothwing] blinks, a tear falling down her face, then almost cries, swallowing her tears (her face scrunches up). She lipsyncs ‘I see you,’ tilting her head, tears welling in her eyes.
‘I see you’
Feathertail is surprised, then happy/sad. Smile with sad eyes. She lipsyncs ‘I see you’ back.”

experimenting with lineart and BGs on this one! I’m trying to go for more of a traditional/“moving storybook” vibe :) 5 fps (Mothwing is animated on one’s while Feathertail is primarily on two’s)

Song is ‘Hidden’ by Vashti Bunyan
Characters are Mothwing and Feathertail from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to chewtoi
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Lethargy [Warriors MAP] Part 7

samberk 2020-10-01 | For this MAP (backups+thumbnail contest open!): youtube.com/watch?v=Ir51Pebqiys

Script:
“‘You checked out years ago’
Show Hollyleaf standing in front of Leafpool, the death berries at her paws. Leafpool has a calm but sad look on her face.
‘Oh what I’d do not to worry like you’
Hollyleaf lip syncs this line, her ears back and her eyes slit in anger.”

I’m finally finished! I’m mostly happy with it.. looking back there are several things I would have done differently or fixed but overall I learned a lot and I’m glad I had the experience :) the part is approximately 62 frames at 8 fps!

Song is ‘Lethargy’ by Bastille (I used the instrumental version for the progress montage)
Characters are Leafpool and Hollyleaf from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to DeadDogWalking
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Lethargy [Warriors MAP] Part 7 WIP 2

samberk 2020-09-14 | For this MAP (still open!!!!): youtube.com/watch?v=Ir51Pebqiys

Script:
“‘You checked out years ago’
Show Hollyleaf standing in front of Leafpool, the death berries at her paws. Leafpool has a calm but sad look on her face.
‘Oh what I’d do not to worry like you’
Hollyleaf lip syncs this line, her ears back and her eyes slit in anger.”

I am still slowly chipping away at this :) I redid several parts a few times because I wasn’t satisfied with how they were turning out but I am happy enough with it now to finally post another WIP! It’s 62 frames at 8 fps, in retrospect I kind of wish I’d chosen a slightly higher framerate but as this is a mixed PMV/AMV MAP I guess a lower fps will help it blend with the PMV parts better! all I have to do now is finish up the backgrounds and then color and shade, the most tedious part of animating for me lol :) wish me luck!!

Song is ‘Lethargy’ by Bastille
Characters are Leafpool and Hollyleaf from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to DeadDogWalking
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Lethargy [Warriors MAP] Part 7 WIP

samberk 2020-08-18 | For this MAP (still OPEN!!!): youtube.com/watch?v=Ir51Pebqiys

Script:
“‘You checked out years ago’
Show Hollyleaf standing in front of Leafpool, the death berries at her paws. Leafpool has a calm but sad look on her face.
‘Oh what I’d do not to worry like you’
Hollyleaf lip syncs this line, her ears back and her eyes slit in anger.”

a rough and messy WIP for another MAP part, my second Leafpool and Hollyleaf one :) it’ll be about 60 frames at 8 fps when finished! Trying a bit of a different technique for this part, hopefully it works :) I think I am getting a better grasp on my digital cartooning style. I will probably mark this as unlisted if I upload a more polished WIP later on so if you’d like to save this for whatever reason, be sure to like it or add it to another playlist or whatever.

Song is ‘Lethargy’ by Bastille
Characters are Leafpool and Hollyleaf from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to DeadDogWalking
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Meteor Shower [Warriors MAP] Part 14

samberk 2020-08-15 | For this MAP (backups and thumbnail contest are open!): youtube.com/watch?v=x7u4UEAHvwM

Script:
“‘I’d sell my own bones for sapphire stones’
Have Oakheart lip sync ‘I’d sell my own bones’ and for the rest of the line, focus on his paw as he opens it on ‘sapphire stones’ showing two sapphire gems in his paw.
‘’Cause blue’s your favourite colour’
Have Bluefur blush as Oakheart lip syncs this to her, a look of love on his face.”

This was fun, I had to ask for some extensions because I’m molasses-slow lol but it was still a good learning experience. Overall I am mostly satisfied with how it turned out. If you all would like for me to upload more WIPs for more content/insight into my process please say so in the comments :) First time animating lipsync set to audio and my first PMV/limited animation! Approximately 40 frames animated at 5 fps, mostly on ones.

Song is ‘Meteor Shower’ by Cavetown
Characters are Bluestar and Oakheart from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to DeadDogWalking
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Meteor Shower [Warriors MAP] Part 14 WIP

samberk 2020-07-20 | For this MAP call (backup positions still open!): youtu.be/x7u4UEAHvwM

Script:
“‘I’d sell my own bones for sapphire stones’
Have Oakheart lip sync ‘I’d sell my own bones’ and for the rest of the line, focus on his paw as he opens it on ‘sapphire stones’ showing two sapphire gems in his paw.
‘’Cause blue’s your favourite colour’
Have Bluefur blush as Oakheart lip syncs this to her, a look of love on his face.”

I cracked and joined another MAP lol. It’s a PMV/limited animation project, so hopefully this one won’t take as long as my last :) this is my first time doing lipsync set to audio, and also animating in such a low framerate, and *also* drawing character interactions like these in general pretty much, so if anyone has any tips or constructive criticism that would be cool! It’s a bit challenging, but I think the hardest parts are over... need to fix up a couple frames, line, color, shade, and do backgrounds. Approx. 40 frames at 5 frames per second mostly on one’s, but there’s a bit on two’s, three’s, four’s and five’s. I hope that’s not considered too fast for PMV

Song is ‘Meteor Shower’ by Cavetown
Characters are Bluestar and Oakheart from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to DeadDogWalking
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

The Moment I Said It [Warriors MAP] Part 23

samberk 2020-07-10 | For this MAP call (backup positions are still open!): youtube.com/watch?v=-z03ACXeR-8

Script: “Leafpool stays where she is with a frown. At ‘death,’ background changes to Gathering, looking up in fear. Hollyleaf is narrowing her eyes at Leafpool while standing next to confused Lionblaze after getting everyone's attention.”

my first MAP part and third animation, I hope I did this right... I love Imogen Heap and this song of hers in particular, so when I saw this MAP call I just knew I had to try and get a part! I’m glad the host thought I was good enough to join :) really pushed myself on this one, it’s nowhere near perfect but at least I tried and I know what I need to improve upon next time! Character animation is approximately 65 frames, animated at 16 frames per second on two’s (so I guess technically it’s 8 fps?). Constructive criticism is welcome

Song is ‘The Moment I Said it’ by Imogen Heap (I used the instrumental version for the progress montage)
Characters are Leafpool, Hollyleaf and Lionblaze from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to EndlessHorizon
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

The Moment I Said It [Warriors MAP] Part 23 WIP

samberk 2020-06-11 | For this MAP call (backup positions are still open!): youtube.com/watch?v=-z03ACXeR-8

Script: “Leafpool stays where she is with a frown. At ‘death,’ background changes to Gathering, looking up in fear. Hollyleaf is narrowing her eyes at Leafpool while standing next to confused Lionblaze after getting everyone's attention.”

Characters animated on twos at 16 fps. All I have to do now is tweak a few movements here and there, line/refine the sketches, color, and maybe shade, depending on if I’m up to it or not.

Song is ‘The Moment I Said it’ by Imogen Heap
Characters from the ‘Warriors’ series by Erin Hunter
Character designs belong to EndlessHorizon
Art and animation done by me, using Krita

Matzo animation

samberk 2020-05-19 | my second animation, done on Krita, 40 frames on two's at 14 fps. I wanted to try a more complete-looking animation so I did a really quick background and colored in the character, her name is Matzo. (she’s lipsyncing “Of course!”) I may have been a little too ambitious in this one, there are some volumetric issues toward the end but for what it is i think it's alright. Any constructive criticism is welcome

animation- Im okay

samberk 2020-05-01 | my first animation, done on Krita, 40 frames on two's at 12 FPS. There's a lot of issues with it and I would've liked to clean it up somewhat but I also didn't want to spend too much time stressing over what was basically testing out Krita's animation program and some basic animation fundamentals. I hope whoever sees this enjoys it nonetheless