Prowlies at the river - 2004 chluaid 2017-04-28 | Bitey's next big hit. This one really put him on the map thanks to the fans at Newgrounds.
The Dashkin - Trailer 1 chluaid 2022-03-19 | Three worlds collide in this continuation of the Brackenwood saga by Adam Phillips.A solo project, 3 years in the making with environments made in Unreal Engine and 2D animation in Toon Boom Harmony.Written and created by Adam PhillipsOriginal score: Lee Darkin-Miller
Prowlies: Brackenwood Wildlife Documentary Series, episode 2 chluaid 2019-04-12 | The habitats and behaviour of various Brackenwood creatures is documented in this series from the forgotten Viccan archives.--I made this with Unreal Engine (backgrounds) and Toon Boom Harmony (2D animation) and was a test to see if I could bring the two together for a complete project. As the test was successful, I've started building more Brackenwood environments in UE4 for more Brackenwood movies, including the continuation of the Dashkin story.--This episode was finished several weeks ago but Newgrounds gets the early exclusive on my movies because that's where the Brackenwood fan base grew from. Follow me at chluaid.newgrounds.com if you want to be first to see my animation works.--
The Completed Scene (Prowlies Sc 020) - no audio chluaid 2018-12-12 | A key scene for the Brackenwood Wildlife Documentary project. This work was completed over 3 weekends of live streaming on my Twitch channel. All animated elements were done in Toon Boom Harmony 16. I created the background in Unreal Engine. Catch me working every weekend on twitch.tv/chluaid
Prowlies Sc 020 chluaid 2018-12-05 | Setting up background and FX ready for character anim.A prowlie will dive from the rock into the water, then cam pans under water to see him chasing fish. nomnnomnomAnimation in Toon Boom Harmony, background in UE4Format QuicktimeCodec H.264
hitchHiker Part 2 (2002) chluaid 2017-04-28 | The hitchHiker conclusion is still one of my favourite stories. Even though it's pretty crudely drawn and animated, and there's so many film making mistakes it hurts to watch, hitchHiker 2 is where my stuff starts to get more complex. I was now treating Flash animation more like a potential career, than a hobby. I made this alongside writing a chapter in a Flash book called Flash MX Most Wanted: Effects and Movies.
hitchHiker Part 1 (2001) chluaid 2017-04-28 | One of my first major Flash "films" pretty soon after I started using Flash. This is a true story told to me by my father.Fun fact, I made pretty much every sound with my own face and shitty desktop mic (except match striking)
The Yuyu - 2006 chluaid 2017-04-28 | This movie picks up from the end of Littlefoot (2005) where Bitey is lying unconscious against a rock. For most Brackenwood fans, this 3 minutes is where he graduated from despicable bully to anti-hero.
Littlefoot - 2005 chluaid 2017-04-28 | In his third movie, Bitey encounters a lost baby morrug in the grasslands, acts like a bully and has a boulder thrown at him.
Bitey of Brackenwood - 2004 chluaid 2017-04-28 | Finally uploading some of these to my own channel. This is Bitey's first movie. He was originally created as a nemesis for Bingbong, but eventually became the key player. From that point on, I reworked the story of Brackenwood to revolve around him.
The Independent Animators Guide to Toon Boom Harmony 14 chluaid 2016-12-05 | Aimed at Flash animators, This is a live stream from December 2016 on how to get started with Toon Boom Harmony 14.Topics covered:Intro - 00:01:15Scene settings - 00:05:20Layouts and workspaces - 00:07:40Drawing, painting and colour - 00:16:45Layers and frames - 00:48:25Animation (tweens and morphing) - 00:53:40Effects (blur, tint, fade) - 01:22:00Camera and multiplane - 01:39:40Exporting - 01:58:20Viewer questions - 02:05:50
Timelapse Bingbong Inks for Patreon chluaid 2016-11-27 | Yes that's a nipple on fire. My first traditional art stream on Twitch was for Patreon inks. Lots of fun with lots of people and had time for some giveaways and requests. Follow me on twitch.tv/chluaid
Giant on Fire Timelapse chluaid 2016-11-21 | Animating fire for the Dice Camera Action intro. Follow me on twitch.tv/chluaid
Hill Giant Timelapse chluaid 2016-11-14 | 12 hours in 12 mins. Hill Giant getting smashed by the #wafflecrewThis animation is for a new Dice, Camera, Action intro.Follow me on my Twitch channel to watch the progress. twitch.tv/chluaidDice Camera Action Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfS8QgUdeGYo8F3RPUQ2Wsi2mZLPcaU6X
Diath timelapse chluaid 2016-11-08 | Unfortunately the first part (red line construction) was corrupted so this timelapse starts as I begin roughing in the character model.
Evelyn animation timelapse chluaid 2016-10-31 | 21 hours in 19 mins. Evelyn: human paladin of the #wafflecrewThis animation is for a new Dice, Camera, Action intro.Streaming on my Twitch channel. twitch.tv/chluaidDice Camera Action Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfS8QgUdeGYo8F3RPUQ2Wsi2mZLPcaU6X
Strix animation timelapse chluaid 2016-10-29 | 10 hours in 10 mins. Strix: tiefling sorcerer of the #wafflecrewThis animation is for a new Dice, Camera, Action intro.Streaming on my Twitch channel. twitch.tv/chluaidDice Camera Action Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfS8QgUdeGYo8F3RPUQ2Wsi2mZLPcaU6X
Fatsack (Brackenwood Wildlife Documentary Series - Ep 1) chluaid 2016-06-28 | In the style of a wildlife documentary, this series introduces the various creatures, plant life and weather phenomena of Brackenwood.In addition to my work on The Last of the Dashkin 2, these shorts are possible thanks to the generosity of the Brackenwood supporters on Patreon.patreon.com/biteyMusic - Lee Miller on Soundcloud:soundcloud.com/leedarkinmillerNarrator - A.K Alfadel on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/akalfadel
Fatsack Month 160402 chluaid 2016-04-07 | Every month I make a limited number of these original illustrations with ink on 2.5" x 3.5" card and send them to Patreon supporters.patreon.com/bitey
Biteycastle FX Course - wk 1 - Lightning chluaid 2015-04-27 | Join us at bitey.com/fxThis video is a summary of BCA FX animation course Week 1.-- Lightning is one of the easiest effects you'll ever need to animate. However, there are design and timing considerations necessary for keeping it aesthetically interesting and theatrical, while maintaining realism.
Lighting a Cutout Rig - Harmony 12 - 5/5 chluaid 2015-04-20 | This video demonstrates how volumetric lighting is applied to a simple cutout character rig.
Adding and Carving - Harmony 12 - 4/5 chluaid 2015-04-20 | This video demonstrates how to carve out hollows and add bumps to the normal map, to give more interesting contours to the drawing.
Types of Light - Harmony 12 - 3/5 chluaid 2015-04-20 | This video demonstrates the difference between the three main light types and their settings
A Simple Setup - Harmony 12 - 2/5 chluaid 2015-04-20 | This video demonstrates the basic lighting setup on a single drawing.
Shading Nodes - Harmony 12 - 1/5 chluaid 2015-04-20 | This video goes through the new shading nodes in Harmony 12.
WWA sc22 chluaid 2014-11-01 | "WWA" is a 2D animated collaboration by members of the BCA FX course: bitey.com/fxThough there are a couple of minor lighting issues to fix, this is the first finished scene.
Traditional 2D animation timing grids chluaid 2014-09-23 | What they mean and how they work. This was a requested topic on my twitch channel. http://www.twitch.tv/chluaid Subscribe to me on Twitch if you want a notification when I go live.
Rainbow Halo chluaid 2014-07-25 | Light and shadow FX! With the sun high behind camera, shooting down into the clouds a rainbow appeared around my shadow. This is a 10 minute walk from my home in the Blue Mountains (Jamison Valley), NSW, Australia.
4/4 Colour and Lens Flares in Harmony 10.3 chluaid 2013-11-26 | Colour adjustment effects and lens flares.In this 4-part series I demonstrate the new effects features of Harmony 10.3. These demonstrations are aimed at users already familiar with Animate Pro and Harmony.
3/4 Turbulence in Harmony 10.3 chluaid 2013-11-26 | Turbulence and turbulent noise (as an FX guy, I've waited many years for the ability to do this in 2D). In this 4-part series I demonstrate the new effects features of Toon Boom Harmony 10.3.This demonstration is aimed at users already familiar with Animate Pro or Harmony.
2/4 Zoom & Spin Blur in Harmony 10.3 chluaid 2013-11-26 | Zoom and Spin blurring.In this 4-part series I demonstrate the new effects features of Harmony 10.3.This demonstration is aimed at users already familiar with Animate Pro or Harmony.
1/4 Introduction to Harmony 10.3 chluaid 2013-11-26 | Introduction.In this 4-part series I demonstrate the new effects features of Harmony 10.3. This demonstration is aimed at users already familiar with Animate Pro or Harmony.
Time lapse gif animation - 115 mins in 60 sec chluaid 2013-05-30 | finished gif:http://imgur.com/gallery/frnXxyMSoftware used: Toon Boom HarmonyAudio from Newgrounds user Velada: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/537314
Saiyan Football Victory chluaid 2013-05-27 | Another response to a Reddit request. gif here - http://imgur.com/gallery/frnXxyM
Ween - Transdermal Celebration [HD] chluaid 2013-02-11 | 10 years ago I took 2 weeks off work and animated this fan video for Ween. They loved it so much they made it the official video.It's been on YouTube for a long time on other people's channels, but generally at a very low res. Lots of people have asked me why I hadn't uploaded it myself, so 10 years later, here it is.
Weens Bananas and Blow performed on harps chluaid 2012-12-01 | Harpists Kaela and Morgana are students of a performing arts school here in Australia. Kaela's also a fan of Ween and she arranged one of her favourite songs for the harp.Kaela's been hearing Ween all her life. She was 5 when I animated their Transdermal Celebration video. With the album White Pepper in the car's CD player, she'd ask me to "play the song that sounds like it's got coconuts in it", that is Bananas and Blow. She was terrified of the song Ice Castles though because I told her it was about poison toys so it became the soundtrack to her nightmares. Bad daddy ):(
Old man breaks into house, ruins lives. chluaid 2012-11-28 | Love from me and the Bitey Castle FX Academy http://bitey.com/fxI made this using Toon Boom Harmony.--Yes, I'm still making progress on Dashkin. Updates on my site.
Shape animates a splash chluaid 2011-12-14 | This morning, Shape submitted his assignment from the BCA FX course.
Shape animates dust chluaid 2011-10-02 | An old friend drops by BiteyCastle to guest lecture on his legendary dust animation skills that he just learned last night. Give him a jug of meat and he'll draw all day!
Learn FX Animation from me chluaid 2011-08-10 | We made a total of $27,333. THANKS EVERYONE! The campaign has ended but the FX Course will be open to anyone interested from around the 1st week of September. --- The BiteyCastle Academy 2D FX Animation Course is almost ready for launch. The Kickstarter campaign was successful but it's over now so if you want to participate in the course, keep an eye on http://bitey.com for updates. http://kck.st/naQYl0
Into the Woods chluaid 2011-06-27 | This is my music video for Cilla Jane, an independent singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. "Into the Woods" is a track from her new album called 'Until Morning Comes', which is available on iTunes.The animation was done 100% with Toonboom Animate Pro. It's entirely 2D, I've used Toonboom's morphing to achieve some of the 3D-ish effects, like the fox head and girl turnaround.
Dashkin, gameplay preview chluaid 2011-04-05 | Our Kickstarter campaign is over. It was successfully funded on Aug 16, 2011 with a total of $27,333 in pledges, which is 136% of our initial goal :) Due for release at the end of July, the upcoming Bitey game is called Dashkin, Find all the latest updates on: http://www.facebook.com/dashkin.game and hit LIKE for a chance to beta test the game before its release.
ToonBoom Animate 2 - camera 3/3 chluaid 2010-04-21 | Final video in this series looks at tweaking the path and the easing of the camera move.
ToonBoom Animate 2 - camera 1/3 chluaid 2010-04-21 | This series looks at the excellent camera functionality in Toonboom, which allows you to create rotate, pan and trucking camera effects as well as simulating multiplane by arranging scene elements in a virtual 3D space.
ToonBoom Animate 2 - camera 2/3 chluaid 2010-04-21 | Part 2 introduces you to the perspective view which illustrates perfectly how a typical scene exists in virtual 3D space.
