Smash Zombie Collab JaktheHobo 2010-10-31 | Animators :JoshCookiezofChaosHekiExxoOrelRivaniusWoodsLittleHanSolKillerVashZobachiBenoaficateKyxTwixJakthehoboGregioScottKiyooMakaniSong : John Petrucci - Damage Control
Collection of Jakthehobo JaktheHobo 2012-10-31 | 188 animations all done in Fireworks.From 2009 to 2012Thank you to everyone who's been there along the way really. This collection is really most of what I had done as a maple animator, yup there's no coming back after this. I've met a lot of really.. amazing people from all over the world by doing this maple animation stuff and I'm glad I'll still be able to keep in touch and perhaps meet more of them in the later years. All the forums I've gone through and perhaps even all the people I've helped via animation tips, resources or just being there I guess... I know in my recent months I've probably felt quite snarky towards doing this but really looking back at it all I might not be in the same position without it.And yes, I do understand this is a REALLY LONG VIDEO or collection rather. I don't want to label this my "Showreel" because I'm not aiming for that sort of industry now. I just want to keep this as maybe a guideline for new animators or aspiring animators who still want to do maplestory media. It took me three years to finally get a good grasp of what my program was capable of and also that's the amount of time it took for me to find what I wanted to do in life. If animation is the way to go, honestly, just keep at it. People will be harsh and you may see people overtake where you are. But as long as you know who you are at the time... things will probably work out just fine.Looking back at all this... damn I made some embarrassing animations LOL... oh well, I'll pop a few links of interest below and maybe you can learn something and take it further than me ;)Special Credit also to Angela (http://AsianPanties.deviantart.com/) for the drawing used between 14:15 and 14:30.Cheers guys!- Jakthehobo
How to Animate - Intermediate - Overlays and Text JaktheHobo 2011-12-23 | Basic requirements:Average Understanding of how to animateFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA mapA finished / work in progress animation--------------------------------------------------Text should always be visible in the animation. If it isn't then it's a trouble for the viewer who would have to stop and replay the animation at the specific moment. When doing text there should be a few things to look out for:Small words / phrases - 10 frames more or lessShort sentences - 20 framesLong sentences 30 frames and aboveRead the phrase out as you animate and you'll soon get used to the timing the fireworks gives you. Always remember to F12! At the end of any text, you should export the GIF and send it to a friend, not everyone is a fast reader so take your time and eventually you'll get used to it.--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Linksn/a
The GIF Collab 2 JaktheHobo 2011-11-14 | 30 GIF animations. 24 animators. 1 Animation Programs: Adobe Fireworks 1 Video Editor: Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 Collab Organizers - Gabeh and Jakthehobo Sounds added by: http://www.youtube.com/user/juanjm12 - Juan http://maplemation.com/forum/index.php A collab by the members of Maplemation. Animators: Jakthehobo - http://www.youtube.com/user/Jakthehobo Smile - http://www.youtube.com/user/LittleHanSol Aidan - http://www.youtube.com/user/GreenAlienAnimations 2K - http://www.youtube.com/user/2Kh2Random Ozone - http://www.youtube.com/user/Ozonetheo3 Symen - n/a Mikey - n/a Jakthehobo - http://www.youtube.com/user/Jakthehobo Gregio - http://www.youtube.com/user/GregioKnight Aznx3 - http://www.youtube.com/user/maplemmv Jakthehobo - http://www.youtube.com/user/Jakthehobo Aleks - n/a Heki - http://www.youtube.com/user/hekisaishi Nicko - http://www.youtube.com/user/Ncww1 Gabeh - n/a R i v e r - http://www.youtube.com/user/rivanius Aznmagix - http://www.youtube.com/user/aznmagix4ever TypicalTechnicalTyler - http://www.youtube.com/user/TechnicalTyler Celan - http://www.youtube.com/user/CelanSnipers Lunasong - http://www.youtube.com/user/lunasongxd Ozone - http://www.youtube.com/user/user/Ozonetheo3 Holybelief - http://www.youtube.com/user/HunterMaplez Jose - http://www.youtube.com/user/josv525 Dippey - http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSchoutenZero Lunasong - http://www.youtube.com/user/lunasongxd Spoofed - n/a Aidan - http://www.youtube.com/user/GreenAlienAnimations Nadolix - http://www.youtube.com/user/nadolix Jakthehobo - http://www.youtube.com/user/Jakthehobo Music: Atomic Bonsai - Homestuck
Smash Zombie Collab 2 JaktheHobo 2011-10-31 | Animators: AizenX - http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTray187 AznMagix - www.youtube.com/aznmagix4ever Flow - http://www.youtube.com/user/DeathWishAnimation IamInnocent - http://www.youtube.com/user/ExtremeDillonX3 TypicalTechnicalTyler - http://www.youtube.com/technicaltyler Vash - http://www.youtube.com/killervash65 Dman - http://www.youtube.com/user/DJElemental1 GimmieSoup - http://www.youtube.com/user/gimmesoupandms MikiRawr - n/a Wombat - www.youtube.com/WombatAnimations Zack - http://www.youtube.com/user/XxZackAttack27xX Jakthehobo Ventuz - www.youtube.com/venXIIImaple ABC - http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePenguinEric Aidan - http://www.youtube.com/user/GreenAlienAnimations Jaws - http://www.youtube.com/xassissian UndieBandit - http://www.youtube.com/user/UndieBandit Tezzeret - http://www.youtube.com/user/GrandTezz LunaSong - http://www.youtube.com/user/lunasongxd Glay - www.youtube.com/TheAniMouth .Martin - n/a Juan - http://www.youtube.com/user/juanjm12 DarkDragon581 - http://www.youtube.com/user/darknivlac Song 1 : John Petrucci - Jaws of Life Song 2 : HOTD - Opening
How to Animate - Watching the hobo do basics JaktheHobo 2011-10-06 | This is a quite different lesson where I animate then explain my thought process behind it. I'll probably upload a couple of animations soon onto youtube so you have something to watch that isn't me rambling on for 30 minutes or so c:
How to Animate - Intermediate - Zoom Blur and Uploading JaktheHobo 2011-09-18 | Basic requirements: Average Understanding of how to animate Fireworks 8 / CS3 - 5 A spritesheet A map -------------------------------------------------- Zoom blurring should be thought of as a small flash of light which builds up slowly but finishes quickly. The frames used should only be 3 with: 4,100 - 8,100 - 2,100 For the last frame that's when the zoom should be applied. Uploading sites like, tinypic, majhost or iaza all support animated GIF files. -------------------------------------------------- Timeline n/a -------------------------------------------------- Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Intermediate - Scene Movement and Blurring JaktheHobo 2011-08-27 | Basic requirements:Average Understanding of how to animateFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA map--------------------------------------------------Scene movement is much like sliding in an animation, there should be easing and a possible link to whatever action you want the viewer to see next. Simple movements can be:1-3-5-10-20-10-5-3-1-11-4-16-32-24-12-6-4-2-1Movements that want to show the length or perhaps a new area of the map would be possibly:1-4-12-34-60-60-30-10-3-2-1But it all depends on personal taste and really what you want to convey. Don't worry about the sequence of numbers, aslong as the amount of pixels is going down, then the map movement will be smooth to some extent.--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Intermediate - Impact and Sliding JaktheHobo 2011-08-25 | Basic requirements:Average Understanding of how to animateFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5Two spritesheetsA map--------------------------------------------------Showing Impact:When a character gets hit the person sending the attack will act differently from the receiver.Attacker: 4-2-1Receiver: 12-8-4-1-1If you count each number as the amount of pixels the character is sliding then it's understandable that the attacker will only slide a bit then stop whereas the person receiving the impact will go much further. If you think about the receiver slowing down by dividing the amount of pixels by 2 each time, then suddenly stopping it's much better to understand the strength of the hit received.Every attack will be different and depending on how close the receiver was, the sliding will be different. Keep in mind the positions of both characters when animating.--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Basics - Filters and Blending JaktheHobo 2011-08-20 | Basic requirements:Beginner or no knowledge of FireworksFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA map--------------------------------------------------Making a pre-set for effects:First click any sprite you're wishing to change and click the "+" button at the properties toolbar below, then go to the desired filter and set what you want. After press the "+" button again on the sprite with the filters set and click "options" then "save as style". Simply name it to what you want and you're done.--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Basics - Jumping JaktheHobo 2011-08-19 | Basic requirements:Beginner or no knowledge of FireworksFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA map--------------------------------------------------Moving 10 pixels instead of 1Press shift and use the arrow keys to move any direction and instead of moving one pixel at a time, you'll be able to move the sprite 10 pixels. This saves time greatly and is useful for later animation ideas.--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Basics - Standing, Alerts and Walking JaktheHobo 2011-08-10 | Basic requirements:Beginner or no knowledge of FireworksFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA map--------------------------------------------------How to make shortcuts:-Edit - Keyboard Shortcuts-Duplicate Set (Animation)-Name-Find out what you want changed-DoneI would double check these just in case you get something wrong by mistake or (like I did) get my arranging shortcut messed up--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
How to Animate - Basics - Walking JaktheHobo 2011-08-08 | Basic requirements:Beginner or no knowledge of FireworksFireworks 8 / CS3 - 5A spritesheetA map--------------------------------------------------Various Shortcuts:Ctrl G = GroupCtrl U = UngroupCtrl Z = UndoCtrl Shift Z = RedoCtrl C = CopyCtrl V = PasteCtrl Up = Move forwardCtrl Down = Move backwardCtrl Shift Up = Move to frontCtrl Shift Down = Move to back--------------------------------------------------Timelinen/a --------------------------------------------------Animation and Map Links
Autumn Leaves Trumpet Cover JaktheHobo 2011-03-18 | This is a recording I did earlier this year but because of a hosting site's problem I couldn't share this with some people.Might make this private, who knows.Credits to all the musicians involved with this.
