Sources

https://www.youtube.com/

http://seanmovrev.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ernest-et-celestine.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Stitch_(Lilo_%26_Stitch).svg/744px-Stitch_(Lilo_%26_Stitch).svg.png

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130305191512/disney/images/2/22/Stitch_.jpg

http://theathleticnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gremlins_2_stripe_gizmo-e1307919078817.jpg

http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/33800000/Gizmo-gremlins-33863127-1200-794.jpg

http://cartoonsimages.com/sites/default/files/field/image/Photo_101%2BDalmatians.jpg

http://i1.wp.com/screencaps.us/196/1-101-dalmatians/full/101-dalmatians-disneyscreencaps.com-485.jpg

http://www.nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/smaug1.jpg

http://wow.gamona.de/wp-content/gallery/cataclysm-non-combat-pets/cata_deathwing_whelp_01.jpg

http://s177.photobucket.com/user/houseofpictures07/media/falcor.jpg.html

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11113/111130700/3396399-5442379953-20110.jpg

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8ff0c_zj--/190ht2qieqkkwjpg.jpg

http://static4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110227005206/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/b/b2/Dungeon1.jpg

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/f/f4/Dungeon10.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110227005513

http://images2.fanpop.com/image/polls/513000/513048_1281467003040_full.jpg

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/images/9029422/title/evil-witch-cackling-dungeon-screencap

https://one1more2time3.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/bambi-fe-25.jpg

http://vi.sualize.us/animation_backgrounds_bambi_landscape_forest_retro_illustration_picture_we7R.html

https://one1more2time3.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/bambi-ccc62.jpg

http://cdn.sheknows.com/articles/grooming-dog.jpg

http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/LADY_AND_THE_TRAMP2.png

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9qnztd67BSt1tJB6xip5bo3gfseduV4FUrqTV44P84OXpzQprFuRdml_3GfDtF6cyGKpp5f_vcw9ei_z-uqMKv9sOIpNw24BUYEMy1S6i6OuKroCqyVtVQRv2WiPbnlw175r5J-ywQFQ/s1600/8.jpg

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9g_GRxyqsE4/maxresdefault.jpg

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walt-Disney-Animation-Studios-Archives/dp/1423134206/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420804598&sr=1-2&keywords=disney+archive+series

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Walt-Disney-Animation-Archives/dp/1423107233/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420804598&sr=1-4&keywords=disney+archive+series

Other digital concept process and digital experimentation

original drawing

drawing outlined digitally

drawing layer taken away

Colour Outlined with watercolour effect brush - has opacity.

Other concept, colour experimentation with dragon, outline xero opacity and basic brush

Prefer this style; may need to add opacity in toonboom if possible

Technical experimentation

spending quite some time on the software I have chosen to use, Autodesk pro have many useful tool which well help me texture my work and paint my backgrounds.

Final experimentation edit

outline experimentation/log edit

Though I liked the softness of the paint brush tool, I feel that using it to outline is too soft to then further paint behind it. Using the pencil tool to outline with the log, the image appears sharper. I may decide to outline the entire scenes in pencil then painting beneath them; later being able to add better refined detail with highlights and shadows. 

Previous to painting test painting first background I chose to experiment with the given tools and brushes. I found that the pencil tool for outlining was best and the paintbrush with opacity turned down with and overlay of smudging and smearing helps create a hand drawn/watercolour effect.

Line test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hW_uwuV_sU&feature=youtu.be

"I decided to use the Brush 5 under the paintbrush tool, correction was on 5. By reducing the line correction my drawings have become more accurate and less distorted, this has allowed me to keep within the line during frames."

My first line test was created to understand what it will be like to animate the explosions within the animation, the main character and secondary character Eastern dragon. Though short this line test covers three main elements within the story. Opening Eastern dragons eyes and his head turning was attempted. This could not make it into the line test for I haven't found out how to physically edit each individual frame once it's extended exposure, if one frame is edited, all the other frames follow. I may try to have my animation made up of thinner lines, and completely get rid of auto correction in the drawing tools. This way my linework will be as accurate within the lines as possible, as I still found the correction tool smooths out; but not too dramatically.

Doing this line test has allowed me to really understand what will be going into the animation with this particular style. Face and eyes may even need to be separated as Dragon is particularly complex in his face; and I would like to landmark his body more expressively and gesturally first before moving onto detailed areas to keep animation time fluent and faster/more effective.

Before doing any further line tests which will occur during development for my animation, I wish to further study my sources movements and better understand the timing - as my source moves particularly fast.