Stalled

It's been over a month since the first two videos for #BadlyDrawnCinema went up. Not that I'm worried about viewers or followers, but I don't like not being creative. :(

The main holdup at the moment is trying to get my old Wacom graphics tablet to work. I can draw on bits of paper and scan them, then go over it with the mouse and get a halfway decent result (hah!) but I would prefer to do full digital.

I think the pen isn't working properly, it's always in draw mode. I really don't want to have to buy a new tablet (new pens are hard to find for old tablets and cost more than a whole new tablet).

On the plus side, I have got a second computer up and running (big thanks to my awesome wife), just needs a bit more software loaded on. I can write on there, and have been. Might look at upgrading the keyboard next year. Or the year after...

Frustratement

Hurmph. Got my first two videos up pretty quick but hit a wall now and can't seem to get an idea I like for the third one. Might be over thinking it, aim for something simpler...

First video live!

The first of my latest project ideas has gone live. You can see it in all it's mediocrity here: https://youtu.be/559IeKzg2vg

Am I happy with it? Not really, it is a first attempt at a first draft and done while working around other things, and I didn't put as much effort into it as I wanted to.

But it was mainly a proof of concept to see if my workflow would work. As it is, I think it will; I just need to tweak a few ideas in order to improve the quality.

Oh, and practice. Lots and lots of practice.

(I'm not going to be advertising this anywhere, other than the occasional post here. I'm mainly doing this for my own enjoyment.)

First setback

Grrr... can't get my (old) graphics tablet to work with my (ancient) laptop. Most frustratement.

Next stage is trying to use a phone app. I've got some basic results to use for my first proof of concept, but although I like the stylistic (albeit oversimplistic) look... I'm not happy with the result or workflow.

I may end up just doing it the dead tree and scan way, which I was trying to avoid. Need to get the first one done.

Proof of concept

Stage one complete. I believe I have all the resources I need in order to start Badly Drawn Cinema. I'm pretty surprised that name wasn't already in use, but searching for it with parentheses came back with two results.

Can I copyright #BadlyDrawnCinema? Probably, but it isn't worth the effort. I could register it as a company name but considering that my budget is ... um ... zero, then that makes it kind of hard.

Now comes the hard part, actually doing it.