3D gif

I decided to start with the 3D gif because this one was the most clear in my head with the movements and how I wanted it to look. I made the different characters out of fimo, and then put them in the oven to solidify. I'm quite happy with how the characters turned out, but I think maybe I should have made them bigger so I could add more detail to them. However, it is only a small file size and a very short gif so I think keeping it simple worked quite well.

This works well as a tester gif because it helped me figure out the movements I wanted and where I needed it to loop. The top and bottom section of the totem pole loop okay but the middle one didn't really work as well so I knew this was something I had to work on for the final gif. I also wasn't happy with the line where the two pieces of yellow paper lined up so this was also something I changed for the final gif.

I'm happier with the final gif because I think it loops better, and there is also less variation in the lighting of this gif as well which I think is important because it really affects the overall feel of a gif if the lighting changes from frame to frame. One thing I'm not as keen on in this gif is that while I was making it, I didn't realise that I was moving the leaves on the floor when I was moving the snake for each frame so when the gif loops you can see that the leaves go to a different place. This is quite frustrating but other than that I'm generally quite happy with the gif, and this is something I can remember for next time.