Disclaimer: All images designed by Mike Owens and probably properties of Mike Owens and Reelworks Animations.
The Creation
IN the beginning
Mike Owens created the design and line art components.
2. The drawing was without color and void; and Yezi Xue was assigned preproduction/animation assistant. And
Mike's direction was hovering over the design of the color models.
3. Then
Mike said, "Let there be light and value"; and Yezi made a monochromatic model with light and value.
4. And
Mike saw the light and value, that
it was good; and
Mike said to move on to color keeping the same values.
5. Yezi was confused. So She made a gray palette as reference.
6. And the producer Audrey brought forth art of desired color scheme; and a color palette was made so.
7. Then Yezi thought, "I am further confused; I must make a modified palette as reference"; and it was so.
8. Then Yezi followed her modified palette. And the resulting color model was
not good. So she decided to post other color models instead.
9. Then
Mike said, "Let us make the background more simple by using less outlines; let the character have dominion over the arches."
10. So
Mike created color models in Flash Professional 8; with simpler background and less outlines. And the Client liked them.
11. And
Mike said to Yezi, "I shall teach you the basics of Flash Professional 8; to you it shall be easy."
12. So Yezi learned the basics of Flash Professional 8 and built the remaining background following
Mike's direction.
13.Then
Mike saw everything that they had made, and indeed it was very good. So they move on to production phase after the first week.
