Flash and Smoke

This task was easily the most fun out of the assignments so far - perhaps because I have an interest in visual effects. The objective was to create a smoke cycle in Adobe Flash.

I created the smoke on two separate layers which was significantly useful when it came to calculating the timing for each puff of smoke. I am pleased with the flow of the animation itself, but dislike its over-all appearance. The initial plan was to fill the scene with different cycles including a dripping tap and flashes of lightning in the window, however I will probably create these as individual animations.

Since I now have a graphic tablet, I figured that I should redesign the animation. It made sense for the kettle to be much larger to fill the frame so that the animation can be seen clearly. The art style is still very simplistic, but I feel that the animation works well regardless.