Some time back, we were discussing about the possibility of bringing PS as a comic work. I had suggested flash as a preferrable software for the work and had said that I'd done some work on this before. Kindly download my small demo at http://www.geocities.com/seshadrigokul/tfim/tfim.zip
Unzip the file and run the .exe Due to many reasons, this project could not go through - but it sufficienty highlighted the power of flash to do characters.
We can actually think about making ps as an online comic book. At the moment, it will look like an impossible task - but by making use of flash we can bring it close to reality. For example, it is enough if we do a few poses for each character and then we can repeat it intelligently. Also, we can actually make use of selected backgrounds. We need not animate characters as I have done it in this demo - but just make it a static comics.
DUE TO MANY COMMITMENTS, I AM UNABLE TO TAKE ANY INITIATIVE IN THIS PROJECT. HOWEVER, IF THE GROUP IS INTETESTED IN GETTING THIS THROUGH, I CAN CERTAINLY ADD MY 2 CENTS TO IT.
Sri - sorry for the delay in uploading demo.
Well guys, what do you think ? Trying to do too many things with limited resources ? Well...:-)
The demo is really superb. We can do PS comic version. But I believe this can be done only by tech guys. so u all discuss and let us know what little help we can provide in bringing this out.
Trying to do lots of things with too little resources:-)
the demo was superb, but i think one must be well versed in flash / 3d max etc to work on it. People like me who are not technically very sound can definetly help u in little way tha we can.
the demo was superb, but i think one must be well versed in flash / 3d max etc to work on it. People like me who are not technically very sound can definetly help u in little way tha we can.
i know a little of director, photoshop 3d max etc (not very proficient) if it will be of any use wld like to help u guys in it
But gokul, we don't have to get discouraged by these words and we can do our best. We should not think in future that 'Oru velai PS-ai naam cartoon-aaga seidhu irundhirukkalaamo?'. To avoid having such thoughts, we have to make an attempt. For this, we don't have to depend on the professionals cartoon makers and we can work on 'Than kaiye thanakkudhavi' basis.
The tools like Flash, 3D max and photoshop are not rocket sciences and anybody can do if interested. So, let us prioritize the work and get it done.
Kamal : I am certainly not discouraged by Dr.N's remarks. I still have obsession with my old muthu/lion comics and whenever I go back to my home in Trichy I dig out all the comics and read them to my heart's content !!:-) when I visited www.lioncomics.com - I was convinced that I was not alone.
Infact I have done quite an extensive work in flash character animation - the demo was just a bit of it. I have even written a few articles on the subject. It is tricky - but the results are very good. I used bryce and 3D max for backgrounds.
Jana : Fully agreed. The problem is - out of 250+ group - we can actually count those who are most active - may be 20 to 25 ! Rest of the guys are silent spectators or do not have time to participate in these activities.
Hence we certainly need to have priorities.
We already have quite a no of things to do : PS website Varalaaru website Bringing works of Mylai seeni venkatasamy online (another website!) Participating in Cultural atlas of tn (with Sudarshanam) what more ????
Once all these things are settled, we will have a look at this PS comic work.
Target audiance ?
No, not just children - but adults as well. Probably, if it is in english, then PS can be read by many many people.
One day, it may even become a cartoon movie! who knows ?
It is quite a far fetched project with lot of hard work - but atleast with software tools, we are in a position to say that it is not impossible.
We will take it up - but let us keep this in the back of our minds for now.