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castle crasher undead cyclops video

Posted by DanPaladin Feb. 1, 2009 @ 5:26 PM EST

this video contains SPOILERS!

here's a 19 minute long video (sped up 650%) on some of the design and animation processes of the undead cyclops from castle crashers.

i am using flash MX and a wacom intuos3 6x8" tablet.

it won't let me embed it, so here's the link: http://vimeo.com/3010855?pg=embed&sec=
3010855

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Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:28 PM speeling says:

Yes so I'm gonna buy it just for you Dan :'C

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:28 PM DanPaladin responds:

what no buy it for YOU


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:30 PM Luis says:

Saw this on the devblog, its really entertaining.

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:28 PM DanPaladin responds:

thanks mister luis. there is a new one in a couple days, probably the painter boss guy


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:32 PM sasukekiller says:

wowz. you and your artyness never cease to entertainenmentehs me.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:41 PM RubberNinja says:

I saw this on Cold Hard Flash. Was interesting to watch.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:41 PM Perry says:

great job, I love watching you draw. Didnt know you were still using mx though :P


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:44 PM I-smel says:

This boss was cool. It was kind of sad when I realised what was actually going on.

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:25 PM DanPaladin responds:

yeah he had a really hard life, the knights are jerks


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:45 PM OOGIDIBA says:

Ive always wondered, how do you choose the colors you use? do you pick them before hand or just wing it?

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:25 PM DanPaladin responds:

just color in a sketch until i am happy with it

yeah, most of the stuff gets designed right before it is animated.

Updated: Feb. 1, 2009, 8:26 PM

Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:50 PM Starogre says:

MX wut wut?

like your drawings. very creative. like the color choices...

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:26 PM DanPaladin responds:

thanks!


Feb. 1, 2009 | 5:59 PM thedo12 says:

dan you are my hero

that is all

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:30 PM DanPaladin responds:

best friends

forever


Feb. 1, 2009 | 6:04 PM Kajenx says:

O_O Looks complicated... I'm trying to imagine how you'd program that into a battle.

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:30 PM DanPaladin responds:

tom fulp can create continents

the character ends up as a set of actions that are seperated and their states are cycled by the code depending on what pattern the AI is in.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 6:20 PM TommyVercetti789 says:

Lol


Feb. 1, 2009 | 6:44 PM Valdsator says:

Got Castle Crashers yesterday. Beat it today, going to play it tons more. :D


Feb. 1, 2009 | 6:46 PM FrozenFire says:

I find it interesting that you are always bringing in exact size proportions for even things like the dead knight. Perfectionism at its finest. ;)


Feb. 1, 2009 | 6:56 PM the-dz says:

You are now my fuckin idol or some shit, that was incredible :3

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:27 PM DanPaladin responds:

thanks!


Feb. 1, 2009 | 7:43 PM WilliWowza says:

Well it's encouraging to see the professionals ctrl+z as much as me, well probably a lot less but still. Great video, the end result was awesome and it's an amazing game, my favorite XBLA title.

Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:27 PM DanPaladin responds:

every single button on my wacom is tied to ctrl-z. lol

glad you enjoyed the game


Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:34 PM A-Wahl says:

Buy me and X-box so I can play your beautifully drawn game!


Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:42 PM Magical-Zorse says:

best game evar


Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:43 PM angryglacier says:

you havethe the most creative style on Newground's how did you come up with the flatheads design?


Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:48 PM PolishMatt says:

Awesome. Not the Egoraptor awesome, but more of 'legitimate' sort of awesome.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 8:56 PM Mattster says:

You are amazing. I always love watching you draw stuff, it's outstanding.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 9:03 PM hagaya says:

Glad to see that you decided to post something for us on NG, and a speedy dev video, nonetheless.
<3


Feb. 1, 2009 | 9:07 PM 14hourlunchbreak says:

I watched all of it and enjoyed every second of it. I love your artwork.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 9:19 PM ImpendingRiot says:

Dan you need to make a DVD or release like a concept art book or something. I love your process videos, they're just simply inspiring.


Feb. 1, 2009 | 10:12 PM CheckEngine says:

Watching you render gives me a boner, Dan.

Can't wait for your next project!

-Engine


Feb. 1, 2009 | 10:24 PM Valerofond says:

It really amazes me in your work how well you can draw and animate effects such as smoke and fire. You have any tutorial on that?


Feb. 1, 2009 | 11:06 PM ThePortalGuru says:

I see you changed the face! I like the new style; makes the whole thing look a lot less robot-y. It's interesting to watch the whole process of you creating the Cyclops! I have Castle Crashers currently and I must say I LOVE it. By love, I mean if there was only one King Pack left in the world, I'd probably sell my soul for it.

So, avid Wacom tablet user, eh? I'm thinking 'bout flash animation myself, what size tablet would you recommend within a reasonable price range? I know that getting a Wacom is a duh, and I've been looking into getting the Intuos. What size do you think would be good to start out with?

You don't have to answer, I'd just like an opinion from an expert.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 12:26 AM Skenvo says:

my god...so much detail...


Feb. 2, 2009 | 1:00 AM BoMToons says:

You redraw a lot more stuff than I would have the patience to :)

I never realized quite how tied together the bosses' background stories were in this until recently.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 1:22 AM TheMexicanMuffinMan says:

Score, I'd love to see a Mr. Paintbucket animation timelapse.
I gave him that name, because apparently you guys haven't.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 1:23 AM Jonas says:

It's quite nice to watch. I love dev videos, sometimes it's easier to understand something when you watch other people work.

Or maybe it's an excuse just to sit back and bask in the glorious fun of art.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 1:47 AM L-L-Lag says:

Favorite part of the boss fight was the last little shtick when you beat them.

Watching this makes me appreciate the game much more.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 1:48 AM rocksndirt3 says:

amazing vidya
you're a great talent etc etc

only one problem

it's "cue" not "que"

cheers


Feb. 2, 2009 | 2:25 AM SWiTCH says:

Wow interesting video.
I basically learned to animate from watching your stuff over the years!
I have to make a conscious effort to disguise that fact when I'm animating hehe.
It's awesome to see how much you've progressed in developing your style and skills.

Congrats on the awesome game!


Feb. 2, 2009 | 3:04 AM TheBoogley says:

look at you and your use of undo... you're a slave to perfection.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 4:00 AM ShenronSP says:

I was gonna it, but then i decided on Ikaruga instead. =3


Feb. 2, 2009 | 4:21 AM Luis says:

i hope one day you can reveal how you are able to work at 650% speed.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 5:41 AM Nuttro says:

I don't like it. Good work! It's brilliant :3


Feb. 2, 2009 | 7:04 AM Feuse says:

dann ur aliveee


Feb. 2, 2009 | 9:00 AM SimonG says:

Is this old? Cuz Castle Crasher's already out.

Man I wanna buy it...


Feb. 2, 2009 | 9:51 AM Ansel says:

surprising to hear you're still using MX. Any particular reason you haven't upgraded?

amazing video, by the way. It's not often one gets to see inside the thinking and working process of a professional, and especially not with this kind of WIP video.


Feb. 2, 2009 | 10:44 AM petemanpeter says:

Good video, great music. MGMT and Fujiya & Miyagi..


Feb. 2, 2009 | 11:57 AM Dinle says:

Dieses Spiel is Genial!
Du hast so viel Zeit und Mühe in dieses Game investiert!
Blöd das ich keine Xbox habe :(

Aber mein Kumpel :)


Feb. 2, 2009 | 2:29 PM Gir202 says:

awesome character.i wish the little zombie guy was an unlockble character.i also wish i HAD castle crashers but i can't buy cuz it its for xbox360.awsome character,though.


Feb. 3, 2009 | 3:27 PM animatorjones says:

haha, you've always been one of my favorite out there.

And you HAVE to love that you are using MX to do this...

old school using MX 2k4 profes and STILL making xbox live titles.... that's when you know you're good (not that flash has updated that much... it's that you're using flash for amazing artwork in console games)


Feb. 3, 2009 | 5:30 PM adam5168 says:

that looked realy hard to make and the game castle crashers is realy fun with friends.


Feb. 5, 2009 | 2:44 AM nancypants2012 says:

Holy crap man....watching you work is amazing...Your art has inspired me...I'm also working on getting a castle crashers tattoo......If you got some ideas for it,please...please feel free to throw the my way...


Feb. 16, 2009 | 2:04 PM cowdoy says:

i luv the undead cyclops! he is my favorite boss!


Mar. 9, 2009 | 9:11 PM gladiatorofchaos says:

nice, but what is he holding?


Mar. 12, 2009 | 2:46 AM mrKim says:

Freakin cool


Nov. 9, 2009 | 5:21 PM comicretard says:

what program were you using?

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