My first animated short (35secs), "Balloon Drop" -- inspired by CG Cookie courses

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@theluthier @waylow @jlampel @wesburke

Hi all, my name is Mike and I have been using Blender for around 2 years.

I became a CG Cookie citizen about a year ago, and I’m really inspired by your courses. Here is my first animated short (35 secs) called “Balloon Drop”. I completed the project in 2 weeks from idea to publishing.

Discover my video here. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKTXV_A9T9Y

Answer 1 · 2021-02-08T14:21:34Z

Kent Trammell replied February 8, 2021 2:21pm

What a cool short undiscovered! Love the idea and storyline. It's got a similar vibe to Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella" which is one of my favorites from them. Fantastic work 👏

Thanks for sharing with us. I'm honored that you learned from me and CGC. Seeing our students create their own unique projects is tremendously rewarding. Keep up the awesome work. Can't wait to see what you do next.

Answer 2 · 2021-02-09T02:17:23Z

replied February 9, 2021 2:17am

Cool animation work!

Answer 3 · 2021-02-09T04:24:34Z

Wayne Dixon replied February 9, 2021 4:24am

Happy New Year, Mike!
Pew Pew Pew! (that is meant to be a cool sound effect)

I love it when students practice what they have learned.
Thanks for sharing!
Keep on pushing your skills in 2021!

Answer 4 · 2021-02-09T20:44:24Z

Jonathan Lampel replied February 9, 2021 8:44pm

Hey Mike, that was cute! Love it :) It takes quite a lot to make a whole short, so congrats on publishing one and having it look great in addition 👏👏