5K Fridays with Friends
As an alumnus of the School of Motion I was excited to participate in their 2021 Holiday Card. The theme was “This year I am thankful for…”. I immediately thought of the weekly run around Green Lake in Seattle that I do with two very good friends of mine.
I began with reference, which became sketches, which became illustrations.
![Greenlake_01_SMALL Greenlake in the fall](https://johngalenanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Greenlake_01_SMALL.jpg)
![Scene Illustration-SMALL](https://johngalenanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Scene-Illustration-SMALL.jpg)
![Greenlake-SMALL](https://johngalenanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Greenlake-SMALL.png)
I rigged the characters using Duik Bassel.
Nailing the running was a lot more challenging than expected. My first test went something like this…
😂😂😂
![TEST_Running_v02.3](https://johngalenanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TEST_Running_v02.3.gif)
![John-Running](https://johngalenanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/John-Running.gif)
After more experiments and finding reference footage I came away with something much better…
Check it out (1:12), along with the other fantastic submissions!