I was asked to create a large scale, hand-drawn praxinoscope. The requirements needed for this to be successful were that each section was equal size. This would ensure that when the praxinoscope was used it would show a successful animation. I achieved this by using a smaller praxinoscope template. I placed the template in the middle of my larger scale praxinoscope and connected the lines ensuring each one was spaced  out evenly.

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When spacing out my sections I made sure I allowed for 10 spaces. This is because I needed this many single images to create a successful animation. Without this feature, my praxinoscope would appear as separate images rather than one complete animation. The flow of the animation is important for it to be successful.

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Another requirement of this project was that the images had to be in full colour and detail. I feel I achieved this as each dolphin has shading with droplets of water and waves showing the movement created. However I do feel the waves in the water could have been blended better which would have left a more realistic look.

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We started with an A2 sized paper so we could draw a couple of praxinoscope templates. My first attempt didn't go to plan. I originally drew the dolphins slightly larger however found out that as I continued to draw my animation, the movement I needed to create didn't fit without part of the dolphin being out of the section. My animation is of a dolphin jumping in and out of water. The entire movement needed to be made in the small section drawn. On my first attempt the images overlapped one and other which wouldn't have created an effective animation.

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I tried again to create an animation that would work well and feel I achieved this. I made my dolphin slightly smaller which allowed it to smoothly show the movement in and out of the water. If I was to do this again I feel that I should take more time on the detail in the water and on the dolphin to make it more realistic and give it more depth.