McDirty wrote:http://www.vimeo.com/26643647
Try not to hate.
If you got comments, I would greatly appreciate them.
Not bad

Cool to see you doing stuff.
Here's some critique:
As you pointed out in your description, the strokes themselves are kinda messy. You definitely see the repetition in the brush "shape", giving it a distinctly non-realistic look.
The camera movements + cuts were kind of jarring. Like, you'd cut to a shot where the camera wasn't moving, right in the middle of the camera just starting to ramp up speed.
Would've liked to have seen a bit more easing in the animation overall.
Maybe bring more orange into that background. Or add a little subtle texture to the background. Like oriental parchment or silk or something.
I thought the splashes at the end looked really good, though as you said, they're stock

Nevertheless you implemented them well from a compositional standpoint.
I'm still waiting on Jon to finish his up before I start a new theme + motif (since this whole thing really started as a way to get him specifically to do new stuff).