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>Stuff you may find useful, books basic program tutorials etc
https://mega.co.nz/#F!3p8CwQZD!DR2mC-kw0TyQQ8Uw3T6JYg
https://mega.co.nz/#!TdclgBqS!QWLS9f3ogerhJDfxCYPv_yFKRR11tP_IC0eaA4sEwug
>Reference stuff you can find with a simple google search
http://www.referencereference.com/
https://vimeo.com/groups/aniref
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvspTjApofA2Yg3i10gTdQ
Japanese style animation tutorial: http://listeningside.net/a_side00.html
Stoyboard & composition: http://www.floobynooby.com/comp1.html
>chrome plug in that lets you playback youtube animations frame by frame
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/frame-by-frame-for-youtub/elkadbdicdciddfkdpmaolomehalghio?hl=en-GB
http://rowvid.com/
>>2258792
Why'd you leave this out?
http://www.rhinohouse.com/
And why'd you leave the plug-in in?
FIRST.
I've got a few questions. Where should I start, with preston blairs book and maybe fun with a pencil? Then what?
Also, what's a lightbox used for exactly? Just tracing?
taking up animation again, did a walk.
First time messing around with Photoshop animation.
>>2259013
looping
>>2258864
>all those people hating on the pain fight scene last thread and calling the distortions "smears"
maybe /ic/ shouldn't have an animation general
>>2259193
Good job bringing it up again.
>>2259193
the pain fight is probably the most fun fight in naruto when it comes to animation style, don't let other people hating on it get you down, you do you and they do whatever it is they do.
https://cartoonrevue.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/character-animation-east-vs-west/
![tumblr_nwo8gk6Qa01qanw3wo4_1280[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HVyO7U9.jpg "tumblr_nwo8gk6Qa01qanw3wo4_1280[1].jpg")
Why is Bahi so good?
>>2259221
Why you shitpost?
Here's some practice thing done in photoshop awhile ago.
>>2258914
If you're going for an upbeat stroll (which the legs suggest you are, forgive me if I'm wrong) then I think a squish and stretch to the torso would be good to get that spring in their step
>>2259221
this guy is in so many top tier anime at such a young age it's incredible
I hope he makes his own studio or something in the future
I haven't worked on this for a few weeks because real life but anything could help
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ra9d40iu3j2x8ye/ludicrous%20wiplong2.mov?dl=0
I feel like I'm over animating a tad and I know I'll need to switch it from a booth-type table to a regular chair to make the standing up make sense visually
>>2259311
Very promising so far! I like the timing of the first bit, even though it wobbles a bit too much to read clearly. If you could draw the keyframes/extremes a bit more like the pic you posted, or like the thicker blues lines later on, those frames will feel more solid. Then the breakdowns could be as cheap as you want, to just suggest the motion. Anyway, loads of personality in it, and not particularly over-animated as far as I'm concerned: it's a style and feels great! The only thing that feels out of place is the pose at 0:06, maybe hold off on that for a few frames to make it more natural. Give that motion a little more time, as well as not be in sync too much with her words.
And perhaps add a second character for her to play off of, because right now I'm not sure where she's directing her emotions.
>>2259267
He mentioned in an interview that he would love to direct some stuff himself, so we might see him become some kind of a director. idk about a studio though
>>2259253
Fucking amazing.
somebody posted a webm of princess mononoke a couple of animation threads ago. it's a scene with Okkoto-nushi, the white boar. there's grass in foreground and you're looking up at the boar. I could use it for ref, can anyone post it again please?
>>2259533
sorry I mean the first boar demon.
>>2259337
Hey thanks!
I'm still getting used to working at 24fps because all my previous animations have been at 12fps before someone was like "what the fuck are you doing, don't do that while you're still learning"
I guess that's why I feel like some stuff is moving too much.
>>2259253
aww fuck.
do you hate us now, u lala?
>all these animations on kickstarter being funded past their goals.
Is this the animation Renaissance we've been waiting for bois?
How do I be like OneyNG?
>>2259676
You go back 16 years when Newgrounds was a thing and never learn how to draw.
>>2259676
Draw retarded faces, then add the silly voice, then the edgy humor, then the tweening.
There you go. Now you're Oney
>>2259676
only focus on lip sync
just tween all your other movements
just do it
I don't really know where to start guys, is it wise to just start out with a rotoscope-like animation, tracing every keyframe or do you "freestyle" every frame?
when it comes to traditional art,I know I have to grind proportions in order to get anatomy right, but I have no clue where to start with animating..
>>2259718
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
Start with the 12 Principles
>>2259734
Post your work.
>>2259256
Thanks for that, took the crit and applied it to a new walk.
>>2259855
The way it was explained to me that working on 2s at 24 fps is way better than working on 1s at 12 fps when you're first putting down your settings for the project in your program of choice.
In terms of 24 fps there's nothing wrong with working on 2s, it's just that if you want to get faster action, you'll have room to incorporate it then whereas if you set your project to 12fps, you're pretty much fucked if you need to change it up later.
>>2259859
TVPaint lets you change framerate on the fly which is pretty sweet. I guess it's only a problem if you're using software that doesn't let you do that.
>>2259872
I use Toon Boom Studio (haven't yet done the 99 buck upgrade to the basic Harmony) and when I do change it, you gotta manually change all your exposures, which can be a hassle
It's easier to just avoid that hassle in the first place
>>2259875
Yeah that's true I have to do the same thing in TVP as well, when you're right you're right.
Anyone have any guides or tutorials for animating clothing? I've been rotoscoping some stuff for study but there are still things I can't wrap my head around.
Somthing I'm currently working on. I apologize for my use of tweens, I'm on a time limit, and I barely know the software.
I'm working on my first "serious" animation. Last few frames are unfinished keyframes.
>>2260042
Made a couple tweaks.
Also bumping thread.
>>2260042
>le funny flash parodies
Let me guess, you hold people like egoraptor and spazkid as your "inspiration"?
>>2260093
Egoraptor actually got gud in some of his later stuff. Too bad he became a lazy prick...
>>2259853
There's a weird frame on his right arm. The left one transitions really well, but the right one jumps too far, by comparison, I believe at the end of the cycle.
Then again, if it's a faster swing, that may actually work out after inbetweening
>>2259875
Harmony 12 essentials (tbs' replacement) allows changes on the fly, now. Fucks up audio, i think, though.
>>2260093
yeah what. Have you seen a single one of their recent videos? They can beat the shit out of you when it comes to animation I fucking guarantee it.
>>2260083
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55WxOjgNAS4
flash is the worst thing to ever happen to animation
>>2260281
That's actually not flash. That's Harmony 12.
>>2260083
The debris paralax is a nice touch. Samus' tweens look bad though.
>>2260269
(Not me)
Chill out, dude. If he doesn't like it, it's whatever. Ego has millions, so he's doing something right.
I figure I'm doing pretty good, for just barely starting out, I could use more constructive criticism, though.
>>2260402
Thanks, man. I haven't figured out easing in harmony, yet, so samus has that awful stiffness Flash is infamous for. I might arrange my character rig by hand, and just do it frame by frame.
>>2260103
I feel like I fucked up the tweening, feels slower.
>>2259788
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnBuud0NbI
Pls no bully
Who /kanadastyle/ here?
>>2260458
is it intentional, that his walk is uneven? his right leg is takes longer and the stride is wider than the other leg
small thing i animated.
>>2260605
Heyyy, I see you took my advice about the tongue. Looks better, m8
I am planning on animating a jumping creature in slow motion. the camera will spin around the character similar to pic related (but much slower and detailed). I went straight ahead with the sloth, but I didn't plan anything and that's why it's such a mess.
this time I want to plan ahead and do it properly. should I animate straight ahead or do some key frames and then inbetween? because it's slow motion I don't think it'll work with keyframes. I should note, that the character will already be in mid air, so there's no anticipation or ground scene.
any advice would be most welcome.
first time animating in? roughly two years? maybe three? looks like shit but im p ok with it.
>>2259663
no cause they never deliver
>>2260772
looks great, but the wind-up and throw parts are a little too smooth and lifeless. try getting his shoulders almost completely parallel to the direction he is throwing (just like one frame farther than he turns now), and point with his left arm instead of having it flop around at his side.
>>2259193
>dude smears lmao
I thought the pain fight was fun
Added a few things, and extended the idea.
>>2259524
Much appreciated.
>>2259647
No, I just draw a lot less.
>>2260743
Always do keys for something so technical. Slow-motion doesn't make a difference.
>>2260083
Fix that weird blowback at the end of the beam shot, do some adjustments with samus' tweens to make the recoil make more sense, one more layer of debris in parralax would look nice, finish the coloring of the chewing frames on Kirby, and it looks like a fist is going to be coming up through him on the last few frames, so I assume it's unfinished.
All in all, it's still much better than 90% of the scrubs normally in these threads. Keep it up you've got potential.
>>2260743
To help with the proportions/perspective maybe make a quick 3D model, so for each frame you have some starting size and angle to work off of. Seemed to work pretty well for these guys: https://youtu.be/jMCDRjReuck?t=1m42s
>>2260106
That's good to hear
How is it? Would you say it's worth the upgrade? I do know I'll have to finish up whatever I have in progress before info because I don't think I can import from TBS to Harmony
>>2260969
You can't import, no.
It's... An adjustment... Runs better, for sure, and they fixed the goddamn stroke editing tool, so it doesn't use near as much resource and crash even an R9 290 regularly.
It looks nicer, too, but you'll definitely have to get used to some things. Like instant motion is gone somewhere, and you have to go in and set your shortcuts to the "toon boom" setting.
Seems like the whole rigging process is slightly different, and I'm not sure yet if I like it more or less.
If tb runs well for you, I'd wait for an upgrade sale. That's how I got mine.
>>2260972
Thanks, I'll probably hold off for now.
I haven't messed around with tweening yet but I plan to, I wanna try doing a mix where I fbf all the main action but do motion tweens for any small secondary action or emphasizing a movement
>>2260902
cool stuff, love the use of perspective and the moving camera!
>>2260973
That's pretty much how animation is done these days. When you do it right, you should barely notice the tweens, even if you're looking. It's not easy to do, trust me.
>>2261045
Yeah I feel that
I'm up for the challenge though
Anyone have some decent material on lip synch? Faster diologue is especially giving me trouble.
>>2261195
Oney has a fun little tutorial about it. It's for flash, specifically, but applicable everywhere.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1a5sdWsRO5g
>>2261423
Also...
Fuck any nigga, don't like Oney.
Even If you think he can't draw, he's likable.
>>2261664
The sleepycast is fucking great.
Psychic pebbles is my husbando
>>2259311
I really like this. The dialog is awesome, it has nice gear change and buildup of tension. I like that shes getting up towards the end where the tension is the biggest. I would make it a more gradual transition though. Instead of having her get right up and stand there gesturing, I put in a few poses in between. Also messed around with the starting poses just for fun. Hope it makes sense.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5o4wdqchawe3zkv/ludicrous_edit2.mov?dl=0
I got bored so I made this
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoHymu1Tg1c
pic is my next animation
>>2262157
thats fucking surreal bro
>>2259267
To be fair the anime he has so far worked for have for the most part been the kind of productions where a lot of the animators are fairly young. Bones uses a lot of youngsters.
>>2262168
Forgot to mention that webgen animators are a big deal right now because they have the innocent passion of working really hard and fast. So if you're a young animator working digitally in the industry and have some kind of talent then getting hired shouldn't be too hard. The industry is right now filled with animators just like Bahi. OPM being the best example I've in recent times.
So, I'm getting into traditional animation but I can't find animation cells or paper.
Does it works the same if I use copy paper, acetate sheets and a wooden Popsicle stick as a peg bar?
>>2259221
is bahi losing his mind or is this one of his old sketches?
>>2262935
What's wrong with it?
>>2262933
disney never worked with copy paper and turds, you faggot
get real animation supplies or else
>>2262937
no it's not bad, but i remember him being a lot more solid than that.
that page kinda looks chaotic and aimless. just look at that pikachu lel.
>>2262942
Never seen a sketchbook?
>>2262940
kek
>>2262940
>disney never worked with copy paper
Yes he did. Specialized animation equipment didn't existed back then.
>>2262933
get a scanner and this
draw everything then scan it to computer
>>2263005
>If that money
With that money.
>>2262946
anon, just shut up when the adults are talking
>>2262967
are you crazy? these cost like 700 bucks. why not get a 2 pin pegbar and a normal puncher?
>>2260937
>>2260966
alright, I guess I'll work with keyframes then. I am only having trouble to imagine where to put prominent, distinctive keyframes, when the animation sequence is so smooth with it's transitions.
oh and thanks anon for the tip with the 3D models. I'll work with that.
>>2263113
What anime?
I think I've watched it before, the one where the guy can use his blood to fight things...
Wait..no that's another one about a prison.
Tell me
>>2263152
Kyoukai No Kanata
Not him, but Im telling you because its a great series. The movie will make you cry.
>>2263157
Noice, ty
>>2259718
I love the oldschool anime style of animation. It's just so damn crisp.
Modern anime has way too much bloom and effect layers.
>>2260902
this is really cool. do you have a blog? would you mind uploading a page full of stills from this? maybe around the beginning with the extreme perspective going along the hand/arm
>>2263214
Thanks.
here's an album of those stills:
http://imgur.com/a/ESHP2
And blog:
http://ulala-chan.tumblr.com/
>>2258792
Should I use a proxy for mega? Never used it before.
is there a good tutorial out there that shows how to work with traditional 2D animation on paper? I just ordered a light box. I am talking about the back and forth flipping and so on. I am mean it looks obvious from observation, but still I'd like to have some explanation.
>>2264424
http://listeningside.net/a_side05.html
>>2264436
well thanks I am looking at the pictures and the video, but I don't speak japanese.
>>2264442
How to set up a digital sketchbook
>>2264424
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haa7n3UGyDc
This playlist could be of your interest
>>2264424
Here's how I do it for multiple frames with pegs on the top. 1 frame between each finger with the thumb on the bottom. The hardest part about it is moving each finger down towards the table independently, but you get used to it with practice.
>>2264436
this is the exact technique I use for in betweening/in between checking. The in between frame goes on the top with the previous and next frame underneath.
>>2264109
domo domo
>>2264424
why would people pin paper at bottom?
it's really hard to flip it to check animation
>>2259193
its shit. it lacks consitency and weight.
>>2264436
>>2264974
>>2265374
alright, thank you all for the advice and clip
>tfw there's always one guy in the course who's fucking obsessed with disney shit
>covers their drafting table with the more famous disney model packs
>they're shit at drawing and try to copy the disney style with no actual practice, literally just tracing
why are there people like this, you can't talk to this person without them sucking disney's dick.
>>2266726
well you'll always need your inbetweeners
>>2258792
so I put my roughs/storyboards on 8's and 12's, am I doing it wrong?
>>2267244
Storyboards don't have a framerate fam
>>2267245
This. What the fuck are you talking about >>2267244 ? Are you saying you're using the storyboards as keyframes? Since you're not supposed to do that. That's what layouts are for. You can use the storyboards for animatics (If they are detailed enough, camera movement, character movement), but generally you redraw the entire storyboards to fit in an animatic, and then time everything in the animatic. So yes, you are doing it very wrong, whatever you're trying to do.
>>2267247
Then I must be on the animatic stage. Im just trying to setup my timing, most of it is on 8's and 12's, is that normal? How do I know if the timing is good?
>>2267263
lol you are not listening. even if you do animatics, why are you concerned with framerate? use your keframes and time the poses in seconds.
>>2267263
In the animatic, it doesn't matter if a drawing is held for 8 frames or 12 frames or 812 frames (ok not that much). Just time it out to what feels right. Once you have the rough timing, you back and tighten it down to the frames.
nice horse reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ePvH5f2OdI
lets do a study of it or something
>>2260459
kill yourself
>>2269435
typical beginner's mistake. there is no stretch and squash, when the ball is near the apex. also keep the volume. the timing and spacing's off.
and the second animation doesn't feel like a bouncing ball at all.
just do it again and again till you get it right.
read preston blair's book, it's free
>Starts putting in breakdowns
>Realizes thinking in seconds fucking matters
Im fucking stupid, I'll try to salvage this. I'll have to fix the timing and what not, im happy I stopped at BD's
>>2260459
Eh know what? its a start.
It might be totally amateur and lacking any kind of experience or practice, but its a lot more than like 80% of wannabe "animators" put out.
it's still shit, but keep going. You'll get better.
>>2262159
samefagging?
>>2270140
Doubt the first guy knows "surreal" is a word.
>>2270140
I don't know what's the point for me to "samefag" here
You can just say "Wow your animation is shit, gtfo"
I'll accept it as an opinion and keep improve it
>>2270266
My teacher tell me my animation not exaggerated enough,
I'm just trying how can I improve it
Tried a flour sack thing.
>>2270779
>english plz
I said samefagging because you're giving yourself praise for non existing attributes. Or maybe whoever "complimented" has no idea what surreal means and is just saying it because they heard someone say it once before but really they're just a pretentious retard.
>having to explain it, I fell for the bait
Why is flash CS3 such a boner.
>can't export anything without creating bugs
>hey look its a WIP
>>2271428
Feck ohf kunt
>>2271428
>Or maybe whoever "complimented" has no idea what surreal means and is just saying it because they heard someone say it once before but really they're just a pretentious retard.
Or maybe they said it jokingly? You'e taking this way too seriously.
>>2271515
it doesn't even make sense to say it. If it's a joke its a shit one.
>>2271598
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Stop right now. DO NOT derail this thread. We're headed in the right direction. No more shitposting
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>>2269699
A typical beginner's mistake would be to not stretch and squash at all. My frames were sloppy, but according to Dick, the mistake I made was more precisely that my outgoing stretched ball made contact with the ground plane. As you can see from page 94, the shape of the ball is preserved at the peak of the arc in a standard ball bounce sequence.
![smaw-001-001-0006.MOV_snapshot_00.02_[2015.11.03_12.38.28].png](https://i.imgur.com/vdOMbLS.png "smaw-001-001-0006.MOV_snapshot_00.02_[2015.11.03_12.38.28].png")
>>2271428
>>2271477
>>2271515
>>2271598
>>2271624
Anyway, sorry for poor English and shitty animation skill
sorry for being an asshole
I'll make next animation not looks like a shit
Thanks for your opinions and criticizes
Sincerely
>I hope this not count as shitposting
>Maybe this one is less shitty
>https://vimeo.com/144367866
>>2271918
>https://vimeo.com/144367866
do you exclusively use pen tool? You should try starting with rough drawings with a pen tablet, or even on paper. you have very little motion because you're starting off too clean.
be loose and get the timing and motion down first, then clean up after
>>2271932
so I should use pen tablet when drawing layout and keyframe?
this one is entirely drawn by pen tablet
although I think pen tablet is hard to use and not much difference
>>2271783
right, but check your animation again. take the top breakdown on this page - in your clip the ball at frame 8 to 9 is stretched. avoid this.
those of you who animate on paper, what programs are you using for editing/animating the scanned images on pc?
>>2272320
>that gif
those guys really loved drawing. I'm jealous
>>2271962
yeah it already looks better to me. It's not as stiff. When you try to use pre rendered limbs and stuff it makes you want to tend to have less motion so there's less work to do. Tablet is better
Please critique my keyframes!
>>2272661
good, now finish it
>>2272661
You the nigga that made this?
>>2273044
Yes I am.
screenshot of my current shortmovie
>>2270136
Thankyou
keyframes - I need one more keyframe to anticipate before he starts walking.
>>2264436
>go on the "reference materials" page
>LOOMIS
Heh.
>>2273792
It's one of the best selling books in Japan because every animator uses it.
Any advice on doing timelapse shots like pic related? I get that there's a lot of blurring and stretching. It just seems a little daunting to take on, as character animation is my specialty. Not effects. Any advice would be appreciated.
>>2274337
Take this same scene and rotoscope it, paying attention to the way the shapes and colors change as they move.
>>2272661
Not bad, there's a lot of secondary action to keep track of but it looks like you've got a handle on it.
It might be better if the hat had a little more dimension, it's design is very flat and kinda doesn't work together with the volume of her breasts and hips.
>>2273775
Does that huge crown stay on his head when he bows? These big shapes are important to keep track of. Though a bigger issue looks like his balance is off during the bow.
Why is a king bowing in the first place? Very strange choice of action for the character I'd say.
I'm probably overthinking this but question for you guys:
How much thought do you put into your animation? I know a lot of the illustrators tend to just draw whatever they feel like, but when you guys put months or years of work into something, do you consider underlying meanings? Or do you just just animate stuff you like?
>>2274462
>
It starts with a concept, then outlines, draft, storyboard, keyframes, inbetweening... whatever.
You aren't just freeballing it, unless you are making some abstract morphing thing
>>2274462
at first, some crazy or funny idea come up to mind
the more you think about it, the more you want to create it
>>2273775
added some inbetweens between the first two keyframes.
>>2274385
thanks for pointing it out. I guess the crown will stay on his head. I replaced to key frames and shifted his right leg forward.
didn't know why a king would bow at the beginning too, but now I have a story in my head; a peasant tells a story in a tavern how he managed the king to bow before him.
forgot the gif
Is there any possible way to get nicer custom brushes in toonboom? The default brushes are all horrible and clunky (see pic related) and all the pencil brushes seem to be the exact same way. I'm working at a pretty high resolution, too.
Also, what are some good animation programs available for macs? (that are easy to pirate, i'm a poorfag)
Friendly reminder to practice layout.
>>2275448
seconding this. Or is there anyway to fix them? Because I see people draw dope shit in toonboom but my lines always look awful.
>>2275448
>>2275610
There's no real way to get around it.
Subscribe to this guy's channel first off (https://www.youtube.com/user/eubasaban), but watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q19QNBkh0Y
The vector brush in Toon Boom is way better than the one in Flash, but it's still a fucking vector brush and you have to get all up in your frame's ass to clean it up as a rule.
test
>>2275448
TVPaint Animation?
many brush to use and easy to pirate
>>2275448
I'd assume Photoshop is easy to pirate. Its animation tools are underrated.
>>2275635
looks like a flag, because there's no weight. if its a big ass sword you need to show him using more effort to swing it around
>>2276067
I've animated on photoshop before. It's decent, but I'm looking for something a little more specifically geared towards animation, I think.
>>2275797
I've been looking everywhere for a mac version of tv paint, but all I can find are .exes.
Do you think it would be possible to run tvpaint through a wineskin wrapper without killing my comp? Because I'm honestly really tempted to do that.
>>2276232
I've generally only used it for smaller projects, like really simple gifs. It works well for that, but I admit it would be horrendous trying to do anything more than a couple of frames in it. Hence why I'm looking for a better alternative.
imaging his back cracking and him wheezing.
>>2276232
Why Though, it's almost an exact copy of Flash. With video layers it's a replica of flash's timeline minus the drag and drop features.
what's wrong with this transition?
>>2276604
what transition? this is 2 frames
>>2276610
I mean, something seems off with the frame where she's looking down and I don't know what it is. I'd like to find out before I put a bunch of in-betweens in there.
>>2276304
with sfx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhQ_vfR_SA
someone please tell me they know how to do get this clip studio animation feature, I'd die if I could use the drawing tools in clip studio and animate
http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000214.000005223.html
>>2277516
I think you can buy it here somehow
http://www.clip-studio.com/clip_site/tool/items/cspe_plan_a
>>2276604
still trying.
not entirely sure what I'm doing
>>2276304
incredible, what's this from?
>>2278083
it's OC
Takafumi Hori said he just did this in clip studio T__T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUoF-PPsNOA&feature=youtu.be
>>2278135
Does clipstudio have a timeline option? I've never seen it
>>2260605
If you're going to draw furshit at least make them sexy
>>2278587
it's new and only in japanese, still trying to figure out how to get it
>>2259253
brilliant. That perspective on the arm is pretty inspiring. Good job on the wind blowing the tshirt too
Any advice on making this look more like an anime OP/ED?
Does my art style even count as anime or does it look more cartoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLtut3FpUOY
>>2279004
Looks like a parody of anime. Not in a bad way but a more cynical way lol
>>2279020
Ha it totally does! Thanks for the help, I hadn't even thought of it like that
>>2277934
Added a bounce to her reaction. Might need a bit more work, especially on the second frame into the reaction but it sure does feel nice.
need more inbetweens..
>>2272661
I like it, you got a tumblr or something?
>>2280176
nice, original comment
>>2280253
Yes sir. http://gutsybird.tumblr.com/
>>2280206
her movement is very straight up and down.
it feels unnatural to bring it close, then closer to the face, then stick out her tongue, then lick it. we of do our actions together rather than one at a time.
>>2280310
so she should... bring out her tounge out WHILE her head's going down?
>>2280313
kind of, yeah. id have her sort of stop, look and inspect it, and then dip her head down (tongue not really out) and then take a cautionary lick. the whole thing reads as "she's curious/cautious, and then surprised by how it tastes". if i was tasting an unfamiliar-looking mushroom (which is what I assume that is), i wouldn't exactly give it a wholehearted lick.
or you could just bring the mushroom closer to her face from the beginning instead. but it's just my opinion. also the mushroom on her head does a weird shape change as she licks it, not sure if it's intentional.
>>2280316
yeah, that mushroom-changing bit is more just me being a lazy bitch.
That all sounds like a good idea and the solution to why this looks so stiff to me.
Thanks, anon. I'll get to work on it.
>>2280317
no problem! i also suggest taking some reference of how you'd act the scene out. there's a lot of things you don't really catch yourself doing until you see someone else do it.
>>2280319
A reference.. I'm not sure where to find one with a girl that's not a huge slut.
>>2280320
Why is it a problem to use a reference of a girl that is a huge slut? Either way, just film yourself doing it. Easy-peasy. Make sure to wipe your harddrive afterwards, HAHA
There's so many books in op link. Which a complete beginner in animation should pick? Also, is there a Loomis of animation?
Should I pick Photoshop or Flash to animate?
>>2258792
I'm trying to do the 51 exercises. Am I doing anything wrong?
>>2281305
Looks fine, if not a bit bubbly.
Use more squash and know when to use stretch.
I want to animate simple porn loops.
Are there any resources for this? Where should I start, even?
I can't animate, but I'd like to be an assistant producer.
Anyone have any suggestions?
>>2281027
Read The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. I don't understand what you mean by Loomis of animation, sorry.
While you go through that book, supplement it with exercises from;
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
Use TVPaint, you WILL have to go through the keyboard shortcuts and either change them or learn what keys you need to press, as the UI is very unintuitive. If for whatever reason you absolutely have to use PS or Flash, you might as well go with Flash instead.
>>2281352
If you want to animate a loop, then try starting off with a bouncing ball and make sure there's no decay, in other words so that it seemlessly repeats itself so it doesn't snap back at the end of its animation. To be able to animate pornography would work the same way, except with all that anatomy and whatever that you'd have to include. Attached is an image I pulled off of someone's page as an example of the ball bounce loop. Sorry if this isn't what you were looking for!
tweening is really like a fool?..);
i want to get into 2d animation but i don't know any software besides flash (which looks ugly as fuck if you don't know what you are doing). any recommendations?
>>2281457
tvpaint and/or toonboom
>>2278135
celsys is trying to add some Retas feature into Clip
If you really want to try, you should just use retas studio
>>2280320
Just get a mirror and act it
everyone doing the same way for long time
>>2281453
it's pretty cute. Tweening isn't a crime; it's just not as good as hand-drawn pretty much ever; however, saying that tweening is very appropriate for short, simple animations. It's best to make use of both strategically, I feel.
>>2281457
Photoshop, straight ahead is the same as in flash. Look up video layers.
Ive never been impressed by any tweening animation, Id gladly be proven wrong though
>>2281570
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dpljmT4VKo
there's a software called CACANI
you can just draw keyframes, and it will auto inbetween for you
>>2281590
hanepen also does this
>>2281590
>turns punches into bad dancing
>>2262933
What do you mean you can't find. Order it online or don't work traditionally. It's out there.. and a fucking popsicle ad copy paper is going to look like shit.
But if you are gonna just make crappy art and smear it on youtube then be my guest
>>2263108
Better yet, just buy punched animation paper like a normal person
Does anyone know where I can find Yasuo Otsuka's Joy in Motion?
>>2282114
https://torrentbutler.eu/87091-yasuo-otsuka-s-joy-of-motion
Iunno if it's subbed or not, though
>>2282138
Yeah, already checked most of the torrent sites. None of them have seeds. Thanks though.
>>2281593
hanepen's the OSX version, right?
didn't cii say that was still in closed beta?
>>2280176
Very nice
>>2282114
Bakabt is generally a good place to get anime-related downloads
>>2282615
nyaa beats it sometimes
nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=116764
>>2282596
Yeah it's only for OSX as far as I know. Not sure about beta status.
>>2282634
>nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=116764
no seeders? '-'
>>2282114
I downloaded a copy from rutracker
>>2283195
Th..thanks anon!
>>2283195
Thanks anon
Anybody animate in after effects?
>>2282729
the last beta (v3) was removed from his at the start of the year, it's been dead since but he just came back on twitter saying he's been redoing everything and there'll probably be a fresh version out by the end of the year.
>>2258792
Doing straight ahead animation keeps me on my feet. Will this become a problem?
>>2284002
If the framerate is that low, is it really any different from Pose to pose?
>>2284002
Kek these are basically keys anyway.
what should I animate, friends?
>>2284344
A cute anime.
>>2284344
Animate the next season of space dandy.
>>2284344
some epic staging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9oVLIL1BfI
>>2284002
Actually, Those looks like keyframes
Test
>>2284344
T & A
