#animation tip

[daneesoro]

1. The first one definitely looks better, good for impactful sequences but the 2nd one should be the go-to, at least for the regular scenes that aren't funny or relevant.

2. "Good" Is actually used for cartoony series, use the more natural poses for shows that have realistic acting.

3. Flowy/light hair tends to block expressions. It's also distracting because scene time usually ends before it even settles. While it's fine to use for dramatic scenes, it's still advisable to use "heavy" hair in general.

4. Avoid using too much 'Barbie hands' unless a character is supposed to move daintily.

NOT general art tips. These are just some stuff I made for the old animation team I worked with.

[deeppinkman-artbase]

애니매이션 프레임 나누는법 How to use the animation frame

[dustyoo10]

I'm starting a new animation before I finish the other one, but I thought it'd be helpful to showcase how my animations function.

Firstly, I keyframe every bone on the body to help keep the graph editor clean, you don't want to have to work out which bone is keyed on which frame, and besides when the program automatically smoothens the animation by splining it, it'll smooth from one keyframe to the next. That can cause bones to start moving before you'd like them to if there's keys where a bone isn't framed. It's best to just avoid that and key everything in stepped mode (Keys jump from one to the next, like stop motion.).

Secondly, I don't have any set rhythm in which I place keys. On the graph you can see they're all quite evenly spaced out, but that won't always be the case. I key my frames based on the driving action of a character. For this shot, the driving action is the foot, and I animate everything around that. This usually involves animating the pelvis and foot first, then going back and animating the arms, head, shoulders, etc.

Thirdly, accounting for physics and inertia. Since the foot is the driving action, everything lags behind as they follow it. The torso is connected to the foot, but doesn't lag behind as much as the connection between the two is quite rigid, and the arms follow the torso on a delay. It's a hierarchy of chain reactions, keeping that in mind will make your animations much smoother and more realistic.

[jinsoro]

Bugs me when they animate characters clapping their hands and it's too fluid. it's a sharp movement, there shouldn't be any drag going on.

[creature-wizard]

For the witches and pagans who need to hear it, connecting with nature is supposed to be about like, actually observing nature over long periods of time, not doing stuff like hoarding endangered bird feathers and beach sand, or just meditating out in aesthetically-pleasing locations. Can you tell me exactly when your wildflowers and weeds start blooming? When do your bugs come out of hibernation? When do migratory birds come and go? How does the air feel during different times of year? If you can't do stuff like that, you aren't connecting with nature.

[weathertheraine]

I like these goobuses…..

[r-aindr0p]

Man the jury is unhinged on those culinary crucible event

I genuinely thought for a few seconds that Ortho would idk casually nuke the food

[protectoursharks]

cutest shark facts?

Nurse sharks and white tip reef sharks form a pile and cuddle!

It's believed to be a form of social bonding and has helped challenge the "lone shark" assumption, allowing us to learn more about shark ecology and interaction!

[yolkochan]

sae hair tutorial since his hair is so fucked up

[devildomwriter]

Friendly reminder to artists that the back of Belphegor’s head has white hair half way down.

[canisalbus]

doodled your little guys!!! I have so many thoughts about them. As someone who lives in Italy it has been absolutely wonderful seeing your characters express the country's culture and history!!! It's not often that I see characters be based off Italian history in such an artistic manner.. But that might be me living under a rock, LOL. Anyhow, keep doing what you do, YOU ROCK!!!!

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[onlysushicat]

start with the basics and finish the animatic i have almost done?

nah dude have them beta kids dancing in 12fps

[sweeneydino]

i humbly request more bayverse redraws if possible pleasey weasy 🙏 and if you have an option to tip you for your content please lmk!!

Aye aye captain 🫡

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

OH YEAH if i made you laugh or just inserted regrettable thoughts into your head against your will this year, now's a real nice time to drop a coin or two! (bc devastatingly i am also trapped in this mundane capitalist hellscape w/ the rest of u suckers)

[novlr]

A quick guide to animal symbolism:

Animals have a long history of symbolism that varies between cultures and customs. As literary tropes develop, some animal symbolism has become universally recognised in the western literary canon. Here are some examples you can use in your writing to give subtext, develop motifs, or promote your thematic content.

🐥 Birds: freedom, hope, escape 🦁 Lions: strength, courage, royalty 🐶 Dogs: loyalty, devotion, protection 🐱 Cats: independence, stealth, mystery 🐺 Wolves: intelligence, nature, wildness 🦊 Foxes: cleverness, cunning, deception 🐍 Snakes: temptation, evil, deceit 🦋 Butterflies: transformation, change, new beginnings 🦉 Owls: wisdom, knowledge, mystery 🦅 Eagles: strength, freedom, nobility ◾ Ravens: death, mystery, the unknown 🕊️ Doves: peace, love, purity 🐻 Bears: resurrection, strength, power, new life 🤘 Bulls: virility, sovereignty, wealth