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[patchyun-blog]

The way Hyungwon looks at Minhyuk… (ＴｗＴ。)

[nocturnal-impala]

Hello! If you feel comfortable answering, what steps did you take to become artistically fluent at replicating Tutu's drawing style as well as the show's storyboard design language? Did it involve intensive frame-by-frame analysis and drawing breakdown studies from the original show? Animation is already so incredibly difficult, and to see someone create so much footage with such attention to detail in stylistic choices in both the drawings and the storyboarding is incredible to see.

Hello!

It's guite simple, actually. You just use references and models of the anime, the same way each key animator does. Usually you can tell guite easily when the animator changes in anime episodes, the style and details change but still remain consistent enough (mostly). In Sailor Moon for example you can easily distinguish Itoh's style and more detailed work and there's always those "low budget/badly drawn episodes". All these animators just learn themselves to draw the characters. If you draw the same character 500 times you're bound to become good at it.

Using PT anime as an example is the main thing. When you study it you'll learn the style and storytelling. When you have the pieces you can put them together in many different ways and come up with new ones yourself. You can also find inspiration from other anime, movies and comics.

Animation isn't that much different from any other talent. When you learn music, you start from notes before you're able to play an instrument. When you aspire to become an athlete you start from the basics. When you learn how to sing, write, make crafts, draw it's all the same. But it doesn't suite for everyone. There are certain gualities that make animation seem really difficult (like hard work haha) like learning to draw A LOT, patience and paying attention to details. I've come to see there's a mysterious taboo when it comes to drawing/animating. People often say you're born to be good at it or not. But that's not true, it's an excuse to not learn to draw, which is fine if you're not interested in it. But every artist learn their skill and some find it easier to learn than others. That's why we have artists, athletes, singers, composers and many other, just do what is your own and teach yourself to do it. It's a process. If you have zero interest in something or aren't willing to invest in learning then it may seem impossible. If so, maybe your interest belong somewhere else.

Yes, it involves a lot of studying of frame-to-frame to understand how the animation is built. You can explain all day long how animations are done, but you'll only learn it by doing it. And everyone sucks at first, it's a given. You will become better by working on it and learning more. It is tough and serious work, but also about being mercifull to yourself and your lack of progress. Just try again tomorrow! But if you enjoy it it becomes fun and rewarding :) Thank you for your kind words and I hope this was helpful!