Sketch Animation

astarothathros · 11-27-2015

Did a little growth animation to pass the time this afternoon and realized that I kinda forgot everything I learned from last time I animated something. I don't post here often enough to be sure if I should be posting little snippets of stuff here or if I should wait until I have something more substantial but here we are, I guess?

jack36262001 · 11-27-2015

Little snippets are always wonderful to see. Doing a great job to I'd love to see something you threw together to pass the time.

foxmaster5 · 11-27-2015

Honestly add a hold frame and let her eyes move from side to side to convey her confusion in what just happened. Solid start for a simple four or frame loop. Can't wait to see you do more

astarothathros · 11-27-2015

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Originally Posted by foxmaster5

Honestly add a hold frame and let her eyes move from side to side to convey her confusion in what just happened. Solid start for a simple four or frame loop. Can't wait to see you do more

Something kinda like this, then? I'm guessing what you mean by "hold frame".

foxmaster5 · 11-27-2015

Bingo. See how more character the gif has now. Animation timing is really what separates the doodlers from the animators.

Mr Wayne · 11-27-2015

Foxmaster's suggestion worked out better, I think, because it adds enough of a pause to let the growth animation sink into a person's mind while adding character reaction too. Nice work for what little effort went into it. You should get bored more often. Lol

Robopengy · 11-28-2015

The original was great but that small detail with the eyes made it even better! Great work! Here's hoping for more!

gammera1976 · 11-30-2015

Awesome.

RedJack · 11-30-2015

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Originally Posted by astarothathros

Something kinda like this, then? I'm guessing what you mean by "hold frame".

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Originally Posted by foxmaster5

Bingo. See how more character the gif has now. Animation timing is really what separates the doodlers from the animators.

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Originally Posted by Mr Wayne

Foxmaster's suggestion worked out better, I think, because it adds enough of a pause to let the growth animation sink into a person's mind while adding character reaction too. Nice work for what little effort went into it. You should get bored more often. Lol

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Originally Posted by Robopengy

The original was great but that small detail with the eyes made it even better! Great work! Here's hoping for more!

Yeah, I agree with everyone. The add near the end suggested by Foxmaster made this a whole lot better. I mean it was good originally, but the little detail that was added at the end made it way better. But just goes to show how adding even the smallest bit of detail, makes a huge difference. It's something we should all remember. But I'm rambling on here... great gif, thank you for sharing.

astarothathros · 11-30-2015

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Originally Posted by RedJack

Yeah, I agree with everyone. The add near the end suggested by Foxmaster made this a whole lot better. I mean it was good originally, but the little detail that was added at the end made it way better. But just goes to show how adding even the smallest bit of detail, makes a huge difference. It's something we should all remember. But I'm rambling on here... great gif, thank you for sharing.

Yeah, I'm definitely glad he suggested the fix. I'm no master at art, and less so with animation, so I'm bound to make mistakes like this.

I'm really happy people seem to be enjoying the animation, too!

vincent_richter · 11-30-2015

I actually liked the original, but Foxmaster's suggestions put this over the top to my "definitely THIS" column.

foxmaster5 · 11-30-2015

Wow, didn't expect my simple suggestion to get everyone so riled up :P

And to the artist, there was no mistakes. What I said was in no way negative feedback. You clearly have a good basic understanding of animation and will only grow from here. What I pointed out was a suggestion to make the animation more polished and appealing to a bigger audience.

I'm not going to say I work as an Animation Supervisor at a certain big name animation house in Los Angeles, I'll just leave it at that. I can't draw very well, but I do know how to tell my artist how to improve their work.

Heck if you wanted to go further with this animation break the growth into three spurts each with its own hold. Then incorporate additional eye and mouth movement, every time the character is about to say something or react in a bigger way in regards to the growth, FHWOMP another spurt. Gives the viewer more to see and increases the length/impact of the animation without adding to many extra frames.

If you ever want or need any direction or feedback let me know.

11-27-2015	#2
jack36262001 Professor of Jotunn Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alberta,Canada Posts: 291	Re: Sketch Animation Little snippets are always wonderful to see. Doing a great job to I'd love to see something you threw together to pass the time. __________________ AWW! That's mean! Life's not worth living without Boobies!-Ensign Francesca Lucchini-Strike Witches The Sky That Connects Us

11-27-2015	#3
foxmaster5 Fx Artist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 361	Re: Sketch Animation Honestly add a hold frame and let her eyes move from side to side to convey her confusion in what just happened. Solid start for a simple four or frame loop. Can't wait to see you do more __________________ Just Add Water DA: http://just-add-water99.deviantart.com/ BE and Giantess Comics and Pin ups updated bi-weekly!

11-27-2015	#5
foxmaster5 Fx Artist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 361	Re: Sketch Animation Bingo. See how more character the gif has now. Animation timing is really what separates the doodlers from the animators. __________________ Just Add Water DA: http://just-add-water99.deviantart.com/ BE and Giantess Comics and Pin ups updated bi-weekly!

11-27-2015	#6
Mr Wayne The Man~the Myth~the Bat Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gotham Posts: 738	Re: Sketch Animation Foxmaster's suggestion worked out better, I think, because it adds enough of a pause to let the growth animation sink into a person's mind while adding character reaction too. Nice work for what little effort went into it. You should get bored more often. Lol __________________ The night is darkest just before the dawn... kArMa XD

11-28-2015	#7
Robopengy Happy owl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 340	Re: Sketch Animation The original was great but that small detail with the eyes made it even better! Great work! Here's hoping for more!

11-30-2015	#8
gammera1976 Process Master Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West of Boston, MA Posts: 589	Re: Sketch Animation Awesome.

11-30-2015	#11
vincent_richter ミンナニナイショダヨ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Canard Posts: 6,091	Re: Sketch Animation I actually liked the original, but Foxmaster's suggestions put this over the top to my "definitely THIS" column. __________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

11-30-2015	#12
foxmaster5 Fx Artist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 361	Re: Sketch Animation Wow, didn't expect my simple suggestion to get everyone so riled up :P And to the artist, there was no mistakes. What I said was in no way negative feedback. You clearly have a good basic understanding of animation and will only grow from here. What I pointed out was a suggestion to make the animation more polished and appealing to a bigger audience. I'm not going to say I work as an Animation Supervisor at a certain big name animation house in Los Angeles, I'll just leave it at that. I can't draw very well, but I do know how to tell my artist how to improve their work. Heck if you wanted to go further with this animation break the growth into three spurts each with its own hold. Then incorporate additional eye and mouth movement, every time the character is about to say something or react in a bigger way in regards to the growth, FHWOMP another spurt. Gives the viewer more to see and increases the length/impact of the animation without adding to many extra frames. If you ever want or need any direction or feedback let me know. __________________ Just Add Water DA: http://just-add-water99.deviantart.com/ BE and Giantess Comics and Pin ups updated bi-weekly!