Practice

This is an animation I was doing just to do. Some frames are drawn horribly and there are quite a few mistakes. I didnt edit the guy in the beginning before he got hit. Im stoping because I want to practice something.

*Oh, and* The staff was just because I couldnt think of what else to add and I was rushing. The reason why Im even mentioning this is cause Its not an original idea.

http://filebox.me/files/iips7f6x0_2.0.gif

god, I hate how I can think of gazillions of amazing ideas for animating that overwhelm me with choice and make me feel really sad that I can only do one thing at a time, and get discouraged to animate cause of a crushing sense of IMPATIENCE.

Then when I decide to animate, I'm blank as fuck.

I'd better write down ideas soon as they come to mind, so I'll ALWAYS have a great idea whenever I need it.

@Your animation:
Interesting body shapes, they've got quite the width to them.
And I appreciate that you drew buttocks. You can't let yourself be too shy to draw the truth

To pick on your animation, I noticed that when the camera seems to zoom, there really didn't feel like any 'speed'. I'll tell you, really short transitions don't always mean it's gonna feel like there's speed. You can make a transition that is 3 frames long and didn't feel fast, and a 20 frame transition that gave you a sense of massive speed.

Ahh, The same happens to me. When its like that for me, I just start with basically any position and then just freestyle. I tend to rush alot since I wasn't confident in my drawing abilities before.

About the zoom in of the camera, it was an accident. Didnt intend for that. I agree with the speed "Problem" too. Ill try and cough up something better next time. I Still havent even studied the head, feet and hands yet. So thats another thing I gotta do. Much drawing to do.

Im going to start simplifying the body more when I animate.

Freestyle is a real bitch to do all the time
Definitely going to record great ideas when I get them, so I can tap into them when I want something creative. It's also really smart to recall cool things you see in dreams, you know.

Have you ever tried using a thick brush rather than a thing one to animate roughs? It's kind of fun in a program with pressure sensitivity and colors

Try it on flash!

Yea same here. Gotta write shit down NahMean

Well when I animate I don't really like thick brushes. Thats why I don't use flash alot cause to get it thin you have to zoom in. I think Ive done the pressure sensitivity before.

Ill prob download flash again since Im better at drawing. Never know.

Just try to embrace the thickness, if only for one test. Do you have any program that can use pressure sensitivity?

No, I dont.

get flash bro! Shouldn't take more than half an hour to download and install, if you have a good internet connection.

I've actually been downloading portable flash cs4 for more than 2 hours now, and not even finished.

Don't tip-toe around it, son...

Lol, ok. Ill download flash 8 nao.

Btw, what should I learn now:
Head and Neck
Hands ---------OR
Feet

Imo either the head or hands for close up and angles. But which First? I suck at all listed above.


Edit: Downloaded flash 8, still hate the big lines. Ill just zoom when I draw.

Hmm.. you should do some fun hand animations. Make the hand do a lot of gestures, make it move with another hand, have them communicate with eachother.

You don't have to ANIMATE it, just storyboard it or make an animatic (just key frames).

Good Idea. Ill do that a bit later. Refreshing my memory on the head and facial features.
I actually have to practice first, so itll be a while. I SUCK at em.

After Im at a level I think I should be at all those things I listed, Im going to start drawing for more of an anime style. That means I gotta more She-at =(
*pencil in hand*

The animatic/storyboard thing IS practice!