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quadropheniac
Certain things you really don't mind being reposted.
MissBrochacho
The animators getting animated for their animations.
FlailingDildo
༼ ºل͟º ༽
NananaNegan
°o°
Dogzzz
:S
ImaCarGuy
:p
Guod
( . Y . )
YourGod
: ]
ConnieToons
O.o
BoopedYourNose
As an animator I can confirm this
Bluesbells
Thank you. I'm sure a lot of us don't believe that those are real animators.
mushroombirdornaments
:m
Irishda
Ah, I see OP also read Cracked today
liliputian7
Yes, all artists do the same thing. Yes, sometimes we scare people
masterpimp69
:D
HighPriestofthefallen
Doesn't studio Ghibli still do this? In the documentary everyone in the studio was hand drawing all day in their flip books.
Contra3IsTheHardestGameEver
Draw with your eyes, not your mind.
Lieden
as an animator, i still do this. your whole body is a good reference, use it.
Rozasharon
:3
Ideletedmyoldimguraccountbecausethiswassuckingupmylife
. _ .
TheRedOnesTasteLikeBurning
Better clean that mirror first
Imakeoriginalcontentbutnoonecares
I idolise these men. Im hoping to go to art college next year to study animation so I can share the stories in my head with the world
YouNowKnowTheMuffinMan
THE THREE CABALLEROS! What a great part of my childhood! My dad and I used to watch that movie all the time!
GilgameshWulfenbach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ You can find it on youtube now. Thanks r/fullmoviesonyoutube
Nessimon
It's just amazing! And the music!
Macksayev
i follow an artist who draws them a lot: http://chacckco.deviantart.com/
Enavi
I was so oddly attracted to that Brazillian bird...
Erkhyan
For extra enjoyment, read the two comic sequels written by Keno Don Rosa. They’re amazingly emotional.
Enavi
I was so oddly attracted to that Brazillian bird...
IOnlyLinkTheILiedGifButThisUserNameIsProbablyTooLongForYou
I actually bought some animation cells a while back and uploaded them! Here's one of them
Shadohound2
Listen here you little shit
LokiDoke
haHA! dick.
was821
I got excited...
Sup3rn3rd
Was gonna downvote but then I read your username and understood only I was to blame
ColoradoCattleCo
And South Park's animators just do a lot of drugs for their excellent results.
Smurf85
==D-- O:
WhiteTexan
Oh look, a bunny with a carrot in its mouth
Smurf85
sooo cute
adventurousburrito
#5 looks like Brian Cranston
randomchimi
That sad looking animal/dog in the background.
ThatJuanMexican
:O
TheGameDoctor
( ・３・)
Melinyel
:D
masterpimp69
:)
wellpun
:P
ModusPonens
D:
Dove23
:F
Scottland607
:3
Farbegn
Your body is always the easiest reference...
happyenough
Ladies...
khora
Not as easy as your mom.
azurepenguin
that's what she said ;)
iamghost
69 upvotes, I'm not touchin' that. +0
Farbegn
I downvoted myself just to keep it that way
PacZeterson
My body is a wonderland
Arbok8C
Zephron? The ex-(JAWA) clonetroopah?
CombatWombat32
Especially if I'm tryina draw something drop dead sexy
thedogsnamewasindy
Are you single?
captainireland
And ready to mingle?
lemongrenadier
And eating a Pringle?
onedayeverybodygonnawakeup
IIRC, Bill Watterson mentioned how he was happy he worked in the privacy of his home for this very reason (Calvin's faces)
SkyrimForTheDragons
http://imgur.com/0oXKe99
GeeEm
Also probably because he's kinda a recluse
Misinformationbot
In reality, the sole purpose for his career was to justify his fear of the outside.
shortissimus
In animation classes we used to take turns acting so the others could observe for reference. Awkward as hell sometimes but super useful
ZerZer
http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Calvin-Faces-calvin--26-hobbes-116945_1024_768.jpg
Ironaridium
I knew it would be this picture before I opened it.
MetalJesus
I once got in trouble with my parents for emulating Calvin in a school picture back in kindergarten. :D
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Nothing against new animators, but old school animation is so freaking amazing. So much respect for those guys
JustJoshinMagic
As an animator myself, thats what got me into the art. The concepts they used back then we still use today
shakespeareanwheelies
You've really got to love something to work as hard as they did. If I had half the dedication I would be happy.
longtimelurker722
Amazing really! So incredible to think that is where all these faces came from.
olliepoppins
my dream was to work as one growing up, so much respect for how they used to do it
Rat0
Was? Why not do some self study starting with some Glen Vilppu? Nothing feels better than gittin gud.
QueenoftheCrows
A Disney Book I own that was written by lead animators say there was +2500000 drawings in the classic movies
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
I believe it
SittinSamTheSaychetMan
No kidding! I tried it once. Twelve-ish frames of me going "how the hell did they do this"
MetalMil
There are many videos of Disney's old school artists. Personal favorite was how the black cauldron was done but I can't find it. :/
BlitzyXyztilB
They truly spent all their time doing it. Now life is just one big distraction.
dadstop
Since that "Disney rejection letter" all I can think about when seeing these is (1)
dadstop
(2) that probably so many talented women got denied the chance to contribute.
kazenokize
Girl in my class decided to try her luck with traditional instead of digital animation for the final project and regreted wholeheartedly :D
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Haha, I tried it once when I was in school. It's a very daunting task for someone new to animation
SaucyDisses
The reality is that it goes with everything else--especially form and craft.
IDidNotGetTheReference
I'm currently studying classical animation. It's amazing but so draining. In my animation school everyone learns this till 3rd/4th year.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
That's awesome man. I haven't finished schooling but what I have done was draining yes, but still fun. Good luck!
Hannya
You realize that new animators still do this, right? But use the references for different things other than drawings.
topherH
I had to do a reference shot of swinging around a light pole. So there I was at 9am outside in front of the neighbor's house bein' creepy.
Quizz25S
I think they're both amazing in their own way.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
I would definitely agree
dilbobaggins
And women. But they were rubbish at moving scenes, so they were only allowed to do static ones.
Markamanic
What about new animaties utilizing traditional animation methods?
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Good for you man. Like @reignski said, whether you go for 3D or not, learning to animate traditionally is super important
BEARDofSMEARD
As a 'new' animator. We still do this.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Yes, I'm aware new animators still use this. I didn't mean for it to sound like that. They just didn't have the advantages we have now
BEARDofSMEARD
That is true. I've just seen so many people failing and giving up animating because they thought it was easy. All the principles still apply
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Exactly, you really have to love it. I did a couple years of school for it which I'm hoping to finish someday when I have the money
LennyKoggins
Old school animators would normally draw the "golden poses', or the main moments of an action, and have lowly in-betweeners do all the (1/?)
thescarydude
Well back in old school times, the inbetweeners were apprentices and like all the top animators were once apprentices. It's not like today.
LennyKoggins
(2/?) hard stuff "in-between." Now with 3D animation the 3D software does a lot of the "in-betweening." So yes, they were extremely
LennyKoggins
(3/3) talented but didn't draw every single frame.
NexiKuro
So you're saying that 3d software saved them a lot of money on unpaid interns?
LennyKoggins
The industry has changed so much since way back when. I'm saying we animators are standing on the shoulders of giants.
raccd
Only an amateur animator lets the software do the interpolation. If you work professionally, better set a key almost every frame.(argh,edit)
LennyKoggins
Untrue for the most part, but it depends on the shot. It would be impractical to set a key on almost every frame due to time constraints.
raccd
I assumed the context was feature quality animation. Apart from holds (and those are also never still) you don't want floaty movement.
LennyKoggins
Knowing how to manipulate the f-curves is just as powerful and saves a lot of time.
raccd
Curves alone just don't allow much texture and interesting movement. Also IK needs a lot of refinement to get good arcs.
Hannya
Uhm. No? The tweens are edited, but you don't NEED a key on every frame.
JustABitCrzy
I can't comprehend how they could redraw the same images over and over almost exactly the same
Jameszombob
they used cells. they would only animate the moving things. source: gdad had an authentic cell used from fantasia that only included a limb
SaucyDisses
People would have to have an uncontrollable love to enjoy that type of work; which is probably why old school animations are incredible.
DidYouKnowThatCashewsComeFromAFruit
Start with your main pose and then they use a thin paper over the top that you can see the main picture through
CarlosBandana
I mean, I understand HOW they do it, but that doesn't make it any less amazing to me.
BenShambrook
Its pretty easy, yoh just draw it repeatedly: source : is a 2d animator
reverthex
They are called inbetweeners. The slave labour force that did the frames between the key poses that were done by the lead animators.
ultspud
pure draftsmanship and lots of life drawing practice.
Hannya
a kind of tracing paper, pretty much.
ultspud
pure draftsmanship and lots of life drawing practice.
EquinoxActual
Same as we do it today; a bunch of underpaid and overworked interns:)