This traditional animation course was great. It was taught by two passionate instructors from the industry with some impressive credentials. The 12 principals of animation were driven into us for eight hours every class. The concept of timing is everything in animation, as an animator with poor timing is not an animator. Before this class I had never taken a 2D animation course, but now I am very convinced that in order to become a successful animator in 3D, one must learn 2D.
Here are a couple warm-up sketches we had to do based upon a certain subject. The sketch must tell a story.
Storytelling Drawing – Draw people in a line…
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Storytelling Drawing – Draw a water crossing…
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Some examples of my traditional animation: