Animate ANY Character Turnaround/Rotation in 2D (And Improve Your Drawing Skills)
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In this video I will show you how to animate an accurate character rotation. This exercise can teach you how to draw better by practicing one of its most important principles: Solid Drawing. Even if you're not an animator, animating a turn-around animation while trying to be faithful to the original character design forces you to feel its volume and can help you absorb the original artist’s style!
For this I’ll be animating turns of Gwen Stacy from Into the SpiderVerse, and Akko Kagari from Little Witch Academia.
Remember to use the hashtag #MercuRotation in any social media when posting your own results. Best of luck!
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00:00 Solid Drawing
00:31 First Steps
01:27 Base Sphere Guide
02:07 Importing Your References
02:30 Tracing
04:03 Adding Ellipses
05:12 Fixing Proportions in Keyframes
06:40 Symmetric vs Asymmetric Features
07:23 Inbetweens
08:58 Coloring
10:41 Shadows
11:13 Shading
12:03 Best Reference Sources
12:32 Final Animation
12:48 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
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@svnsetexe7326
Жыл бұрын
thank you for everything , i wont forget this - you are an amazing intructor who went above to help '
@notaninstrument7707
Жыл бұрын
How do you know how big to make each ellipse?
@YNguyen-qv1yf
Жыл бұрын
Please create more tutorials about a character turning around :D
It's kinda funny, before I even really understood what solid drawing was and the 12 principles, I actually did an exercise like this because I was frustrated with not knowing how my character looked at every angle, so I just drew them at every angle and then realized I had technically animated them. It's amazing how much you can learn from this exercise!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
So true!! Drawing the keys is already fantastic, but I've found doing the inbetweens your brain absorbs so much about the volumes on a face, its my favorite part!
I swear you are one of the best animation/art KZreadrs with the best tutorials. You have tutorials for things I need but can't find on youtube. You deserve this 👑
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks Nani! It really means a lot you feel this way! Hope I can keep creating content that fills those voids in YT. Thanks for being here!
@nani0logy
2 жыл бұрын
@@ManuMercurial Thank YOU for being here!! you're definitely helping a lot of us artists out here!
@RINA_CRYZ
Жыл бұрын
What about Cool lean
@BCGraphixArt
Жыл бұрын
Agreeeeeed😂
This is literally one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. When you first showed the rotating drawing, I assumed you had used a 3D model as a base and rendered on top of it. But no. You manually placed all of the curved guidelines and rendered on top. This is really well done.
Honestly I've been wanting to do more animation to practice and improve on my illustration, so this video came at a great time!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome to hear JoyceW! Hope you can give it a try, and wish you the best of luck!!
This is by far the best turnaround tutorial I've seen up to date. Thank you so much for sharing! 😍
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it Monica! Really appreciate your kind words!
3D Artists: "mmmm yes, rotation"
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
I would like to mention that having a top down view rotate also makes a good reference for planning each angle
i watched this whole thing in one go and was mesmerized! an S-tier tutorial. i love how you specify what each step is intended to feel like--it helps clarify that it's not the action itself that's important, but the learning behind it! thanks for sharing
I am genuinely saying this from my heart, thank you thank you!!!Thank you , for the first I understood thanks to the way you break down in a very easy manner the process of animation! You saved me a lot of time❤❤❤
I don't know what to say... I always searched for someone who can make detailed tutorials and explanations for animating. And since I found you I like it really really much. My motivation to animate and improve it increased a lot! Thank you for those very detailed and good Videos and I hope for more in the Future
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀glad to hear its giving you motivation, time to run with it!! 💪
You make me SO excited to try new things, I gotta go draw right NOW 🏃🏿♀️💨
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Britt n Bee!! Your message is soo important to me, that is exactly what I'm trying to do with this channel. Thank you for taking the time to write this!
Alright, you got my full attention. Your turnarounds look like 3d models!🤯Very nice!
This is one of the coolest art tutorials I've ever seen
This is such a good tutorial! You are great at explaining and it looks so fun! Im definitely going to try it out!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your comment! Glad you found it helpful. Have fun!
as a beginner this was really eye opening, thank you!
vectors and digital art as a whole makes drawing a lot easier
Really love these tutorials. So much good information, given in a nice pace, and not full of ums and blunders. Makes me excited for my first project
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Have fun!! (there are a metric ton of umms and blunders but I edit them out )
I wish that I found this video earlier. I’ve been struggling with animation thank you for tutorial 😭 🙏
At the beginning, when I saw Gwen and Akko rotating, I thought they were 3D models, and that you were going to use them as reference for the drawing. After finishing the video, I am absolutely amazed by how well you have animated to the point where the 2D animation **actually** looks and feels 3D. Although I personally do not know how to draw, I do tend to try to pay attention to the little details of animations, and it is usually easy to distinguish 2D and 3D animation, especially when both are blended together (after all, making an object consistent is no easy task when it spans over multiple frames and is not allowed to deform), so the fact that my brain registered the two drawings as 3D models speaks volume. Amazing job!
@joaquinvaleri7022
3 ай бұрын
You like other names? such as Henry Marcus Enzo Bruno Christian Andreas Juan Carlos Marco Hakim Phil Adrien Nahuel among other names
@joaquinvaleri7022
3 ай бұрын
And i also sometimes i don't like cartoonist style and i like realistic animation like my works
@joaquinvaleri7022
3 ай бұрын
And i have a character name Martín
Your video are always incredible, really interesting ! Thank you :)
Dang good turnaround tutorial! 👍
this is by far the best tutorial for head turns i wish i had when i started haha, man peak stuff!!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Big compliment Rayjii, thanks a bunch!
Haven't gotten far in, but this isn't my first video I watched talking about tracing for animation purposes. The pros actually do this to make sure everything is very consistent and to save time. All pros do it. They Rotoscope. They straight up trace. They use references. Only time it isn't fine is if you trace someone's art and they are a small indie artist who relies on commissions, and you're stealing bread from their table. tracing it for theft reasons is bad, but tracing official art to learn it and also to animate still images properly is completely fine. A person would absolutely be tracing their own work and also making reusable bases if they wanted to speed up animation. Always work smarter, not harder.
Wow this is really helpful and I'm glade I found your page
Como siempre, buen video, lo explicas todo genial. Sigue así ❤
OMG - Thank you for all these links! This is pure gold.
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to watch the video!
Awesome! I learnt loads! Thanks man
excelente bro, gracias por compartir! 🙏🏼
Seriously, this channel need more attention. The information are really useful, even with a mediocre artist, not just beginners. I'm kinda shocked when I noticed you're haven't reach 30k yet...
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
The sentiment is all that counts. Slowly but surely we'll get there! Thanks for the good vibes and checking out the videos!!
Thank you for the Kronk anatomy💀 No but seriously, huge thank you for this video, got my own head spinning with ideas and things I want to try while watching these heads spinning! Great tutorial! And the turnarounds ended up amazing! And also HUGE thanks for mentioning Settei Dreams! I had no idea about that page, it's beyond fantastic! Scrolled a few centimeters and immediately found one of my favorite shows, Aim for the Top! Gunbuster! So I think I know what I'm going to work on!(or at least try) Again, thank you for everything in this video, your CSP animation tutorial has been of incredible help, and your other videos I've seen are extremely motivating and informative. Looking forward to watching and learning more from you! Hope you're doing good, take care!
Great tutorial! The layer mask tip is very clever and helpful! Also, it's always mind blowing when you start applying layers for effects, these could become tutorials on their own
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric! The FX part WILL be a tutorial on its own, I just want to cover a few basics before releasing it, but I want to make a video focusing on Post-Production for Animation! Thank you for watching!
I’ve been looking for this
Awesome 👏
You are amazing at this! And I know animation takes a lot of time and work but this video confirmed to me just how much it takes!!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Hehe, it IS time consuming, but also really rewarding. Hope the video also confirmed you can do it too! 💪
Bro, you amazing!
That's AWES❤ME !
Glad I discovered your channel!
Thank you so much! I'll definitely try this!!! I have been trying to learn how to animate on clip studio so thanks you so much for the tutorials!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for taking the time to watch them! Best of luck!!
I get what he's saying. It's not about the character template alone but the main design overall to make it easy to replicate to make a consistent shape to animate. The tracing is more in part of practice.
As always your tutorials come in handy useful and to the point, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! Keep up the good work and again, thanks King 🤴
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Ayy, glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching it King!
Great tutorial! nwn
Awesome stuff, this looks super helpful!!! Definitely going to try it out myself ✨🙌🏻 Would love to see a version where it’s the head going up and down, as a potential future video idea maybe? Idk heh
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Felix, can't wait to see your version! That could be a great idea, maybe you can give it a go as well when you finish the first one! 💪
I needed this so much thank you!!!🙏
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
You're so very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch it!
Mind blown.
Thats looks useful, I try to do it with my pixels.
You're AWESOME man !!! Amazing tutorial !!!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the kind words, thanks for taking the time to watch it!
Nice this is very helpful
fun, Gwen and Akko are characters I like very much
Awesome😂❤
I love this!! Thank you sooo much ❤❤❤
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for taking the time to watch it! Best of luck with the rotation!!
This is the Best Animation Channel on KZread Thanks For this video
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the huuuge compliment Siyonsan Baskey! I hope to one day actually be that!! 🙇
GWEN AND AKKO TWO CHARACTERS FROM MY FAVORITE MEDIA AAAAAA
Огромное спасибо за такой замечательный и вдохновляющий урок!
One of the best art channels on youtube right now. Im glad i can watch you blow the fuck up man.
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Flux! So happy you feel this way. I really appreciate the good vibes!
I'am feeling hope now.
thanks for the video. I really need this💪🏿
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Let's get it! Thank you for watching it!
wasnt looking for this but damn, nice video!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
thank you BadAim92! Means a lot!
LWA is such a masterpiece.
THAT'S SOME GOATED CONTENT
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks School! So glad you liked it!
2D hand drawn animation is amazing.
Thanks for the tutorial your channel is so nice and easy to understand one of my biggest helpers yet to become a animator
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being here Pineapplesio! I wish you the best of luck on your journey. Let's get it!!
This was a solid vid! Turnarounds have always been tough for me and this was a very creative refresher. Also nice to see I’m not the only one who uses settei dreams to hunt down anime model sheets 😂😂
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Senior! Settei dreams is such a life saver haha. I really love this exercise and all you can learn from it!
oh god no. I would die trying to do all of this. But yours looks amazing.
FUNFACT:I'm a HUGE fan of MLWA, So I'm happy you used Akko as an example/model :DD
@AlexiaChvr
Жыл бұрын
Same it’s so underrated
Found this tutorial on the CSP tips and posts section. Really great find!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching it!
Your channel is awesome! You explain so nicely and clearly. Your channel really helps me a lot!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you in another video Happy to hear you're finding my videos helpful!!
@OddlyAnimated1203
Жыл бұрын
@@ManuMercurial Of course! I was thinking of watching you're newest video as well, but I keep forgetting about it, hehe 😅
THANK YOU A LOT
wow si much wonder for videos
Thank you, this is very helpful!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch it! Glad it was helpful
Yoo this is really helpful!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
This is awesome! I already feel exhausted from just watching this but it's awesome nonetheless. Very helpful.
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Ayy give it a try! It does take some time to make a rotation , but little by little it is a really rewarding exercise!!
woow perfect method
When you went to model sheets for more anime characters i noticed on the top a character I really love Cure Heart! :0
Another very cool and unusual trick! :) I am currently studying Jinx and I will try this out! Animating works better for me than simple iterative drawing. It tricks my in just the right way I think
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Duuude it would be SO cool to do one of these for Arcane Jinx, best of luck!!
@Simon-et4hu
2 жыл бұрын
@@ManuMercurial thanks! It would be a victory to take this idea to the end for sure! Just yesterday I was strugling studying a bunch of screenshots and saw your video a bit afterwards. Right on point!
Yooo i love your animations
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much AuxieStar!
woah the part from 11:17 on blew my mind, thank you!
this is extremely helpful, especially because i struggle a lot with boiling, thanks for such quality video and free resources
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your own rotations!!
how come you still don't have 100k sub??? you are really good at explaining and demonstrating this stuff!!
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
thanks for your kind words! baby steps but I believe one day we'll get there!
This was very helpful thank you so much. U just earned yourself a new subscribe
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard eNeL!! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, truly appreciate it!
Excellent video Manu, it deserves at least 1,000,000 views.
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the good wishes JoljloL! 🙇 slowly but steady we'll get there one day!
@JoIjloL
Жыл бұрын
@@ManuMercurial I'll be watching your progress along with the rest of your viewers. 👍
Thank you for aways sharing knowlegde
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Thank You for watching!
tbh i was on your channel for 30 min and a new vid just post holy cow
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
haha lucky!!
this makes sense to trace the character. i've heard from people that when you're learning on how to draw you can trace others drawings or animation drawings (without posting the final product do to copyrite and moral issues) so you can understand how to proportion your drawings better and create an artstyle easier
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
I agree!! As long as you're using tracing as a learning tool and mixing it with life-studies I think its a fantastic way to increase your skill!
it's very helpful to me thank you so much
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear Senpai Dung! Thank you for watching the video!!
Holy crap this looks hard. I think I need to focus on some more basics before I do something this involved O_o
Wouldn't it make more sense to make some reference sketches of your character, then draw the front view, add horizontal guidelines, then draw the side view by eyeballing the references/following the H. guidelines, then doing the same for all other angles? It sounds like it would be easier than trying to draw all the angles and meticulously adjust every aspect to line up with one another.
I love you for this!! Thank you so much, definitely subscribe~ ❄️💙
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard Blue Glacia! Thanks!!
goood so have imprecionandt
Super❤❤😊👏👏👏👏👏
i like your accent, it somehow keeps my short attention span going for tutorials like these
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
HAHA this is such a big compliment, thank you!
Thank you for the video.
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a hidden gem! Thank you! Also how would this apply to a studio setting? Seems like this approach would take a real long time on just the head alone not even counting the body and the clothes on the body. Work like this deserves top pay imo!🎉🎉🎉
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
I agree! The purpose of this exercise is to give you the tools to manage rotating a character while keeping it consistent, it is not meant to be used as a way to rotate a character when doing a character sheet as it would be extremely time consuming. Although I've had to animate things like this: i.imgur.com/xAmsf2r.mp4 So you never know!
This guy is awesome
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
You are awesome for being here!
Thank you so much for your help.. From Zambia ❤
@ManuMercurial
Жыл бұрын
Cheers from Costa Rica!
I am animating a super slow motion head turn it's kinda frustrating. This will surely help me
Thanks for this , now I'm clear , I'm big fan of saint Seiya a Japanese anime transmitted in the 90's , I am trying to have a good animation and finally I have to accept that circle, lines and ellipses are just obligatory
The best is doing it first in blender then animating😊
Good video!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Spaicy!! Means a lo coming from you!
thank you very much!!!!
@ManuMercurial
2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for watching!