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@pab558

7 ай бұрын

Please make a detailed video about cutout animation

@Button385

7 ай бұрын

Is there a link to show the image

@sleepycritical6950

3 ай бұрын

So basically the answer is FANTA MENTOS as Alois would say. Yeaaahhh I got a long way to go…

Holy moly, those studies for Lackadaisy-- I never realized the amount of prep studio animators do before even starting to animate anything. That's stunning. I absolutely loved this Manu! I learned a lot! You touched on a lot of stuff that most other creators I've seen don't mention at all when discussing similar topics.

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Andreas! Honestly the prep part of learning the characters is incredibly fun to me, its like a license to draw a ton of fanart that will both improve your drawing skill + make your animaton work better down the line! Thanks for watching!!

@breakeranimation4146

7 ай бұрын

​@@ManuMercurialmay not be an animator but I do like improving my drawing skills. So I'll use this as a guide.

Huge respect to artists and animators for being able to do this, and huge respect to you for going through the process.

@Aeenjyl

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more! 👍

As an animator in the Japanese animation industry, there’s usually no time to learn to draw characters, so we just learn as we draw. So what I did (can’t really speak for others) is picked up observational drawing and learnt anatomy such from bridgeman books. Once you have anatomy down and your hands and eyes are coordinated, you’ll be able to tell why certain details are designed as they are in comparison to the human body in terms of style and proportions. Eventually, you’ll find it easy to combine all the references you have to create heads that aren’t even on the reference sheets. This apples to everything from animals to humans to clothes. Also a little note, shift and trace is still largely used in the Japanese industry. I’ve received corrections from sou sakkan artists with shifted head corrections, it makes subtle character acting a thousand times easier, especially with detailed drawings

@sarcasticsuperjerk18

7 ай бұрын

I’ve noticed this during my watch through of Dragon Ball and now I feel extra bad for the animators that had to constantly change the way they draw the series once the manga’s artstyle started shifting. Plus there was a longtime One Piece animator who came back for Super that took quite an amount of episodes to learn how to draw Dragon Ball again. I love the animation coming out of Japan but damn being part of the industry must be super hard.

@PVTParts-eu3zl

6 ай бұрын

@@sarcasticsuperjerk18 Oh yeah, you'll definitely pick up drawing habits from working on shows long term. At this point, I can say that being praised for good cuts from directors and studios is one of the biggest adrenaline boosts and is most likely what's keeping me around. I try to make good work, i get complimented, I get motivated, cycle repeats, we're both happy

"the faster you get those 10,00 ugly drawings outta you, the faster you'll get to the good ones" This describes my entire drawing experience lol. I've been drawing for almost 6 years and only started consistently making drawings i'm satisfied with around 6 motnhs ago. I'm now looking forward to digital illustration and maybe even animation! Because of that, videos like these help out a ton, amazing content!

@jaredabrahamcidfda4840

3 ай бұрын

You literally just described me

@Francis_vca

3 ай бұрын

@@jaredabrahamcidfda4840 nice to see someone who relates! ;)

@LazarusSchell

8 күн бұрын

No…. This is wrong. Hi, I’m a foundations drawing teacher. All you need to do is understand the foundations, then practice the lessons within those disciplines. It’s like a musician practicing their scales….. once you can learn them and understand how they are applied, you will be drawing and animating pretty quickly.

A great and useful video, thank you for entertaining:)

@jaebinsong3078

7 ай бұрын

SIEGETALES??!!!!

@TaleOfTwoPrincesses

7 ай бұрын

Yo what’s SiegeTales doing here-

Thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart, no one will EVER understand how much i appreciate the two production guide websites in 3:50

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

We need to protect them websites at all costs! haha

@abedeld1050

7 ай бұрын

@@ManuMercurial again thank you so much, I'm drawing ichigo from every angle until i get good enough at it, and it wouldn't have been possible without you ❤️

This really felt like a breathe of fresh air. Just being told that the first pass of making a character is going to suck. That hit home man. Great job love your content!

I began to lose my drawing ability once I got into an animation course as more of a technical/3D artist and saw everyone around me being so talented, but seeing this video really makes me want to at least get back to drawing some characters again. Thank you for the inspiration.

to think this guy animated a youtube pilot about silly cats in the 1920s and also one of the most well known proper anime’s and was good at both…? he got some skill.

I have done "Place and trace" without knowing it was a thing haha! Specially with head shapes and body proportions, it's really useful. Buen video mae!!!

this is such a helpful video! I normally don't comment on these types of videos but the fact that you condensed atleast months worth of info into a 10 minute video is insane! cant wait to apply all of these~

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate you taking the time both to watch the vid, and to comment! Glad it was helpful! Thanks!!

7:52 We'll be interested in any topic ya make... you're like a gold mine when it comes to animation information!

Ha, it's funny watching this as an animator. Years and years back, when I was learning to draw, me and my class friends asked our animation teacher about "art styles". I still remember him sighing, taking his huge glasses off and telling us "your style is what you can't draw". It was a real little nugget of concentrated wisdom.

@AUSWQPCV

7 ай бұрын

Im confused what did he mean by that

@doggytrap

7 ай бұрын

He meant that if you know how to draw anything with any style then you don't really have a style. When you don't, your art style is very much defined by what you don't know how to draw rather than what you would want to draw like. It's a way of seeing things that is drilled into learning animators (at least when I was still in school)

This was some solid advice! I already knew about the line of action and construction, but the other stuff present in this are worthwhile things to take note of, especially with the big project I'm trying to get skilled enough to make.

you always manage to explain things in the perfect way that allows me to grasp exactly what you're saying! I always find it hard to understand stuff so thank you

Also, I'd like to add that not every production has a lot of production materials, and good indications on their character models.... I mostly work on japanese anime and there's usually not that much infos on the sheets :') The less infos you have, the harder it is to make something cool, so it's ok if your drawings are not perfect !! 5:05 I cannot agree more with this ;_; Often when I try to be super on model, I end up having stiff drawings... But at the same time, I can't just have rough drawings, or else it'll take too much time to clean !!! Because the japanise animation style allows it, I draw my key frames very roughly, then I'll clean those (like for a head turn 2 or 3 drawings are enough) and when I'm satisfied, I'll do my breakdowns more roughly, but since my key frames are superclean, I can be more efficient. It takes time, but eventually you'll be able to draw any characters from any model sheet, without practicing it first ! It's possible throught hard work !! Good luck everyone 😎💪

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

I've noticed this! Settei is very succint in their poses and expressions. You kinda need to be able to draw on the production's style very accurately to be a Sakkan. I mostly get my layouts corrected to hell to fix the likeness haha, but I understand its part of the process! Hope to keep learning so I can be more accurate as well! Also Nigen is really fun to me!

@unimokrani

7 ай бұрын

@@ManuMercurial We just have to accept that our drawings still need corrections from sakkans ;_; I used to think nigen was boring but now I actually like it as well ! Well let's keep working hard !! 8)

You answered a question that I had for a long time How pro animators are able to neatly copy artstyle it's the impressive thing under our noses that at the same time, no one seems to notice Like I've seen those "_ in different artstyle challenge" videos and despite expert artists struggle to replicate the style, at the end, you can still see a glimpse of their og stile

The trace and place technique and the emotions first are two things I never knew about before watching your video. Good thing too since I'm trying to start in the animation sphere

the point you made by "drawing the emotion" is one of the most valuable pieces of art advice i have heard. it's been said a million times that it's easy to get caught up in details/proportions, but you demonstrated it on paper better than any other art youtuber i have watched. keep at it, manumercurial.

That cut-out animation segment looks really interesting. Hoping you can make a video on it, maybe go through that Gumball example step by step? dunno, up to you.

7:31 As a person trying to get into 2D Cut-Out Animation this was super helpful to know. I kind of want to see the follow up video on this.

i have mad respect for you as an artist, and even moreso since i can tell you know your stuff! awesome vid, keep up the great work!

Another great video with so many good tips and tricks! Drawing characters on model is one of the hardest things to get right, but I also like that you harp on how story and emotion should be most important. Always leave your videos feeling so inspired!! 😁

I am a guy who adores drawing and animating and I've been looking to draw in another person's art style for the sake of learning. I tell you, the place and trace thing is genius. I never thought of that before and I am studying like crazy to get better. While I do have my own art style. I constantly want to learn and I always wondered how people mimic another person's art style. Well now I know. :) Anyway. Thank you for the video @ManuMercurial as it's something I was always curious about and I am so glad I learned about the existence of place and trace. Gotta love gestures. Might have applied them in my own art style but it's cool how it can work when mimicking another art style. Can't wait to try it out. That's why I love art. There is always something you can learn.

I really do want to see a video on the 2D Rig, I had started to learn how to rig it and all the things about it in class, mastering it will help add to my arsenal of skills.

Really good stuff.

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for taking the time to check it out!

Thank you so much for making a video that I found more helpful and inspirational than 99% of the others I’ve been watching on KZread . Great stuff to help with my own projects and learning ❤

Your presentation style makes it easy for beginners and offers valuable insights into the animator's world. Thanks for sharing this gem of a tutorial!"❤

Wow the amount of times i searched the internet for this very answer! I always thought it was some kind of secret weapon on how animators make their drawings so uniform and fluid, turns out its just insane skill. Thanks for the break down, now I am satisfied!

I can’t believe this is free, I’ve found gold ❤

A job well done. Starting rough, not focusing on details and using different tricks to maintain the consistency and proportion are simple concepts that beginners struggle to understand. I myself still struggle and avoide transfer techniques, thinking of them as bad habits, but this video is a good reminder to not be too harsh on myself.

THANK YOU for this!!! I've always tried to figure out how animators stayed on model somehow, and this explains it better than anyone else has!

This guide is so useful! I drew a little test animation after watching this, and I must say, using all the tips from this video, my animating skills improved a LOT

love your work Manu, you explain so well! It's so cool to see animators ability to draw in so many different styles

THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU , Thank you so much ! I have been looking for production guide sources and just had no luck WHATSOEVER!!! i didn't even know they were called production guides, i only found the terms "Model sheet" and " turn-arounds". seriously thank you. gonn check out that livin lines archive right now. will edit with update if it is what i'm hoping for. even if not, thank you

great video! also tnx for the resources!

This video is incredible, while being a artist every little good tip, even the most basic ones, helps not only at where you should practice but inspires you to work and put your skills to the next level. The way you perfectly speak and show with video editing examples of artwork about what are you saying is very didactic and refreshing. I instantly subscribed.

The Topics in this Video where to me even as a 3D Animator. Thank you

Thank you for sharing the databases! Would definitely be interested in a video about cut-out animation.

This was really interesting to watch, thanks!

this was awesome and really eye opening for me!!!

(in my opinion) The best video you've made so far :) really useful!

I love your videos so much, thank you!!

I would love for you to make a video on "cut out" animation! I've always heard it in passing but I've never really seen anyone go in depth with it.

Just doodled halfway through this video. My characters were feeling stiff since I was focusing on their anatomy the most, but seeing your advice “draw emotion”. Wow, it really popped! Thank you

this was such a great video!

Thank you so much for this information!

Absolutely amazing video. I loved it!

Can finally learn from my favorite artist Yepie

Really really cool video. I'm an illustrator, but I've been wanting to get into animation more seriously, and this is good motivation!

I love you for making this video even though i didn’t watch it yet

You actually answer questions i need answering, ur a genius ytuber

Great video, i learn a lot from your vídeos

so practice, simple shapes, thinking about the pose expression before anatomy, tracing when animating, this is really helpfull

Thank you for the tips!! Also vey helpful for regular drawing!

good stuff, very insightful :D

I found the idea of ​​the video about Rig very interesting!! I hope you make a video! Looks promising!!

I would love a video on improving cutout animation rigs. I’m interested in learning cutout/rig because it’s doable and practically the intended way for some animated software. But I want to learn how to avoid that floaty feel when it’s done badly (besides practice. obviously).

thank you so much!) This video is very relevant to me right now)

Thank you so much for the recomendations , it really helped me a lot.

As always, thank you for sharing

I love your videos. They are so practical and have good advice. I have been so caught up in improving my anatomy lately that I think I've lacked in the "acting" part of drawing. Thank you for the reminder. 😊

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful Heather, thanks for taking the time to watch and to comment! And honestly, same. I still struggle with the fear of pushing the acting of my poses, need a daily reminder that that's how you get good character animation. I know we'll improve with practice!!

Masterclass quality advises ! Thank you really much 👍

i am from india and i love your contet ....

@zhanhaozheng2824

4 ай бұрын

hello from italy

@ElGranGroribas1

4 ай бұрын

Hello from memedroid

Hey, Thank you man, I needed this, you really help me a lot with this video.

That’s the beauty of it I’m really putting my strength into 3D rn but nowdays if ur dedicated enough you really can draw in any style u want free form would be tough but with nice references n technology in animation it’s getting easier n easier

this was amazing. Thank you ❤

actually so much information I had doubt in earlier, this might let me try animating myself.

this is the most helpful animation video i’ve literally ever watched

AWESOME VIDEO!

Thank you so much for this very helpful and informative video ❤

Thank you so much for sharing this information. And please make a detailed video about cutout animation.

This is crazy, man 😯🤯 cool

Thank you this is so helpful!!

Yes please manu, please do a video on cut out animation or rig character tutorial, there's not a lot of those on youtube, i'll apreciate it And your video are always very helpful, i love them, but this thing of learning how to animate a character in model seems pretty hard but not impossible! I'll start training!

Thank you so so SO much for this video!

You are wonderful, thank you for sharing all this valuable information!

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for taking the time to watch it!

Yoh Yoshinari is so incredible its nuts. Highly recommend getting his art book to study from is awesome

Very insightful video, I hope you do more!

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

More to come! Thanks for being here!

Maan it's great to see this type of behind the scenes explanation about the animation industry, topics like this are rarely made and it's really daunting for beginners who want to enter the animation industry. Story time: I remember years ago, I used to be a animation intern at a animation studio near our alumni university. A lot of us interns had to "wing" it, basically just do what we think was a 'okay' method or learn it on the fly cause we didn't know how to exactly adapt to the art style that is in done in production. And mind you we got paired with employees who doesn't like being pestered with questions so they will answer with "just draw" etc. or something along those lines, understandable cause everyone's in a lot of stress cause of the deadlines. Out of the 30 students that got in, only 3 to 5 students were able to get to be in the animation department, most of us were transfered to the CU (Clean Up), DIP (Digital Ink & Paint), Layout, and lastly BG (Background) department including me. I went thru all departments before finally settling in the BG dept. This was like back in 2013 or 2014 so there isn't much tutorials like this, thank you for providing insight and full information about the animation industry, we appreciate the time and effort you made to upload this.

Subbed will Definitely study tbe animators reffence sheet to making characters. Gonna book mark this video.

really like and love your video, i always wanna to learn 2d animation, because I'm currently more focus on vfx and compositing

Interesting. Thanks for making

Yay he posted. Hurray!

I was not expecting that Powerpuff Girls Z mention at the beginning of the video! I'm a massive PPGZ fan, so I was happy you mentioned it! As a small correction, Powerpuff Girls Z aired in *2006*, NOT *2008*. Only the English dub aired in 2008. I don't mean to be THAT guy, but I tend to get very annoyed when people get PPGZ's air date wrong (especially with Saberspark's review of the anime).

@HiHi-oc3gh

7 ай бұрын

"Only the English dub aired in 2008." isn't that what he's saying? The drawing was made when Powerpuff Girls Z joined Cartoon Network, which is an english speaking television channel

Fantastic video!

Again thank you so much for the work you did on Lackadaisy! You did a Magnificent job too! I’ve been struggling to learn the style for months now. I gotta keep practicing so I can get better at it! I need to check out those Libraries too. I really need to learn better Expressions for my own character. 💛😻😻😻💛

Thank you, so helpful, your re great! Waiting for new videos ♥️

Thanks for the video, I have some struggle with simple shapes and construction, hope u make a video about cutout in the future

we definitely need a video about the rig animation, it is indeed intruging !

WOWWWWW I DIDN'T KNOW MOST OF THAT STUFF WHATT?? Animators work HARDD Really good video, keep going!!!♥

I believe this video was really helpful for me! Thank you for helping on my journey to my first Animation Short! 🙌🏾

@ManuMercurial

2 ай бұрын

Wow Dane! Thank you so very much for your support!! I'm really glad this was helpful. I wish you the best of luck with your animation short. Let's keep working hard!!

I think I was born to be an animator or inbetweener, I always love drawing other people’s style on model as best I could, I have no style of my own and I love animating. Love your videos, i always learn something.

Please create a full video about ACTING in ANIMATION..

yo man congrats on 100k

7:55 OH PLEASE PLEASE DO!!! Pleasi make a video about it! Man i am finally understanding animation thanks to you, you are an amazing teacher

Pls make a video on cut out animation if you haven't already! Thank you so much I love your videos!!!

" Honey, wake up. Manu dropped a new video! "

Thank you, this is exactly what I've been looking for for over a year.

@ManuMercurial

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Truly appreciate you watching and commenting!