Where were you 2 weeks ago when I started this extremely overly-complicated project?! 😂

@ProkoTV

11 ай бұрын

Hope this helps for the next one, at least!

@koiifsh

11 ай бұрын

keep it simple, stupid!!

@whannabi

11 ай бұрын

​@@boiiiigodofboiiii I forgot how to be a billionaire, can you help me?

@noimsquidward7327

11 ай бұрын

​@@whannabiI forgot how to type, can you help me?

@jade_illustrations

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@noimsquidward7327I forgot how to use my fingers, can you help me?

Japanese animators: You're not going to see your families again.

@men_del12

8 ай бұрын

Orphan animator who is single: Wait, I have a family?

@MARIALOPEZ-eo8lz

8 ай бұрын

Fr 💀

@threecheeseburrito

8 ай бұрын

​@@men_del12People who live in abusive households: fine by me

@Yoru-nami

8 ай бұрын

@@threecheeseburritoreal

@Lavender_isaweeb

8 ай бұрын

​@@threecheeseburritoZhongli...what are you doing here?!

Wait... you had an animation teacher in HIGH SCHOOL?! That's awesome 😍

@makintoshxd

11 ай бұрын

Thats what i say. Bro was lucky

@changbinmybeloved

11 ай бұрын

Idk I want that too😭

@seanpaulson9098

11 ай бұрын

Yeah like wtf

@hypno5690

11 ай бұрын

proko didnt exactly come from a poor household lol

@AydensVids

11 ай бұрын

Yah! I was gonna comment this like dose this guy live on another version of this world? 😂

And that, children, is why we create model sheets.

@venzarez-ili680

11 ай бұрын

Thanks mister!

@pixelzebra8440

11 ай бұрын

Ye I thought he was gonna talk about that but then talked about something completely different

@moonwatcher4047

11 ай бұрын

Is a model sheet the same as a reference sheet/character reference sheet?

@willmfrank

11 ай бұрын

@@moonwatcher4047 Yes; also known as a "Turnaround," because you include views of the character from several different angles.

@moonwatcher4047

11 ай бұрын

@@willmfrank Cool!

Our graphic design professor said it as “Keep It Simple Sweetie!” and I still adore her for that after years :D

@ImmacHn

11 ай бұрын

I learned the phrase as Keep It Stupid Simple.

@ItalianCountryball11

9 ай бұрын

@@ImmacHn😂

@quaso7558

8 ай бұрын

My professor literally said it as "Keep It Simple Sweetheart."

@sasvkeee._

8 ай бұрын

“keep it simple, sweetie!” “keep it simple, stupid.”

@tonymcgrew2774

7 ай бұрын

​@@sasvkeee._the middle ground is sweaty

Teacher: Kiss it.. KISS YOUR ARTWORK

@doggoadexx2680

11 ай бұрын

💀

@ConflictingJumps

11 ай бұрын

... 💀

@Thishandlestaken.tryLunaSqueen

11 ай бұрын

K - Keep I - It S - Simple S - Stupid 🤓 But imagine if the teacher actually meant that💀

@MinisodaMinnesota

11 ай бұрын

*FBI, OPEN UP!*

@yourlocal_nonbinary678

11 ай бұрын

I love how I read that in peri's voice- I js find it funny bc ur pfp is Peri and- yea nvm ill stop-

I can imagine a college professor screaming at his students to KISS.

@N95j

11 ай бұрын

😂

@Dice-Z

11 ай бұрын

IT APPEARS THERE'S BEEN A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING-

I once had a teacher who also really liked KISS. Sucks he told me i was stupid and would be a failure in life. Never understood why when I aced his class and just wanted to ask him questions to learn. Him evading them and telling me I should understand on my own made no sense considering I was a student and he was the teacher.

@ProkoTV

11 ай бұрын

Some teachers carry on the ways that they were taught/treated by their teachers and those things aren't always the right fit for every person type. I hope you still got something from his class despite it.

@capncookie1110

11 ай бұрын

Lmao my art teacher was they exact way. While he did make some good points when teaching and gave good advice and lessons, he unfortunately spended most of the class constantly yelling and berating us all, calling us failures, and throwing stuff over the most trivial things. He also tended to vehemently spout a lot of outdated beliefs that would often make a good portion of the class uncomfortable, one of them being beating kids with ADHD (Something I have, which I kind of saw as a threat when I first heard that). He was also a little racist, but then again, he was one of the oldest teachers in the school at the time. One of my classmates described him as a watered down John Kricfalusi, which after doing research of the latter, I can somewhat agree on that to some extent with the behavior. Thankfully, he retired last year, so no one will have to put up with his bull anymore.

@Random_alien.

11 ай бұрын

I also have a teacher that likes to say KISS but it was in primary school and he wasn’t that bad although he did make some remarks about people in the class being stupid

@__mrworldwidemr305

11 ай бұрын

when i read this comment i hadn't watched the whole video and i thought your teacher just really liked the band kiss 💀💀

@zoegovopoulos9032

11 ай бұрын

Narcissist threatened by your potential take it as a compliment

“Great advice, hurts my feelings every time.” -Dwight Schrute

@Kangahrooo

8 ай бұрын

first thing i thought of lol

@soup3620

8 ай бұрын

exactly what that reminded me of lmao

@Chair_0809

8 ай бұрын

I came straight to the comments to find this comment. Thank you! I was having a hard time remembering it.

I dont remeber where I learned KISS, but it's always been in my head, and I hear it constantly whenever I overcomplicate a drawing or even doing complicating finish carpentry, I hear it lol..

@tochi1582

11 ай бұрын

I remembered it from a short-lived show on Cartoon Network called Tower Prep. I think a kid had a parent that worked in tech and that was a common motto.

@GoldenLeafsMovies

11 ай бұрын

I can see it being used to hinder a project too. One of the writers for Fallout 4 mentions KISS, but the game was criticized for it's story that left a lot to be desired.

@laurendavis4584

11 ай бұрын

I learned it from The Office 😅

@DeathnoteBB

11 ай бұрын

@@GoldenLeafsMoviesYeah sometimes things are too simple

@Bookliker

11 ай бұрын

@@laurendavis4584same

Your animation teacher just watched this in his favorite chair, laughed, smiled, and took his last breath

@kiarakal8669

11 ай бұрын

Why am I crying.

@McStruggles

11 ай бұрын

Damn how old you think their teacher is lmfao

Hey! Those are Aaron Blaise animations! I love Aaron Blaise!

@ProkoTV

11 ай бұрын

He's great! We have a demo from him coming out in my Drawing Basics course that was so interesting to watch back, long after it was recorded.

@pleasegetoffofmyaccounttho1356

10 ай бұрын

Hot

@rahhhdawg

8 ай бұрын

@@ProkoTVanny ways keep it up stupid yea you owned all of us one u called ua atupid first 🗿

@Thusia

6 ай бұрын

​@@ProkoTVLets KISS

How can you make complex drawings look simple? That's what I'm always thinking about when watching 80s & 90s anime OVAs.

@Silburific

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking that, too. People who talk about shape language pretty much always use super-stylized, cartoony characters as an example, but like... what if you're not drawing something where every character has a different unique shape? I want to see this applied to characters like Ami from Sailor Moon or Rei from Evangelion.

@McStruggles

11 ай бұрын

I remember when I took a more advanced art class in high school and had to do still lives and portraits. Our art teacher still told us to break it down into shapes. Sometimes it'd have more or less shapes than the one in the video. Then from there you'd gradually add more detail. So I'd guess they still break it down to shapes. Maybe they look at a wooden mannequin, reference images, or act it out themselves for poses or a complex emotion. It's worth looking into behind the scene stuff or interviews of animators you like for inspiration.

@pookieluh

11 ай бұрын

​@@Silburificfr

@gandjusks

11 ай бұрын

Was just about to comment this

@samy7342

11 ай бұрын

​@@Silburific Or more realistic characters like Leon from Resident Evil or Ellie from TLOU

It's interesting to see advice be placed in multiple industries. KISS is also used in the tech sector as a guide on how to write clean code

Imagine if the class did a group animation and they overcomplicated it so somebody says “Guys, we have to kiss”

This is why I have at least 2 versions of many of my characters. A detailed version for close ups and posters and such...and a simple versions which portrays the character correctly with less details and more emphasis on the shapes themselves

KISS is also a mantra in software development. It's universal!

American animation says keep it simple Japanese and South Korean Animators: No

@Bushwhack-lmao_xD

11 ай бұрын

yeaaaaaaah uhh those guys go haywire in all the ways...

@moommooo

11 ай бұрын

They still use the same foundation tho. Many anime characters can still be distinguished by shape, color or gestures. There's also different standards for western and eastern animation too

@xarityfan4370

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it gets to the point that some characters either are ridiculously overly designed or impossible to be told apart cause the artist draws the same face and body shape, only differing in eye and hair color/cut

@Kittsuera

11 ай бұрын

well, at least at the sketch level. the reason is simply to make it easier and quicker to reproduce. but if ya got an army of animators with bread crums for pay, ya can prob get away with more complex designs layered on top of the basic sketches. or be like those few people who spend half their life to make a single comic so slowly because they made too much work for themselves and were in too deep to start over.

@muntu1221

11 ай бұрын

Stop thinking of the final designs and just really look at the characters, robots, monsters, etc. You'll notice basic shapes reoccurring throughout their artwork.

Man, never in my life have i wanted to download a short so much.

Simplification is a core concept to art, no matter the style. You build all of your art on simple, basic foundations.

"My animation teacher in high school" and then I remember the fact that other people get better opportunities and I shouldn't hate myself over that

this is why i like cartoony styles, i can really rely on shapes to manage my workflow

Luca Hass to be one of my favorite Disney movies. It has every summer vibe and it makes me feel like I’m back in summer especially when it’s winter. Good job Disney and Pixar you really made my life a lot more easier.

@CAC1Aimer

11 ай бұрын

Luca is the perfect to movie to just kick back, relax and just chill.

@azzythesmol

8 ай бұрын

Luca is an amazing movie tbh

@Wiiguy1606

8 ай бұрын

I quite agree

That puppy run at the beginning is too cute.

keep it simple student but your teacher is so sweet :)

The other really important thing for animation is to remember that the most memorable characters should be identifiable even if all you see is a silhouette. Their body shape should be unique enough in your work that even just the silhouette is enough to tell who they are. It's why Minnie Mouse wears a dress and has a bow, instead of relying on less obvious tells like a different color or facial features that may not show all the time.

Bro is out here saving my life

_“Keep it simple, stoopid”_ is the greatest line I've ever heard from any teacher. Ill remember it for ever.

I see soooo many people make really complicated characters with intricate markings/design and while they look cool, they are so hard to make art of. this is why i like keeping my characters markings/clothing/design simple and iconic

mfw my general art style and characters I design have realistic proportions and shapes making simplification more difficult :pensive: Just a reminder that I need to try developing a secondary simplified art style to animate with. That or I can try learning animation on hard mode xd

I always liked the idea that less is more when it comes to character design

He called me stupid... but I felt nothing but respect

My problem is, when i keep my drawing simple, transforming that simple into something more complicated is harder than deez nuts. For example, when i draw an anatomy for a pose, i want to see how my character looks in that pose, so i tried to draw my character above the anatomy to keep the consistency. But when i tried to draw my character, no matter how many times i tried to keep the consistency of the pose, the characters outfit and body, i just cant draw it.

@ari_40ari_40

11 ай бұрын

How dare you put a deez in your comment IM CALLING THE GODDAMN POLICE

You should also keep a reference sheet handy so you can keep sizing consistent relative to the world and to other characters

Easiest character I created was a veil over her head and a long dress that covered almost everything except her hands. Easy to draw, easy to remember. I love to draw her

His animation teacher would kiss him on the mouth to remind him how complicated things can be

@ProkoTV

11 ай бұрын

😑

I really needed this 😂 I'm still working up to character animation but still lack keeping things consistent 😔

The best advice I have ever heard

"Keep it simple, stupid!" Genshin animators would beg to differ

@thelonelydutchjester6229

8 ай бұрын

Isn't that all 3D models though?

@azzythesmol

8 ай бұрын

It's not really that the designs are complicated, the simple shapes and identifiers are there! The _details_ are what make them seem complicated

KISS is such a good mantra for basically everything

Im gonna start using this 😍

THANK U SO MUCH U ARE AMAZING

“Keep it super simple” is better

Your high-school had an animation studio? 🥺 Mine didn't even have enough teachers and classes to put students into appropriate lessons.

Japanese anime really waved goodbye to that tip didn't they

@RustyLeguito

11 ай бұрын

That's because they typically animate fewer frames than other animations.

I needed this reminder.

dude that’s the acronym that my teacher constantly used years ago.

Excellent

Thank you so much! I'm trying to become an animator myself and have a story a ready thought out so I just need to design characters. I have so many of them so it's hard to keep track! This will help a lot!

The dog animating in the beginning is so cute!! I love them!!

This is really helpful to keep in mind for whenever I feel ready to try my hands at animating, thanks🙂

Thank you for fixing all of my issues with just one video

I do not know who came up with the idea of KISS, but one early user war legendary aircraft designer Kelly Johnson. He was the lead engineer behind the SR-71 Blackbird, the U2 and the first leader of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works advanced design department. Fun detail, he was also directly involved in starting up Area 51 for testing designs!

omg that bulldog is killing me ! So cute !!!

I still always feel bad when he said the stupid part lol.

This is definitely helpful not only for animation, but also for drawing. Personally, I prefer to start with basic shapes before applying more complex details to my work.

I understood K.I.S.S as "Keep It Stupidly Simple"

Love Aaron Blaise. The animation of the dog and the drawing of the bear is so cool of his.

*"Just kiss it!"* -The teacher

The KISS is very helpful! Thank you! ❤

Man he just made me rethink my entire time drawling

@ProkoTV

8 ай бұрын

🤯

Best explanation ever❤️

Wait why is ghis actually one of the best pieces of advice I've heard for animation? Its so simple and logical but also a game changer! This actually makes me less scared to try more complex animations with different angles!

This helped a lot! Thank you!

"What's so fun about animating?" "I love to kiss!"

Omg, that is very good to know. I'll keep that in mind when I start to work on my Entertainment Design in Animation portfolio. Thanks for sharing! 😊

Oh, breads... I forget about this simple thing but *VERY* important thing of drawing Thank you for you reminded it

I’ve been drawing for a long time and I never really understood the shape thing people were talking about but this actually helped me understand the shape thing and is going to help me in the future a lot

Love the work of Aaron Blaise, Brother Bear is one of my favorite animated films

"No." -James Baxter

KISS is also a very common saying and principle in software engineering!

I'm thinking of making a comic someday so this is actually helpful!

thanks! your actually so awesome and i love these drawings and animations i hope someday ill be on your level

I had a band teacher that had the same KISS motto for improvised jazz solos

Meanwhile me, having a mostly anime-ish artstyle that I can just memorise the design easily even if it's complicated and can easily recreate any reference photo:

As a teen who would like to become an animator, this really helps. Thanks!

Big animation studios do the same thing, they have a reference sheet for all the artists, and they know the characters very well

I love how u came in my shorts outa nowhere and i love it 😂❤

That KISS at the end was all 😂😂

I need to remember to 'kiss' my artwork often.

I fine it funny how this pops up when I start thinking of making a comic Thankfully the characters are very simple Circle heads

That'll definitely help me remember my characters... But the thing that helps me the most to remember how handsome and attractive I find you is when I get a notification of when you've posted a new video 😍🤣

Thank you for your advice iv'e been struggling with animation

Honestly that’s what I’ve gotten DRILLED into my breath. Break stuff down into shapes then add repeative details like how much fluff to add to a fox’s check. And now I’ve been doing animation for several years and both my animations and art are very consistent

I absolutely needed to be reminded of this! Thanks.

I suck at art, but I have a character I make all the time bec I use it for drawing games and stuff, but I somehow learned what my character's bacic shapes are

Thus the reason why I recently decided to simplify my art style.

I first learned kiss in Army basic. Blew my mind.

Omg is that Brother Bear? Most underrated Disney movie.

_Cal-Arts:_ *"And I took that personally."*

The worst she can say is "No" Her : "KISS"

I learned this the hard way when my old design teacher had me do 5 characters, 3 difference dynamic poses with one A pose as my first character project and I almost missed my first deadline with 2 that had clearly more work put into them than the others and he gave me this same lecture in front of the rest of the class

This also helps me learn angles 👀 sweet!

This gives me motivation!! Thanks!!

Absolutely! Learned this and I only started animating last October!

I have three characters that I mainly draw, one’s mostly triangular shaped, second’s rounded, and the third is rectangular, which makes it easy for me to draw them

Back in 2001 my tutor kept repeating K.I.S.S too. Thank you Mr. Trey.

I was thinking of making a comic for fun and I'm glad i saw this before i start

cartoon style is personally, better than realism because of how effective and quick it is

Never heard that phrase but my art teachers had the same idea.