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Studio: DreamWorks
Film: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
This breakdown shows a fight between two characters in diverse ways of contrasting their movement in posing, timing, spacing, emotion
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A page out of Preston Blair's book "How to Animate Film Cartoons" on balancing your characters and animation!
Source: livlily.blogspot.com/2010/10/presto…
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Artist: Aaron Blaise
Source: twitter.com/aaronblaiseart…
Blaise is known for frighteningly beautiful natural pieces like this tiger that display his mastery over the form!
#agorastudio #animation #framebyframe #characterdesign #illustration #art #conceptart
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Show us those hands, don't be shy! Take these lessons straight from Preston Blair and run!
Book: Preston Blair's Advanced Animation
Source: animationresources.org/drawing-drawin…
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Asymmetry in expressions and movements add more life to a character! Just look at these great examples!
Source: amezure.tumblr.com/post/627823099…
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #characterdesign
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Artist: Jin Kim
Source: ow.ly/dROT50wu4zN
This Elsa character expression sheet from Kim displays great attention to expression and believable, 3D drawing.
#agorastudio #frozen #framebyframe #animation #elsa #conceptart
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STUDIO: Knights of the Light Table
SOURCE: youtube.com/watch?v=tuHe9l…
I like how pushed the lines of action and the poses are, allowing for a better understanding of the fast-paced fight.
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Artist: Shiyoon Kim's Into the Spiderverse Concept Art
Source: ow.ly/MyVx50wxsMZ
Love how Gwen's personality shines through in Kim's iconic work!
#agorastudio #framebyframe #conceptart #spiderverse #characterdesign
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STUDIO: @KotLT_Animation
SOURCE: youtube.com/watch?v=Nzwqse…
I really like the fact that the character's movements are quite simple but they communicate the character's thoughts and emotions
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Something that may help that character design pop out that much more and add variety!
Source: Unknown (we'd love to know!)
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #arttips #characterdesign
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Artist: Jessica Woulfe
Source: iamag.co/the-art-of-jes…
Woulfe has a special way of creating fantastical environments with lots of movement just like this one!
#agorastudio #animation #framebyframe #conceptart #illustration #environmentdesign #digitalpainting
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ACTOR: @kevinbparry
SOURCE: youtube.com/watch?v=HEoUhl…
During this walk, I find it interesting how the whole body compensates for the right leg, especially the left side and left arm.
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Look at this awesome reference footage from Dreamworks animator Patrick Giusiano for this final tense interaction!
Source: twitter.com/PatrickGiusian…
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #pussnboots #dreamworks
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STUDIO: Disney
SOURCE: youtube.com/watch?v=tnMuEA…
In this clip, I love how the emotional distance between the characters is enhanced by the shot choice and the backgrounds.
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #Lilo #Stitch
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Studio: Ghibli
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=VmaIy2…
The positioning of the characters and their silhouettes appear to be simple, looking closer, it becomes clear that they were well thought out
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation
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Studio: DreamWorks
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=x1kQLU…
I really liked the use of multiple camera movements when focusing on the duel between the two characters
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #TheRoadToElDorado #DreamWorks
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Artist: Glen Keane
Source: instagram.com/p/CCE-CdPDlEJ/
Something that is always amazing about Glen Keane is the power and life in his drawings
#agorastudio #animation #framebyframe #characteranimation #conceptart #tarzan
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ANALYSIS BY NOOB
こうやって可視化すると面白いジャロ？
分析は大事、なぞるだけでも気づきがある。
基本、生物の動きは曲線。直線＝それ命無いもの。
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #animationtips
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STUDIO: Fortiche
SOURCE: youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD…
I liked how they unified different scenes into one unique shot, playing with different elements shaping the background, depth, and color.
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation
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Here's a great tidbit made by Alleno4 on balance from Animation Kolkata's blog post full of animation tips!
Source: animationkolkata.com/blog/2020/11/2…
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #animationtips
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Artist: Saira Vargas
Source: instagram.com/p/CBRxUF9DisL/
You can see the entire characters' relationship dynamics and personalities in this one image just from their designs alone!
#agorastudio #animation #framebyframe #conceptart #characterart #characterdesign #character
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ANIMATOR: Ole Christian Løken
SOURCE: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
I really like the acting of the character and the smoothness of the actions, which makes the performance readable & appealing
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation
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Notes on nailing that extra Appeal from JWAnimation!
Source: toonintoonout.com/post/142022592…
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource #appeal
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Artist: Alan Stewart
Source: ow.ly/TR3i50zUL6M
Stewart creates a dynamic pose within the character design that pushes the body in such a way that's appealing
#agorastudio #framebyframe #characteranimation #animation #conceptart #characterdesign #lifedrawing #figuredrawing
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下田スケッチ(@simodasketch) gives us a great tutorial on the shapes of ears and how to draw them!
Source: twitter.com/simodasketch/s…
#agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #reference #resource