I was animating along with you Aaron, and the silly smile that appeared in my face when the ball was bouncing along with yours was priceless :D Thank you so much!
Thank you so much sir, I should probably mention your name in my animation project Because honestly the things I've learned from my teachers are nothing compared to the things I've learned from you Thank you again ♡
Thank you so much for this. I bought your animation lessons pack about a year ago but I've never actually tried to do anything with them. I just thought by looking at them that it would automatically make me better at animating(I know I'm terrible) but I was wrong and my animations were still looking bad and stiff. When you posted this I actually had the motivation to open up my own TVpaint and practice along with the video. It helped me a whole lot! And it makes me want to go back to those lessons I bought and try to animate along with those too!! I hope you make more of these in the future, you are the most amazing animator I've ever seen that makes helpful videos like this. Keep up the amazing work!!
_'It's not to move them, it's to bring them to life.'_ That sentence is deeper than someone saying animation is making a character move. I absolutely love the idea of bringing life to something. 'Giving it life' is a more magical sentence. 'Making it move' makes one sound like a mechanic XD
I am a beginner animation student and I have to do the bouncing ball for homework, I struggling in getting right and I came across your video, I was doing it along with you and when the final product was done, it filled me with so much joy. Thank you so so much sir, the way you express yourself and of explaining, really really helped me and its great being taught by THE Aaron Blaise👀!!
I spent 10 minutes on my first bouncing ball. This is pretty obvious information, but I'm glad you made it so detailed for people who can't get the concept as fast. Thank you
Thank you for all that you do Aaron, I love your work and watching your livestreams and these tutorial videos give so much insight. Currently I am in a 2D animation class at Full Sail University, I am doing it online for Game Art, but I am not getting much instruction in this course compared to other classes I have had, thankfully I have alot of resources like you that allow me to get a refresher and more knowledge in animation is always fun. Even though I am not going into animation I still love everything that goes into it. Keep up the good work.
Can you please think about creating a drawings fundamentals course for beginners. I've always wanted to learn how to draw. & honestly I would of killed to go to art school. But several years ago I was hit by a drunk driver, & I ended up disabled, and I'm not really able to leave the house. I have since been trying to learn on my own. But I haven't had much luck. Everyone says learn the fundamentals. But they never tell you what the fundamentals are, or how to learn them. Most if not all the course I have come across online. Are insanely expensive, and worst yet don't actually teach you anything. It would be an honor to learn from someone such as yourself. And then I can finally get to take some of your other courses I've been dying to sign up for. So please think about creating a drawing fundamentals course. signed by: a future student
And this is why I don't drink alcohol. Not because I think I'd be stupid enough to break the law, but because I don't want to endanger myself or others in case it actually happens. I'm sad about what happened to you, and I hope that driver got what he deserved for ruining your body and life like that 🙁
I might be late to the party but in case this helps someone else in the future: I'd say the fundamentals for someone learning to draw (im going through them myself) are gesture perspective construction (which is related to perspective anyway) and rendering for the last one I didnt dive much into it myself, but Proko has some good videos on shading and marco bucci has some good videos on values and edges (transitions) as for gesture, i recommend Proko's figure drawing course (free), even if you want to draw other things that are not human figure, the principles are still about the same for perspective and construction there's this website called Draw a Box with a well structured course (free) , it puts you through a lot of "boring exercises" but they're good to also learn line quality control and is defenitely worth watching rendering i also found a website called ctrl+paint which has some good free videos on shading in digital but it can be applied to tradition as well i suppose. havent looked much into that. anyone who wants to correct or add stuff is more than welcome ALSO on animation. aaron's blaise fundamentals of animation is free right now so no excuse to not get it :D
thanks for this video, your classes are amazing and it is very easy to understand thanks to your explanations. I hope to continue learning with your videos and continue enjoying your art. A greeting!!!!!
This is amazing! I am just learning animation and this will make everything pay off 1000% more! Also!! The learning I was doing before wasn't fun! NOW I KNOW THE SECRET!!! THANK YOU!
I think the reason why squash-and-stretch looks right even in less-cartoony animation is because it compensates for the lack of motion blur. This is why cell animation looks smoother than stop-motion, for example. While dubbing a CG animated series I was surprised to see when the engineer stopped the video that there wasn't any motion blur in the render. However, the squash-and-stretch that the animators used (to the hilt!) really made up for that.
My first animation was a ball 2.but it looked way worse…well, I guess no one‘s first animation really looks good. But, we all learn don’t we :) and you help us! Or at least me a lot!
I was so excited when you said you were coming to Korea! “Finally I can meet Aaron Blaise and I can learn from him!” But It’s very sad that I’m a college student 😂
It's nice to have a video from you, even if you are in China. It's the cool thing of internet ! But thanks to take some time for your viewers, and this demo is so great ! thanks a lot !
Thank you for this. I have a question about the transition from Frame 2 to Frame 3 in the pig face transition. In the previous bouncing ball animation, you showed a natural progression from round circle to horizontal oval. Yet in the pig animation, you take it from a horizontal oval to a vertical oval. So here's my question, is it proper to keep the natural progression of the movement of the ball or is it okay what you did in this sequence?
Mr. Blaise, I’m teaching myself hand-drawn animation and I’ve covered topics like the bouncing ball, pendulum, head turn, and now I’m at a walk cycle. I’m wondering, do we squash and stretch (at least subtly) in a walk cycle assuming it’s a normal walk cycle? Right now I’m just animating the hips with walking legs but I’m not sure whether to squash the hips on the low and stretch the hips on the frame before and after the low?
Hi Aaron, it's really interesting to get a peak behind the scenes in animation - and have the basics explained. Could you somehow explain to us how the various elements are tied together to a whole movie - and what these elements consist of. I understand it's a big mouthful, but perhaps you could give it a go anyway? Best regards, Anna from Denmark
- another question: if a group of drawers are working on the same project, how do you ensure all the characters look the same no matter who drew it - as artists usually have different drawing styles?
Normally a team (animation or comics) got what we call character sheets. It's like a full body of the character and characteristics. Like if you were to draw a cat, but it has a purple nose or a few toebeans in another color, then that's usually specified onto that sheet. Turn-sheets are also useful; like how they look from the right, left, front, and behind. It gives the characters some sort of shape as well. Like you'll be able to see if it's a bodybuilder or a bodybuilder on a piece of cardboard ^^
Great Video Aaron Blaise. Do you think it's possible to get Eric Goldberg to join you one of these days. You two are my favorite Disney animators. I got one of his books some years back "Character Animation Crash Course". It would be nice to see you two in one place if possible.
What can I study to be able to draw well .... I love to draw, but even I cannot imagine the shape to draw ... I cannot draw it frame by frame I have no idea how to start
I just want to say I am a fan of your work And I can't wait for your "snow bear" short film to be released Because it will inspire me more to make a movie
Dear Aaron, I really like this video A lot, it's really Great 👍❤ and would Really appreciate it if you did the same type of this video for the remaining 12 principles of animation and especial their examples. But, please make the duration of the example a little bit longer. Until next time, this is your Fan, Mostafa wishing you: Good Health and Good luck ❤👍😃😊 P.S: I also enjoy your animation videos and their explanations and their process like Brother Bear. And your Beautiful Paintings as well ❤😃👍👍
You can go to my website where my animation course includes all 12 principles of animation! Just click this link! creatureartteacher.com/product/complete-animation-course/
thank you so much sir you are like just awesome i wish that i could do like you one day.. sir if you can teach little bit about tail and water we will be really happy..thank you be happy stay well sir....you are really great
For more info on the schools I was teaching at please visit the links below:
DCI Website: www.dulwich.org
DCI TH-cam: th-cam.com/users/Indulwich
I was animating along with you Aaron, and the silly smile that appeared in my face when the ball was bouncing along with yours was priceless :D
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much sir, I should probably mention your name in my animation project
Because honestly the things I've learned from my teachers are nothing compared to the things I've learned from you
Thank you again ♡
I love your videos so much and they're invaluable. Love just listening to you talk, you're like the Bob Ross of animation!
That seems like a really good description of Aaron Blaise
Thank you so much for this. I bought your animation lessons pack about a year ago but I've never actually tried to do anything with them. I just thought by looking at them that it would automatically make me better at animating(I know I'm terrible) but I was wrong and my animations were still looking bad and stiff. When you posted this I actually had the motivation to open up my own TVpaint and practice along with the video. It helped me a whole lot! And it makes me want to go back to those lessons I bought and try to animate along with those too!! I hope you make more of these in the future, you are the most amazing animator I've ever seen that makes helpful videos like this. Keep up the amazing work!!
_'It's not to move them, it's to bring them to life.'_ That sentence is deeper than someone saying animation is making a character move.
I absolutely love the idea of bringing life to something. 'Giving it life' is a more magical sentence. 'Making it move' makes one sound like a mechanic XD
I am a beginner animation student and I have to do the bouncing ball for homework, I struggling in getting right and I came across your video, I was doing it along with you and when the final product was done, it filled me with so much joy. Thank you so so much sir, the way you express yourself and of explaining, really really helped me and its great being taught by THE Aaron Blaise👀!!
One of the most beautiful 40 minutes of my life.
Beautifully explained, as always! Your videos are always very clear, love your work! Thank you :)
I spent 10 minutes on my first bouncing ball. This is pretty obvious information, but I'm glad you made it so detailed for people who can't get the concept as fast. Thank you
Thank you for all that you do Aaron, I love your work and watching your livestreams and these tutorial videos give so much insight. Currently I am in a 2D animation class at Full Sail University, I am doing it online for Game Art, but I am not getting much instruction in this course compared to other classes I have had, thankfully I have alot of resources like you that allow me to get a refresher and more knowledge in animation is always fun. Even though I am not going into animation I still love everything that goes into it. Keep up the good work.
Can you please think about creating a drawings fundamentals course for beginners. I've always wanted to learn how to draw. & honestly I would of killed to go to art school. But several years ago I was hit by a drunk driver, & I ended up disabled, and I'm not really able to leave the house. I have since been trying to learn on my own. But I haven't had much luck. Everyone says learn the fundamentals. But they never tell you what the fundamentals are, or how to learn them. Most if not all the course I have come across online. Are insanely expensive, and worst yet don't actually teach you anything. It would be an honor to learn from someone such as yourself. And then I can finally get to take some of your other courses I've been dying to sign up for. So please think about creating a drawing fundamentals course.
signed by: a future student
I will definitely do that. You have my word!
Thank You,Thank You, Thank You soooo much Aaron Blaise. I cant wait
And this is why I don't drink alcohol. Not because I think I'd be stupid enough to break the law, but because I don't want to endanger myself or others in case it actually happens.
I'm sad about what happened to you, and I hope that driver got what he deserved for ruining your body and life like that 🙁
I might be late to the party but in case this helps someone else in the future:
I'd say the fundamentals for someone learning to draw (im going through them myself) are
gesture
perspective
construction (which is related to perspective anyway)
and rendering
for the last one I didnt dive much into it myself, but Proko has some good videos on shading and marco bucci has some good videos on values and edges (transitions)
as for gesture, i recommend Proko's figure drawing course (free), even if you want to draw other things that are not human figure, the principles are still about the same
for perspective and construction there's this website called Draw a Box with a well structured course (free) , it puts you through a lot of "boring exercises" but they're good to also learn line quality control and is defenitely worth watching
rendering i also found a website called ctrl+paint which has some good free videos on shading in digital but it can be applied to tradition as well i suppose. havent looked much into that.
anyone who wants to correct or add stuff is more than welcome
ALSO
on animation. aaron's blaise fundamentals of animation is free right now so no excuse to not get it :D
This is amazing!! It's gold for the people who wants to learn animation for the first time. Thank you Sir.
Iam starting learning now and I think I will learn early by you sir your teaching is fits strongly in my mind ❤️👍
Thanks so much! I've been making comics for a while and just recently turning 20, I decided to start animating. This really helps me start out!
I love your videos, for a beginner in animation like me, they are really useful
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A GOOD EDUCATIONAL VIDEO!!!
Love all your videos! Thank you Aaron
Great teacher. Thank you for sharing these technique. Learning the fundamentals is great.
Just started an animation program, this video is very helpful!
I've improved so much thanks to your videos and courses! Thanks so much for making this info so accessible!
thank you for the tutorial..i learned so much in your tutorial....thanks.i hope i'll be a great animator like you....
Your work truly inspires me.love from india.
Thank you I've been struggling with this now I have something new to try
This helped me a lot. My college apparently does not have any animation majors like this.
thanks for this video, your classes are amazing and it is very easy to understand thanks to your explanations. I hope to continue learning with your videos and continue enjoying your art. A greeting!!!!!
I love it so much how you explain everything! That helps a lot! I have to visit your Website.
This is amazing! I am just learning animation and this will make everything pay off 1000% more! Also!! The learning I was doing before wasn't fun! NOW I KNOW THE SECRET!!! THANK YOU!
Thank you for taking some time to do this even though you are so busy! I'm really enjoying your posts in China so far.
I think the reason why squash-and-stretch looks right even in less-cartoony animation is because it compensates for the lack of motion blur. This is why cell animation looks smoother than stop-motion, for example. While dubbing a CG animated series I was surprised to see when the engineer stopped the video that there wasn't any motion blur in the render. However, the squash-and-stretch that the animators used (to the hilt!) really made up for that.
Thank you Aaron!
Thank you so much for sharing your precious knowledge with us, your work is very inspiring !
Well, it's a deja vu... Alex from Dulwich Shanghai :)
My friend, meeting you was an honor!
thank you for this lesson! this really helps me a lot on how I could explain it to my students.
I could watch you draw all day :)
Fantastic man 🤩
I have been waiting for this! ♥️
If you can take a few days off in Myanmar, Began is an epic place to check out.
yes, we liked it, thank you! Great teacher and peronality.
My first animation was a ball 2.but it looked way worse…well, I guess no one‘s first animation really looks good.
But, we all learn don’t we :) and you help us! Or at least me a lot!
I was so excited when you said you were coming to Korea! “Finally I can meet Aaron Blaise and I can learn from him!” But It’s very sad that I’m a college student 😂
It's nice to have a video from you, even if you are in China. It's the cool thing of internet ! But thanks to take some time for your viewers, and this demo is so great ! thanks a lot !
wow, that was so useful and an informational video. Do you have videos on the rest of the animation principles?🤔
thank you aron for helping generation with this video
Super simple and informative.
Oh, man, Tanks. It's a great lesson.
Thank you for your work !
Have you planned to come in Paris or London to teach? I would be very happy to see you
Very nice video. Thanks.
Thanks a mil for the lection, you are an incredible teacher mr. Blaze!
Loved the sound effects cherry on tutorial
"You shall be Squishy, and you shall be mine!" - Dory, Finding Nemo :P
Very enlightening, thank you
Thank you for this. I have a question about the transition from Frame 2 to Frame 3 in the pig face transition. In the previous bouncing ball animation, you showed a natural progression from round circle to horizontal oval. Yet in the pig animation, you take it from a horizontal oval to a vertical oval. So here's my question, is it proper to keep the natural progression of the movement of the ball or is it okay what you did in this sequence?
Thank you so much sir.. love your videos.. learning many new things! It's fun to learn from your videos.. I start my day by watching your video!! :)
Very Helpfull Thanks
3 main poses....got it, so easy! i think? :) thank you sir from Cebu, Philippines
So good and interesting and helpful, thank you!
I love the stuff you do Aaron!
yo i was following your instruction on this and man this is cool
its years later but dang this is neet
Mr. Blaise, I’m teaching myself hand-drawn animation and I’ve covered topics like the bouncing ball, pendulum, head turn, and now I’m at a walk cycle. I’m wondering, do we squash and stretch (at least subtly) in a walk cycle assuming it’s a normal walk cycle? Right now I’m just animating the hips with walking legs but I’m not sure whether to squash the hips on the low and stretch the hips on the frame before and after the low?
You ARE THE BEST DRAWER I CANT DRAW LIKE YOU!
Hi Aaron, it's really interesting to get a peak behind the scenes in animation - and have the basics explained. Could you somehow explain to us how the various elements are tied together to a whole movie - and what these elements consist of. I understand it's a big mouthful, but perhaps you could give it a go anyway? Best regards, Anna from Denmark
- another question: if a group of drawers are working on the same project, how do you ensure all the characters look the same no matter who drew it - as artists usually have different drawing styles?
Normally a team (animation or comics) got what we call character sheets. It's like a full body of the character and characteristics. Like if you were to draw a cat, but it has a purple nose or a few toebeans in another color, then that's usually specified onto that sheet. Turn-sheets are also useful; like how they look from the right, left, front, and behind. It gives the characters some sort of shape as well. Like you'll be able to see if it's a bodybuilder or a bodybuilder on a piece of cardboard ^^
Thank you so much mister, i learned something my school would never taught me
Yayy you're back :)
Thank you so much for all your tips that you thought me , I come from Iran and space between teacher and student no matter in social media as youtube.
Thanks 🤩
awesome!
you are awesome, thanks for sharing!
Great Video Aaron Blaise. Do you think it's possible to get Eric Goldberg to join you one of these days. You two are my favorite Disney animators. I got one of his books some years back "Character Animation Crash Course". It would be nice to see you two in one place if possible.
Could I use this for an animation work on the background?l I wouldn’t want to use it whitout permission
Can i know which app or website you have used to make this animation
Since i am new so i don't have much information about it
Thanks you sir.
I love this video you explain it so well thank you so much ❤ ❤
Thanks for watching
this is golden!
What can I study to be able to draw well .... I love to draw, but even I cannot imagine the shape to draw ... I cannot draw it frame by frame I have no idea how to start
Liked and added to faves.
hi sir , which brush r u using in photoshop, can u provide... thanks
you are the best
Hey Aaron
Can you answer me this question
If you got chosen to direct another Brother Bear would you do it?
Edwin Rodriguez Yes. I would
I just want to say I am a fan of your work
And I can't wait for your "snow bear" short film to be released
Because it will inspire me more to make a movie
Thank you maaaan
Dear Aaron, I really like this video A lot, it's really Great 👍❤ and would Really appreciate it if you did the same type of this video for the remaining 12 principles of animation and especial their examples. But, please make the duration of the example a little bit longer.
Until next time, this is your Fan, Mostafa wishing you: Good Health and Good luck ❤👍😃😊
P.S: I also enjoy your animation videos and their explanations and their process like Brother Bear. And your Beautiful Paintings as well ❤😃👍👍
You can go to my website where my animation course includes all 12 principles of animation! Just click this link! creatureartteacher.com/product/complete-animation-course/
Fantástico.
awesome video blaise. please finish the pig XD pleeease ^^
plz more animation streaming
thank you so much sir you are like just awesome i wish that i could do like you one day.. sir if you can teach little bit about tail and water we will be really happy..thank you be happy stay well sir....you are really great
wondering if i should get TVPaint....
I feel like this should have include. Timing from the very beginning, and why is this straight ahead animation?
Orphanlast Because this is how I animate.
Thanks)))
hi i m animating on paper thanks for tutorials thank you
Why’d you cut your pony tail?
VidsAreCool4U has to be done every once in a while
Kiroho Nekoshi oh, I thought he had it since he was 20 or something.
perfect pig :D ı love it
No one:
Me in class animating this: pbbt
"Animation should be fun" true, but it's hard to learn 😂😂
Thanks to you, I just fiinished one animation. It would mean a lot if you check it out and maybe give me some tips.😊
I just made the best ball ever.
Did all of the students understand English?
Angela Zheng About 95%. Yes. We had a translator for the kids that didn't understand English.
published on my b_day = XX
38:29
Aaron is my third parent