Lion King first roughs vs tie downs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2020
- Here's three shots from The Lion King showing my first rough pass compared to my tie down pass. In the first two shots Simba is animated by the brilliant Ruben Aquino. You can see that my first sketches are really scribbly.
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The 3d parts always blows my mind
Ye it actually feels like its turning rather than misaligned.
And it was all done by hand, nowadays it would just be plopped into cgi. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, it's just an amazing skill and I'm a little sad it's mostly a lost art with how easy and cheap cgi renders are.
There is something surreal about the tie downs actually moving
@@Snuzzled lmao did you just call cgi renders easy and cheap?? That shit is so hard to learn
@Tophat cat without reference it looks weird and shit. If you are very experienced on it than your mind becomes the reference after looking at references for years. Teachers dont let you do 3d anim without reference. And in 3d anim its hard to cheat the camera and stuff. In 2d you can cheat movements or frames. 3d is a little hard to do. But of course 2d is much harder and longer to do
"hey dad why is my sister named Rose ?"
"because your mother loves roses"
"oh okay, thank you dad"
"no problem James Baxter Lion King first roughs vs tie downs"
I love hate this comment
Blursed 👌👌
Glad I came to the replies cuz they're even better LOL
Took me a while to understand because my brain is the size of a peanut
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therapist: 3d rotating simba isn't real he can't hurt you
3d rotating simba:
2d 3d rotating simba
the rough one I'm guessing x3
He's not even moving and even I am scared
Hehe. Hi. (:
@@CharliePerson_ HNNNNNNNN NN NN I DENTIFY YOURSELF, IMPOSTOR!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS STUNNING
I feel like you tearing up just cause the pfp
Life’s a party so have fun yes yes I am
Sour Lemon Baby IM ROLLING
This is proof that with enough practice that you can create anything. If you feel down about your work, just know that if you keep creating and practicing you can make stuff just like this.
not really.
@Adriyel Loken not at all. you cannot do things like that without a talent, no matter how hard you try and how long you practise. same thing as most of us will never be Einstein... just because we don't have predispositions
@@antonizajkowski9698 this isn't "talent". This man worked hard and practiced and learned to draw like this. I find this a little bit insulting that you call someones skill a "talent".
@@carrot7868 geez XDDdD never said that.
a skill without a talent wouldn't come this far.
@@antonizajkowski9698 it is possible to come to such a level even without a "talent". Talent might make it faster, but it's still possible
The way Rafiki’s hair moves is just *chefs kiss*
My mind has been blown again...
This man is a *GOD*
Bruh this is so annoying, it says “read more” on the end of your comment and nothing even happens, genuinely about to punch my computer
@@ghosteall9706 that sucks, TH-cam doesn’t kno what it’s doing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
GhosTeall Owo weird
I hate it when it does that “read more” thing- lmao .0.
@@ghosteall9706 Ikr lol
I've been watching too many Oblivion NPC videos.
"Do you deny it?"
"No."
"THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!"
I love you
I THOUGHT OF THAT TOO
Even rough work is so smooth.
Your pfp speaks a lot
That was me watching this lmao
Love your pfp 😏 💎
@@Felandian Your comment would be less creepy if you didn't add the emojis
nice pfp
I have a serious appreciation for animators who share their rough pass.
It really shows that it was all done with a pencil.
I can hear horses in the background yelling "Jamesssss Baxxxxxterrrrr"
Jaaaaaaaaaaamees baaxxxxxtteerrrrr
Hey James Baxter, I always wondering how did you able to animate perspective shots or going around 360 shot in your animations? They feel like Richard Williams perspective animation or 3D hand drawn animation, how you able to animate those shots?
I've been wondering the same, especially when a character is moving! How can an animator keep track of the movement arcs when the camera's rotating or someone's moving in or out of perspective?
Alana Flynn I’m an artist but not an animator but, I think they see it in their head, to an extent. They “know” what it will or should look like (plus tons of references).
I’m pretty sure it’s a combination of rotating image or subject and a panoramic background to simulate that 3D rotation. Or black magic.
Well for this Simba and Scar shot I did several things. Fortunately, it's only rotating in one axis, not flying all around (we'll get to that later). First, I elaborated on a sketch done by the layout artist showing the action from above, so that I could plan out where Scar, Simba, and the imaginary "camera" would be in order to catch all the most important parts of the acting. Then I took my time to draw a really nice ellipse on the ground-plane and divided it into eight sections like a big pizza. This "wheel" was my turntable which would rotate one slice every 16 frames and give me something to plant the characters on. I knew that the ground would not be in the final shot, but I wanted to do it anyway because I'm a loony.
Then I drew my best attempt at a profile of Simba, and then a front view, being very careful with the proportions. To do the other profile, I took the first one and flipped the paper over to use as reference. Then I did a back view. Then breaking down these 4 positions, I added 3/4 views being very careful to move things out and around, like they are on a wheel, and not just in between. Then I just kept on breaking it down, adding more drawings being very careful with the placement and spacing.
To do Scar, I decided that he would take a step every 16 frames. That would make it easier because my imaginary wheel on the ground was rotating one section every 16 frames. That way I could go through and draw the same phase of the walk (in this case the down position on his front legs, passing position on his back legs) every 16 frames on the next section of the pizza. Then, just like Simba, it was a question of breaking it down, adding more drawings, from 16s, to 8s, to 4s, to 2s, and finally to being all on 1's. Of course, to do this right, you have to know how a cat walks!
Other shots in other movies that I have done which have cg backgrounds and are flying all over the place are a little harder. It means planning out the action carefully so that you can commit to a frame that a drawing will be on, there's no way to re-time your keys later. If you want to change the timing you have to redraw it because the background perspective will have shifted. Then you spend a lot of time on those key drawings to make sure they seem solid and in perspective before filling in the rest of the drawings. Luckily, computer moves are predictable and usually smooth, so if you concentrate on good arcs and good spacing, you can usually match it pretty well. Movies like Prince of Egypt and Spirit started to put in special extra cg cameras for the animators on these kind of shots to remove most of the big movement of the main camera and make it easier to animate in one spot. Then the animation would be tracked back into the main camera move. It made it a little easier. Also in Spirit, there were a couple of shots where I had a full cg horse model standing on the hill to use as reference, super easy!
I heard there are sometimes clay models made of the characters for reference as well. Was this the case in some of your films or was it mostly just reference images or concept art?
This is just so smooth my eyes hurt. It's too gorgeous.
Disney was lyingggg when they said they put all their good animators on Pocahontas bc this is KILLER💕💕
*Five Year old me* "I like it"
*Thirteen Year Old Me* "I love the animation"
*Eighteen Year Old Me:* "This is a real classic!"
*Twenty Year Old Me* "I didn't know this film was a year older than me?"
*Twentyfour Year Old Me* "Ah yes....this animation is a fine vintage indeed. From the Renaissance Era, 1994 was a good year."
You, sir, are an inspiration the world doesn't deserve, but truly needs. Love your work ♡♡
THIS LOOKS AMAZING
It's amazing how three-dimensional the Simba/Scar take was given it's purely 2-D.
I can see why Finn and Jake were so happy to see James Baxter!
I love how simba's messy maine looks in some early designs and animations, hasn't anyone else noticed? It makes him look a bit more... shaggy?
There's only a couple scenes in the movie where you can still see it
only 48 seconds-more heart and soul than 2019 Lion King
Nobody:
Cars in the selection screen: 0:31
The last 3d lion one just absolutely blows my mind, as an animator myself it hurts my brain thinking about the level of skill that would require
This must have taken so long, but wow. This is my favorite channel right now. It’d be cool if he recorded a time lapse of this stuff. (Obviously newer stuff)
The roughs look like they're fun to make but the tie downs look like ritual torture
“Hey James, what can you bring to the studio?”
“Oh, character/scene rotations!”
“Great! What kind of software do you-“
“In pencil.”
“...What?”
“You heard me :)”
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Wtf this is GOD TIER special awareness to drawing!!! You are a master
This is what a lion t-posing looks like 0:31
In complete awe of that double turnaround. Un-bloody-real!
beautiful as always.
I spent five hours today animating seventeen frames on 2's for a commission I'm working on. Seeing this rough vs. tie downs test sample is keeping me inspired, so thank you, James. I hope that one day I can thank you in person for all that you have indirectly done for me in my journey.
So heccin amazing, my mind is always blown away by the 3D!
this head twist in close up have always been so satisfying to watch in the movie. I'm glad to know this was your work
Your ability to use "camera movement" in 2D is very impressive to me and just adds another layer of expression and action that works so well
Amazing
NO WONDER- damn James!! This is awesome! Who knew you animated the best parts of the Lion King!
The 3D Angle spin is incredible
Thank you James, from the bottom of my heart, you inspire, you love, this, is just amazing. Thank you for giving us magical moments like these
Blowing my mind with that last shot. Damn!!
Wow! I grew up on lion king and it was one of my favourite movies, so much so that I memorized the script. So when I watched it fo like the 1000th time I already knew what the character was going to say before they said it. I never realized who was behind the animation magic that I grew up with. I can appreciate more as an adult now how much time and effort goes into animation.
Thank you so much for blessing us with these incredible WIPs ❤️❤️
Thank God for this...I can't even animate this in 3d.
I love watching these so much.
it's hurting me, stabbing at me how good this is. its things like this, people like this that make me want to handpick what art and which artists go down in history and become legends. please never stop animating on paper
also im sort of convinced anyone with baxter in their name is god
We love you Mr. Baxter. Thanks for helping create our childhoods.
Im so happy to see these uploads, it really motivates me and helps me remember that animation is a lot of work and you have to put a lot of work into it, thank you James Baxter!
Your uploads are always such a treat for us aspiring animators! It’s fascinating to see the traditional hand-drawn process from our favorite childhood movies and how they came alive! It was especially amazing to see how you layered the tracing paper in order to animate two different characters on screen and replicating camera movement by making them walk from one sheet to the next! Thank you so much for continuing to share your inspirational work!!
I'm so glad I've found this channel today, these videos are impressive and amazing. Very cool!
It’s so cool to see the characters come to life. Animators are like magicians, creating wonderful memories and characters
Thank you sooo much for uploading these. It is fascinating watching your 'behind the scenes'. They make me so happy, it is difficult to describe. :))
The rough 3d rotating simba is oddly funny lol
You've been my hero since I was a kid, completely blown every time I find a new video here
Magnificent stuff sir. You are One of a Kind.
as a kid rafiki was the first animated character that i really noticed and appreciated the animation on, it's so cool to see this!
THE KING HAS UPLOADED
This is absolutey amazing. I love that you're being more active here!
So clean, so smooth
you are a huge inspiration to me man. thank you for posting stuff like this
Always blows my mind every time I am reminded that your flawless animation has been gracing literally my ENTIRE life.
Your videos are always a delight to see the talent that goes into animation.
Sir this is amazing! *prepares to look at it frame by frame*
the ebody expressions are so exageratedly correct and expressive it's incredible you get to animate it like this
Thank you for helping create one of my favorite movies of all time. I can't believe I'm just finding you and you're great at what you do
I wonder, how far into animation did "teenage-hair" Simba go, before he was given a fuller mane?
You are a genius and I’m so grateful you’re sharing some of this with us
This is just beautiful
amazing as always
I aspire to have a career in the animation industry, this gives so much inspiration as I try to improve my drawing skills.
These are incredible
I can't- James you ar3 amazing!!
Such an inspiration
I love the key pose of Rafiki as he says, "who are you?" because of the symbolism and because of how strong the pose is graphicly. Rafiki's head is upside down and then right side up. In order for Simba to complete his journey, his perspective must be corrected. This is the job of the Hero's mentor. I believe this one key pose reflects the turning point of the story and helps Simba gain clarity for his journey ahead. The 360 shot is appropriately extra dramatic because it makes Simba feel vulnerable in a way that we can see him from all angles. He's sort of naked but not.
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Your work is so godly, praising it feels like an understatement.
Absolutely beautiful
Mindblowing!
This and all the animations you've done inspires me so much!
Thanks for posting this! This is definitely a big help for folks myself who are trying to become better animators.
Love your art! The finished product is always amazing! ❤️
One of my favourite characters. His movement is beyond!!! How I love to see his face and hands move! Wish he had more screentime! Cheers for uploading
So amazing!
this melts my face
I love seeing this so much. It is a perfect example of mastering all of the principles of animations. There’s no Gino a it’s just raw skill.
wow! these are incredible! i always found traditional animation so incredible, even just roughs. i think the last rough and tie down was super cool with the rotations added to them! i'm always amazed to see how my favorite childhood movies are created and the creators showing the progress.
The goat of animation
Omg all of these are amazing great work please keep it up ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This stuff is genuinely fascinating. The finished product of an animated movie is great, but it’s even better when you see how it was brought together
I feel so inspired by this.
Love the rotation in that last shot. Your learn 2D animation tutorial for Netflix was also inspiring!
The turnaround is insane 🔥🔥🔥
Legendary works
It's so cool to see a rough sketch of the rotation
Really like this workflow for your animation.
BEAUTIFUL!
I love the rought work!!!
The way that rafiki's hair moves so smoothly, I just-- *chefs kiss*
Thanks for uploading, James.
Its pretty cool to see these animations behind the scenes. In a way it makes it more impressive!
Thank you so much for sharing! I have always wondered how you went about roughing up that last shot especially!
Love it!!!
James' a huge genius.