Now that I think about it, I've never made a "feature" journal to showcase my fellow artist OTL OTL OTL But I really wanted to make an animation journal because, lets face it, there are many many maaaaany great animators here on dA that deserve much more recognition than I could probably give them and animation is my love and passion♥ Seeing so many great animations here inspire me to keep animating as well so I figured it could inspire any of those out there who are into or want to get into animation! Most of these are friends, or people I watch (who I wish were my friends *hinthint*//shotdead) so there are probably more amazing on
Start Here! Introduction to Learn Animation by LearnAnimation, journal
Start Here! Introduction to Learn Animation
Introduction
So here we go! Welcome to the introduction to the animation study schedule I’ve set up!
:bulletred: Brief Disclaimer: I am not an expert in animation, but I am very passionate about learning it. I haven’t done work in the industry, but I hope I will be able to one day!
This blog will introduce you to the goals and lessons I’ve collected, which will hopefully help you improve and/or grasp the beginnings of animation! I set this up initially as a study plan for myself, but it’s much more fun to study with other humans, so here’s hoping this turns into something fun, good, and useful :)
The Basics
Software for Animating
The great thing about the modern world is that we don’t need specialized equipment to make things anymore! Disney had to use a machine that was almost a whole storey high in order to make multpile layers appear to move as one frame. Now, all we need is a computer, a tablet, and some software!
You can do animation the old fashioned way with pencil, paper, and a pegbar (which you can find for like $3 online). Or you can do it using software. Over my searches I’ve been able to find a few programs that the pros use, as well as some really cool open source stuff. I’ve not used all of this, but it’s