Would you build a house without laying down foundation? Of course not, that would not make sense. The same idea applies to animation. No matter how cartoonish or stylized your art is, you need to have a firm understanding of reality.
What is Solid Drawing?
Solid drawing means understanding the basics of anatomy and 3D shapes. Basically, you must understand how the real world works to keep your drawings believable and consistent.Once you understand how life works, you can incorporate it into your animation to make it more authentic.[1]
Edmond and one of his friend from Peru will explain.
Edmond is showing you all the things he has in common with his real life counterpart. Even though he wears a sweater and glasses, he is still recognizable as llama.
Please watch this behind the scenes look at animation in progress:
What am I Looking at?
- For most of the video, the animators are studying the clothes and hair as she moves. As they draw, they simplify and stylize the movements, but the drawings still hold true to life.
- At (0:17) the animators take in the more detailed movements of the hands, giving them emotion and life, but keeping them anatomically accurate.
How Can I Use This in my Work?
The more you draw from life, the more believable your art is.
- If you know how things move in real life, you can make more informed choices, such as:
- Exaggerate more
- Be more subtle
- Convincingly break reality
This has been a guest post by Ashley Poenisch. I would like to give thanks for all of her hard work and time in creating this post. Please visit her blog to learn about comic lessons!
Sources:
[1]”Animation Notes #5 Principles of Animation” http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/anim_principles.html
[2]Yeagle, Deb. “Llama”. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu. December 16, 1998, http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/other/llama/
[3]freedogshampoo. “Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Model”. YouTube.com. Web. August 4, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj3hLSP1vFo
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