Ugggh I want to be good

Creator of MR.Coo said:

AARON: If someone wants to teach themselves animation, where should they start?

NACHO: John Kricfalusi is giving valuable, daily lessons at his blog. It’s classic cartooning, and we should remember that there are many other animation styles (check the wonderful achievements of Russian animation, for instance). But the principles are the same. Like everything else, it can also be blandly copied and dulled. I’ve seen quite a few Kricfalusi imitators already.

My advice is to learn from everyone, but copy no one. Sometimes I watch very silly manga films, just to see their virtuous animation.

One can learn by himself through trial and error, but much practice and patience is required in this complex art. It’s almost a must to study some clips by viewing them frame by frame. It’s a good idea to start animating very simple characters, even stick figures, because if you get the structure right, the details will follow naturally. Remember that the source of movement is the spine.

I learned a lot of animation by practicing tai chi, especially with regards to weight, rhythm and balance. Observe real life until you can divide the movement you see into frames. That’s a great attention exercise. Draw your influences from many other fields. Music can teach you timing which is essential to animation. And of course, you need to know how to draw, especially human anatomy. Studying anatomy sounded boring when I started out, but later it allowed me to draw the wackiest poses.

If you want to animate, surely there’s something inside you that wants to flow; to come to life. Your task is to serve that energy. Don’t twist its path and end up making shit that doesn’t belong to you. Because everything starts with pure glitter which tends to fade away. Most importantly, remember and discover why you wanted to animate in the first place.

EDIT: I must say this thread is very nice though, I like reading you guys comments to this guy. I soak the words in myself and it's giving me some inspiration and motivation actually.

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