{"author_link":"\/users\/tommyflower","author_name":"Tommyflower","author_uid":"tommyflower","comments":[],"epoch":1556882192,"event":"LD44","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":155915,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"131931","p_author":"Tommyflower","p_authorkey":"1014558","p_urlkey":"348125","p_title":"Cat Animation 101 - a little series - Part Three","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD44","p_time":"1556882192","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1014558","us_name":"Tommyflower","us_username":"tommyflower","event_start":"1556236800","event_key":"75","event_name":"LD 44"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD44","removed_author":false},"_superparent":139254,"_trust":1,"author":14558,"body":"\n![immaginipostanimazione_04.gif](\/\/\/raw\/ed8\/3\/z\/244dc.gif)\n\n## You won't get it at the first try and that's ok\nThe clock was ticking. The first morning of jam had passed and I had nothing done, only wobbly sketches of cats. Then I discovered the beauty of guide layers :) **I sketched over my first sketches** trying to make them better and **they did get better!** I do this in blue pencil because the next step is to trace the final outline. Don't try to get the final drawing immediately! \n\n**This was my error during the last jam**. I thought it would have been quicker to draw directly my character outline, but then I spent ages erasing and redrawing making a mess and loosing precious time. \n\n**This time instead I started by sketching** the basic position on legs and tails (again, keep your reference at end, even in a layer behind with 50% opacity if it make you feel more confident). After these quick blue cats **I created a new layer over each one and started to draw the real thing. It was a lot easier!**\n\n## A word about tools:\nI recommend to use a pen obviously, but **you don't need a very expensive tablet. This is a common misconception.** \nPeople think that they can't draw well with a tablet because theirs isn't good enough. The thing is: drawing like this has nothing to do with drawing on paper. **you HAVE to practice a little** and get the hang of it.\nAnd once you excercised you can get good results even with a cheap tablet. \n\n**Same for brushes**: there is no special brush of smoothing option that can work magic (well you could use a little smoothing to get slickers lines). \n\nI like to use a **pencil effect brush for sketches** (something with a bit of  transparency), but then for the final sketch I use the simpler harder brush you can find, without any dynamics or transparency. \nThis is because **when you animate, you want your lines to stay the same thickness all the time or else the result will be wobbly.**\n\n### Want to see cats doing all their things? [Try out Zoltan!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea)\n![submissionimageTHUMB.png](\/\/\/raw\/ed8\/3\/z\/24761.png)\n\n#### [Cat animation 101 :read my previous post](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea\/cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-two). Follow me for more if you like :)\n## And **if you are a pro animator, I WOULD LOVE to have your feedback!**","comments":0,"created":"2019-05-02T09:31:36Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":155915,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2019-05-03T13:53:19Z","meta":[],"modified":"2019-05-03T13:53:19Z","name":"Cat Animation 101 - a little series - Part Three","node-timestamp":"2019-05-03T11:16:32Z","parent":140087,"parents":[1,5,9,139254,140087],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea\/cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-three","published":"2019-05-03T11:16:32Z","scope":"public","slug":"cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-three","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":470516},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"155915","n_urlkey":"348125","n_parent":"140087","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea\/cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-three","n_slug":"cat-animation-101-a-little-serie","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"14558","n_created":"1556789496","n_modified":"1556891599","n_version":"470516","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea\/cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-three","text":"\n![immaginipostanimazione_04.gif](\/\/\/raw\/ed8\/3\/z\/244dc.gif)\n\n## You won't get it at the first try and that's ok\nThe clock was ticking. The first morning of jam had passed and I had nothing done, only wobbly sketches of cats. Then I discovered the beauty of guide layers :) **I sketched over my first sketches** trying to make them better and **they did get better!** I do this in blue pencil because the next step is to trace the final outline. Don't try to get the final drawing immediately! \n\n**This was my error during the last jam**. I thought it would have been quicker to draw directly my character outline, but then I spent ages erasing and redrawing making a mess and loosing precious time. \n\n**This time instead I started by sketching** the basic position on legs and tails (again, keep your reference at end, even in a layer behind with 50% opacity if it make you feel more confident). After these quick blue cats **I created a new layer over each one and started to draw the real thing. It was a lot easier!**\n\n## A word about tools:\nI recommend to use a pen obviously, but **you don't need a very expensive tablet. This is a common misconception.** \nPeople think that they can't draw well with a tablet because theirs isn't good enough. The thing is: drawing like this has nothing to do with drawing on paper. **you HAVE to practice a little** and get the hang of it.\nAnd once you excercised you can get good results even with a cheap tablet. \n\n**Same for brushes**: there is no special brush of smoothing option that can work magic (well you could use a little smoothing to get slickers lines). \n\nI like to use a **pencil effect brush for sketches** (something with a bit of  transparency), but then for the final sketch I use the simpler harder brush you can find, without any dynamics or transparency. \nThis is because **when you animate, you want your lines to stay the same thickness all the time or else the result will be wobbly.**\n\n### Want to see cats doing all their things? [Try out Zoltan!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea)\n![submissionimageTHUMB.png](\/\/\/raw\/ed8\/3\/z\/24761.png)\n\n#### [Cat animation 101 :read my previous post](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/zoltans-idea\/cat-animation-101-a-little-series-part-two). Follow me for more if you like :)\n## And **if you are a pro animator, I WOULD LOVE to have your feedback!**","title":"Cat Animation 101 - a little series - Part Three","wayback_source":[]}