I feel like watching these videos with Glen Keane have really made me truly understand the importance of draftsmanship when it comes to being an animator.
I agree wholeheartedly. I did a little hand drawn stuff in the 80's. Then stopped doing animation, returning now and excited, I have time to explore the medium, no agenda, no deadlines.
amazing; I met his assistant :D my friend went to an animation school and I learned a lot from her: Rough, clean-up, in-between, story board :o) so cool I admire Glen very much
Tangled is brilliant, absolutely! While exiting the cinemas I looked back at the screen and practically yelled "Omg Glen Keane! Legend!" coz I saw him in the credits :D Nobody else had a clue..
I hope i can get to that level one day. Currently working on a long monologue of one of my characters and when i watch the 9 seconds i have fully inbetweened i find it so incredible that my drawings move and think. Despite that i know i'll get better and look back at it and notice all it's weaknesses, that's something i absolutely love. I love seeing something i was happy with and realizing just how much better i currently am. Animation truly is an incredible craft
Utubeblows has an excellent point, you must start with the basics before you can learn this, and use fancy equipment. Also take a life drawing course, and study the drawing of the figure in motion, it's an essential to grasp realism in form. I think it's really cool you're interested in hand drawn animation, as a 2-d animation student I'm happy to see people still curious about this art form. Finally if you ever decide to take a course, you will start by learning in-betweening and timing!.Cheers
I'm wondering if he draws a bit too fast. He makes a lot of scribbles, which is going to put stress on the cleanup artists. I've tried this approach many times but I'm starting to suspect Don Bluth's technique vastly superior
@Aye Yuh Aye Yuh That's interesting! Actually I just recently read Eric Goldberg's book Cartoon Animation Crashcourse and it advices to clean the drawings on a completely new paper for the inbetweener if they are too rough to clean up on that same paper (with the kneaded eraser and all). I guess it's only a question of whether your roughs are too rough to clean up on the same paper or not, but like you said it seems not to be as big issue as I thought. Still, When you compare what rough animation means for a project like Klaus or Don Bluth animation to what Keane and many Disney animators used to draw, it seems almost like two different things - one is super clear and almost immediately clean linework, while on the other extreme we have forceful and gestural lines searching for the right form.
@moonmystique oh wait, maybe it is, but it could just be onion skin paper. But I think you're wrong, there is nothing wrong with drawing key frames with viewing other key frames.
Droools............ Thanks so much for this! :) Is it weird I know his neice from art school? :/ I really wanna meet him and ask him some questions!!! Sigh... a dream come true and I just missed my chance. Thanks again! One of the Most amazing animator's ever!!!! ^-^
check out chromacolor website - they do all the different field sizes of paper, light boxes, peg bars, colorase pencils etc. -Check out FAVELADOS, one of the latest grad films from the AIB!
I have questions, could someone help me? So he draws everything traditionally? (with paper and pencil) what program can you use to add all the pictures and drawings and then make them appear so fast so they look animated?
As a non artist, I think that his drawings are pretty bad, I think i can honestly draw better than that. Why is this considered good work of art by so many people?
God Samrat These are super quick. He can do a lot better work when given more time. This is still considered impressive, however, because of how quick it is. They are rough, yes, but you can still tell what it is, they've got some form on them, and he does them really quickly.
Pencil tests are supposed to be sketchy and fluid. It's more about the poses and execution of movement rather than a perfectly clean character drawing. Those are more for the animation cells that are going to be colored later on. Even then you can still the "sketchy" effect in movies like the Aristocats and 101 Dalmations.
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I feel like watching these videos with Glen Keane have really made me truly understand the importance of draftsmanship when it comes to being an animator.
I agree wholeheartedly. I did a little hand drawn stuff in the 80's. Then stopped doing animation, returning now and excited, I have time to explore the medium, no agenda, no deadlines.
For real, I watched his pencil test of the Beasts' transformation and it really opened my eyes, like man it was insane.
I really love Glen Keane works and how he works. He's a real legend in animation. Hope I can still meet him in the future.
What the hell? How do you even flip pages like that. I need to learn
Paul it’s called rolling. there are tutorials on RUclips etc if you google for things like traditional 2D animation rolling inbetween
See the magic happens! Glen Keane, you're a magician !
I think it will become easier if you draw more. You gain control over your charaters and able to redraw them mulitple times at a faster rate.
I am a big fan from Syria and I have always seen him as an idol
his art in "Tangled" is breath-taking!
he just knows how to keep it up
He is such a huge inspiration to me!
amazing; I met his assistant :D
my friend went to an animation school and I learned a lot from her: Rough, clean-up, in-between, story board :o) so cool
I admire Glen very much
He is the Soul of Animation!
I love his drawings, it shows passion and love for art and he inspires me! I admire him so much!
Tangled is brilliant, absolutely! While exiting the cinemas I looked back at the screen and practically yelled "Omg Glen Keane! Legend!" coz I saw him in the credits :D
Nobody else had a clue..
I hope i can get to that level one day. Currently working on a long monologue of one of my characters and when i watch the 9 seconds i have fully inbetweened i find it so incredible that my drawings move and think. Despite that i know i'll get better and look back at it and notice all it's weaknesses, that's something i absolutely love. I love seeing something i was happy with and realizing just how much better i currently am. Animation truly is an incredible craft
Glen Keane is honestly a huge inspiration to me, as well as many other people.
His work is amazing. A few drawings coming alive in a few minutes. I feel bad for the trees though considering the amount of papers he used.
More papers are used on exams and books
Outside of the students laughing too often & their sound level, it's awesome.
Utubeblows has an excellent point, you must start with the basics before you can learn this, and use fancy equipment. Also take a life drawing course, and study the drawing of the figure in motion, it's an essential to grasp realism in form. I think it's really cool you're interested in hand drawn animation, as a 2-d animation student I'm happy to see people still curious about this art form. Finally if you ever decide to take a course, you will start by learning in-betweening and timing!.Cheers
I will now forever refer to chairs as antigravity machines.
he is amazing, so much talent! i admire him so much!
Someday, i hope to be half the animator he is (i'm 14). Working for Disney or Pixar is my ultimate dream job!
StitchCuteandFluffy Damn, you're 23 now, how's it goin'?! (I'm 15, also following artistic inspiration!)
Sir, are you still alive?
@spacerock317 Prismacolor Ebony is the pencil used by Glen Keane :)
This is AWESOME! Glen Keane is my hero lol
STAEDTLER pencil 8B/ 6B..
amazing
Any more videos to post...this was fantastic!
Thanks
RODAN
This video is very helpful learned something new about animation good post.
thanks moonmystique for your suggestion. I'll try it sometimes. Did not know that you can see the movement by flipping :)
8:13 looks how fast he draws! It's blowing my mind!
thats just speed-up in the editing
Joli-chan that's just how he draws trust me lol
I'm wondering if he draws a bit too fast. He makes a lot of scribbles, which is going to put stress on the cleanup artists. I've tried this approach many times but I'm starting to suspect Don Bluth's technique vastly superior
@Aye Yuh Aye Yuh That's interesting! Actually I just recently read Eric Goldberg's book Cartoon Animation Crashcourse and it advices to clean the drawings on a completely new paper for the inbetweener if they are too rough to clean up on that same paper (with the kneaded eraser and all). I guess it's only a question of whether your roughs are too rough to clean up on the same paper or not, but like you said it seems not to be as big issue as I thought.
Still, When you compare what rough animation means for a project like Klaus or Don Bluth animation to what Keane and many Disney animators used to draw, it seems almost like two different things - one is super clear and almost immediately clean linework, while on the other extreme we have forceful and gestural lines searching for the right form.
i love this......
glen keane master of animation... :) great
Great stuff.
JakPaybak 9 years later...
Where do you get one of those animation papers to draw on?
Its an excelent example of animation ,please anymore videos.
keith lango
@moonmystique It's not a light table, it's a document projector.
It is amazing how the drawing looks like a 3 year olds when he starts, but as he progresses it becomes a work of art!
Wow, varios canales existian hace años
awsome :) but how does he know where to place the next image ? dont some animators trace the previous image but make changed for movement?
@nicolasketch1 thanks mate !
@moonmystique oh wait, maybe it is, but it could just be onion skin paper. But I think you're wrong, there is nothing wrong with drawing key frames with viewing other key frames.
does anybody know what kind of pencil he uses ?
what is that thing ?
@DanaTerrace did you apply to calarts?
Now I understand why I'm not an animator.
@Unlimited517 ME TOO
1 to 1! Thanks
You think he's animating on 8's right now or 4's?
Droools............ Thanks so much for this! :) Is it weird I know his neice from art school? :/ I really wanna meet him and ask him some questions!!! Sigh... a dream come true and I just missed my chance. Thanks again! One of the Most amazing animator's ever!!!! ^-^
check out chromacolor website - they do all the different field sizes of paper, light boxes, peg bars, colorase pencils etc.
-Check out FAVELADOS, one of the latest grad films from the AIB!
your allowed to record your lectures at calarts? lol
I have questions, could someone help me? So he draws everything traditionally? (with paper and pencil) what program can you use to add all the pictures and drawings and then make them appear so fast so they look animated?
@Aye Yuh Aye Yuh thanks!!! ☺
@spacerock317 ;)
If you want to make it big in the buisness try applying for film school but I warn you it is tough you must have a valid reason for you're choice!
looks like chinagraph pencil to me.
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As a non artist, I think that his drawings are pretty bad, I think i can honestly draw better than that. Why is this considered good work of art by so many people?
Just check his other works, you won't be claiming such shit!!!! and you are a non artist, you won't understand!!
God Samrat
These are super quick. He can do a lot better work when given more time.
This is still considered impressive, however, because of how quick it is. They are rough, yes, but you can still tell what it is, they've got some form on them, and he does them really quickly.
Pencil tests are supposed to be sketchy and fluid. It's more about the poses and execution of movement rather than a perfectly clean character drawing. Those are more for the animation cells that are going to be colored later on. Even then you can still the "sketchy" effect in movies like the Aristocats and 101 Dalmations.