As well as making the animation smooth and easier to animate, (since you don't have to draw all the frame in-between) smear frames make beautifully cursed memes. I have so many screenshots of smear frames from Eddsworld, so cursed, yet so beautiful..
About 5:04 I would like to note, as a learning animator, you *do not* need to be an amazing artist when making a smear frame! However you do, but it depends on the animation and its tone. Also there is a job postion for, some, collage learning animators called an 'inbetweener'. This person would draw the inbetween frames from the start to finish, including smear frames. Wanted to add that bit in info.
I used to animate (even though it was bad) a few years ago so I watched a lot of animations so I noticed smear frames and thought they were the funniest things to ever exist. But I understood they were not an error just something to make the animation smoother
This man has been making content about eddsworld for 5 or more years he needs a reward for doing this for so long good job man you have all of my respect
4:49 I was in an ameteur film camp a long time ago and all the kids were looking at animations made by the kids from the previous years on the tablets. One of them was a bouncing ball animation made by a kid who obviously didnt know how to use squash and stretch. Every single frame and every single motion had the ball squash or stretch wildly in some way, and it just looked unnatural. When I pointed out how that animation didnt use squash and stretch properly, all the kids around me were like, "No, thats what the video said to do! Were you not paying attention?" (We had watched the 12 principles of animation a day prior)
I love to animate I 2d, and I have been studying the laws of animation for three years, and Smear Frames, when done correctly makes everything look a lot better.
Wasn't really expecting this topic, but at least it's still a video. I dont really care about the topic because this guy always finds a way to make stuff entertaining anyway.
I feel what’s important is exactly how many frames a new animation is on Typically American animation is animated on 2s where a new drawing is done every other frame, this effects the Timing of the animation, which in turn effects the weight of the smear frame
Smear frames are the holy grail in animation. as silly as it sounds, it's true. Both me and my best friend are animators, and it's not very often either of us animates without any smear frames.
Essentially, smear frames exist to make quick movements look smoother. The more wide the movement, the longer the smear. Or for several sharp movements, you may only show the end points of the movements, causing characters to have multiple limbs.
Off topic but the RUclips frame by frame feature is so delightful, great for studying animated works or just looking for easter eggs. But knowing RUclips and their relationship with niche features there's a chance they're just gonna remove it for no fucking reason, just like with other good things from this site.
The snake shrugging thing was something I noticed and thought "Damn, that exceeds my expectations of expression." I'd love to animate I just don't think I'd be so concise about it lol
Smear frames are my favorite part of animating not because they're funny, because they make it a realistic and natural animation, but i know its also hard- from animating to motion blur to design etc.
Something you didn’t mention: the 24 drawings do not have to be unique, animators often hold drawings for multiple frames, it’s how they’re able to achieve effects like slow in slow out
In space face part one, when the [3] first see the inside of the ship one o the aliens say “hello pink skin” that references to edd’s old animations with the [4] friends (including tord) having pink skin. Check out eddsworld extra to see what I mean subscribe to them, also watch space 1 & 2 if you haven’t already!
Smear Frams is normal in the animations and there is this kind of movement there in the animations because for example if one takes me in photograph at the same time to move very quickly and well that makes the same effect and when the characters make that It is because they move quickly!
I understand if it's for 3D or tweened animation but how does one look at a traditional animation smear frame and be like "wow the animator must've slipped off their chair while drawing this frame and made a mess of color and body parts that just happen to be a perfect representation of the motion between two poses, happy little accidents!"
Hello there I am animator Yeah you got it right about smear frames I use smear frames to save me sometime and to show fast movement and for my animation to look smoother they are really helpful and funny to look at one's you slow down the animation
smear frames are so blursed, and I am so happy they exist.
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Hello Tomee my name is Lucas and i animator and can say why is than Smear Frames in animations. Because all animations are made frame by frame and doing with technical just to like smooth sometimes (can be just 1 frame) is picture weird and is because just have in mind arm. You take arm up and down and if you want make in animation arm you need make it smooth so its 500 frames for 1 second in bad situalion. And in animation is just 1. 1! frame where is weird segment because is frame inside smooth animation. So if i write it in cube: Smear Frames are 0,0001 second frames (Just 1 frame) where is weird but is make because than frame is in smooth animation. For example: I have smooth animation with 10 frames. If i used smooth effect i can make in 5 frame something weird but it weird make than animation smooth.
Actually, anticipation is an action that prepares for something so the viewer can know what to do next, if u dont add anticipation, the power of the next action looks unrealistic and comes from nowhere.
It's the song from the Treasure Chase levels in Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends. I hate those levels with a passion, but the music seemed to fit the opening moments perfectly.
![[Eddsworld] Tord is NOT a Clone](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AbXqeNf1cX0/mqdefault.jpg)
As well as making the animation smooth and easier to animate, (since you don't have to draw all the frame in-between) smear frames make beautifully cursed memes. I have so many screenshots of smear frames from Eddsworld, so cursed, yet so beautiful..
It's a double win, we get a smooth animation while getting some memes
@@sweetestvee777 YEP!
Please make a vid on your channel lol
The smear frames can also make the animators save time and the schedule of the released of the film for example
The trending one is FNF Smear Frames
I hate when people take smear frames from cartoons and call them animation errors
Ikr!
Yeah same, plus most of the people who make videos like that are click bait channels and it sucks :/
y e s
@@honksss yes
SAME
Long story short: Do you like smooth animation?
That seems more like a question than a story
@@Jaysmh true
Yes i do
No **troll**
There's such thing as being to smooth so yes people who want 60fps are so dumb lol
The fact that someone drew and colored these smear frames is truly legendary
@Estrella_Singled_Out how do they exist
As an animator, it’s incredibly fun.
@@volkskaikr!
About 5:04
I would like to note, as a learning animator, you *do not* need to be an amazing artist when making a smear frame! However you do, but it depends on the animation and its tone. Also there is a job postion for, some, collage learning animators called an 'inbetweener'. This person would draw the inbetween frames from the start to finish, including smear frames.
Wanted to add that bit in info.
First
Matt did say that the style he was going for was like as if edd was still around and got to improve his style bit more
Wait that’s sad :(
I’d say it did actually turn out like that to be honest
@@CollidedUniverses true
@nightsky well that's not for you to decide. its up to matt, you know the guy that's know edd since primary school
When you accidently pause Eddsworld:
Smear frames: *b o n j o u r*
True
When you unpause it
Smear frames:adios
@@TordBot69 XD
@TheTiltedGamer XD I used to watch that Show too
When Sonic runs too fast:
Smear frames: Kon'nichiwa
As an animator, smear frames make me go heehee
Same
I make animation too
They turn into Michael Jackson, yes
Yooo Esteban
*turns into micheal jackson* HEEHEE
When the smear is real!
s m e a r a s s
@@CreamsicleGD NO-
@@SANSGAMINGANIMATES s m e a r a n u s
😳
@@SANSGAMINGANIMATES a s s
That's it.
*Unsmears your Eddsworld*
Don't you dare >:(
NNO
Nu >:(
*NOOOOO-*
Oh god damnit!
I used to animate (even though it was bad) a few years ago so I watched a lot of animations so I noticed smear frames and thought they were the funniest things to ever exist. But I understood they were not an error just something to make the animation smoother
This man has been making content about eddsworld for 5 or more years he needs a reward for doing this for so long good job man you have all of my respect
smear frames? who needs em! just use tweens for everything and make it look like it was still being produced in 2008
Just animate with stick figures like in Edd's first ever video.
I wonder how much the animators have fun while drawing smear frames
Lots, you can make the most cursed abomination and it's fine because it's only there for 1 frame, they're truly the best
Trust me
Its FUN
0:33 really got me dead laughing there
@Tiky EDDDDDD E D D DNR D D D D D DAN
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedddddddddddddddddddddd
0:35 Fun fact in edds right eye there is text it says „You like smears. don’t you” i like it
4:49 I was in an ameteur film camp a long time ago and all the kids were looking at animations made by the kids from the previous years on the tablets. One of them was a bouncing ball animation made by a kid who obviously didnt know how to use squash and stretch. Every single frame and every single motion had the ball squash or stretch wildly in some way, and it just looked unnatural. When I pointed out how that animation didnt use squash and stretch properly, all the kids around me were like, "No, thats what the video said to do! Were you not paying attention?" (We had watched the 12 principles of animation a day prior)
Me: i bet i could try this!
“You have to be a great artist”
Me: *sigh* nevermind
I've had a few people tell me that you don't actually need to be a great artist to do smears well. I say give it a go
@@TheTomeeBear well, you do have to make the lines look smooth without using line tools
I love to animate I 2d, and I have been studying the laws of animation for three years, and Smear Frames, when done correctly makes everything look a lot better.
0:32 edd looks like a foot long sub
LMAO
*reject modernity, embrace accordion*
0:36 spider matt
HE REALLY DOES IM WHEEZING
reject cola, embrace *sandwich*
Wasn't really expecting this topic, but at least it's still a video. I dont really care about the topic because this guy always finds a way to make stuff entertaining anyway.
Thank u for explaining smears! I never really Under stood why they did, one day I want to use a smear frame in one of my animations
“Classic pieces of animation”
*Shows a clip of hazbin hotel*
There is an easter egg in the end part two's intro. The fire has two flames that are vertical im guessing represent tords spikes in his hair.
as someone who animates i dont only use them for practicality i think they're fun to draw
These make good cursed images
𝖓𝖓𝖓ꪀ𝖓ᘿꪀ𝖓ꪀᘿꪀ𝖓ꪀᘿ𝕠𝕠ᘿ𝕠ꪀ
@@confusion5516 ok
@@p3tert0rk maybe
@@ozzie6447 ok
Yes, Yes they do
The smear frames are just a way of a hilarious work of art
motion blur is one of the aspects that makes a film look good. this includes, but is not limited to cartoons as well.
I feel what’s important is exactly how many frames a new animation is on
Typically American animation is animated on 2s where a new drawing is done every other frame, this effects the Timing of the animation, which in turn effects the weight of the smear frame
Man's becoming nick Robinson, going out into the field to do research soon he'll be buying tickets to Japan
Smear Frames makes the entire Henry Stickmin Collection both incredibly beautiful in animation, but also so meme worthy
Smear frames are the holy grail in animation. as silly as it sounds, it's true. Both me and my best friend are animators, and it's not very often either of us animates without any smear frames.
Even though they are mandatory,
*they are still hilarious dude-*
Essentially, smear frames exist to make quick movements look smoother. The more wide the movement, the longer the smear. Or for several sharp movements, you may only show the end points of the movements, causing characters to have multiple limbs.
0:05 when irl Matt looks like a spider
Off topic but the RUclips frame by frame feature is so delightful, great for studying animated works or just looking for easter eggs. But knowing RUclips and their relationship with niche features there's a chance they're just gonna remove it for no fucking reason, just like with other good things from this site.
The snake shrugging thing was something I noticed and thought "Damn, that exceeds my expectations of expression."
I'd love to animate I just don't think I'd be so concise about it lol
Little bit of research: *looks at an entire library*
0:12 Edd be buff
The snake shrugged because this is Eddsworld we're talking about, friend.
Smear frames are my favorite part of animating not because they're funny, because they make it a realistic and natural animation, but i know its also hard- from animating to motion blur to design etc.
5:44: a snake shrugging without shoulders
Me: wait, thats illegal!
I did not know about that < > feature to skip frames, thanks!
The tomee bear: I am not a animator
Literally everyone:HIS AN ANIMATOR
I'm a training animator and my cursed frames are more than the good ones lmao
SHE'S lYiNg !!! Her animations are cleaner than her room !
@@AJTOON-H dude no, no they are not. :)
And what I love making smears
@@DashieCoos yla :V
as an animator, i absolutely LOVE drawing smear frames :D
"And without it, movement would be unaturaly smooth and unaturaly choppy."
**shows the choppa**
*dying cat noises**
Something you didn’t mention: the 24 drawings do not have to be unique, animators often hold drawings for multiple frames, it’s how they’re able to achieve effects like slow in slow out
In space face part one, when the [3] first see the inside of the ship one o the aliens say “hello pink skin” that references to edd’s old animations with the [4] friends (including tord) having pink skin.
Check out eddsworld extra to see what I mean subscribe to them, also watch space 1 & 2 if you haven’t already!
As an animator I can say with confidence that smear frames are the best part of animation
I've heard a few people say this actually. What makes them so fun? Do you find them to be satisfying or is it just fun to give characters six arms?
@@TheTomeeBear it feels nice when you create an alien while you drawing ngl
I love smear frames because they help the animation and are also funny to look at
Win-win
0:19 my favorite smear frame ever no doubt it’s just so hilarious
0:18
its weird to think that someone consciously drew this.
What is it from?
@@palmossi Hazbin Hotel I believe? Not entirely sure, sorry
@@wobblecat5423 ok!
Smear Frams is normal in the animations and there is this kind of movement there in the animations because for example if one takes me in photograph at the same time to move very quickly and well that makes the same effect and when the characters make that It is because they move quickly!
Love these types of videos, keep up the great work!
As a small animator I use smear frames sometimes
I use them all the time
0:32 got me barely holding laughter, I wasn't expecting wide Edd
0:01 I swear Tom looks like that alien from Toy Story and the guy in the booth looks like some sort of weird bird creature 😂
Didn't know some people actually thought that smear frames were mistakes
Like how do you draw pictures like this by mistake???
I understand if it's for 3D or tweened animation but how does one look at a traditional animation smear frame and be like "wow the animator must've slipped off their chair while drawing this frame and made a mess of color and body parts that just happen to be a perfect representation of the motion between two poses, happy little accidents!"
Nothing can stop smear frames pain
Let’s be happy that this man goes to the library to learn smear frames at this generation.
Imagine if PilotRedSun adopted this technique
0:34 theres text in edds pupil of the eye that sez ' you like smears dont you ' lollll
0:59 i already knew that now i feel coooool
Fun fact: In the first smear frame in The End part 1, edd’s left eye says “You like smears, don’t you”.
If I'm work as a animator or storyboard artist, I will say that was cool
i already know what smear frames is but this is so entertaining
0:31 alright this is 100% the most cursed smear ever!
This is very helpful if you don't understand animation.
0:56 I have been blessed by this new found knowledge. Thank you...
I was waiting for you to upload
Hello there I am animator Yeah you got it right about smear frames I use smear frames to save me sometime and to show fast movement and for my animation to look smoother they are really helpful and funny to look at one's you slow down the animation
Theory Suggestion: The Mystery Behind The Robotic Counterpart Of Tord
smear frames are so blursed, and I am so happy they exist.
Hello Tomee my name is Lucas and i animator and can say why is than Smear Frames in animations.
Because all animations are made frame by frame and doing with technical just to like smooth sometimes (can be just 1 frame) is picture weird and is because just have in mind arm. You take arm up and down and if you want make in animation arm you need make it smooth so its 500 frames for 1 second in bad situalion.
And in animation is just 1. 1! frame where is weird segment because is frame inside smooth animation. So if i write it in cube: Smear Frames are 0,0001 second frames (Just 1 frame) where is weird but is make because than frame is in smooth animation.
For example: I have smooth animation with 10 frames.
If i used smooth effect i can make in 5 frame something weird but it weird make than animation smooth.
I am sorry for my english and my example.
This ending was fucking perfect
Actually, anticipation is an action that prepares for something so the viewer can know what to do next, if u dont add anticipation, the power of the next action looks unrealistic and comes from nowhere.
The Tricky Treasure Chase - Rayman Origins music at the starts has got me in nostalgia
Smear Frames make beautiful animation
0:34 When Edd pops in he has a secret message in his eye.
Smear frames are hard to practice, especially if you want each frame to move realistically.
This guy is secretly a Genius
Oh god the nostalgia! That DK2 soundtrack!
Anyways, so its called smear frames eh, thank you
Rayman origins music plays and i never thought i'd hear that
The gift of cursed images
Tomee your vids are amazing keep it up! :)))
i like how hazbin hotel was listed as a classic piece of animation
I loved when EddsWorld first came out
I was in a video once here, I’m now very happy because I saw my comment.
I’m not an animator, but some people do other animations without smearframes. And people are saying that there are curse images. It’s annoying.
YES ANOTHER THE TOMEE BEAR VIDEO
Smear frames radiates meme energy.
erm…yes, it does.
Fact: in the end, in the car scene, Matt has no mouth for a single frame
That fundead one is so cursed I swear.
Drawing smear frames is one thing but knowing how to properly smear the frames is another
Lugi says: Basically, they just make animations smoother.
Smear frames aren’t a thing in edds old animations like from 2007-2009 and it sometimes looked jarring. But still looked great.
0:01 the saloonatics one is actually really nice
I don't remember what that opening song is from, but it gave me PTSD for some reason
It's the song from the Treasure Chase levels in Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends. I hate those levels with a passion, but the music seemed to fit the opening moments perfectly.
@@TheTomeeBear oh yeah
Nice Rayman Origins' Hellish Tricky Treasure Song!