241 days of progress road to sakuga

Описание: a lot of people has been asking me how I learned and I tell you I am not even that good yet even now, but I ll explain either way how did I learn:

Initial Approach:
When I started, I didn’t have a specific plan. However, as I progressed and met other animators, I made it a point to learn from the best. Whenever I encountered a skilled animator, I would take their advice and apply it to my daily drawing routine.

Key Focus Areas:
Two Main Skills: My focus has been on developing two main skills:
1. Drawing: Achieving a high level of draftsmanship is essential if you want to be among the best.
2. Animation (Timing and Spacing): A strong sense of timing and spacing is crucial for creating fluid and engaging animations. You can create good animations without being a master at drawing, but mastering both will elevate your work significantly.

Key Recommendations:
Patience and Consistency: If you’re patient and consistent, you will eventually improve. It’s all about staying committed to the process.

Accuracy First: Focus on improving your accuracy early on. This involves:
Practice Copying: Train your eye by copying objects and measuring with your eye.
Line Practice: Get comfortable with drawing clean, confident lines.

-Technical Fundamentals: Once you're confident in your accuracy, move on to technical aspects such as:
Proportions
Perspective
Note: There isn’t a strict order to follow, but staying interested and fully invested is crucial. Even if you struggle, try to have fun with it.

Recommended Resources:
Books:
The Animator’s Survival Kit
Morpho’s Books
Krenz Perspective (not a book, but a valuable lesson)

YouTube Channels:
Marc Brunet :    / @ytartschool  
Dong Chang :    / @dongchang  
-the flying panda :    • Spacing in Animation  
krenz :    • 【Krenz】繪畫地圖：建立對繪畫學習的正確認知，新手從此不走彎路 (上)  

*Final Advice:*
*Surround Yourself with Talent:* Surround yourself with good artists and animators, especially professionals. Being in that environment will naturally push you to improve and fit into the community, check discord servers like sakuga foundry or any art server to learn drawing well.

Good luck on your journey, I am pretty sure anyone could learn this given enough time and patience!

idk why 241 exactly :p
insta:   / seiji_mugen