Thursday, April 11, 2013

Steps To A Realistic Animation

Every animator has their own approach to fulfilling their animated project to achieve the best and most realistic of their ability. I will share an outline of the steps I take to plan and execute an animation from beginning to end. 

Step One:
Decide what you are going to animate.

Step Two:
Plan out your shot.

Step Three:
Shoot video reference of your scene.

Step Four:
Draw quick but informative sketches showing movement.

Step Five:
Block out major key frames in an animation program.

Step Six:
Block out important in-betweens, extremes, and breakdowns.

Step Seven:
Convert blocked out shot into splined shot. 

Step Eight:
Clean up splined shot.

If all of these steps are executed successfully, the product will be a very clean and realistic animation. 

If these terms are unfamiliar to you, I suggest reading through this glossary:




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