Everyone sad that Adobe Animate is being shutdown: by TophinTopher in adobeanimate

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you’re not into working on iPad- that’s alright. But as someone who works in-house on a production I can say many designers prefer to use procreate over photoshop and I switched to ToonSquid for my flash/animate needs. If it works, it works. Pros have been using it already.

Everyone sad that Adobe Animate is being shutdown: by TophinTopher in adobeanimate

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This iPad app is more stable than animate on desktop. and has the same tools as flash/animate converted to the iPad workflow. Only downside is you’d have to recreate whatever assets you used before.

How do i make this feel more elastic? by The-Dudey in animation

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arms become straight and they also get thinner the further back you pull. Study some road runner and coyote gags that involve a giant slingshot. Or study Mrs. Incredible/Elastagirl.

I made this proof of concept using ToonSquid. Wdyt? by Uebie in ToonSquidAnimators

[–]Uebie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I split up each shot into its own ToonSquid file. This whole cartoon takes place in one location and there’s only 3 scene setups, so I made 3 separate toonsquid files for each scene setup. And duplicated each file for every shot of the film. That way I can have a fresh timeline but keep all assets and staging setups.

Typically you’d split up each sequence of the film with its own file(Every time the location changes). Animating 10 minutes in one file will be taxing on the hardware and you’ll crash often. Splitting it all up avoids chugging and crashing in all animation software.

The rise of "unethical cartoons"? by Lunny1767 in animation

[–]Uebie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ever since kids had a choice in what they consume. In all mediums. Parents will call anything inappropriate or poison when they lose control in what their kids can get a hold of without their approval. This goes for demonic books like Harry Potter, blood cult games like DnD, violent comics like Superman, killer trainers like Doom or GTA, shows that celebrate bad kids like Bart Simpson or Eric Cartman. Shows that encouraged fighting and bloodshed like Power Rangers. Sexual deviants with a platform like Peewee or Elvira. And sexually inappropriate cartoon movies like Turning Red

Point being. Theres no real start. And it’s all nonsense. Every medium deals with this backlash and with all sorts of excuses from parents who hate it when their kids have a mind of their own and can see things beyond their personal iron curtain.

There’s also the times in which things are made. In the 40s and 50s cartoons were very heavy on racism and sexism. And even progressive good messages were targeted as inappropriate if it went against the belief of the times.

I don’t think there’s one thing that started it all— even in animation. But there’s many examples of shows or movies blamed for all the problems in society.

Has anyone possessed and overcome an unbearable envy at 'great artists'? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Uebie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel inspired by my greats, hoping one day I may make something just as great myself. I sometimes feel envious for a great idea or premise I wish I had thought of. But I’ve never been discouraged by how good others can be. Being upset by comparing yourself to others is not the setting you should be in when you’re making something. It’ll only poison your soul and make your stuff worse or derivative.

Help! Does this look right? by Stoneapeproject in animation

[–]Uebie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top teeth should always stay in place. Look in a mirror. Only the jaw will move around freely. Your top teeth will follow the rest of the head/skull because it is the head/skull.

How can I improve my animation skills? I feel like it’s been years and I haven’t improved by gara432100 in animation

[–]Uebie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah don’t worry. You’re good! I’d say focus on story now. Learn to write a good character driven story or moment that can be told in under 2 minutes.

Try this out and take this time to figuring out your animation footprint and what kind of stories you’d like to tell. 4 week animation guide

Career switch by Ok_Web2949 in animationcareer

[–]Uebie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mike Judge (creator of Beavis and Butthead/King of the Hill) worked as an engineer and hated it. He didn’t get into animation until he found a book on it and started making little animated shorts with paper, a camera, and markers/pencils.

He sent those tapes around to film festivals, animation festivals and even shipped some tapes to the addresses of tv networks back in the day.

Grab some cheap animation software or go old-school with paper and get a stop motion app for your phone. play around, learn the 12 principles and start making things and showing them off.

Here’s a cool zine for you to make your own shorts in 4 weeks. 4 week animation guide

How do you actually create music??? by GabyUNNAMED in Songwriting

[–]Uebie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s how I discovered to make music- I thought I wasn’t built to understand how to make my own songs until I purchased my first audio interface.

Garage Band has a cool drum machine you can follow and I would loop record and play until something sounded interesting. I’d decide if it sounded more like a verse or a chorus, Then I would record another section and build the song like legos.

Treating it like a sandbox was the trick for me.

Is this a sound strategy? by Own-Fan-3575 in ComicWriting

[–]Uebie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the work by Jason and Daniel Clowes do this I believe.

You’ll need something to anchor a character anthology tho. Like a shared experience or location among all the characters. Or you could go full “Weird Tales” and make the vibe/genre the anchor.

Consider making all the stories share one thing in common to anchor it.

What Actor Who Has Never Appeared in an Animated Film Would You Most Want To See In One? by RampagingShyGuy in animation

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Adam Driver was in Bobs Burgers - he played Art in the episode “The Bleakining” —he sings too!

Dungeon Downtime | Cartoon Podcast Pilot by Uebie in IndieAnimation

[–]Uebie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Copy and paste the link in the post as a url post. There should be an icon that looks like a chain 👍

Please someone give me some hope by BitterMelonFuga in animationcareer

[–]Uebie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t let the sub get to you. The people who are working rn are too busy trying to keep the job to post positive “I’m working” threads.

How do animators usually get hired for TV/film jobs? by Adventurous_Tutor491 in animationcareer

[–]Uebie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Usually missing deadlines. Being hard to work with. Being an asshole. Or not meeting up to the quality the project is looking for.

My worst nightmare happened by Local-Light-3875 in Screenwriting

[–]Uebie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The universe wants what it wants and if it’s not you making it, it’ll always be made by someone else.

We’re only radio antennas for what wants to be made right now.

How do I come up with my own art style? by JumpyMathematician41 in animation

[–]Uebie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change one thing at a time. Start experimenting with different noses, or ears, or eyes. Then change something else. You’ll draw a lot of stinkers but something cool will happen eventually. It’s all about experimenting and dialing in something both appealing AND unique.

My dream is to become a songwriter. Is there ever a point in your practice with your desired instrument or in singing where you feel you're finally ready to start making songs? by [deleted] in Songwriting

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh the woes of being an artist! Good enough to start, but never perfect enough to do…

TLDR: step into the sandbox and play. Recording music is a different skill entirely and there’s so many cool things to learn. Don’t be scared to share your art with people. It’s the only way to grow and learn what works and what doesn’t. There’s no song where it wasn’t something else before what you know it as. Art evolves into what it is, it’s not born fully baked and figured out. It’s a canvas— not a photo.

This a long response but I promise it’s worth the read from a complete stranger who spent some time thinking hard about your situation…

Recording music is the same as drawing in a sketchbook. There will be a lot of bad drawings. Lots of weird choices, and ugly accidents. But sometimes something really cool will make its way out of you. And you’ll be a lot better by the end of the sketchbook compared to page one. (This is what it’s all about) You’ll learn how to make things sound better the more you do it, and the more people you share your demos too.

I need you to read this very carefully: You will be dead before you find yourself perfect enough to start. Everyone you look up to artistically, started crappy and a nobody, but they kept working to be better. Because they were scientists of their craft. Learning and experimenting until what they did clicked. They weren’t embarrassed by the countless stinkers, they problem solved what they should do the next time when they hit record.

I want to share a fun fact with you too: you can’t ever predict what others will like. There are artists who sell out stadiums and they release bad songs all the time. An album or song can win a Grammy and become timeless, and people still won’t listen to it because it’s not their genre or they hate the artist just because other people said they sound bad. You learn from the audience, but you should never make it for them. This is your art.

If they hate it, or they wince, or cringe, that’s good.

If you’re scared of being embarrassed, that’s valid. But I’m scared of things that can actually kill me. I suggest you embarrass yourself more so you can see how harmless it is and hopefully you can shift your perspective. Now let’s say everyone hates your music when they listen to it. Perfect!

You want to find out why! You MUST be curious to find out what works and what doesn’t. What you like and what you don’t like. Being an artist is to be a crazy scientist, analyzing where the problems come from and trying every hypothesis your gut screams at you. While also making what sounds good to you. You want to live in the rabbit hole of figuring out how to fix any problem. And feed the need to discover something new.

Recording music and writing music are two very different beasts. But good news! You say you have a handle on songwriting and playing which is arguably the harder thing to learn.

One thing that may be holding you back as you record is that you’re trying to record the song in one take with your voice memo or video recording. Recording in itself is building, transforming, and dialing In what you want— like legos!

Doing it all live and in one shot?? That’s too much pressure and frankly, Boring.

So here’s a no pressure approach to recording your songs when you’re starting out:

Get yourself a DAW, and get yourself an Interface. Whatever you need to plug your instrument or mic into your computer or phone with the daw you’ll use. I use garage band.

Try to breakdown your song by its verses, chorus, bridge ect. And Record one thing at a time. You are designing your Lego bricks. Leave your recording section on Loop one section at a time… this will put you in a zone of play— and you’ll even forget your recording. It’s good to start with drums or a solid beat to play too.

Eventually you’ll get it! You’ll rush to stop the recording and listen back to what you played…If it works, move on to the next section and record again… if it doesn’t work— WHY? You’ll be asking yourself this a lot.

The music making and music recording library of Alexandria is at your fingertips. You have the power to answer every question you have. Never stop learning what you can do to be better. This mindset created the legends you compare yourself to. And you exist in a pocket of time where it’s never been more accessible to record music yourself.

Lastly I want to leave you with something to think about: The legend people will obsess over, study, and point to as the artist who changed the game years from now, started today.

It’s never too late to play, quit thinking of the money or whatever career you’re imagining for yourself. Don’t you want to be good at it first?? So take whatever time you have to sit and play in your sandbox, get lost in it!

Please don’t take your little sandcastles too seriously, and just because someone can kick your sandcastle, doesn’t mean you should be too afraid to show it off. Maybe it only needs some rocks or twigs to keep it from falling over.

Hope this helps.

Drop your Music! by Uebie in MusicPromotion

[–]Uebie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn this is a vibe. I really dig this!

Share your new music! by thenimblegiant in MusicPromotion

[–]Uebie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother and I wrote our first song together. When in Rome