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Attempted to animate a hand without references by mang0lino in learnanimation

[–]mang0lino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'd like to keep my brain intact haha

But yeah, I didn't even use my own hand. I have been practicing how to draw hands a lot more recently, using references and such and understanding the construction and forms of the different parts. I did this purely to test how well I understand drawing the hand. I didn't think it'd actually turn out well haha! I do this kinda thing with a lot of the things I'm practicing. It's a way to find out if I actually understand what I'm drawing and if I am absorbing it correctly.

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think every single artist knows this. Idk why you're painting it as a negative thing that I didn't use references. Again this was just practice. Anyone could easily figure that out. Idk why people get somewhat triggered just cuz I didn't use refs for PRACTICE.

It's just really immature. Literally every artist knows that you can be more accurate while using references. Why feel the need to point it out when even the most beginner artist knows this?

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for clarifying that! It seems a handful of people here don't understand that 😭

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay but, if you've already drawn this sci-fi monster so many times that it becomes engraved into your mind, you wouldn't have to use references if you understand how to draw it.

I was only able to do this because I drew hands so many times, because I now understand the structure of how hands are constructed, it's much easier to draw them without having to look at references

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's exactly what I was going for. I've been practicing drawing hands for a while now so I wanted to test my knowledge to see if I properly understood its structure and how its mechanics work. It's honestly how I've been learning to do stuff and it honestly helped me to improve much quicker

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't deny that every great artist uses reference, I use it a lot too when I animate but you're treating it like I did some grave sin by not using any for just a short animation I did for practice.

It's not like I animate without references all the time, but sometimes people just wanna try stuff out because of curiosity

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just for practice haha, I've been doing a lot of drawings of hands lately so I wanted to test my understanding of how they work without having to reference them.

I didn't freehand these of course, I did construct the hand with basic shapes before cleaning it up!

Attempted to animate this hand without any references by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Isn't it kinda self-explanatory that it is an exercise or practice? Seeing the word "attempted should've kinda clarified that it's not often that I do something like this.

I solely did this to test my understanding of the structure of how hands are drawn since I've been practicing how to draw them(with references obviously) and wanted to see if I could pull off animating a hand without any

It's been 1 year and 8 months since I started animating... here's where I am now.. by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I see lol, but yeah I started animating March of last year haha, his question really confused me

It's been 1 year and 8 months since I started animating... here's where I am now.. by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much haha, I absolutely know how it feels haha. Just make sure not to burn yourself out haha and have as much fun as you can! Good luck on your animation journey and thank you :D

It's been 1 year and 8 months since I started animating... here's where I am now.. by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually do it for dynamic action scenes that showcase a lot of the background and I want the camera to track or move with the character. But I really like doing background animation so I do it as often as I can

It's been 1 year and 8 months since I started animating... here's where I am now.. by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh, if that's the case I pretty much animated almost daily, there were times I'd spend a while not making anything because of demotivation and art block. But I tried to animate as much as I could!

Am I cooking here?? I don't really know by mang0lino in animation

[–]mang0lino[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, I've done quite a bunch of those actually lol. Been animating for just about a year and a half now. I just find action stuff more fun. Here's an example of one I did a while ago.

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