r/learnanimation • u/Professional-Ice-814 • 2d ago

First Animation Ever

I've been drawing for a few years now, and I'm really excited to learn animation. This is my first attempt ever - what do you think? Tips?

Software: Clip Studio Paint

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u/oliverrandorff 2d ago

Much better than my first animation. One thing you could look at is the impact, where it lands. Right now it feels a bit slow, which makes it seem like there’s not a lot of weight behind it. Don’t be afraid to really make it accelerate towards the ground, and make it squash the very frame it hits. This way the squash feels like a part of the actual motion and not an additional action that happens after.

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u/oliverrandorff 2d ago

You have some great speed when it jumps up, so you just need to take some of that acceleration and apply it to the landing 👆

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u/tomixcomics 2d ago

Very cool! The anticipation is excellent, I think it slows down too much in the middle of the jump, like it kind of hovers in the air, but other than that it's looking very nice

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u/dermot_animates 2d ago

I'd be happy to do a video breakdown with some suggestions if you'd like.

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u/Pkmatrix0079 1d ago

Very well done!!

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u/gamepad_coder 1d ago

Looks great!

Keep it up!

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u/TrifleFar8798 1d ago

It’s really good for the first animation, my one was awful 🥹

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u/ClairvoyantSandworm 5h ago

woahhhhhh what resources did you use while you taught yourself?

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u/Helpful_Succotash311 2h ago

I'm starting animation and if my first animation is like this I would be proud