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Need your help again DummyBoy !!ymwCn7jC9o 12/11/15 (Fri) 21:04:45 No.748

Welp, hello again. I am that "little shit" (>>738) that wanted to learn some animation. From now on I will call myself DummyBoy and my posts will be more serious.

Here's my progress so far:

1) I downloaded Krita and tried drawing some shit with a mouse. So far I can tell that KRITA IS A TOOL OF FUCKING GODS.

2) I downloaded The Animator's Survival Kit Animated (can't buy it since no money and Ukraine) and started watching it yesterday. A bit difficult to understand for me, but really satisfying to watch. I am definitely hooked up.

So, well, since I want digital animation, I understand that I won't get too far with a mouse, so I need a good graphics tablet. I am considering between Wacom Intuos Pen and Intuos Pro. What scares me in Intuos Pen (according to Amazon reviews) is shakiness of the lines (according to some Amazon reviews) and futureproofing and what scares me in Intuos Pro is the horrible USB. So what is the best and are there any comparable alternatives?

Anonymous 12/11/15 (Fri) 23:23:11 No.749

I've had an intuos 4 tablet (an older version of intuos pro) for many years and never had any kind of problems with it.

I also have a newer and cheaper one at work (wacom intuos pen?) which feels much worse and more sluggish than my old tablet. It may be because of the shitty laptop I have over there though.

Looking for a used intuos is a good alternative to buying the cheaper tablets if you don't want to invest into one of the expensive ones (intuos pro).

Honestly I think you may be jumping the gun by rushing straight into animation. Animation is very time and skill intensive, even compared to art itself. Follow this for a while if you haven't already, use pen and paper until you have a tablet: http://drawabox.com/

Anonymous 12/12/15 (Sat) 02:32:19 No.750

I've never tried an Intuos Pro alternative, for me it works perfectly fine- I suggest buying an Intuos Pro and a screen protector (for it to last twice as long).

But if you're really tight on money, you can probably get an alternative like the Huion.

Good luck.

DummyBoy !!ymwCn7jC9o 12/12/15 (Sat) 07:33:53 No.751

>>749

Well, I don't think I rush and I perfectly understand that I need drawing skill. Even Richard Williams said so in his lectures. Btw I am following this already. God these boxes are hard to draw.

Anonymous 12/13/15 (Sun) 19:03:45 No.754

>>751

Hey man if you need help learning the basics, just come by anytime.

Anonymous 02/16/16 (Tue) 00:42:08 No.795

To hijack this thread a bit, where can I go to learn the basics of animation and the mechanical aspects of it like how many frames per second should I be using in a walk cycle and things along those lines.

Anonymous 02/17/16 (Wed) 15:18:54 No.796

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>>795

You can use Richard williams' books and DVDs, like the Animator Survival Kit.

Anonymous 02/17/16 (Wed) 19:55:13 No.797

>>796

Thanks anon

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 11:58:40 No.801

>>795

http://gen.lib.rus.ec/

This site has both The Animator's Survival Kit and The Illusion of Life (another great book).

Anonymous 03/07/16 (Mon) 05:58:56 No.803

I mean, at the end of the day, it's just another tool in your arsenal. Getting a super expensive nice tablet won't make that much of a difference until you're a top level of animation that demands it. Just roll with what you're feelin. I personally have an old Bamboo and an older model pen for it and love the shit out of it.