Is animation the best way to understand form?

>>2372555
Do everything opposite that /ic/ tells you to do.

>>2372555
No but its the best way to understand movement and gesture.

the best way to understand form is focusing all your atention on form

from there you can complicate your life on your own to keep being shitty

>>2372559
But /ic/ told me to draw

>>2372575
and you LISTENED to them?

>>2372555
nope, sculpture is. Because you're actually thinking in 3D.

>>2372555
It is if you draw every frame.

>>2372589

That's what I was thinking as well, but where to start, really?

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I think yes. Take a look at any good animator's drawings they always have a very good sense of form.

>>2372559
So you should only draw in symbols, not draw from life, not learn the fundamentals and only draw anime fanart?

>>2372986
walk cycles, basic movements, stretches?

>>2372986

>where to start

Animation General >>2348885

I started doing traditional animation for funnies and found that I have an easier time with poses that involve some kind of forshortening (arms/legs doing something, mostly).

It's not that I haven't (or don't) study form still, but understanding how a limb moves while interacting with something or moving has informed my illustrations greatly.

I wouldn't say "do this to learn that", but it's something that helps if you have an interest in it.

>>2373007
can you show an example of symbols drawing?

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>>2373325

>>2372560
This

>>2372555
Paperman is actually 3D.

>>2373992
paperman had both 2d and 3d but that wasn't what the discussion was about

>>2372575
well then don't draw.
or do.
I don't fucking know okay I'm not mullins I don't know what you should do

>>2372992
whose sketches are those if you don't mind me asking?

>>2376933
http://sotymr01.tumblr.com/page/5

he also has an animation blog
http://soty6.tumblr.com/

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>>2372575
It also told you to do the opposite.