![[Live] April 12th: Lets Draw Gestures! @AnimatorIsland](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FUCgwOI2epg/sddefault.jpg)
Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Come join in and do some gesture drawing practice with us! (Or sit back, relax, and watch the live drawing session in action.)
Want more gesture drawing fun? Check out this previous video: youtube.com/live/mmg5fmDuNnI?feature=share
And of course if you're looking for some personal mentoring in art and animation, Ferdinand has you covered! Just head over to animatorisland.com/mentoring for details.
Would you like to support Animator Island so we can make more great content (and keep the lights on)? Patreon is there for just that! Here's the link: patreon.com/animatorisland
Come join in and do some gesture drawing practice with us! (Or sit back, relax, and watch the live drawing session in action.)
Want more gesture drawing fun? Check out this previous video: youtube.com/live/mmg5fmDuNnI?feature=share
And of course if you're looking for some personal mentoring in art and animation, Ferdinand has you covered! Just head over to animatorisland.com/mentoring for details.
Would you like to support Animator Island so we can make more great content (and keep the lights on)? Patreon is there for just that! Here's the link: patreon.com/animatorisland
![[Live] April 12th: Lets Draw Gestures!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FUCgwOI2epg/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] April 12th: Lets Draw Gestures!
Come join in and do some gesture drawing practice with us! (Or sit back, relax, and watch the live drawing session in action.)
Want more gesture drawing fun? Check out this previous video: https://www.youtube.com/live/mmg5fmDuNnI?feature=share
And of course if youre looking for some personal mentoring in art and animation, Ferdinand has you covered! Just head over to https://www.animatorisland.com/mentoring/ for details.
Would you like to support Animator Island so we can make more great content (and keep the lights on)? Patreon is there for just that! Heres the link: https://www.patreon.com/animatorisland")
![[Live] Ice cream Drawing characters for a cafe](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G3qCxxFNnl4/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Ice cream Drawing characters for a cafe
Working on some illustrations for a client.
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![[live] Animation Tips, Tricks, Feedback - 11SecondClub March 2024](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GUhjevr3IyQ/mqdefault.jpg "[live] Animation Tips, Tricks, Feedback - 11SecondClub March 2024
Lets learn how to improve at animation by looking at the 11Second Club competition entries from March 2024. Get inspired by great ideas and masterful animation skills, learn from animation mistakes and understand more about the 12 prinicples of animation. This live stream has animation tips for beginner animators and advanced professionals alike.
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![Breakdowns - animating a cute bouncing monster part 3 - 2D animation class [014]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J0vzh3jvTA4/mqdefault.jpg "Breakdowns - animating a cute bouncing monster part 3 - 2D animation class [014]
Good breakdowns can bring your animation to a whole new level. We take a close look at how they define the path of a motion and also dive into some advanced tips and tricks that make your animation smooth, fun and believable.
In this animation tutorial we continue following a professional character animation workflow step-by-step. Its part of our 2D animation class for beginners. Learn all about how to animate in OpenToonz!
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Breakdown basics: Defining the motion path
1:44 No easing around
3:01 Classic arc and middle position
4:08 Flipping through your drawings
5:11 Offsetting location and rotation
6:43 Contrasting curve
7:33 Tail drag and follow-through
8:47 Premium classes
9:52 Fast breakdown jumping up
10:33 Stretch, smears and multiples
12:14 Eye blinks in breakdowns
12:48 Drag of the arms
13:49 The way down
14:46 Head tilt and lean
15:09 Reversing the drag direction
15:47 Trying a different arc for the bend
17:37 Fix contact points
18:24 Final result
18:46 Support through Patreon
A breakdown is a pose at the turning point of a motion path – often during the fastest moment of a motion.
It’s often seen as the middle of a motion, but it doesn’t have to be in the exact middle of both the timing and the spacing.
While key poses and extremes are often (but not always) surrounded by similar looking ease frames, a breakdown is most of the time just a passing position with a large spacing before and after it.
In breakdown poses during a fast motion, most characters instinctually close their eyes to protect them.")
![Parenting in OpenToonz - Animation Exercice - 2D animation class [#008]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JblN4nDkjck/mqdefault.jpg "Parenting in OpenToonz - Animation Exercice - 2D animation class [#008]
Learn how to animate in OpenToonz using parenting to link multiple elements together.
Motion Design course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3cCXFHF
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You can set parents in OpenToonz in the stage schematics, building a hierachy with the node connections. Watch 8:30 in the animation tutorial to see how we parent two child elements to a helper layer to move them together.
In this OpenToonz animation tutorial for beginenrs we will use keyframe animation to animate a character pushing an object.")
