Hi Barry. Yes, long time no see. Hope you're doing OK? :)

Thank you Serena. It's hard to make this happen but I'm not giving up, ever. I believe it's needed - and more so as technology takes over. :)

Thank you my friend. Not holding my breath on the colleges and/or universities in the States however. Total indifference so far! You'd think they'd want to support resources for their students, huh? Sadly, it's just about the money for most of them here. However, we push on regardless - and messages like yours mean the world to us. Thank you for reaching out so kindly. Tony. :)

Great! It's now avaiable in the Google Play store. Hope you like it? :)

Thanks Andrew. Glad you liked the video - and interesting to hear of your setup. I just felt someone had to explain the traditional process, as my generation who did it as a norm are rapidly dying out these days. I know 2D traditional is not the norm anymore - at least in the West - so I'm probably going to teach all my classes in Rough Animator in future. (With those wanting to work traditional as an OK option as well.) But there had to be a video archive like this knowledge, for the animation generations in the future. By the way, I did forget to mention in the video that you can also use blank sheets of letter-sized office paper in the USA - i.e. with the standard round office filing holes punched in it. Then, you can get a similar "3 roundhole" peg bar from Lightfoot for just a few dollars. That approach makes it so much affordable for those on a tight budget, but who love to draw their animation. The round pegged paper can be bought in any office supplier of course. Thanks for your comments! :)

@@TonyWhiteArchive All these processes are still valid for any generation. I mention traditional methods like this to many of the younger generation and show them how to apply to their favourite software. At the moment I am using clip studio paint but the way you trace over your page in this video was invaluable the first time I saw it for work on my rough pencils, which scan and clean up later. So the pencil and paper method is still a very valid technique. This also goes for using a blue pencil for my roughs, which in the context of comics creation makes it easier to remove after inking for the final print ready artwork.

@@TonyWhiteArchive There's still talented animators in Japan that have worked on paper for decades, but the drawings like you're saying are scanned in, but I'm not sure how they're scanning it in to the computer, I think their snapping a pic of it, and its captured in like a second, much faster than using a scanner, there's book scanners too that snap a pic fast.

Agreed. As I have said before, I use a regular scanner, with peg bar attached, to import into my computer. If other capture/scan methods are used however - such as with a camera - its imperative that the capture device/camera is locked down and steady for each shot. Otherwise, the animation will jiggle around on the screen, which will make it very distracting. :) @@counterstrike89

@@TonyWhiteArchive I'm trying to find out what professional studios used that still did handdrawn, not sure, but I think it was a camera, which was fed directly into the computer for coloring.

Hope it wasn't too scary for you at that age, Daniel? ;)

@@TonyWhiteArchive I don't recall. It's been so long.

Thank you! :)

Glad you liked it Rose. Hoping to do more like this in the future! :)

Thanks Tyler... I'm glad it helped. Staggers have a multitude of uses, so it's aways good to know how they work. :)

Glad it helps Tyler. Thanks for your comment. :)

wait paul young who sung everytime you go away right

@@WGOWeekdayGamersOfficial No, not that one.

Thanks Claire. I'm glad you like it! It's one of 4 "legacy" projects I'm trying to work on right now. (Yes, I'm a multi-tasking workaholic!) ;) www.drawassic.com

Thank you Smiley - it comes with practice I guess - a LOT of practice! And I still love doing it - and teaching it - after all these years! :)

As Rough Animator is only $5.95 Roger, it shouldn't be an issue. (I didn't know there was a free one to be honest.) Definitely worth every cent! (Note: There are a few differences - for the better - if you use it on a Mac by the way!) :)

@@TonyWhiteArchive ok did not know it was this cheap so I will buy it..........that is super affordable for what it is for easy learning curve software on a win pc....[ cannot afford a MAC for right now. ]...and big thank you for mentioning smears !!

Thanks Brett. It's my first one ever and there's so little I know about the software still. However, I hope I can help others along my learning path by sharing the knowledge I do know about animation. By the way, constructive feedback on how I can improve things is always welcome too. I want to make this a really valuable channel eventually. Not just RoughAnimator material - but all kinds of things including my iPad/RoughAnimator journey. :)

@@TonyWhiteAnimation Ah cool, I am trying to learn how to use it myself, and good to see a traditional animator use it.

@@BrettWMcCoy Hopefully I'll be able to get a new one in each week, or maybe every two weeks if needs be. So hopefully that will help clarify some of the traditional techniques I can bring to the software process. I'm working mostly on my new book right now, which needs to be delivered in December, then that will unleash me more on RoughAnimator and other things I want to share with everyone. Watch this space! :)