Animation - Clear Posing for Story Boarding

[@mazimadu]

This is why I like Disney animators. even without a large animation budget you get very good results.

[@silysister4815]

I feel like the storyboard is better then the finished product like frozen, it would have been so better if they would have gone with that design, she actually looked human there.

[@Daringamiga]

You make me listen .You are a great teacher .

[@TennelleFlowers]

This is another brilliant video! Thank you so much for these, I'm looking forward to more lessons in 2016!

[@ZemmaStudios]

Woah, I didn't think I'd see you here

[@denisethasder8193]

I thought you meant 2017 lol

[@hasanalhumrani7954]

Denise Thasder 2018

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

I love this. Snow Bear and literally just Aaron himself give me sweet dreams. His voice is so soothing it’s like the best teacher you’ve ever had:)

[@tobiastobyburns]

It's so great to hear your expertise from a pure writer's perspective; I love watching your process, as a writer. It's so rich and informative. Thank you!

[@TinyShoken]

Just about to start a project as a storyboard artist...... Aaron my hero, you came here just in time!! lol

[@Lj4everurs]

...Brother bear was the first animated movie I saw my mom cry on... (While simultaneously trying not to cry ; u ; lol) I just had the pleasure of showing it, a few weeks ago, to MY big boys and they loved it! Also thanks for the guidance on creating such clear, plot developing thumbnails/storyboards... it's a HUGE help! :]

[@JustSaltyWater]

You've exhaled so much emotion in all you're creations. A daily inspiration, thank you.

[@kevinsturges6957]

Your style of “gesture lines” just makes me happy looking at them. 😊

[@IrmaZwart]

The storyboard alone already brought tears in my eyes. This is going to be beautiful

[@blakewatkins4469]

You should DEFINITELY do more of these! I loved learning the steps of each process and the way you explained them!

[@DjukiArt]

Just want to say, and it may not be as important to others, but ... you helped me get back into drawing. I had given up drawing but after i started to watch your videos, i decided to start again! Thank you!

[@DjukiArt]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎨

[@jmmip202]

Same here

[@murthy85]

Same here. I rediscovered my love for drawing, and I don't intend to look back. All thanks to this beautiful man.

[@internationalicon]

Great silhouettes and breakdowns, including the anticipation to the scoot next to the snow bear.

[@stanzioni]

Sharing this with my friends and coworkers. Thx a lot for posting this. Usually, we spend more time on the pre production than on any other step 'cause it makes the production part easier. The way you approach story boarding will fit like a glove on our workflow

[@animatedmachine]

Wow, great tutorial! I always knew storyboards were critical to an animation, however, I did not ever really care for them, and never used them. I did not see them as something really important to the process. Only recently did I realize how essential they are to a process, as I am now working with a group of other people on an independent collaborative film. Storyboards, as I have come to find out, are basically the blueprints for multiple people to use, to be able to create one thing together. Because I had sadly realized this a lot later down the road than I should have, I went looking for videos and articles to be able to explain the requirements for a good storyboard, and how to get the message across to the other animators as clearly as possible. But I found no such article or video that could cover it in a reasonable amount of time or pages, without it going into WAY too much detail. I had honestly given up and came to KZbin to watch a few videos, and clicked on my subscriptions box...to see this video! I honestly want to say, this was the best thing that's happened to me all day; it described A LOT of what i was looking for, in a really good way! you answered a lot of my questions! Thank you SO MUCH for this video, I'm REALLY excited to see what else you have in store for us. :)

[@MegaDerpification]

I cannot wait to see the full animation! IN so excited for it cause I am downright obsessed with polar bears!

[@blendering3D]

that storyboard sequence was better than my entire animation. My drawing skills need polishing, a lot. Thanks a lot for this lesson, I really got something from it

[@kaashihi7209]

oh my, snow bear is such an amazing character. Can't wait to see more of your amazing work on this short!

[@mariadogghakonardottir277]

i'm hoping my talent will continue to grow, i won't become this good in a day but practice is the answer. years of experience is truly amazing to watch, your work is beyond awesome!

[@santiroig9425]

Awesome job like always... Sad part is that many of us who are in the animation Industry and are not working for major companies, we have no material time to study any posing or anything at all because usually the client wants everything by yesterday and we have to rush like mad men to deliver on time, so we have to take wild decisions straight ahead while we work... so professionals cannot always take time to make those studies, although the way you explain is the correct way it should have to be done. Congrats, I am more and more inspired everyday by your job. God bless you Aaron Blaise.

[@AmbiCahira]

Foundation is the most important in everything in life! I loved this!

[@carlosjavierlopezcastillo]

it is so important for me, have the opportunity to learn from teachers with so much knowledge, thank you so much for teaching us.

[@evanperusse8817]

YOU'RE THE BEST AARON! I'm at Sheridan College for animation right now. But you are teaching me as well.

[@rajkaran7865]

My God! I'm so happy that I found your channel. You are a great teacher.

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

I'm glad you found me too! And thank you :)

[@ClaraBacou]

This was absolutely magical to watch

[@BDFRHT]

Absolutely stunning ! thanks for sharing

[@lucm5267]

Now I know why storyboarding is so important! Thank you for this advice !!!

[@jrcanimation]

Thank you Aaron!!! Thank you for shared your tips!!!

[@TheRoloBear]

Awesome video! I'm interested in storyboarding so this is definitely a big help. Hope to see more videos from you soon! Thanks!

[@thkim4682]

I always appreciate your art tips, tutorials. They gave me a lot of help. I respect you!!

[@Timothey]

Wowww very beautiful !!!!

[@MichaelClaridaArts]

Great flow Aaron...nice start to what I think will be a genuine moment. Love the story and explanation...always learning from you.

[@abhijitjana7416]

Great Teacher!!! Respect you sir.

[@brookebonus3189]

Thanks for this wonderful tutorial. Really inspiring!!!

[@Animate4Cel]

can't wait to see this done.

[@frojhe3854]

Thanks for this video ! I'm actually an animation student at EMCA in France, i have to do a short for the end of the year. This video is really helpfull for me. Of course i like storyboard but i like animation more so i tend to do many drawings and poses when i storyboarding. the actions are very clear but i lost some precious time and the way you explain it makes me realize there is no need to make too much poses. What matter is clear posing. A bit like when you make key posing for animation =) Anyways thanks for it and good luck for your short film ! I'm pretty sure it will be amazing !

[@javajavahoothoot]

Such vital insight! Thanks for sharing Aaron!

[@ottie1954]

My dear Bear, now you've got another friend, who won't melt in spring...ME!! 🌹❤❤

[@artslee]

I'm so glad I came across your channel, and your art! I studied art in college, but I am slowly trying to teach myself animation! I am so inspired from watching this video! Watching the steps on creating a storyboard and you spending the time making them opened up my eyes. I'm eager to learn and will be back to watch more!

[@khudairalshehiarts]

Viewing the fallopian I digital and traditional painter Largo

[@kleintjepip]

This is awesome! You are a big inspiration. Thanks for sharing Aaron!

[@muriemurie123]

Your work is incredible. Really beautiful

[@kirthar7393]

great lesson, thanks for sharing.

[@javierdelgadogonzalez2024]

Really useful!! thanks for sharing

[@Chrisostomos]

That’s so awesome. That’s what I want to get into. I want to do storyboarding

[@lalitkhairnar9173]

Sir.thank you for great lessons. I love the process you taught.

[@emmyvilla3293]

C'est vraiment magnifique...

[@ChaosOrZen]

yay!! it's back!!! had me scrambling trying to find it again lol

[@JosephM]

This is really helpful. Thanks Aaron!

[@juliabohorquez3535]

that´s so beautiful , I am learning animation and I love your videos

[@imiy]

That storyboard is a pretty good cartoon. I'd finish there :)

[@BundaBear]

Thank you! It would be awesome to see the short when it's finished, polar bears are one of my favourite animals :D

[@cerqueirapv]

Thanks Aaron for another great video!!!

[@chrisshelley4221]

Thank you so much for your lessons man, really appreciate it !

[@Animate4Cel]

Thank you sooo much for this video, I learned so much from this! Keep them coming!

[@pavel6783]

Sir you are just awesome I wish some day i could work like u and understand like u....

[@BlueMaroonAnimations]

Thanks for another awesome video Aaron! I look forward to seeing your process on this!

[@otakubeast-bx8tu]

amazing! thank you😊

[@VamsiKrishna-cm7ff]

that's very valuable.. thank u sir 😊😊

[@dominikabacskai8653]

Dear Aaron! I find your chanel at Christmas, and it was my best gift. It helped me to make better posing in a shorter time. Honestly I have a bit trouble with hair animation, have you some technique or tips for it? Thanks a lot for everyhting!

[@karltoontv]

Hmmm. Very interesting. Thanks dude.

[@fayeinwonderland]

It's really Amazing Aaron! Thank you for sharing this with us

[@mariabrown2738]

oh so sweet!

[@Nick-Rutten]

Amazing work so far! Also thanks a lot for the tips you gave. If you would like to hear any feedback; I felt the transition of the icebear being shocked by the pile of snow to being very happy and creative with it kind of quick. I started noticing it in the moving storyboard you showed. I think I don't know enough about the character. Right now it seems like he builds snowmans all the time, but I can only guess that since I don't see it in the plot. That makes it a bit unclear for me.

[@JullelinArt]

I am always looking forward to your videos, Aaron :) Looking forward to Snow Bear

[@jarosbodytko6462]

Man, I can't wait to see the finished movie :D This thing's gonna make me cry, I just know it :)

[@elgeronartventure9766]

hi sir blaise,Your video helps me a lot,im still a student of 2D animation..

[@AbadonBelial]

thank youuuuuuu

[@tobywho]

Love ur art dude!

[@TynE786]

Thank you

[@аснька]

Cool!

[@bonkkks]

Hey Aaron just curious, did you animate brother bear 2 aswell becuase it looks exactly the same as the first?

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

No I didn't. I was only on the first Brother Bear.

[@bonkkks]

Nice, the best one in my opinion. Lol wish there were a third as good as the first i keep rewatching it lol.

[@lpizarro93]

Could you link us to the short film if it's done please?

[@alexaguado9187]

Amazing😭😭

[@SilentSalad]

First off thanks for making these videos, I really enjoy them. However, there's a couple of things that I think you can change quite easily that would improve the quality. The first is esthetic. You look trapped behind that desk man. You're an expressive guy, you move around, you make shapes with your hands, but we can't see any of it. The cintiq hides what the desk doesn't. I think there's a better way.The other is a personal frustration. You repeat yourself. Or, they're not exact repetitions but iterations of this concept. The title of the video is: "Clear Posing for Story Boarding." Then you tell us "I'm in the process of story boarding." "It might be nice to talk about story boarding a little bit" "so I want to talk a little bit about posing, clear posing for storyboarding." Then you go into an explanation about why storyboarding is important which is good. And then we're back to "But today, I want to talk a little bit more about, just posing" in the end, one third of your video is introduction.Which is not a problem in itself only for the fact that it feels more like you just talking to us than a concise intro.Once again thank you for making and sharing these videos.

[@xcarxcar]

this was great

[@frederikeweissmann]

Your video really made my day Aaron, thank you for your effort recording this, your precious tips and sharing this cute story with us! :) Having started an internship semester at a film production a few months ago I got some awesome opportunities to draw storyboards already. This is so much fun and I'm certain I want to improve my storyboard skills far more and bring the team and the projects even more quality. Your video was very helpful for me to realize the essentials for this kind of work and you really know what you're talking about! Therefore I want to ask you about some learning recommendations on storyboarding (like must read books or online courses). I stumbled about some already and I'm not sure which one might be the best one among them yet. Or do you by chance plan a course focusing on that topic? I'm looking forward to your next video! :)

[@biigboiiefan3040]

Nice video :D. Could you do a video showing how you can developing your own cartoon art style

[@cementblock]

Ha ha... I was just thinking of story boarding! What a coincidence :D

[@tomsouzas]

Muito bom... obrigado!!!

[@anjanjh]

aaron, please make a video on how to draw different characters. just a pencil sketch without colours and do it slowly.

[@fightflyfawn]

You should do a video on how to make a storyboard into an animatic :) that would be very helpful

[@GeebMachine]

I really like seeing storyboards; been dabbling here and there with them lately. And after seeing this and getting a little more insight, its kind of helping to refuel my interests in further pursuing it. Thanks, Aaron. :) BTW, has there been anymore progress on "Art Story" as of late?

[@dvirzifroni7390]

:) !!!Thank you! ,great lesson

[@emejay6405]

i have a question, i'd like to work on Disney , creating the characters for the films, can u tell if nowdays there are a work for that?

[@Luna-ej4mi]

He's retired I believe.

[@richardmf6575]

Luis Mendez i think what your looking for is visual development like concept art but for animation

[@emejay6405]

MisterRichs thank you very ill keep that in mind and btw i know he ia retired i just wanted his opinion or someone else

[@willexcel]

I liked the original story boards better. Where he gathers the snow. It's much more sentimental.

[@chuzzbot]

Beautiful drawings Aaron. You know though.... The idea of the snow bear to becoming the sculpture was a bit quick and could have done with more of a moment of realisation. No matter how pretty the drawings are and how brilliant the anatomy is; surely the comprehension and connection is more important at this stage- you can always spruce the keys up when you know that it works. Sometimes really great drawings can distract from the unfolding story ( sometimes)> I think that's what's happening with this scene. I want to see this with super rough thumbs and no music.... does it really work yet? Does he look into the snow and see the possibility of a real friend, staring back at his loneliness? Like a face in the clouds? Remember 'Wilson' the volleyball? I'm not sure Aaron. I do Love your work btw , I just want to offer an honest reaction, this scene could work better.

[@squali1930]

Hey Aaron can you show us how to get a 3D Solid drawing look in out animation, how to keep the volumes consistent?

[@venkatesheraser]

when is it coming? Its been 2 years cannot wait any longer.

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

As soon as it’s done. No estimate as we are doing everything in house

[@Fieldyrhart]

Hi Biase, I was wondering if I should use my Corel painter essential 5 like what you used in your Wacom tutorial, or if I should use photoshop for my art. I've been testing both and they both seem good. (I'm a beginner artist)

[@animated387]

Hi there Aaron, I was wondering if you could tell me how long it generally takes you to do a 5 minute short? The reason I ask is that recently I finished my studies as an animator (Though i have so so soooo much to still learn) and was thrown straight into the deep end with storyboards for a company on the other side of the planet. Very often they expect a storyboard for a five minuter in no more than four days including the timing and camera movement which is generally handed in a PDF format. Is there any advice you could give that can aid me in speeding up the process or any tips you could give to a newbie? Kind regards and a big thank you!

[@PleasantlyDisturbing]

Amazing work! Is it just me or is it even sadder at the ending ..a poor bear with a snow "friend"

[@julienmariette4988]

Hi ! I want to thank you for your precious advices about clear posing and acting. I'm a storyboard beginner and everything seems very complex and hard to achieve when it comes to think at ideas, angles, perspectives, and tell the story at the same times. (it's my first job as a storyboarder and I'm working on 11minutes TV Show) Have you got any advice about method or approach of the job? Thank you for your time. All the best Julien

[@TaLila360]

This story is adorable! Is it your idea or are you a producer?

[@AakankshaSharma]

Great video sir!..thank you!!..i'm learning a lot from you :) ..these are the storyboards, so in the animation, will you remake these frames or create the in-betweens here?..and do you use TVPaint animation to create the animation?

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

Yes...I use TVPaint for my animation. I will start with new drawings when I do the animation.

[@AakankshaSharma]

Thank you sir :)

[@nabilhasibur1919]

N00B question! How many fps is the storyboard? 11:23

[@mralabbad7]

I think it's more keyframes timed seperately and less actual regularly timed frames

[@jayeshdalvi4887]

Hi sir , plz give some more information about storyboard and animatics .....and plz explain what is beat board plz sir plz

[@ShamelessJack]

Good stuff! : )

[@TheLegend-uo8bq]

Can u make more Animation tutorials on PAPER I want to be a traditional Animator and Im practising so I can be really good. So PLEAS make more Paper Animation tutorials

[@berniesorbet3649]

How did you get the timing for the poses? Did you just eyeball it?