Animator Shorthands for Drawing the Head

[@Chadventure_Animated]

The timing of this is crazy. We just got assigned a shorthand assignment for our storyboarding class and this video couldn't have come at a more perfect time

[@Bucking_Fastard]

Good luck with your assignment, I hope you get a good grade!

[@Chadventure_Animated]

@@Bucking_Fastard I'm trying, Chef :sadthumbs:

[@asimian8500]

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[@makotoseto6376]

What school do you go to?

[@zoro-i8u]

good luck bro!

[@averycertainnobody]

Even when learning art, i cant escape blue archive

[@GodlyAmazing]

Ikr 💀

[@tacoanime1711]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@randyrandom3358]

I was really surprised and pleased to see some perspective drawings artists are really amazing

[@GrayD_Fox]

God I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT ART AND ANIMATION

[@garbagepotato]

me too man its interesting

[@yavnrh]

Thank you, always good to see the process from a professional. But this is deceptively simple. There is so much experience and decisions going on between the construction lines and the rough lines. I saw so many vids, know a lot of theory, but still struggle with consistency after 2 years of drawing. I should do more focused studies to finally get the hang of drawing character faces!

[@rr.studios]

Search up "TenTen 28 days of painting" (free art exercises with instruction on artstation) I think you'll find it extremely useful as TenTen leads you through a 28 day regimen of art exercises building up from the foundation of deconstructing complex into simple shapes to building multiple 3D characters. TenTen explains his process and instruction in a logical manner thats simple and easy to digest with guaranteed results as long as you're consistent and practice a lot. Go try it out you might like what you see. (Again...I know i sound sales-sy but It's totally free 😅)

[@VeylmanTheRock]

8 years and still going, I suggest getting comfortable with that feeling because it's going to stick around for a while haha

[@otako2811]

Please do one for the torso and other parts of the figure, this is super helpful both for drawing and animation. Its great to learn the process professionals use.

[@ghosttheghost]

Really struggling with head construction right now, so I appreciate you breaking everything down. Foreshortening is definitely the hardest part I think. Gonna try the box-in-perspective trick and hope that helps.

[@kiranda_heck]

There’s a video on Sycra’s channel about foreshortening that is incredibly useful! Hope this helped

[@ghosttheghost]

@@kiranda_heck I'll check it out. Thank you~!

[@wildfire_]

one of the major things the seperate professional artists and hobbyists or people who just don't draw is the phrase "in a way that makes sense". drawing is pretty odd because it has a lot of details and things to pay attention to, and it's often quite hard to learn from watching artists draw because they do a lot of stuff purely by intuition or reflex. what makes sense to someone familiar with it is completely different from what makes sense for someone starting out.

[@sylvo1057]

Holy Crap. I mainly just draw for fun, and never really had the resources for actually learning this kind of stuff. Needless to say, my mind was blown to smithereens when I saw the box construction method for the pose at around 5:30. Thanks!

[@kichu1406]

TRULY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ANIMATION ADVICE AND GUIDANCES! 🎉

[@peterwiggin9200]

This was immensely helpful, thank you! I've been struggling with transitioning from the box construction method to a more defined sketch, and seeing an example of how one might do so was a treat.

[@soda_klk]

please do more shorthand videos for characters!! very helpful

[@bigmanny]

This is great advice! Although I know this and draw often it helps to review and relearn especially during artist block. Thank you for sharing!

[@CamoronMireCat]

This contains so so many little gems, i love it

[@senior_sakuga]

Could you do a video on how timing dos and donts in animation? For the longest time I thought every keyframe had to be put on every other frame lol or knowing what halves and third’s actually look like on a timing chart and knowing how to make one accurately?

[@bornanime3255]

BLUE ARCHIVE MENTIONED

[@nargiaz7368]

ICHIKA UOOOOOHHH 😭😭😭

[@slendy3823]

Yo Dong can you make a video on environmental animations like rain and backgrounds

[@yezzzsir]

Always great to watch a pro at work! 😁👍

[@FireBlueZ]

Learned a lot today. Thanks a lot for the tips!

[@dracolegend7739]

I’m gonna try taking an animation class next year, it’s something I wanna get into because I love these videos, but I don’t really know where to start

[@amvretrus7930]

Gracias dong por compartir sus conocimientos en la animacion ❤

[@jilliancrawford7577]

The extreme low angle is something I struggle with because I constantly doubt the shape of the underside of the chin and curve of the jaw, especially if the character doesn't have a cute moe shape. I'll definitely keep practicing and studying anatomy, but I also need to be more willing to make mistakes in order to grow and improve. And if I haven't asked already (sorry if I have), could you please consider doing a video about what you think should be included in an artstyle bible? A guide that demonstrates the artstyle of a project, what is considered going off model, how to handle simplification due to perspective, etc.

[@lulboiking5806]

This video is so good! Thank you for this!! really appreciate all you work!!😊

[@masterjunko]

This is an amazing video! Tough, I'm slightly struggling on the box method for the low perspective head. I'm not sure if anyone else has had similar issues, but during the process before adding detail, the head seems to get deformed like it still want's to be a very bad 3/4 or side profile view with weirdly placed jawline. Maybe it's just skill issue on my part, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@_FrozenPotato_]

Is that Blue Giant?? Wow... What a coincidence that I happen to be taking animation as one of my general education courses, currently reading blue giant, and this video pops up

[@snifferdawg3607]

I have to do some close up shots for a stand-off storyboard in class so this will help me get my project done even quicker, I hope

[@monkeydgoofy8074]

Thank you for your Tutorial Dong , because of your Video's I'm getting comfortable drawing Head and it's also easier now to make a simple character turnaround . You are the best teacher for Anime style Animation , you have my respects 👏👏

[@grimtales1lizzybird]

omg thank you so much ilu!! i've learned a lot just from this!!

[@shaunegan6111]

thank you. This is just the video I needed

[@lordbarron3352]

This is why its absolutely infuriating to watch live drawings from Murata Yusuke; he doesn't construct much or show his thinking process, he just _does_ it and it turns out well.

[@lucas25884]

IKR!!! But he must have done construction so many times over the decades that he doesn't even need anymore

[@cakger1012]

My GOAT 🐐🗣️🔥💯 mentioned

[@wivyYA]

Thank you Ichi-chan for helping us out today!

[@promisetej6322]

Wow this video has helped since i watched it... Thank you very much Mr dong 😊

[@littlecurrybread]

youre back! lets goooooo!

[@coralfishnt7663]

6:52 The shoulders have a lot of movement freedom, up, down, front and to the back, this should be taken note of.

[@SkullDixon]

I think it's great that you made this video, but instead of jumping straight into a cleaned-up version of the shorthand rough drawing, I wish you had shown how a new/learning animator would use the shorthand when drawing rough animated sequences.

[@calicobagels]

TYSM!

[@mohex6855]

I love your vids so much 💖

[@Kim_Ilia]

This is great!

[@Sanpaku-san]

I really line those realistically drawn faces and noses at the begining of the video

[@WutheringImpactZero]

Respect for choosing Ichika

[@z-arte-c]

Amazing

[@ddman12345678910]

Hey you should try the shortcut ctrl-b it adds the blue slightly transparent override on your draft layer. Give it a try see if you like it.

[@Dashmaster305]

5:26 "foreshadowing" 😆

[@kardothys9151]

BLUE GIANT MENTIONED!! IT COMES OUT ON THE 6TH OF MARCH IN FRANCE!!!!

[@Appacheh]

hi, love the video, i have a question, what kind of brush do you use?

[@jmalmsten]

How tf have I not stumbled over this channel before? KZbin Algorithm! I am so disappoint!

[@slendy3823]

Hey Dong how long should one work on a frame of animation and how many frames a day should we aim for

[@tex7822]

Can you show a tutorial on how to animate the first few seconds of the video?

[@JorgeGarcia-uh7uj]

Me gustan tus videos son muy informativos e aprendido mucho de ellos

[@lulum1656]

I recently watched a Loomis method video, I'm tired of the construction lines but i don't feel ready to 'break the rules' yet. What's weird is that I used to draw the eyes above the cross intersection on the face now it's below but tis still hard...

[@kennnnnylong]

Can you show how to in between the turn_ face chara .? Thank you in advance 😊 and for in betweening , what’s app / software is good for it ?

[@Rajev289]

Lighting and shadows technic tutorial prt2

[@normalusernameiguess1516]

How long should it take on average to draw one frame of genga?

[@slendy3823]

Bro i also want to know

[@Rin_husband]

We will never know

[@azamakhtar7556]

It varies a lot, plus it depends on how skilled you are and what kind of shot you are animating

[@MattPin]

​@@azamakhtar7556 I agree with you. Depending on the quality of these drawings, they may get corrected by an animation director or a chief animation director. The time it takes to draw one frame of genga varies a lot, depending on the skill level of the animator, the complexity of the shot, the style of the animation, and the deadline of the project. Some animators may draw one frame in a few minutes, while others may take hours or even days. Im pretty sure the average time for a professional animator is about 30 minutes per frame. some animators may work faster or slower than others.

[@MattPin]

Although, please take this with a grain of salt as I am not an animator in any way, I just did the research online, thank you

[@DanzyRemix]

Can you please talk more about how your shading the character with the blue and red lines?

[@Rakibuy]

lovely :)

[@Ccs1989]

Do you draw using a cintiq or an intuos type tablet? I've heard many animators in anime use Intuos or bamboo tablets

[@RicDreamlandAvalon]

What is the meaning of the blue, red and yellow lines?

[@nikolasiensenosu]

They are used in the industry for indicating shadows, gradients, light etc.

[@kennnnnylong]

As I work as a in- betweening we use colors - blue is shadow line - red is highlight And green is second- shadow

[@zykxxl]

Try that head game on my Alisa

[@sprenzy7936]

Good video, but the biggest issue for my is the eyes, as you can see. In the first drawing, the eyesdidnt match the guidelines, as an experience artist you just know how to draw an eye even with rough guideline

[@userfinnzter_2006]

0:13 IS THAT DOCTOR TENMA????

[@spamton_main]

Oh nah this is crazy

[@miko2204]

Thank you for another great video! May I know how you choose where to put the highlights and shadows in your illustration?

[@sissixlvr]

You gotta learn light theory for that

[@MALICEM12]

Why do you use different colors for different areas of crosshatchting?

[@zoro-i8u]

dong could you do a fight scene tutorial? (from start to finish)

[@dattaingale1869]

Please make video on how to anatomy

[@silvercrow3007]

What software do you use for 2D animation ?

[@enoshade]

Oh no I definitely still count on my fingers But at least I skip steps in the drawing process and confuse beginners too!

[@promisetej6322]

Please i hope you don't mind me asking... What software do you studio?, Is it clip studio paint or retas studio stylos

[@a-ali-a7301]

can u do shorthands for the body next i really need somehelp

[@mohitsolanki3261]

Can someone tell me the software name that used in this video 😢 ??

[@Ghostfrfrfr]

most likely clip studio paint

[@ratastic]

clorp cloobio plaint

[@sleepycritical6950]

YEEEESSSSSS

[@SentinalSlice]

The part at 6:06 how do you decide how to place that little bump thing, the chin?

[@rrakesh1589]

How do you remove the paper template and apply just a white background after animating? plz anyone who knows

[@silit6416]

hi ! im watching u from Russia!!Will there be a video about drawing a tors with hands in the animation industry?plz. thanks for video brother

[@eafe394]

Hi

[@Made_In_Heaven88]

When it comes to animating multiple characters in one scene does the animator work on all of them at the same time or do they focus on one at a time?

[@elvinwisp]

I definitely don't still count on my hands from time to time... Nope.. I know how to math correctly and definitely know ALL my times tables, even the ones past 5.

[@jaysonfontela5761]

❤❤❤

[@simpsensei]

Can you give us idea bout transparent glass bg in animation

[@hayrow]

Hey Dong, big fan of your videos. I want to warn you about the language "gorilla jaw" - that can come off really offensive towards black people given how it was used for racist insults. I have a face shaped with a much large mouth/lower jaw, but I do recognize that most Asian faces (and thus anime designed faces) have a jaw that is further back.

[@SamaX1010]

womp womp

[@bbpanzu213]

​@@SamaX1010chill out

[@SamaX1010]

@@bbpanzu213 yeah, i shouldn't have said that i was having a bad day.

[@cakger1012]

​@@SamaX1010womp womp 🤑🙏🙏

[@SamaX1010]

@@cakger1012 lmao

[@chrisrey0018]

Niice

[@shizlufet4269]

What app do you use for animation?

[@patihmaron8492]

question. animators really need to be good at drawing gestures and anatomy. do you know how to practice those 2 things?

[@xdvaibhav4445]

hello im new to clip studio and i cannot figure out how to make my brush or pen smooth and have smoother starting and finishing for example 4:33 the lines you drew were thick in the middle and slim on the starting and end can anyone tell me where to do that?

[@penguindragonts5152]

My guess would be he has a pen for it. I vaguely recall a video with Dong linking some of his favorite pens from popular artists, when he was switching to clip studio. 🐧🐉

[@kanjonojigoku8644]

I know you commented a month ago but this feature is called Taper, if you go into the settings of a brush you can make the taper slider visible

[@xdvaibhav4445]

@@kanjonojigoku8644 better late then never, thanks i was messing around with that starting and ending thing all this time now i finally figured it out!!!

[@CHA0ZCTRL]

hey bro, which brushes do you use?

[@jimy4451]

....am I the only adult that still counts with their fingers😂😂😂

[@sailorspice]

boxes r my best friend LOL

[@godofdeth7250]

Sir i want to learn from you offline please

[@jackhobo6597]

I knew the box method would find its use here, w marvel way guide book

[@Jeejjj]

0:13 jerma

[@denniskie320]

how to get your bruusshhh!!??

[@m_lies]

What is "Shorthands", never heard of it

[@bunnymoonvii]

A simple way of doing something

[@m_lies]

@@bunnymoonvii so a shortcut?

[@graan1802]

rough sketch basically.

[@sakugaradio]

Hey Dong! Do you have a business email you may be contacted with? I would absolutely love to interview you on my podcast and discuss your career as an animator and educator. Thanks for your time! - a fellow Canadian 😎

[@Tnanimation9033]

Software name?

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

Clip Studio Paint

[@Tnanimation9033]

@@HiHi-oc3gh thnx buddy

[@smurfoasis1288]

Not gorilla jaw 🤕

[@keshi5541]

4:08 Portruding jaw... callling some peoples ethnic features "Gorilla like" feels wrong. Some people naturally have maxillary prognathism like West Africans for an example. I get this is directed to drawing japanese characters (with associated beauty standards in anime), so I'm guessing there might be ignorance involved with that statement with no mallicious intent behind it but still people get implications from that type of wording that a persons jaw being like that makes them akin to a gorilla and less human like. Don't personally mean to be harsh. I like your methods and art though. (I'm waiting to be attacked by the comment section for this take).

[@NeoEvanA.R.T]

3 week

[@INTERNECION101]

Ngl. This is an oh brother moment. Cuz this is NOT what he meant. And I am really hoping you know this and this is fr satire ngl. But this is an oh brother moment with all due respect

[@chiptunist]

You're right and you should say it

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

@@INTERNECION101it’s not what he meant but the commenter is right in pointing it out. People can misconstrue what he means plus it doesn’t help that some people do have a jaw like that and calling it “Gorilla Jaw” is just hurtful. Dong is okay for saying it rn but he should just be more careful in the future

[@INTERNECION101]

@@HiHi-oc3gh Alright with all due respect. Idk who this is directed to since I already know that and implied that I know that. Maybe it's for OP idk. But respectfully I already know that

[@deepuman7151]

hi guys i wanted to know what softwares do i use so i can understand the industry requirements.

[@Soun007]

First!

[@MimicSensei-fi1eq]

Sheesh a Blue Archive cosplayer uoahhhhh plap plap plap plap plap sory can't help it to shout our trademark words

[@linaalkontar4018]

First!