HELLUVA BOSS CLEANUP ANIMATION TIMELAPSE

Finally, this video can be here! It should've been by the end of 2021, but it got heavily delayed until the release of the "Queen Bee" episode of Helluva Boss.
Anyway, enjoy!
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

[@emptyvoid_]

I use Toon Boom Harmony 21 and 22 Premium! I feel like I answered most frequently asked questions, so I won't be replying a lot

[@dinoreina]

Which version?

[@emptyvoid_]

@@dinoreina 21 and 22 premium

[@Harharhamilton_justanartist]

Broo

[@Carmiineh]

why do you use both versions tho? xD

[@emptyvoid_]

@@Carmiineh hard to constantly pay for license, I switch to trials and back

[@Zangeiti]

i wouldnt be on the cleanup team if not for your cleanup timelapses!! you're a godsend lol

[@emptyvoid_]

... wait, really?? i'm glad that it helped you :D

[@thelivingzombie8403]

I love your fan animations . They are soo cool

[@TheGstaeta]

​@thelivingzombie8403 I think zan works on the official Heluva boss animations 😅 don't take my word for it tho, I'm not 100% sure.

[@thelivingzombie8403]

@@TheGstaeta I know she is

[@Skanimates]

@@TheGstaetathey are referring to the fan animations on their channel

[@deliavazquez9095]

Me:Sees this Me after watching video: I understood that animators and writers we're on strike, but by watching this I got a whole new angle as to how difficult animation is and that animators really need to get paid more! This is not just drawing, it's an insane proces....

[@wolfieolfie]

Animators are not currently on strike, only SAG-AFTRA (actors) and the WGA (writers) are on strike! The Animation Guild’s contract ends next year. :] But I’m glad it gave you a new perspective nonetheless!!!

[@GalaxColor]

@@wolfieolfiesorry to bother but what does it mean that their contract ends next year?

[@wolfieolfie]

@@GalaxColor A union contract is a set of terms and conditions the company/employer and the union agreed upon. Contracts generally last around 3 years, and are negotiated again after it ends. Meaning, when the Animation Guild’s contract ends, that’s when they’ll negotiate with their employers, and if they don’t agree, there’s a chance they may strike. Hope this makes sense 👍

[@GalaxColor]

@@wolfieolfie yes, thank you so much! It would be good for them to strike

[@BVK.]

I'm confused, What does strike mean in terms of Animations? Looking it up on Google is not showing it.

[@crisptomato9495]

I’m a second year animation student and never thought of cleaning up by bending straight lines, I think I’m gonna give it a shot soon. Thanks for the idea, this video is so helpful!

[@1nkmations]

NOW I GET IT HOW PEOPLE MAKE SÚCH CLEAN ANIMATIONS. I WAS SO CURIOUS *patiently waits for procreate dreams*

[@silverfang1158]

Damn this must’ve taken forever

[@emptyvoid_]

it felt like forever yes

[@Vister_Freak]

This makes the animation process look so much less complicated. If only I had a powerful monitor or the newest one, I’d be animating my ass off. 😂

[@emptyvoid_]

If your screen doesn't strain your eyes, then you're good to go :D

[@JaliceTheShort]

The way I gasped so loud when you said you drew with a freaking mouse. You are an absolutely mad lad, thats amazing bro 😭

[@magikalie]

That's how it was before the touch pads! It's how we learned :) I am 30. I wonder if they are around the same age as me.

[@StainedGlassLamp]

Thank you for sharing this! I just started uni as an animation major and seeing this really motivates me to keep presuing my degree.

[@emptyvoid_]

You got this!

[@TamWam_]

Good luck:) going to uni in 4 yrs and I plan to major in animating, how is it?

[@cockisinn]

at first glance: "oh look, it's loona!" *clicks on a random timestamp near the most replayed part* "w.. wh.. are they kissing..???"

[@maximus0wls6415]

I'm a first year animation student and videos like these are really helpful and appreciated, especially because my school doesn't really teach any software. I'm also aspiring to be an intern for spindlehorse! Working on my portfolio

[@itarfer]

if you are drawing the lines manually, the simplify tool is a life saver for cutting down on the number of points and getting a smooth line

[@Dragonia-co7yp]

I do animation myself and this shows how difficult it can be 😭

[@fwoop4848]

Please do more of these cleanup time lapses they’re so cool

[@emptyvoid_]

I’ll try, thank you I have laptop now, so it has become a bit harder :0 also, I have another one about Clip Studio if you’re interested :D

[@FBManimations]

I was wondering how they made the line art so smooth, this is fascinating

[@Boorosan]

Can i ask how do you make the animation look solid? Like how do you make the character proportion looks the same in every frame?

[@emptyvoid_]

Solid drawing skills - there's probably some info on that, it's an essential skill imo

[@ridwanjodi1429]

We usually pair every frame with the character design. That is why character has to be drawn front, side, and any angle in character's sheet if needed. If the dynamic action animation, keyposes of each movement must strictly look same, then the inbetween usually not as much details-it is fine. The point is the character sheet is your foundation. And yes solid drawing also the point to keep quality better.

[@rhaenyslys]

thank you for posting this! i naively had no idea what a clean-up artist is, since im not truly deeply into art. i never knew how much hard work and patience went into it!! awesome job!!

[@emptyvoid_]

It's not something you'd normally knew about even if you were deeply into it. I'd like to break the stereotype that rough animators do everything or do the most of the work, in reality, it's just a half. I have no idea why, but there isn't enough information about cleanup animation. I wanna change that

[@lebasementdweller8453]

I LOVE seeing stuff like this, but I could never do this. I would either have a slight panic attack, or I'd overcomplicate things. I need to figure out a way to stop drawing with 23 layers, 15 of which are invisible. lol Keep up the great work you guys!

[@EeveesLovely]

HAH! The team did an absolutely amazing job and I love how loona called blitzø dad!

[@USER_S4V4NT]

damn that looks like it takes forever, good work love this series.

[@emptyvoid_]

It does take forever every time….

[@anafro_ru]

Thank you so much for your work, its just amazing to see how lines become Loona, and it reminds how hard it is to draw an animation. Just awesome! ❤

[@rooibos2005]

You made me want to learn how to animate professionaly

[@Jae_Birde]

This is so cool! As someone interested in going into a career in animation but cannot for the life of me actually draw action, it's so cool to see alternative career options that are still in the same field of work. Cleanup animation looks like a time-consuming undertaking, but it's also so satisfying to see the finished result, and I imagine that it's even more satisfying after being the one doing the work! This was so cool to see, and I definitely enjoyed being able to see the process. Great job! This looks really good!

[@PilferpupCartoons]

I genuinely appreciate your insight into the use of vector brush contrasted with linetool, I've been using both but enjoy the linework via brush more, but ultimately the linetool is better because easier to work with later. You context for decisions in your process is priceless, thank you so much for this video, what a blessing

[@Santiago-gm1hx]

Wait wait wait, you mean to tell me cleanup artist dont use their perfect strokes to clean, instead they use vector lines? That relieving and quite disappointing at the same time, great video! Im glad to see the process on this kind of stuff on a production for a series!

[@chips6042]

You're telling me my skills with the Microsoft Paint curve line tool can be put to use?

[@emptyvoid_]

absolutely yes

[@jeniko2841]

I didn't realize that clean up did so much work. You might as well be ink and paint as well as cleanup.

[@manuapplejuice]

Massive respect for you. I would not be able to that even if i knew how to, I would literally go insane.

[@Rayito_]

I love how clean the show's animation is. Thank you for all your work

[@zmugzoid]

I’ve wanted todo animation since I first saw vivziepop years ago. Some ppl find these videos to seem stressful and tedious and they probably are but omg would I kill to do this as a job

[@lefarfadetanimation4901]

Thanks for sharing it and showing the real time speed ! That is really interesting. Nice job by the way =D

[@Pharaoh_the_christian_furry]

6:18 well that’s a strange spot to zoom in

[@ApplePie1529]

this motivates me to learn toonboom i am sick of not being able to work with proper vector lines LOOKING AT YOU CSPEX GUHHH

[@errorsansglitch208]

I THOUGHT Y’ALL JUST USED A NORMAL BRUSH BUT ITS VECTORS ???

[@Gi-malaya_]

I can imagine how much hard work it is for the sake of a few shots.

[@jacobpugpoirier3350]

5:44 "ofcoruse you would be a Dennis! }:

[@Saliferous]

People call me mad for using a mouse too.... but it's more accurate.

[@Chiwowza]

This is actually super similar to how I do cleanup in Adobe Animate, so as someone who plans on learning ToonBoom this was really good to see 🤣

[@MaríaCamilaBolívarBetancourt]

Wow, I didn't know this is how it's made, really cool!!

[@ClementineTheMoth]

This is oddly satisfying

[@angel_of_rust]

i always thought artists would draw curves from scratch, good thing to know that curving a straight line just works better instead. and man i should really practice using toon boom harmony more also, mega based mouse user. i'd always prefer being able to see my cursor on the screen and where the lines start and end.

[@AnnieYuki]

I love this video so much It really helped me get motivated to animate more !! I have a question, what toon boom pen or preset did you use to have the lines so straight and solid ?

[@kareru_mustard2084]

Probably "fixed thickness" or others, but for more clean line majority used fixed thickness, at least that's what I use T T

[@BLIND_BEAR]

Omggggggg thank u for explaining every process !! I plan to use toonboom in the future, but my godddd do i not know shit about all the buttons and secret cheats and stuff to make life easier. Explaining how to do the colouring especially is just, MUAH

[@LKSV_13]

I honestly wondered how they did animation for helluva boss

[@LFDLittlefluffydino]

I never thought about using different colored line art

[@Lazyanimator]

THATS SO AMAZING, How long does this all take to do????

[@emptyvoid_]

this shot took me less than a week if I remember correctly

[@unicornpupart]

this is so cool even tho i dunno wuts helluva boss

[@Abalonehorse]

The clean up looks simple, but by curiosity, how is it exactly?

[@emptyvoid_]

the key word - "looks" average shot like this takes me 3-7 days on average

[@Finnerroo]

@@emptyvoid_How long do you work each day and what brush are you using here? Love your work so much!! 💖

[@emptyvoid_]

@@Finnerroo it's not a brush but a pencil tool, just an average smooth vector line. I work 4-12 hours every day and it's different every time.

[@Finnerroo]

@@emptyvoid_ wow, that really shows how long an average shot will take! Thank you so much for replying

[@David-wo1ut]

I would like to know what program was used to do the cleanup °-° But, it's interesting saw this video and know how the cleanup make! ^^

[@ridwanjodi1429]

Though I have large screen display pen, I'm still using lineart tool for cleanup since it has consistency weight and easy to control. If you use Clip Studio Paint, doing cleanup lineart in Vector Layer is a huge help as the lines are controllable, so the quality remains still. My standard studio is mostly 3.0, but rn I'm working on kid animation so the line weight must be 6.0-12.0 depending on hpw close/far character from camera.

[@ariannasv22]

Now I wonder, what chair do you use, or what do you recommend when sitting at a desk for long periods of time? I struggle just playing games for a few hours, even moreso when drawing

[@BLIND_BEAR]

Omg frfr. Tag me if they answer

[@emptyvoid_]

tbh the one that doesn't hurt my back; i'm small and all chairs are too big for me, I still have to sacrifice some of my comfort

[@EggyEggPie]

i have toonsquid and i barely know how to use it.. i tried using the straight-line method you showed here, but i'm gonna have to get used to it lol it's so hard rn

[@emptyvoid_]

@@EggyEggPie it’s not like I make you to use it, do what best suits you :)

[@EggyEggPie]

@@emptyvoid_ yea ik :] seeing you do it is really impressive and i’m gonna give it another shot

[@Archi113_]

Great video, it made me feel even more tilted about having no skills in drawing and compositing the painting. :)

[@spaceone4162]

6:28 LOL 🤣

[@lilo9930]

I'm looking onto getting Toonboom or TVpaint- what edition of Toonboom do you use? Wanting to animate for indie studios like this

[@emptyvoid_]

I use Toon Boom Harmony 22 Premium

[@laurenlamb2641]

What Brush do you use for the clean up on harmony??? 🤔

[@Bowma12]

Именно так создаются шедевры 😊

[@Didjsjjddidi]

what animation software is this

[@ivajdavis]

is it technically frame bt frame animation then?

[@Bluecolty]

I’m curious, what lineart tool for toonboom does these more dynamic lines? I don’t know anything about toonboom, but I was curious if there was a clip studio equivalent?

[@emptyvoid_]

There is only one line tool. If by dynamic you mean its line weight, you simply choose another way to taper the line, or create your own template. It's not a Clip Studio equivalent, it's a vector-based software. They are two different programs.

[@fizzysfluff]

How do you get those blue lines under the black ones and still color it in as if it's all on one layer? Everytime I try it won't work with the paint bucket.

[@emptyvoid_]

In fact it is on the same layer, you can right click on the selected line and select "arrange" and put it above or below, or just turn the option called "draw behind", there's also a tool called "stencil brush"

[@lowkey_apathy]

Amazing work!!! I'm currently starting my 3rd year in animation and I had a couple questions if you wouldn't mind... Is the cleanup made from frame-by-frame animation or tweening? I couldn't see any tween motions in the timeline, so I'm really curious how you got the "lineart" to move so smoothly

[@emptyvoid_]

usually I don't use tweening unless there's no other way, but I wouldn't say it's a prohibited thing to do

[@arrozconpollo52]

R u telling me--- THAT Y'ALL USE VECTORSS!?!?!??!?!

[@500bees5]

ah not a technical question, but... the two imps watching blitz and dennis get it on, at what point in the production did they change from the two that were first shown in your video to the pair seen in the finished product, and who handled the change?

[@emptyvoid_]

Lead requested me to change it, probably because the animator didn't implement the change so I had to do it

[@Falkonroi]

What app do you use, if i may ask?

[@emptyvoid_]

see pinned message

[@andrewleyton6689]

In layers part is there times were is also other body parts like arms,leg,head and stuff?

[@maikensby379]

Did you work on Hazbin Hotel too?

[@emptyvoid_]

Only a couple of scenes in the last ep

[@hvz445_officiel]

Ses quoi le logiciel ?

[@Crystallize.0]

what software do you use for this ?

[@emptyvoid_]

see pinned message

[@Crystallize.0]

@@emptyvoid_ thank you :) Sorry i didn't saw the pinned comment-

[@alyciafaithhyde1621]

Quick question: What app is this and what device can you get it on. Thank you 😁

[@farefell7943]

what program is this

[@jadie_baefie]

toonboom

[@cicklepickle]

why doesnt helluva boss use puppets instead?

[@andrewleyton6689]

6:44 what do I do if it crashes everytime I try it

[@emptyvoid_]

Probably weak PC? Or there are so much lines intersecting that it can't process it / there is a lack of RAM to process it You can "break" Harmony with this if you overdo and have a lot of lines on top of each other, program won't be able to do this properly because it's not supposed to process a lot of "sketchy" lines if that's the case

[@xx.whocares]

OMG why won't you switch to master controllers with subs? i guess it will be easier just use deformation of Rig instead of drawing each frame. Or is it just special shot? (askin as prof animator)

[@emptyvoid_]

It would be easy if there were rigs, rigs are made by someone, if there is no one to make those, it's easier to go without them

[@LuckyIsback-sm5rl]

What animation software so you use

[@RoxyTBDW]

What tool do you use to curve the lines?

[@emiliomeneses8494]

Coool ❤❤

[@animee323]

I am still learning how to use these programs and know the bare-bones basics about them. I would like to know what tool you use to manipulate those lines? I know it is not exactly a select tool or the lasso tool.

[@emptyvoid_]

contour editor tool, that white arrow button

[@animee323]

@@emptyvoid_ Thank you. Been using the brush stablizer for a long time and trying to learn how to be a bit more efficient.

[@ifarkorsketch4298]

what is this program?

[@nickwilden.n4426]

0:36 music name pls!!

[@Jooniie]

what drawing tablet is that? I am trying to find a good drawing tablet display;w;

[@emptyvoid_]

I was using UGEE UG-2150 back then. Now I'm using just a Wacom Intuos. It doesn't matter actually...

[@Merubuss]

What program was you using

[@emptyvoid_]

see pinned message

[@tertak5606]

what program do you use??????

[@emptyvoid_]

see pinned message

[@free-man8665]

What name app

[@eucalyptus_ribose]

jeez vivzie style sure is overcomplicated... Do you get paid more than average because of it? Please say yes...

[@sallytheuselessbird]

In what world is that overcomplicated lmao. While i do how she's paid fairly, i can just smell your inherent desire to cause drama.

[@eucalyptus_ribose]

@@sallytheuselessbird What? No, i just hope animators are paid fairly, I love theese designs.

[@katieosullivan2396]

I wonder why you use Harmony Premium rather than Advanced, even though you do frame-by-frame animation…

[@emptyvoid_]

access to Node View

[@katieosullivan2396]

@@emptyvoid_ Can you tell me about the benefits of Node View in more detail?

[@emptyvoid_]

@@katieosullivan2396 in short, it allows you to rig, effortlessly export sequences (especially for big files and lots of layers), and even do compositing + you can find it in their official documentation that explains every single tool

[@katieosullivan2396]

@@emptyvoid_What do you use rigging for?

[@kle7572]

Una pregunta. ¿Cuanto te tomo hacer toda la animación?

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

tal vez una o dos semanas

[@kle7572]

@@symphony-of-the-mint2008 oh :0 Gracias por responder!

[@kakyoinduds-or2841]

Dijo que le tomo hacer el clean up en una semana.

[@Xeonien]

Wait! You do not composite in harmony? Is there any reason for that? 🤔

[@emptyvoid_]

If I were paid for it, I'd do it. If it's not a part of the work pipeline, I won't do it, especially if I wasn't asked to do it. Plus weak laptop.

[@Xeonien]

@@emptyvoid_ Oh sorry, I didn't mean you but the pipeline in general. The compositing in helluva boss is done externaly and not in harmony directly. right? but harmony has such great compositing tools and i dont get the extra hustle of exporting for a compositer. and i was wondering if there is any reason for that.

[@emptyvoid_]

@@Xeonien It's not me who decides that + AE is very versatile for this and it's something more commonly used

[@xquinexx5716]

2:19 what's that music ?

[@MrToastyYT]

"Golden wind" on a recorder

[@tonybologna48]

Wait a sec....this wasn't 2d rigged at all? Because the results make this entire show look slightly rigged. I see you were using some still drawings of course, that can contribute to the look and feel as well. Neither bad or good imo, just an interesting decision.

[@MariaLina-d4f]

r yall animating on computer?

[@emptyvoid_]

yes (sometimes i use power of my mind or just yell at the pc)

[@janice-chan2006]

I was using Toon Boom Harmony in a cut-out animation course. She was a bad student. I never showed my work on time, and for what? When I did some animation tests, my character's rig became deformed, or when I wanted to animate a joint (I separated it into several parts because it was very dynamic) it separated from the rest of the body and looked FATAL. And to top it all off, the layout was uglier than a KZbin Kids animation.

[@emptyvoid_]

I dislike working with cut-out too, yeah, just not my thing

[@DucklingRoblox]

Try make a 3D animation

[@emptyvoid_]

my laptop is too weak for this ;-; ahh I miss my PC...

[@felippealexandher763]

Question, is Loona bi?

[@mrpickles-hb6zx]

Useless question

[@ink_pants]

what is the app??

[@jadie_baefie]

toonboom

[@yeet826]

What program do you use?

[@jadie_baefie]

toonboom

[@ScribblyLoser]

what app do you use for this???

[@emptyvoid_]

Toon Boom Harmony

[@ArcticFFox]

this all reminds me of those old MS paint base edits where people would draw exactly like this, using the line tools to create lineart. feels really nostalgic now that i've been a digital artist for over half a decade.

[@Amyisntcreative]

SO TRUE

[@emptyvoid_]

Ahhhh *hair turns gray* 2006-2009 deviantart era.....

[@Sappysappster]

@@emptyvoid_ guh- what's happening to me?! *my body slowly morphs into one of those 2000s emo hair characters*

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

@@Sappysappster i wish that were me

[@BVK.]

I wonder how it felt, Unfortunately, I wasn't there 😞.

[@forzenfukuroanimations]

I want to ask a question to a professional animator, like you; especially on working on helluva Boss + using Toonboom....how Long does it take you to animate a segment of animation (persay 10 - 20 seconds)? I get complexity...but in general??😮 I hope to someday work for real! Also Lovely work your partaking into creating this gorgeous cartoon and for the team!!!!!❤❤❤

[@emptyvoid_]

10 seconds is a lot, 20 is huge. So it'd take me 2 weeks at least. More realistic is having 5 seconds per week if you're asking about work that gives you money. Thank you and good luck!

[@forzenfukuroanimations]

@@emptyvoid_ thank you very much!!! Thats good info to know!

[@nebulaayt]

@@emptyvoid_ as someone from the industry, that sound really reasonable

[@TamWam_]

I'm an aspiring animator and this inspires me :) I'm doing GCSE art but plan to major in animation and I'll probably start an indie project or work for one!

[@phillipta]

Funny enough, after asking my animator boyfriend why Cotton Candy is good, he wondered if there was a breakdown video. And then I saw this was posted 3 minutes after I shared the link with him xD. Good job!