How I Animate Sci Fi Scenes [2D + 3D]

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Patreon - www.patreon.com/otaking77077
Program: TVPaint - www.tvpaint.com/
Photoshop, Cinema4D
Tablet: Wacom Intuos 4 (2009)

[@b-side3682]

When you watch animations of any kind: * normal reactions * When you learn the amount of work behind it: _"Oh my goodness did you see the amount of details in that shot?"_

[@YeOldeAccount27]

Idea - IDK if this is applicable to cinema 4d, but in Blender there's something called "Projection mapping" where you could take an image and project it onto your model, much like an overhead projector. Something that might be worth looking into is seeing if Cinema 4d has a similar function, because if it does you could paint over a background in PS as shown, then project that image and others onto the geometry in cinema 4d. Then you wouldn't need to re-paint every single background, and could allow for more dynamic camera moves too.

[@ezyto]

hey that’s what i wanted to say

[@YeOldeAccount27]

@@ezyto "Great minds think alike" I suppose :)

[@desmondinwang599]

Great advice

[@navn2523]

Very smart! I used projection mapping to make some cool stuff before

[@diensilva]

Im cinema 4d user. And i think im agree with you. Cinema 4d better for mograph. Beside that, i think blender can handle it. Maybe he already put time and effort in cinema 4d, and hard to move to blender

[@YearsOfLeadPoisoning]

This is super motivating to someone who's only ever animated with Pivot, once, 15 years ago. So dope.

[@lrdalucardart]

Oh you are probably ahead of many ppl at this point, trust me. I know ppl who say want to be animators and only ever made 3 simple loop scenes that don't even last 1 sec each of them... lol. So, be proud!

[@Rob-hm4jx]

You just unlocked a memory deep in my brain with pivot, damn

[@Nom2421]

I am glad people like you are willing to work in 2D for the sake of artistic diversity. If I had to do this for 2 second of animation I would promptly jump out a window. Crazy talent and patience from you.

[@webgeist9637]

In 3000 years, when humanity has long died out, aliens find a forgotten cellar with a human mummy still working on an full lengh animated film ... It's incredible how long it takes to draw an animated film.

[@caualopeschaves51]

Maaaan, so much time to animate one scene, i already knew animation taked time, but.. Not at this level, i respect your determination man, a real demonstration of persistence!

[@nextg]

I love this aesthetic so much and I especially love seeing how you build and put it all together. Kudos!!

[@CompleteAnimation]

This is incredible. An anime art style but with a Western emphasis on fluidity and movement. You are subverting an entire nation's art style from without!

[@LandersWorkshop]

Britanime!

[@John-dd8kh]

Has that never been done before? Also, is fluidity strictly a Western thing? Sorry new to animation here..

[@raccoonja5905]

@@John-dd8kh Most frame-by-frame animation like this made for tv-shows or movies either saves cost by making the artstyle and design simpler or by using less keyframes. Typical western animation (cartoons) use simple designs with many keyframes, anime tends to use complicated designs with less keyframes. Anime also changes the number of keyframes used more often. They genaly use less keyframes for dialogue and more for action scenes. There are of course exceptions.

[@OrvinReyes]

nah... grow up kid

[@Gnomenclature]

Man, this art and animation style blows me away every time I see it.

[@imaxium7854]

This makes me appreciate animated work even more

[@daklr2501]

sometimes people are a little harsh on animators because an individual frame doesn't look as impressive as a detailed still image, but honestly the work into getting so consistent with drawing the same characters over and over, and the final product are worth it for their beauty. and not to mention, the added strength of the video medium with motion, and sound, it's often underappreciated work, but it's always worth the effort.

[@DanielForrest]

Your work is the definition of "every frame a painting"

[@Quidd_BRNN]

phenomenal how much effort you put into only a few frames, makes every second look great.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

It's so satisfying seeing everything come together when animating.. it just takes forever..

[@lefunghi6151]

I'm about to start my first serious endeavour into 2d animation after being inspired by Legend Of The Galactic Heroes and remembered that I was watching your streams every now and then and wanted to get a refresh on how you work. And there is now this video right here, uploaded 2 weeks ago. Perfect timing as if the universe was telling me go do it! Thanks for the amazing insight in your workflow!

[@soda7998]

as a (pretty amateur) animator, while I was watching this my face warped in unimaginable directions thinking about how much work this was

[@215RANDOM]

My God man.. The amount of work you put into your craft.. "In betweening the in betweens." My nose started to bleed. "Then coloring every frame." Head explodes.. Love how you in between the faces. Seamless.

[@itchytastyurr]

nice to find the guy who did this stuff- came across the tie-fighter anime some time ago and liked the galactic hero atmos!

[@SoulGuitarMetal]

I use this method for objects a lot in sequential illustrations. It is kinda a pain to model if you are mainly 2D artist but it saves a lot of time and increases detail quality.

[@animationcycles7109]

It's such a jem, not just to see the finished product, but also your work, under construction. Well. I guess we'll all just have to wait....faster, till you show us more, and eventually the finished result. I'm really at awe, that some animation company hasn't said " were in!" yet, of sorts. Love to see your own ideas (sketches, designs and such) going into it.

[@MrVohaul]

Love it! You really nail that 80's/90's anime aesthetic. I use a similar method for creating comic stuff using 3D models etc but this is a whole other level. Really admire the dedication and sheer amounts of time you pour into these animations.

[@hansbrackhaus8017]

The quality of your animations are top tier for being a one man show, and I believe that you have the skills to not show some of the weak spots in them, but just would have to spend immense amounts of time on them. In other words, the flaws your animations have I believe are time based, not skill based. You're real good.

[@jinchoung]

geez, tv paint seems so PRIMITIVE. the way that it has to process every little thing to each frame explicitly. nowadays, there are probably at least a half dozen programs that can do that kind of thing better and faster. AND YET, i think it's really great that you're continuing on and working as you do. at the end of the day, you're getting stuff done with a tool that you're familiar with instead of constantly being on a tool upgrade treadmill which is the pitfall i always fall into. imo, even if you're doing your stuff with sticks in the dirt, to actually do the work in a way that you find enjoyable is more important than anything else. so kudos and keep on truckin'.

[@wybewestra7050]

Agreed, in the end it doesn't matter which tools you use, as long as you're not held back by them. For those wanting to try this technique themselves however, I'd recommend Blender. Then you can do the whole process in the same program :).

[@hildannandahitasamosir8060]

I really respect your perseverance and tenacity in drawing every frame to frame, great job

[@noxstarart]

KZbin recommend this and it's beautiful! The mastery and effort behind every little detail and movement ... my jaw dropped

[@alexfish8926]

your animations are absolutely breathtaking, the final product is so polished and detailed it looks like it was a 3d render which shows an insane level of skill in terms of inbetweening and patience, and dont get me started on how natural/organic it all feels, she really seems alive! i can only hope to reach the level of deftness and determination your animations require, and i hope to see more of your content!

[@Eliqzar]

That animation is 60 frames looks SOOO damn smooth

[@Visigoth_]

Holy crap... your stuff looks amazing! It really matches that 90's Anime look (but cleaner!)

[@TOOFUTURETV]

Can’t wait to see the final film. 👍🏼😎

[@kejaris949]

Man you need to get on Star Wars Visions season 2. I'd love a new Tie Fighter clip!!!

[@tetsujin_144]

Always happy to see more of your work! I haven't been seeing the livestreams popping up lately, I'll have to look out for them!

[@richardrothkugel8131]

I love your work. I miss that 90s style like you won't believe. I wish you the greatest success.

[@thebeardedmen]

Absolutely wonderful workflow

[@joonchicken]

I like the 90s anime aesthetic! Very cool!

[@filipemecenas]

Super entretening 1😱 - you animate the tie fighters 2😱😱😱- First time i see a work flow of this kind of high level animations !! Thanks alot , open my mind

[@BralorSkirata]

If I were a hollywood producer, I would greenlight a Star Wars/sci-fi anime from you so fast I'd break the sound barrier.

[@hariffton8482]

I love this, I can't wait to see more of your projects

[@lucasoreidopunho3556]

Thanks, I really needed a video like this! Your work is really amazing and inspiring!

[@cassiuslives4807]

I came for the tie fighter but this is the video that was worth watching! I learned something!

[@HarimeNuiChan]

I can't believe this channel is alive! I'm glad !

[@bigchungusfungus]

Truly appreciate the hard work and craft of this. Tremendous work

[@MinistryOfGamersMOG]

yeah, This work is so good! love your work flow and time saves. working smart! Animation work like this is certainly a labor of love, and its so incredible.

[@ihspan6892]

The amount of work you put into it is just downright crazy! I am blown away!

[@liamsaucedo44]

Love to see new content from the King! Great vid man

[@pjmoorhead_]

Amazing workflow, final product is stunning

[@LandersWorkshop]

Otaking returns! Great stuff mate!

[@themadmallard]

People gushing about this in comment, especially ones bemoaning their own art... i think alot of them are missing the point. There is no trick here, there is a technique that he's applied to good fundamentals in animation and art and anatomy, and hard friggin work. If the foundation wasn't strong, then it wouldn't hold all the supplemental 3d rendering he's showing to you. Put in the work, build your basics up, learn your art and craft, whatever it is. I mean, just look at the inspiration shots @15:00, he's not copying the art work, he's copying the general technique. And you couldn't do that if your basics aren't sound; you wouldn't understand the methodology/aesthetic you want to draw from. I respect that Otaking is sharing this, but now that i see his workflow i respect "artist/animator Otaking" even more.

[@MadMatt13]

Oh man I would not have the patience to do this myself. I'm very happy that there are people out there like yourself that do! Keep it up man, awesome work!

[@vonbrewskie9361]

Man. You're something else bud. This is awesome.

[@itscashew1075]

What an intense labour of love! Hats off king!

[@garlonbenoit6312]

wow amazing workflow, very very very nice result!

[@Dunleap]

woow a lot of work you put in it, and I love the way it look. It hit the spot

[@redlightu]

Man, like others have been saying, the amount of effort you put into this is insane. Having to more or less redraw and recolor for every frame. Makes me more forgiving whenever I see errors in animations like this, It takes a lot of patience and focus to do these things.

[@ModerateDev]

Absolutely incredible its hard to believe one person could have the talent and patients to do all this by himself Subscribed !

[@TaliosLintry]

Love watching your stuff. I always learn and relearn new things.

[@slicktalkproductions]

Thank you this is going to save me soooo much time on my thesis film for grad school

[@misterprickly]

I love it! Thanks for uploading.

[@razorburn645]

Incredible!

[@nickclarkart]

Great Video Paul! Beautiful work, as always! 👍😎

[@fadedtiger3181]

This was amazing!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The process is tedious but the results are mindblowing.

[@GloriousGrunt]

Really interesting video, and wow what an awesome outcome, looking forward to the final product :)

[@jake4d40]

awesome work!

[@toddzircher6168]

Wow, so much work. Truly appreciate the effort and thanks for sharing.

[@DisAbel]

U are a legend, I strive to make content up to the quality of yours. I got into blender partly because of you :)

[@daoch.]

Holy shit, everything you do is amazing. I'm speachless.

[@seaham3d695]

Patients is a virtue my friend and you have loads of it.

[@kotakuk6533]

Magnificent tips!

[@afrikaniz3d]

I feel like ‘Big Animation’ will come after you for posting this 🤣😅👀 This was amazing.

[@iamcdj_]

Legendary talent!

[@OscarTorresWork]

Great work Love it!

[@afro_souledits2382]

Happy too see you doing well dude

[@MrCwatchMan]

freaking awesome

[@subros.]

Awesome job. So much work. But it looks so great.

[@tufwalt4387]

Just incredible 👍

[@pookienumnums]

i look forward to the end result it looks awesome~

[@danieljamiesonillustrates]

wow really cool process.

[@basicsyphilis8]

Love it Don’t know what else to say that you haven’t read already. Definitely looking forward to more & the finished project. Stay strong

[@WooMaster777]

I love this so much!! Truly inspirational! Thank you! ❤❤❤

[@Shiznaft1]

Amazing!

[@onem0repixel]

I didn't know about it, and it looks so cool. Love your work !

[@highschoolsucc1157]

Love the video. Project Monday looks great!

[@mordekaihorowitz]

Oh my god this is so awesome

[@Fxnarji]

You could also paint the 3D objects in the scene and duplicate them around as needed. Then youd only have to make small readjustments in PS after rendering then. Also for the helmet, you can put a white placeholder for the face INSIDE the helmet, then you dont see the details in the back and can just render it out like that.

[@ValuStudios]

Your work ia amazing. As always.

[@PREPFORIT]

Amazing again

[@ianbrown3598]

Wowww! Great job.

[@Scribbled_Death]

WOWWIE the details and laser focus you have for this skill~~

[@Distrakt]

Thank you for doing what you do.

[@deadhouse3889]

Making the helmet transparent was pretty clever 👌

[@dragonstarplanet]

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TechCarnivore1]

The legend, the King

[@TheVintageGamer]

Amazing

[@animatorFan74]

Looks sooo freakin cool.... really nice work here. Thanks for showing us some tricks here too.... I do 3d stuff so it's nice to see how you incorporate the 3d into your design :)

[@AnimatedTdot]

amazing

[@Marcusstratus]

Thanks for the deep dive!

[@JonDantzie]

You are the man! this is amazing work

[@WerrinLotsuvhats]

awesome work. It's a pleasure to watch your whole process. ngl though I couldn't ignore how when she brings her arm up to put her visor down, the lighting on the arm doesn't change, if the light is on the right side of her body it was kinda weird seeing the light not change on the arm. unless there is a different light source for her arm and it follows it as it moves

[@James-bw4np]

I would love to see a movie with your animation style!

[@Sky-ll2xy]

this art style is so cool 😎