In betweening lesson - by traditional animator Scott T. Petersen

Animation tutorials by Scott T. Petersen. In this segment Scott teaches how to create a propper in-between. To order all of Scott's DVD tutorials for animators go to www.animationexcellence.blogspot.com or www.goldenstreetanimation.com

[@Serenityellie]

This guy teaches me more than my university does.

[@konstantinbazelyuk]

Life applies the gravity you need to learn.

[@louismorel661]

Learning inbetweening was what you needed to get entry level job in animation.Being a good animator wasn't really that essential.

[@konstantinbazelyuk]

@@louismorel661 That's probably because in betweening has is also educational in the animation process.

[@mysticsmoothie530]

Oooofs

[@konstantinbazelyuk]

@@mysticsmoothie530 andrew😖

[@littlet7653]

I didn't realize how important reference actually Is. I had this idea that I was "cheating" Using a reference, but now I realize even the greatest artist's have to use some sort of reference, or learn in their time before becoming a true master. This helps!

[@APRILartz]

reference isnt cheating if you draw side by side to it. But tracing over someone else’s art / the reference picture is cheating.

[@littlet7653]

@@APRILartz I know that, I'm saying if you reference and interpret it into your own drawing

[@littlet7653]

@MelodyMania Same!! I'm doing much better now too. Glad you can relate.

[@purpleraindrip1674]

every now and then, even when I'm drawing like an OC or something, if I don't know what the pose is I just use myself. it 100% helps

[@misspikapika7972]

I think its one of the biggest lies whenever people say " oh you cant draw without reference your not a true artist!" When reality, an advance artist always uses reference. How is one suppose to draw a tree or a boat, etc if we dont know how it looks like first? Great masters always had references of the human skull so they know whats "underneath" when they draw.

[@EhabSubahi]

This so Flipping good.

[@bailey9947]

Ehab Subahi w-was that a pun?

[@scout669]

very puny

[@deadaccount9826]

F L I P P I N G

[@DantheToonMan]

*PUNS!*

[@angelonixxox2833]

Hahqh

[@learniteasy8146]

Steps to learning animation. 1.) You need to draw 2.) you need to draw good.

[@meowmrrrp]

I mean if your aim is traditional animation, yeah. But you don't 'need' to draw to become an animator, look at some genres like stop motion and 3d animation. And if you already know how to draw, it wouldn't necessary translate to your ability to animate, you'd still have to learn the subtleties of timing and spacing to do convincing movement, as well as the staging of your characters to tell a believable story. Again, if you wanted to do traditional animation then you NEED to draw very good and know how to be consistent, but it isn't as necessary in, for example, 3d animation. But the principles of animation stay the same in every medium.

[@MadAliceInWonderland]

I'd say it's definitely a good idea to start with learning to draw before moving onto animation. However, it's still very possible to get better at drawing along the way while learning to animate. So, really depends on the person and their level of patience and passion.

[@identikited]

the thing is that animation requires another different set of skills apart from learning how to illustrate so you have to learn both

[@-staruniverse-5390]

@@meowmrrrp I know how to animated I just don't know how to draw that's the thing and I don't have patience ;-;

[@rainywainy8]

You can start animating as early as you like! You don't have to be good at art to animate

[@7Earthsky]

Disney single handedly destroyed the Amazon rain forest.

[@GamingPenis]

ha haaa !

[@hudsonherrera8911]

hahaha

[@LytzyBitzySpider]

Hahahahaha

[@Shreyapreaches]

hahahahahahaha

[@angelonixxox2833]

True

[@pocketgrim4942]

Im not sure if people know how big of a figure Scott Petersen is. He's worked on some of the greatest animated films/shows ever. My man worked on Iron Giant!!! I cant believe hes just giving his knowledge to people on youtube, this is incredible!!!!

[@mariadelpilarescalante9433]

Just prove the quality of the person he is.

[@victorhugomacedo4601]

You can see how much he loves what he’s doing! Congrats, you’re a true artist!

[@kottonkandy0962]

I know that this probably isn’t that serious and you’re just complimenting him but I still feel like there’s people who think that think that you have to do a certain thing in order for it to be “true art”. If any of ya’ll out there think that, news flash that’s wrong. Any form of anything can be an art, not necessarily within actual psychical drawings either. It could be modeling or music production or acting.

[@conor4d957]

@@kottonkandy0962 literally his opinion

[@rontheron4807]

@@conor4d957 Not his opinion if he expresses it as though it were a fact though ;/

[@conor4d957]

@@rontheron4807 I g u e s s s o

[@OakTreeIsaac]

@@kottonkandy0962 absolutely right

[@ninisdesk]

I really love the older 2d animations that were hand drawn, 2d digital animation is beautiful too but hand drawn traditional animations have a certain charm to them I can’t quite explain.

[@tanez2975]

Traditionals are rare these days, I too loved them! They're actually so time consuming so people just prefer digital over trad I suppose

[@WolfMoonWings]

Digital can be hand drawn though?

[@ninisdesk]

@@WolfMoonWings digital hand drawn is different then traditional hand drawn

[@MatthewDavidson-ek6xw]

@@ninisdesk I agree. Pretty soon, traditional hand drawn will decline in favor of digital hand drawn but still popular in Japan where it also utilizes digital hand drawn according to the TVPaint channel.

[@shadetee234]

Lord, where have I been all my life?! This is exactly what I need!! As of now, I am taking an high school "animation" class that doesn't really teach animation, and that mainly teaches how Flash works. But when it comes to actually learning how to animate with in-betweens and how a simple animation like this that can be so fluid and fairly simple, THIS is what I'd rather be doing in that animation class, rather than figuring out how Flash works.

[@ntakirutimanaeric5384]

i realy found it ...you can only teach by yourself this...and watch tutorials where it looks obstacle ..no more west time on class desk learning aliens ...spending time on what u already know...

[@alanaflynn8878]

I highly recommend watching this video series about the 12 principles of animation: kzbin.info/aero/PL-bOh8btec4CXd2ya1NmSKpi92U_l6ZJd (Here's all the video in a single go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3XUm3yafpmVfJY) Just understanding these concepts gave such a huge head start in my animation class. Tonika Pantoja and Aaron Blaise are also super helpful channels! Pantoja: kzbin.info/door/RTRqkhrehrY9hJJcLVUeRQ Blaise: kzbin.info

[@sophiamura9484]

@@alanaflynn8878 wow! thanks so much!

[@thefluffygenius4857]

Bro, I took high school animation too, but alot of its content was teaching how to utilize photoshop and apply affects

[@montesingleton1224]

As a beginner with traditional animation, I find this video a great deal of help and appreciate the amazing drawing

[@benverret7968]

There are more icons on his desktop than frames in Twinkle Nora Rock Me.

[@JosephM]

😂😂😂😂

[@saadmanalam7283]

@@JosephM Man of culture found here

[@francreeps4509]

The short spinning animation he used as an example for the straight away method had more frames than Twinkle Nora Rock Me had in its entirety

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

So, at least 5.

[@AJTheInvisibleGirl]

💀

[@NishleshPatil]

The best part is he is sitting in his boxers

[@Sibernethy]

A huge thank you to all you artists who went to school to learn how to do traditional animation like this.

[@simply_art1723]

I can't belive how much effort goes into making traditional animations! Making just one scene alone seems like so much work, I can't even wrap my head around the amount of time, effort and talent it can take people to make a full length movie. You guys are seriously underappreciated.

[@sdmugabe]

My thoughts exactly

[@thatsexyganon5648]

And here I am using a drawing tablet struggling to even come close to what this legend does. Simply amazing.

[@dadshoe7607]

I have always had the greatest respect for traditional animators. It takes so much time and talent and looks so beautiful.

[@worldwonderland5900]

This guy is so good I feel like I’m suppose to be paying 🙌🏼

[@TheHighKingFingolfin]

When I saw you with paper and pencil in hand, I said "Finally." When I watched the video I hit subscribe. Legendary explanation.

[@GabeWilliams]

I miss this form of animation dearly

[@jaimejimenez2886]

A lot of people are saying they wish they could draw like this, but it's no different than riding a bike. If you can learn how to ride a bike, you can learn how to draw. Just like we all fell off of a bike when we first started, you'll make mistakes when you start learning how to draw. Would you laugh at a kid who fell off of a bike or help them get up? That's the way you have to treat yourself when you're learning. Allow yourself to make mistakes and have the mindset of a student to soak up as much information as possible! Most imortantly, HAVE FUN! The process is more important than the end result.

[@tamaramolina8055]

this is literally the only video that made me understand how timing charts actually work omgg i was stuck :,D thank you!

[@cooperw.caldwell6458]

Holy shit I thought I was the only one who thought that I have a table light that’s coming tomorrow and I was struggling to grasp of wtf their talking about but I’m just glad that I wasn’t thinking of that earlier.

[@edgelord9675]

Oh, dear. It's so amazing. Since my childhood I have been dreaming to become an animator. Dreams very often don't come true. Many years later and still I love the traditional animation. Watching videos like this tears my heart in pieces as well as the idea of that I will never be able to work in this area. Keep going, you are doing it great! Explanations are also pretty available even for amateurs.

[@jordansalvador316]

Its never too late to start, im actually planning on doing this for a living, bring back some of this stuff, do alp the hardwork, and get started, then call me :) lol

[@sourpuss5951]

If you have that mindset, then you never really loved it that much to begin with. The independent animator community is huge, especially on this platform. Unless both your hands are gone, you can still always learn in order to make your own stuff and have the possibility get picked up in freelancing gigs.

[@alvarooliva7109]

What kind of paper do you recommend for animation?

[@suicidaloscar4877]

psycho maniac Any

[@genji7751]

Animation paper, it has holes on the bottom that corresponds to the peg bar to keep the sheets you're working on registered correctly.

[@alvarooliva7109]

Most obliged 😁 Thanks

[@dreadm3038]

psycho maniac Fuck yhu B.. Askin' A dumb As Question

[@leafpo]

Printer paper

[@q_shrimp_p8198]

I absolutely cannot do digital so I guess I'll just stick with traditional.

[@SillyTaxEvader]

I can't do neither of them xD

[@kottonkandy0962]

Both are expensive and require a lot of time and effort put in on the artist’s end. If you have enough determination you could do either one of your choosing and master it well.

[@Scroteydada]

What's the difference in skill?

[@WetaMantis]

@@SillyTaxEvader You're il.

[@nume2621]

I think that's the richest form of animation. Keep it up!

[@jackyang2912]

Thank you Scott. Your videos have been very helpful. Rest In Peace.

[@GenusOfficial]

I understand flipping is supposed to help; but at the same time I just don't understand it XD

[@5Puff]

Genus Entertainment It's like viewing it without having to scan it in to a computer or something

[@SuperWeedPower]

hes animating it.

[@kdsm6424]

It helps to see if the frames are consistent Moving correctly and not have it morp It's like constantly playing the play button Also it can help you to focus more on the movement of your animation instead of the drawing

[@stpeter71]

Very good answer. You are right on the mark.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Yeah, I've never found it helpful

[@TeegMonkey]

I’ve done digital animation before, but with traditional animation how do you know the mouth movements are synced up with the audio?

[@KraisonFrameworks]

Exposure sheets are used to do this! It's a chart where the key frames are written in relativity to the over-expressed syllables of a character in the scene. Basically like this: A = Keyframe 1 O = Keyframe 2 L = Keyframe 3 The syllables would pertain to the shapes the character's mouth would be making. In this one, he might be saying "all".

[@TeegMonkey]

Kraison Frameworks thank you! I need to do more research on traditional animation, it’s really interesting!

[@KraisonFrameworks]

Here are some links to better understand things. The first two are article from the ToonBoom website and another animation site, the other is just reference sheets. learn.toonboom.com/modules/basic-concepts/topic/exposure-sheet-timeline-and-timing animateducated.blogspot.com/2017/08/organizing-your-animation-work-part-3.html?m=1 support.animationmentor.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/201034298-X-Sheet-Exposure-sheet-Templates?mobile_site=true

[@KraisonFrameworks]

@@TeegMonkey No problem! If it wasn't for traditional animation, I would've never gotten into art. It's one of my passions. I'd also recommend Preston Blair's book, "Cartoon Animation", and "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams, which I've heard is excellent.

[@princessthyemis]

@@KraisonFrameworks OMGGGGG the same thing applies to me! Growing up with classic Disney movies totally began my love of art, now that you mention it!!!!😍😍😍😍😍 thank you!!!!!!

[@RealStarkinder]

Teaching myself how to animate & glad that I learned something from you, today! Thank you!

[@pancakehouse3792]

Human beings are insane. this is so far away from what I consider possible

[@pancakehouse3792]

10:16!!!!

[@earlyman7439]

Human being are also very far removed from ideas like "dedication", "hard work" and "passion" nowadays so people who have the perserverence to learn and create stuff like this are waning.

[@pancakehouse3792]

@@earlyman7439 thanks for that man. I actually am an artist btw and I pride myself in my ability to work hard. Traditional animation at this level takes a literal lifetime to achieve, forgive me if I give it the praise it deserves.

[@jessdoritowhale]

Welcome to art and animation 😜

[@kottonkandy0962]

early man - no, we’re not. Not sure where you got that idea but people simply don’t wanna spend years of their life meticulously sketching, lining, and coloring each frame and putting it all together. If we have the tools to make the animation process faster, then why not use the tools available? It’s like trying to cleanly cut a cake, but instead of using the knife you try and just use your bare hands. Sure, you may get a pretty good result if you try hard enough but it’ll take you way longer and you’ll probably feel a little empty afterwards as others have already finished their slices when you’re sitting their with a chunk in hand. The point is, people aren’t getting lazy, they’re getting efficient. I highly admire anyone who still has the dedication to do any type of paper animation but in all honesty it’s a large waste of paper, ink, paint, and time. Kudos to you if you like this but when people get more efficient you shouldn’t complain about people who don’t wanna spend 10 years on one film. What’s the point of an industry if it doesn’t innovate?

[@MrNelford]

You have to wonder how many times Scott has drawn an inbetween to be so fast!

[@joachimseisay66]

Thanks, Scott for this awesome tutorial. Watching you work was magic! Seeing these drawings come to life is incredible. Thanks again, man!

[@mazigane4057]

Thank KZbin algorithm and Scott T. Petersen

[@austinhenning4935]

Still the best animation videos I've found. You answer all the questions people really have.

[@BrendonHolden]

Thank you, the video expresses a lot about animation in the traditional form...I'm glad to be part of the joy of it.

[@earshoes3282]

What are you doing for a living these days Scott? I was a 2D animator back in the day too. Your work is lovely btw. Best how-to video I have seen, brings it all back... (sob).

[@_richi777]

You really have to love drawing with a passion to be drawing days worth of animation for one episode.

[@JOMAnimations21]

Inbetweening is my most favorite process in animating. I enjoy it a lot.

[@teamoradoo]

such a gem of KZbin 🥺

[@potatosalad5355]

For Sure...!!!

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

This was very incredible, my appreciation of animation has gone up even more!

[@mskiara18]

As a novice in animation, I thank you for your videos and your preview pictures on your blog, Mr. Petersen. "Animating by 2s" and Inbetweens are slightly confusing, but the more tutorials I am watching I am learning the terminology.

[@littlestdumpling.963]

Okay, as soon as I watched those fricking piles of art, I'm like, SHOOK. But that is dedication right there.

[@dannyscazares9354]

This brings me back a lot of memories!

[@TheeFlea]

Oh my god this taught me everything so fast! I was about to just jump into it when this saved me hours of headaches before it even started!

[@ntakirutimanaeric5384]

i still like traditional anim ...this is pretty good

[@kineographBOT]

I am so glad that I've come up in the digital age. Manual flipping looks difficult.

[@whatyouwerethinking998]

It was real quality I bet but difficult, I'm sure!

[@RAVIOLl]

Trust me it's easier than digital animating!

[@alanaflynn8878]

@@RAVIOLl I don't know if you'll see this question, but I'm real interested in why you say so. I've always thought digital animating was easier since you can make edits easier (you can lasso tool a limb and move it, at least for the base sketches), have easier control over onion skinning, and can preview longer clips than with traditional (to see how a movement or moment looks).

[@sourpuss5951]

@@alanaflynn8878 Also it's far more practical and cost effective. You won't have to worry about constantly replenishing paper and drawing tools or keep track of stacks upon stacks of paper. Also some digital animation programs were made to be able to create a traditional look, like TvPaint.

[@Tobi_A]

This man is a living Legend

[@airynpetersen9836]

Yes he is

[@wakabaloola]

this is incredibly well explained and very interesting, thank you so much for sharing these insights

[@EasyCartoonDrawingTutorials]

Listening to those papers flip is relaxing.

[@OmegaTakenZ]

This man taught me how to improve my Animations 10x better then any university woud do

[@VelidAgovic]

Amazing, wonderful work sir Petersen! Thank you Alen for sharing this awesome video!

[@joshuagardner2030]

This is a very helpful video! Thank you Proff.Petersen! I'm more of a digital animator, but all of the techniques you are teaching are a HUGE help for how to approach & handle the animation process.

[@ladyus8265]

i think i've seen the movie he was animating here...

[@5Puff]

treasure planet?

[@5Puff]

@@Liradu2 idk

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

What movie is it??

[@BoarPit]

It's 101 Dalmatians

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

@@BoarPit I don't remember Roger looking like that

[@omegafilmcorporation]

This is probably the best tutorial on traditional animation I've ever seen!! A very good explanation of inbetweening indeed!! :D

[@mangoanimation8621]

I’ve learned something new about animating I’m need for help for it so this is something new and amazing for me to learn!

[@jamesheelis8623]

Thank you for the excellent video Mr. Peterson!! Hope things are going well!

[@Tinhamodic]

Simply amazing!

[@SilentTrip]

8:24 I was expecting to hear “hello this is chef John from foodwishes . Com wiiiith..”

[@riturajdowarah8443]

Thank your good

[@traceymuy1942]

Can I cry? This is amazing! Goals for life 😣

[@katekyoichijo9401]

oohh thiss is making everything so much easier to understand and honestly the pointers are really good i never thought about using visual points like that ! Thank you ! so much !!

[@Angelfreak94]

Thank you sooooo much for showing this. I really wanna learn how to animate and since i graduate and they didnt have those classes here where i live, im trying to learn on my own and watching these videos help me a lot more to understand how its done and all the expressions etc. Subscribed jeje

[@Drisurk]

The one thing that I will never understand and still blows my mind is how animators are able to keep the hair still when a character is walking

[@Victor_CoverMusic]

Браво художникам-аниматорам 20 века! Титанический труд!

[@PappuDas-fq1ll]

I LOVE traditional and I respect this.

[@ptitsuisse1995]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, that's very inspiring

[@belpri633]

That's a loooot, like a lot of work. Thank God for digital drawing. ♡

[@Evarace]

Well, time to train myself in page turning then, or I'll just ended up ripping more papers! :'D Also, animation is a moving illusion, so you don't have to draw EXACTLY as the eyes have its delay for the brain to process and won't notice some in-between frames. (Which is why it's fun to see every frames and pick which one is the weirdest and funniest)

[@accueilt3740]

So great videos you did Thanks for sharing knowledge Mr Petersen

[@yunseaweed]

this guy worked on direct to dvd disney stuff. just for that he has my undying respect.

[@philmendez4771]

Scott, you are awesome!

[@shan3622]

I like traditional animations more than 3D now a days

[@ChrisWolfe111]

Great crash course, just want I needed.

[@notisela]

This is amazing! I just started animation and this really inspires me!

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

Amazing! I'm improving with animating my main poses, so it's perfect to find out everything I need to know to create and time in between shots. Stay safe and keep it up!

[@InfinityNexusReviews]

This is so good. I know what you mean about the between movement to make it feel natural, Hercules is my favourite Disney movie and quite often when he moves his head it's more of a roll than a tilt.

[@elijahfalls5118]

It feels hella good to look at and have all that work done and get money from it

[@LordRubino]

Fantastic video! Incredibly inspirational

[@MasumiSeike]

I have no Idea how YT knows that I'm working on a animation but this is gold!!!

[@medbal2989]

I really like how you teach vs literally all the other videos on the subject.. like me and my 6 year old just learned exactly how to animate

[@ChillFrost]

this was my childhood dream, to be a "manual" animator

[@RohitKumar-nu8jy]

with pose to pose : there is clarity and strength with straight-ahead : their is spontaneity

[@starbackpack8189]

This is amazing and extremely helpful!!

[@usukherdeneba3436]

Reallyyyy patient guy. so cool. I'm proud of him.

[@facelessdrone]

Wow.... he makes it look so easy...

[@ivankovwink1311]

You're so talented and such an amazing animator! Thank you soooo much for these tips they're super helpful🌸 I took so many notes lol

[@_nass8427]

❤ thanks, i like how you explain the (your) combination pose to pose ,/straight ahead, not a lot of people speak clearly about that, still didn't finish the video yet, just wanted to say thank you!

[@mariany4156]

This is super underrated.

[@michael.5360]

Oh wow, just what I was looking for. I love animation as a hobby, not as pressure and demand dictated by occupation. Been doing it for years since the 90s when they had camcorders.📹 Over time, regrettably, I lost a lot of those VHS tapes. I did some wild and crazy things with animation.(creating flying saucers out of paper plates zooming through space) You don't have to not necessarily draw to animate (had other economic resources) . using bottles and cans and move them around in sequence to create the illusion of movement. I used a series of mouth movement 👄👅💋s and tacked them to styrofoam , creating talking heads. Animation can also be created from cutouts✂️📐📏 in magazines,moving the figures around to get the desired effect. You don't have to restrict yourself by drawing on paper alone.You only need imagination and the joyful will to create. I loved it🎨💚.

[@CaCriGuz]

Thank you so much !!! This is incredibly helpful and encouraging :D

[@j-san-sama-san-sama]

Holy crap! This is so amazing!

[@stormking989]

I love this brilliant lesson. 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@klittle5095]

Oh my gosh I LOVE it!! Thank you!!

[@TomBrienProfessional]

Jesus, seeing how difficult this was before computers is giving me anxiety. He's got really great advice though, I loved the examples of his work

[@KimTheGhost]

i've rewatched this video so many times since youtube first recommended it to me (3 or 4 years ago) and i still watch it as if its the first time because this video contains so much information and it helps me so much im keeping this video in a separated playlist until the day i d!e

[@aapcomics3082]

Very, very good! Thank you

[@guilhermevianabarbosa803]

Thank you so much for this!!!

[@kilroy987]

The work that is noticeable in the animation is a vital part of the experience. Better than moving an object from point A to B with pose 1 and 2 and letting a computer interpolate between them.

[@DenvaProbablyDraws]

This is really helpful!

[@littleripper312]

Good thing we have computers to draw on now

[@konstantinbazelyuk]

The fundamentally might have evolved but they still apply to new media tools.

[@kottonkandy0962]

Remember, computers don’t do the work for you. The artist still has to put in the effort to create something beautiful. Computers help them but they’re not magic.

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

Not really.

[@ineedabetterusername4803]

@@kottonkandy0962 yeah but at least you dont have to keep track of hundreds of peices of paper anymore

[@APRILartz]

Actually, most 2D animation studios today still do it on paper. They just transfer it to digital (computer) after they animate it on paper.

[@yam_yams]

This is so cool and neat!! Thank you!

[@amrogharzeldeen7182]

Really great thank you so much. So helpful.