What is Genga? How to draw Genga. How to get work in Anime drawing Genga.

[@PixelSubstream]

in case you're still wondering; genga translates into "key frame"

[@enkiimuto1041]

I was wondering why he didn't mention through the whole thing

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

Key Frame, being those frames that aren't in-betweens

[@twistertornado677]

bro i thought he was talking about genga from beyblade 🤣

[@jns08d]

@@themelancholyofgay3543 Correct, very important distinction

[@sialiasialis.]

I was always curious of why cel-shaded animatics had those varying colors. At first I thought it was like purely to distinct light and shadow, but in actuality, they're director notes practically lol

[@Ra3_ar1adnE]

I can't thank you enough for this. I am extremely dedicated to work in the anime or game industry as an artist so learning about this is extremely helpful.

[@zion6688]

Wish you the best of luck

[@kog6445]

Do you post your art anywhere?

[@kog6445]

@@paws27 thanks man!

[@miaomiiao]

Ngmi

[@spitfire8616]

@@miaomiiao pyw

[@expired.braincells]

it doesn't always happens but sometimes I would get Genga that was full of Japanese writings, where the directors literally having full blown conversations of what Retakes they want to change, and they are always from the Gundam Gengas, and this is not on the Retakes sheets, this was on the final Genga that we had to clean up. other times when I get ugly Gengas, somebody literally doodles on it and says おねがいします like they've already given up on the corrections because of how tight the schedule was. 💀💀 the most fun ones are always from the anime series because of how rushed it was. a lot of mistakes even after multiple Retakes, like the right+left hand suddenly changed into left+left hand in one frame and changed back into right+left hand on the next frame lol

[@SuperPacKailen]

where would u recommend finding people to get ni gen and genga work, is it just tracking down there socials?

[@shinobi8323]

​@@SuperPacKailen same question

[@simwin4494]

@@SuperPacKailen same here. I'd like to know too!

[@jimbo729]

Same here

[@hawshimagical]

crazy to see how much work and redrawing they have to do to keep all the art clean and consistent. thats one actual advantage that a solo animator or a small team has over the big budget animation studios

[@_B_E]

@@MM-qo2ww I interpreted that to mean that keeping things super tied down isn't something that is as important, as a bit of inconsistency is expected from smaller teams. Larger studios have less excuse to have "sloppy" work, so they have to spend more time making sure everything is tight.

[@sinnamonchai]

@@_B_E it’s probably more like, one person will draw the same things the same, instead of dozens of people trying to match the same style

[@YOUFREAKINNERD]

@@sinnamonchai This is why there was an industry vet talking about how "a small team of highly trained animators is best" before. Because a while back animation teams were smaller and the artists in question were more skilled. At least, presumably. I'm still learning about a lot of this stuff.

[@sinnamonchai]

@@YOUFREAKINNERD lol yeah, was clarifying for the person who replied before me.

[@renvanacker4510]

A small team wouldnt be able to handle a 24 minute animation. Anime is also not just about budget, have you not finished the video? The average pay for a 2nd KA is 2000-7000k yen per cut which is very little in comparison to the workload you will be getting.

[@MrZalb]

nice, seems like a very meditative process plus you get to learn a ton from corrections

[@deddrz2549]

I mean if there isnt many corrections yah looks like just a bit of tracing and following reference, I can only imagine that ones with bigger corrections to be a lot less meditative lol

[@FireBlueZ]

And just like that, I learn how to do Genga in professional industry, and how to start a career in Japanese animation. Dong Chang, you're seriously GOAT for making this vid.

[@cevune-8652]

This is a really cool insight into the anime industry's workflow. Thank you

[@jilliancrawford7577]

I think the fact this is all demonstrated with such a simple movement really helps emphasize how much effort goes into every single shot, no matter how simple. I showed this to some friends and loved ones recently and they were in awe just like I was/am. Thank you so much for teaching us these things and helping to give perspective on a media we love so dearly!

[@khoavo5758]

I actually think this is really good. Most anime I see most of the time don't even have movement, just a bunch of mouth movements.

[@Leon8937]

I always wanted to know how this rough style of animation was called since seeing them on art books. Very nice to know you can find work with these. I look forward to that. Incredible content.

[@TheUraniumCore]

It's incredible to see the level of dedication that goes into simply creating an industry standard keyframe in an actual studio. It makes sense, since the final product always looks so pristine and professional, but having this kind of insight makes me appreciate the final product even more.

[@beetheimmortal]

Very cool. I'm not an animator, but I am an animation fan, so this was interesting. Also, that character is really cute and a great "model" here.

[@zamokuhlethusi2964]

I always look forward to your tutorials, they're worth their bits in gold. Granting us plebs access the project files is greatly appreciated. Makes me wonder what I'm missing out on for not being a Patreon yet

[@enochfeng3233]

Where gengar

[@HANIMEME]

bruh you make it sound so easy lol. good video btw, really makes the anime industry not seem so impenetrable.

[@tk-zay5073]

I’m so excited to get started. I have studied Japanese for so long and never knew how people got started in the industry

[@nightblind999]

I can't express enough how grateful I am for this channel! Thank you for your generosity!

[@Wenagaide_waider]

Hello mr Dong Chang.Thank you for another insightful video,It was very helpful and great as usual!I know this may take some time but please could you consider posting a bit of a longer video demonstrating how you would animate a scene from scratch(order,colour,polish,edit,line work)-basically all the stuff off a usual scene.Of course you don’t have too but It would be much appreciated if you were to post a video like this.Anyone still reading this goodbye and have a nice day :)

[@LilXancheX]

Dong 😂

[@wamzxd3445]

Super informative on the pipeline used in studios, thank you Dong :)

[@sebbychou]

Ooooh that kind of nitty gritty procedural element of a different industry was really cool. Didn't know the meaning behind the color of the redlines' paper.

[@Sasukesanimation]

Thank you for this vid, in the future I’m aspiring to work in the entertainment industry, mainly the animation community. Now I’m compelling my knowledge and skills before getting into any really paid jobs 😅

[@vegasbackgrounds3426]

Dong, thank you so much for this channel. Although I'm not interested in working in the Japanese animation industry, it is fascinating to watch and learn the process. I have great respect for this work.

[@I-AM-SPAZZ]

I think the best advice I can give is just take your time. I've been trying to rush my drawings for so long. But when I slow up and think before I draw it's just so much more easy. I am no where near pro level at animation but this is some good advice I think personally.

[@EvyDevy]

It's amazing to see how the process works! To think there would be so many revisions! Thanks for also telling how to apply for a job! This is why I'm subscribed!

[@danielgrezda3339]

Whenever I look at an animator's drawing, I see a bunch of coloured details. Could you explain how they are used and how to make them?

[@AlanJHPlata]

Hes already explained that, i think the video Is called "an animator process of doodling" where he explained all of those detaila

[@Shoobster]

@@TOTU Does it count as cel shading? There aren't any cels in this production, I feel like it'd just be plain old shading.

[@MatrixBaatu]

9:47 "color separation lines"

[@ManuelSanchez-tt8kd]

I really want to get into this world, and you my friend, are my favorite guide, THANKS YOU!

[@mariox7070]

Just want to say I appreciate the templates and examples you provided in the description! I'm someone that wants to further improve my art and learn more about the creative industry, especially in Japan. Thank you for this information!

[@sting755]

Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. A Ghost and Poison type. Gengar can pass through dimensions and appear almost anywhere. Since Gengar absorbs any warmth around it, the temperature suddenly drops wherever it appears.

[@parasitoalienigena]

Thank you so much, I have a task that requires me to understand the steps and organization of a japanese production and this is really helpful.

[@SahilKumar-bi2xu]

Of course it's mappa, every animator has worked with mappa atleast once in their Life

[@mfazral1943]

I just noticed that you didn't used the vector layer for linework, is that a must in animating? Great video btw XD

[@OtherwiseUknownMonkey]

It is not but there are upsides and downsides about working in vector layers! generally for lo/genga raster layers are better since they allow for faster editing, since vector layers are finicky and dont like being erased half the time, plus sometimes vectors can lag a bit. but they are definetly practical in inbetweening, not super necesarry but def can speedup the process if well used

[@Adsmak]

Honestly just clicked on the video to figure out what “genga” was. Very good informative video btw 👍

[@JManTheOddball132]

Literally the GOAT Dong Chang thank you so much

[@arinpencil4283]

please make a tutorial about timing charts pleasee

[@verimation]

I believe there is one about timing chart .

[@Vesteriin]

11:28 Wow, you're the one who animated Never Gonna Give You Up???

[@yezzzsir]

Instant like for Dong!

[@SanOcelotl]

this guy even teaching us how to get work

[@Hardcrafter2807]

I'm not even an artist but this is so interesting and informative to me!

[@MindFlayeR57]

11:27 I see what you did there with the link 😏

[@projectfear22]

Congrats on working in the land of top animation.

[@OmaruuDevOfficial]

Since I want to be an animator independently I mean I might work for someone but I also want to do independently but I'm slowly picking up all of the skills that this brings

[@tanvirhoque1307]

Okay, aside from animation. Can you also teach us how to master japanese art style? (Art style in manga and anime basically)

[@azza_weak]

Japanese style varies so much (compare something like Lucky star / K-on to Chainsaw man / Vagabond's manga). Your best shot might be to take a closer look at the works of a specific studio you like to know where to start, then it's basic study from there, practicing how they do their proportions. (Ed; adding to it, this channel already have videos about drawing Moe or adding shadows in a way fit for animation, might be a good place to start)

[@Shoobster]

Look at artists you like and try to copy perfectly some piece you like, then try to implement the things you noticed. That's it.

[@Indiansteetasmr]

Bro u deserve millions of subs according to ur animation and ur knowledge ❤loved your videos and many things to learn

[@frankwhite2072]

Seeing animation workflow is cool.

[@argylemanni280]

You're not Canadian. You will never escape that fact.

[@BluecoreG]

Now I know where A-1 Pictures got their name from 😮

[@mRidley508]

I know the animation industry can be hellish but I’d imagine it would actually be quite relaxing if it want for such strict deadlines

[@arshaghazie]

man, animation is heavy work

[@warriorsorb1111]

I like using Clip Studio Paint as well. Currently trying to make a graphic novel on it and I'm slowly starting on an animation project

[@PoipoleEntertainment1987]

Hey I was wondering I tried to drag an image onto Clip Studio to animate, but when I did it and tried to draw over it I wasn’t able to draw over it on a new layer, did I do something wrong on it?

[@Managlyph]

I think it's because the new layer you're trying to work on isn't showing up in the timeline. You can try putting the original image + the new layer in a folder inside of the animation folder.

[@Bottoscat]

Anime is very necessary ❤ 💯

[@Galaxyeyez]

This is perfect I was lolking into to practicing ni-genga.

[@puppeli]

Damn! Thats so much work (i mean the whole pipeline, not just "Genga"). As an animation fan, i dont mind wobbly lines and characters not being 100% on model. Like look at the short films by *vewn* here on youtube. The art is charmingly derpy. And simple. When it comes to visuals, i think most people would be okay, with that level of quality. I bet if Japanese animation studios were to lower their animation quality standards, to that level, they would be able animate much faster! (you know the news, about the horrible working conditions and pay of Japanese animators? Maybe im naive, but I think it would help, if people would lower their expectations when it comes to animation quality)

[@Lattamonsteri]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKXPeH9jgJ2KjLM I'm gonna just leave this here ;D

[@goomba478]

This is a fantastic video as always. I really appreciate the idea of Ni Gen which is a new concept to me. It's always been my dream to work even minorly in an anime production. I'm going to practice and put together a demo reel :).

[@yuu5083]

Thank you. I may forget your name, but I'll always be grateful for your help.

[@gabe9980]

I actually love you dong

[@onyokomicron4514]

This is really an helpful video as for me who still practicing self taught animation...

[@han16al46]

Damn. Literally just rewatched Deca-Dence bcs of this

[@CatandAnna]

I'm a sakkan. This video describes exactly what I'm doing. Fun fact, I call this job is clean up because i just trade every line of other artists

[@HiroakiHiroakiSamura]

want to know how this work after twitter was limited,it seems we cant communicate flexibly anymore.what should i do to get a job???

[@KaneyoriHK]

So keyframes in a sense, just some extra steps thrown on there

[@Punniz]

Thank you so much for this info!

[@bgdfbged.]

Hmm cool

[@BanditZRaver]

The important thing to take away aside from the amazing amount of information, is that a very prolonged practice of tracing is needed. And we all know how amateur "artists" view "Tracing", they learn nothing from art school, because even self-taught artists know what Tracing is, and it is one of the foundations to layering several corrections. Too many think Digital Art is like Painting, you just "paint over the mistake" but you have an undo button, and an hour to "get it right" why waste time refusing to trace over another's work and then "correct it back to your own taste?"

[@aurorapaisley7453]

Did you just rickroll the production director lol

[@itsuizzu]

Thank you Dong for the insight!!

[@nucket_]

11:30 hey, i recognize that url..............

[@AnimaEvan]

Clip studio é bem interessante também gosto desse software!

[@DAN_illustr8]

Hi Dong and everyone who's reading this. I'm currently in the early stage of doing animation and I often get people said that the best way to get into the Japanese animation industry is by doing Ni Gen. And from this video itself Dong just confirm that we can get a Ni Gen work even with less experience in industry. But i'm curious like why is it the case? Is it because the work focus more and the clean-up aspect?

[@rajatrushesari244]

Sir I Live, In india, and it been Really Helpful Watching, Sadly there's no studio in my reach in India where proper 2d animation is taught, Can u tell me, how can I learn that Proper Industry like, professional animation, like how its taught in Japan, I hope you reply, I really gotta plan about this from now only. Thanks for everything Ps. I am talking bout, Online courses or anything, apart from YT..

[@ronanroy5246]

same

[@temesgen-m8p]

question do they use guidelines please answer

[@Anme96]

Can you do a video explaining the difference between western and Japanese timesheet, please

[@wisgarus]

Is there any major difference between timing charts used by Japanese and Western animators? I noticed here they dont have those curves that signify halves and thirds, but I think it still adheres to that, is that right? I am also confused as to why the second drawing is marked A2 and not A5 or A11 since there is supposed to be 3 in-between frames according to the timing chart and time table

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Yo! this is super legit! thank yoU!

[@jazzylucy9254]

If i can ask, I see a lot of animators sketch a rough sketch of the character’s face, and the sketch looks exactly like the character. But I’ve also seen guideline sketches that were not as detailed (has proportional lines where features of the face should be). I just want to know if the sketch should look more detailed (like the sketch in this video) or if I shouldn’t worry too much about that.

[@dbensdrawinvids8390]

What does nigen freelancing translate to in terms of yen per day? How many key frames are in the average nigen shot and what kind of deadline are you looking at?

[@mrcarebu]

Mappa producer after this video goes up: What the fuck my phone won't stop buzzing

[@TheRealRoyalArtworks]

this is very helpful and is a really well done tutorial! I am curious, why export in a JPEG file and not PNG when PNG is usually a higher resolution?

[@konradyinug8312]

Nice, Dong!

[@TOSYR]

I've heard from some people that PA's (production assistants) dislike being dm'd about work. Instead, most recommend to let them contact you first. Is there truth to this?

[@Nyubug]

What is the typical canvas size in pixels? Isn't most anime like 800p to make the coloring process less time consuming?

[@hay_Z2021]

Yo this is SOO cool

[@hansdiamante8884]

w rare dong chang upload

[@DracobusterFlamingTiger]

8:20 where can I learn about those techniques?

[@XHuntrer]

I'd like to learn it too

[@Mackadoshis]

Drawing part I can do that. But to make it easier on myself I need to learn how to read, write, and speak Japanese. Well time to find some Japanese tutorials on here somewhere.

[@karlamichelle4946]

Hi I'm a beginner animator looking to improve my skills I was told to study and to use references especially if I wanted to create anime-style animation a friend of mine recommended me to use Genga which is like an animatic or something similar and studied their poses and what not the problem I encounter is that I can't find a page that has this type of animatics or moving images there mostly static images I find in Pinterest and other sites I really want to improve my skills as an animator and I can't do that if the images is simply static

[@hatsunemiku8007]

genuine question, I am an illustrator with not much experience with animation. Would someone be able to work doing these with this kind of skillset? Or is this more of a thing that animators are much better at?

[@Icebear-i7n]

Its same for me. So I was wondering the same thing as well. I thought it would be a good chance for me to have experience in the anime industry.

[@fbfbros]

genga means :"HANG !" douga means: "YOURSELF!"

[@arnoldp.3000]

Hi,any tips on which or where part on the after credits can we usualy find the production managers name? I'm a 2d japanese style animator as well,and this tip about finding the production managers name that you mention is quite a good help on finding animation works.

[@KSLK17]

Is there a way I can start my own manga/anime without millions of dollars? I have an amazing idea and the characters/plot all written down, I just need guidance.

[@xevosama]

Dong Chang usually talks about moving to Japan temporarily to look for jobs, but how do you go about that? Like I would assume you would need a bachelor's degree, and some guarantors right? A little list to check off would be great, but the guidelines are vague af

[@verimation]

Beautiful ❤️🔥

[@TiffanyNg100]

My lazy arss coudl cô ever spend so much time on one drawing

[@chepeperaza1056]

Thank you very much for the information

[@philip4658]

Thanks for the tutorial! It's strange but the timing diagrams at your drawing and at your x-sheet are different. Are you sure that the timing is correct? I guess that the x-sheet is wrong.

[@BFP.01]

I just know sakuga

[@AkujinXII]

I'm curious, what is the 16:9 on the bottom left corner with the dotted lines, and the "standard frame" with normal lines, there's also another dotted lines inner from the standard frame. does the papers usual have those square when drawing? what are they mainly for?

[@l3a3n31]

im having trouble finding a way to contact via DM the people I wanna reach, what should I o?

[@Kanegane]

Is it possible in the anime industries to just send the rough animation so the company itself could just trace the animation and draw model themselves?

[@x17YDx]

Why you not use any more open toonz ? Also, what is better, open toonz or clip studio?