Serious Time #64 Lessons from a 2-D Animator

This weeks article focuses on a traditional 2-D animator called Jay. Jay started out through the training program at Walt Disney Feature Animation and was mentored by Eric Larson, one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Jay then learned from him his first big lesson in animation, posing and action. He made the mistake of making his drawings so detailed that he forgot to make them seem more alive. From this he learned about the line of action, making the character move fluid and more lively. He then said the next thing he learned was thumb nailing which is a form of pre planning like a story board but specifically for posing, making each one more meaningful and lively. In the end he says everything is easier with pre planning.

This was a good article I really enjoyed reading his story and insight on the behind the scenes experience. I already learned about this in class, that being said I don't have any questions about this article. I thought the way he explained himself was very relate able as well. There weren't any downsides in my opinion on this article either. Overall great article.