Frame by Frame Ninja – Elias Velho

In the first lesson, you will learn how to think when you draw, using a process that makes sure your character poses have life and volume.
– Part 1: Structure
– Part 2: Gesture and Posing
– Part 3: Drawing Characters

We’ll go over the basic construction of the head, and understand how to draw relatable characters through strong facial expressions.
– Part 1: Basic Anatomy of the Face
– Part 2: Basic Knowledge of Expressions
– Part 3: Specific Combinations

Here you’ll understand and apply the 12 principles of animation developed by the great masters of the craft, as well as get into other very useful tips and tricks.
– Part 1: Solid Drawing, Timing, Easing and Squash & Stretch
– Part 2: Arcs and Follow-through
– Part 3: Anticipation, Secondary Action, and other principles

In this class, we will deeply cover breakdowns, the key to understanding and controlling movement. We will also apply that knowledge – creating a whole new shot from scratch.
– Part 1: Breakdowns
– Part 2: Animating a Simple Shot (Rough, Tie-Down, and Inbetweens)
– Part 3: Animating a Simple Shot (Clean & Color)

You are finally ready for some more advanced stuff, and here we will cover dynamic timing for action shots, as well as some very important concepts on camera moves.
– Part 1: Camera Moves
– Part 2: Dynamic Timing

From this class on, you will closely follow the process of animating a complex action shot. In this class, we will go from coming up with the idea, to planning and refining it to the point where it’s ready to tie down.

Continuing the process, we will work our way through making actual drawings on model from our roughs, and adding good inbetweens that don’t spoil our timing, but actually enhance it.

Finally, we will clean and color our shot using specific techniques that make the process a whole more efficient. By the end of this, you should be able to create your own hand-drawn animated shot from scratch.