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Questions about a specific artwork/animation? Put them here (Patreon)

Published:
2023-08-01 01:59:02
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2023-08-01 02:05:59
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2026-11
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Basically the title. I can explain how I created them and maybe give a tour of the files. But in essence: everything is made with Blender and Procreate. Procreate to draw backgrounds, textures and animate 2D frames, Blender for 3D modelling, animation, video editing and compositing. Animations are either: 3D models with 2D elements, all 2D still images but animated with puppets, completely 2D frame animation imported into a 3D setting, er... yeah! Hybrid-collage-stuff. I know I just typed out a complete word salad, which is why if you're curious about a specific shot, let me know and I will go more in depth.
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FAQ:

How to get the stop motion effect - low framerate. I render between 10/12/16 fps.

Paper effect - some of it is 2D images animated in 3D. so, in essence, paper.

Software - just blender and procreate. you can substitute procreate for most drawing programs like CSP. you can also substitute blender but it's free, powerful, and (compared to other 3D programs) easy to learn.

3D/2D? - both

Frame by frame? Puppets? 3D models? - all of the above

How to learn this - learn blender, learn art fundamentals, go wild. Be creative with the execution of your skills. Think in the shower. You will suck at first but keep at it, enjoy what you create and you will improve accordingly.

How long have you been doing this - blender since Dec 2018. Animating in this style since Nov 2021. Frame animation on and off for a long time but finally clicked around September 2022. Drawing my whole life.

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There are some animations I don't have the blend files for anymore, because it takes up a huge amount of space. Also, I accidentally deleted them. But it's no big deal because I can recreate them easily, since I still have all the PNGs and shit. Yes I'll get a big external drive one of these days.

There are very few pieces of animation I have that are highly technically complex, it's just a unique method of working. A lot of it is carried by good composition, lighting, rendering, framing, etc. I recommend practicing art holisitcally - learn backgrounds, framing, perspective, textures, and so on, these skills will feed into each other and make your work stronger overall. Your audience will notice the absence of these fundamental skills if you have them, so I recommend building a strong grasp on them. Allow yourself to fail and take baby steps.

Follow up: artists with work you might perceive as 'simple, but good' have often mastered shape language and composition. Keep your mind open and learn from everyone.

Comments

Calgra

I was wondering about your Teras Trial animation! Firstly, your progress on animating the flying shot with the clouds, and how you managed to implement it in a 3d environment (or was it 3d? hm). As well as the heavy shadow on the harpy! It appears very theatrical and dramatic, and I was interested in your inspirations for such a scene?

saint greaver

Hi!! Thank you so much for being my patron. I decided to make a breakdown of that shot specifically for this question. You are right in that it's a 3D environment, but not all elements are actually 3D. Here is the breakdown: https://www.patreon.com/posts/teras-trials-1-87361679 The harpy shot has more 3D elements - everything in the foreground is modelled. By keeping the sun in that shot very low, and contrasting with a brighter background, you can simulate the effect of a real sunset which naturally casts objects in heavy shadow. Also, the harpy model is textured to be all black, which definitely helped push the effect :) I have no singular inspiraton for the scene, but that shot was only a few seconds long so I needed something visually striking. Thank you for the question and let me know if you have any more :)

Teeth

Love your work! This might be a bit of an unrelated question but do you have any speedpaint videos of yours? I'm really curious about your drawing and coloring technique and overall workflow owo

saint greaver

Thank you so much! My workflow has changed quite a bit over the years, nowadays I do a much looser painting style. But here is one for the princeling pieces: https://x.com/saintsart_/status/1529436308904767488?s=20 Let me know if you'd like to see any more and I can go through my files :) Some of the older work I have the files moved out of procreate for storage, so I don't have speedpaints available for them, but anything recent I should have! 💗

Teeth

Oh yes please I would love to see more of those, thank you very much! I see you're also using Procreate, if in not mistaken I was planning on getting it too but as far as I know it supports only Apple devices and is not available on pc, do you know of any similar drawing applications to it by chance that you like?

saint greaver

Hi! I just posted a speedpaint of one of my more complicated pieces from this year, and I’ll keep uploading them throughout the year :). Thank you for supporting me! For software: I would definitely recommend CSP (Clip studio paint) for PC. Like Procreate, it is a one-time purchase with no subscription and often goes on sale. The EX license also doubles as animation software (among other things). Photoshop is technically the industry standard, but in my opinion you’re much better off using a more consumer-friendly program to develop your skills and get you into the habit of drawing. Besides, some professional illustrators don’t use it at all. If you are looking for free software, Krita is decent and so is FireAlpaca. But I would recommend CSP if you can afford it. Let me know if you have any other questions :)