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I have pivot...
But I'm not good at it.

im great at pivot.

its easy. just try to make it look as real as possible. pivot just kinda annoys me.

@Strop or Anyone Who Would Know

Would you know where I could find a 2D Flash Animator? I would like to be able to draw my own characters on there, then animate them. I've been searching but haven't found much.

wow.....you have asked that so many times.... look on youtube!

>.> I still don't get GIMP animator. Which link do you download? I'm confused!

I hopefully would do better at animation then normal GFX...hopefully!

Hmm...If only I had a tablet...but it wasn't worth asking for it for my birthday...getting a Digital Camera instead...

Hey....What about a Photography Competition?

KingRYan

why dont you just make a thread for that? but lets stay on topic. and strop couldnt join the t=animation contests. two words- SUPER PWN!

@Strop:
YAY, constructive criticism!
Mostly a lot of stuff I know I should do, but it always makes it easier to remember when someone has pointed it out.
But first attempt ftw... Next time I'm gonna use a simpler character so I don't get too annoyed with having to draw enough frames for 20 fps~
And I'm thrilled you say I have potential (since you're really good at drawing and such yourself, I believe you mean it), would love to animate for a living...

And: Animation battle would be AWESOME. And would give me a great reason to stop being lazy.

gman:

A 2D flash animator? I'm not entirely sure what you're asking for here...maybe I do but I haven't the foggiest, sorry D:

3D animators are really difficult to master as a rule because it requires working in polygons (unless you get lazy and use templates, haha). I don't have the time now so I'm not touching them!

@ Zophia: I have no doubt you were looking at your work thinking "I need to do this and this and that and..." it's a feeling that plagues most artists. I generally start with a simple character because all I want is to capture dynamics. Super detailed stuff can actually end up being way too busy (a common issue I have with anime, especially when it means the animators get lazy.)

Actually when I said you have potential I have every confidence you'll end up a much better animator than I. It's a very time intensive process, and the difference between amateur and professional level animators is pretty stark in both technique and time invested. Maybe if I enrolled in summer courses or something...

oh and @ firetail:

The animator thing comes as part of the filters section in the GIMP as a whole. The GIMP does much more than make .gif animations, so you might as well grab the lot, then refer to Zophia's step-by-step guide...it'll make sense then.

Saving up for actual animation school (is friggin expensive), but once I can I'll get into it for real and go for becoming a pro
But yes, next time, much simpler character, rather than drawing randomly and ending up animating.

And let's try that step by step thing in pictures, if someone didn't quite get where they should click.
Step two (after making the actual frames for the animation).
Step three.
Step four.
Step five.

Heres the first one I made on GIMP last night...

It is really basic...I am not to good at drawing, so might end up using cut out faces etc. for my animations...



enjoy!

KingRyan

A 2D flash animator? I'm not entirely sure what you're asking for here...maybe I do but I haven't the foggiest, sorry D

Oh noes!

Strops going to scream NOOB at my animation because I didnt optimise it!

Nooooooooooooooo

kingryan

@ Zophia: Nice guide! I'm thinking we need to spread the good word somehow...

@ Kingryan: That looks pretty smooth actually, you've got some skill there. But...oh...so random *curls up into fetal position*

Here's another random one I drew in PAP then painted in some effects in GIMP.



Rhi-no...PUNCH!!! xD