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Sidonie — Anthro Wolf Turnaround
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Published: 2014-10-22 20:08:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 8260; Favourites: 195; Downloads: 78
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Well, this was a thing I was making earlier in the year. I had wanted to refine it further, but there are a few anatomy mistakes that aren't really worth fixing up. It's not perfectly fluid, but it's been my first attempt at animation in years. He looks to be more of an 'anthro wolf' rather than a shapeshifting werewolfy creature, which is fine of course.I decided I'd share it, as I have put in many hours of work, and I don't think I will be finishing it now :/
Maybe this could be helpful to some of you
8 frames, all done is Photoshop CS6
Artwork/Animation © Vanessa 'Sidonie' Hughes 2014
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is it ok if i use this as the male base? i will give credit.
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Noted you back, (yes, that's fine with me
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thank you so much! this will be of great help!
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i can use this, i have my own oc race based on the anthro wolf form, and he would make a good male base.
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I am Iranian. This project inspired me...Really wonderful
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I'm glad to hear that! Thanks again
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You have done such a wonderful job with the animation of this wolf!^.^
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Well you pulled this off just fine to me! 
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This is very cool! Great job on all of those angles. Especially a great job on the legs...I always find those tricky! o:
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Thank you! Oh man, the legs/feet were the hardest part, especially because they aren't just straight
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Yeah, I bet! I always struggle with the 'ankle' joint most. But it looks really 3D in this even without colours and shading
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Oh good, at the time that is what I was going for
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Neato. Funky pawpad configuration for him xD. Hard to see it exactly since it flicks through so quick.
Curious what makes animation so difficult, just keeping each frame in the same proportions, or actually setting up the program to make the frames into an animation that plays and isn't just a still picture?
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Well, to make this 'simple' turnaround: I first sketched the proportions of each frame, then created a rough outline of each frame, then created a lineart of each frame, then a base colour of each frame. I started erasing the lineart and trying to make the edges like fur (I only got s far as the head). Takes ages, and the difficulty is definitely making the proportions consistent from various angles(especially with fantasy creatures) and the movement between frames look smooth.
Yeah, everything about the paws are wrong in my opinion, but I was working from a human anatomy guide (as we don't have any werewolf ones 
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You basically had to draw 8 pictures in other words. Defining and refining each. Sounds... mind numbing to be honest
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Haha, yeah, but I feel like it's harder than drawing eight separate images, as it has to flow(and it's infuriating xD)
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Wolfy-Biter Yeah, that is one thing that is easier with 3D stuff. Making something in 3D would be a lot easier, because you would have already have sculpted/modeled the object or character in totality and then you just have to set it to rotate and then render the animation. You don't have to do 8 separate images and then stitch them together.
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Yeah, not to mention it's turning around. So you can't even copy/paste most of the image and make an alteration to the part you want to move. She has to just redraw it all and try to keep proportions perfect. Sounds like a huge headache to me.
Makes me wonder how animated shows can produce an entire 30 minute episode in a decent amount of time.
There has to be some tricks or something to speed up the process
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I think with some programs, you can take a 2D character and basically have it act like it would in a 3D program. Where you can basically rig the character to move without having to redraw the entire thing. Now, older cartoons, like Hanna-Barbara, I don't know how they could do weekly episodes.
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A whole lot of backbreaking drawing?
Probably why most animated shows aren't very detailed. Makes drawing them a lot quicker. Especially by an art team that's use to characters and the general style of a given show
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Yeah, I can't ay I have ever seen a cartoon series that has something like cell shading, or any real shading for that matter, though out the while cartoon. It's rare you even see shadows casts by characters.
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All this time I thought drawing was fun. I now see the light and truth behind the veil
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Lmao! Drawing can be many things: sometimes it's fun, sometime's it's work, sometime's you want to crumple it up and feed it to your dog!
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You should try drumming. You can just beat the shit out of them if you're not in the mood 
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