Clearly I’ve felt very inspired to continue animating. I wanted to be ready to create two more animations for Discord next month, which means a character sheet like this goes a long way. In the past, I’ve disliked drawing character sheets—they’re a little too meticulous for my liking—but I’m getting more use out of them lately, and they’re absolutely necessary for traditional animation. Eventually I’d like to combine these traditional animation techniques with what I’ve learned in Spine. Creating assets for Spine works best for game design, but I like the results of traditional animation more. I know there’s a way to get the best of both worlds, but I’m still at the beginning of a long journey here.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the character sheet and the animated turnarounds. Next month, I’m working on the “hello” and “empty head” animated stickers for our Discord server, and I should start working on animated emojis as well 😋