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Pantomime advanced

Pantomime advanced

From the course: 2D Animation: Tips and Tricks

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Pantomime advanced

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- [Instructor] Let's continue our look at silhouettes because this subject really is important. Without silhouettes, which are a deceptively simple idea, it's going to be really hard for you to create the strongest animation that you can create. So if you just look at the black figures, don't look at the drawings, but look at the black silhouettes, and look at the second row, and move your eye across any of these figures, like this guy here. He's scratching his head, puzzled, not happy. This guy's rolling on his back laughing, here's a good confident walk. This guy's on the stage taking the applause of the crowd. This guy's angry, looking at something down here that he doesn't like. Another person here deep in thought, another person deep in thought. This guy is the most obscure, but at least in terms of the physical action, I'm in no confusion. He's definitely energetic, he's about to stamp on the ground around here, and he's kind of like doing some Tarzan chest beat. So another guy…

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