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i dig it. i like the style, even though its a bit rough but it still works. only critique, however minor it may be, would probably be with the lip sync. it's fairly spot on, but--and i may just be nitpicking, it helps to add teeth and small amounts of tongue to help visualize each consonant with mouth movements. your mouth moves around quite a bit and it helps to keep it in one place unless the head is moving with it, or you're going for that John K look.

that dude is obviously trolling, and poorly at that.

looks good to me, even though its just stick-figure. maybe the fall could use a bit of slide on impact? but it looks left that out on purpose

you mean animating on 2's?

maybe use a phone vibrating sound effect and make a loop of it, that way its a longer sound

At 4/22/13 05:06 PM, ScariestGrimm wrote: Does anyone know what tablets are compatible with Pencil Animation and what store (walmart, staples, best buy) carries them, or is it better to buy them online?

i'd say most tablets should work regardless of the software, as long as the drivers are installed correctly. and i'd recommend buying online or second-hand if you're looking to save money. wacom bamboo is a good start

At 4/21/13 02:36 PM, M4ntiis wrote: here! did this an hour ago....what do you think? got some potential?

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/4e64882fe80cda2652214f88 c3097476

well its fairly short but for a quick lil' animation it looks good, you definitely seem to understand the basics of squash n stretch. kind of has a wall-e feel to it with how that robot looks. also, a big part of animation is audio so make sure not to ignore the importance of quality audio and voice acting if you end up recording dialogue yourself later on

At 4/21/13 08:59 AM, ImmaKitty wrote: Everyone is their own worst critic.

You as an artist can see all the imperfections in your work. You end up spending far to much time trying to fix up every little thing when to everyone else it looks fine. Sometimes it's good to get a second opinion.

You will get better at what you do over time and one day you will end up making something great.

yeah agreed.

and to address mantis, speaking as someone starting out myself there's definitely a bit of self-doubt, but it's natural. I'd say you're probably a bit crazy if you don't have at least a little bit of fear or lack of confidence, but fear is good. it means you actually give a shit about what you're putting out.

i'd say just keep on doing what makes you happy and as long as you're satisfied with it that's really all that matters. improvement comes with time and patience, and just keep learning along the way. if you aren't confident with your drawing abilities i'd recommend practicing or drawing whenever you get bored. try drawing friends or take a figure/life drawing class if you can.

i think the worst thing you can do when it comes to animating is to not have at least tried. even if it's a quick and dirty 12 frame animation of a ball bouncing up and down. i'll think you'll find the motivation in wanting to get better after having done a few rough animations, which will make you eventually improve and find your own style.

tl;dr: just start drawing and if you're self-doubting that means you actually care about what you're doing--so just perfect it and watch as many tutorials as possible

for future reference i'd recommend using dropbox that what if the computer hardware goes crazy you still have your work saved somewhere else

At 4/19/13 07:43 AM, ImmaKitty wrote: Well, if you want some feedback, I guess you could Skype me. I'm usually online.
Skype ID: Nuttro

cool, i'll add you once im on my main comp.

everything kitty wrote is definitely worth trying. i'm pretty sure oney mentioned in a tutorial that he had to do that frame rate change thing as well, so that may very well be the issue. either way i added you on aim so if all else fails i could render the video as well. btw what version of flash are you on?

so i was wanting to get some feedback on an animation i'm about to put out, but would like to get some tips/feedback in real-time instead of using the message board (plus i'd rather not post the unfinished thing). i could also lend some knowledge if somebody wanted.

anyway if this sounds cool feel free to post or pm your skype/aim contact and i'll get a hold of you. my aim sn is 'good microwave' which i'm on more often. i know aim/aol is super retarded and outdated, but i'm a dumb little turd.

if it's a fast zoom you might get away with the tea kettle boiling sound effect (if you don't mind using that one). there's also a hearbeat racing sound effect out there, if it's a slower zoom. or you could also record yourself breathing really heavily (or search for that if you don't have a good mic).

I can possibly help if you have skype/aim. just shoot me a PM.

so you said you can't export with the publish settings on high quality?

other than tvpaint, anime studio, toon boom, and flash (which may have the smallest learning curve) there's really not too much else out there that's simple to use without learning the basics. you could do basic stuff with flash as long as you learn how to keyframe.

you could look into go animate or whatever its called. haven't used it but it's supposed to be real simple, but a lot of people hate on it for some reason--i guess cause its really simplified or something.

Not an expert by any means but I'd say it'd depend on the type of animation you're doing. For general movement it helps to keep simple, for more complex movement (like someone picking up a cigarette for example) it may be better to do it frame by frame.

By the sound of it you may not be using keyframe caddy, which I definitely recommend. There's a tutorial that's related, although its a walk-cycle, where the guy is animating using tweening and symbols. definitely worth a watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdhuDGOyAXc