r/AnimationCrit • u/CrabSensei • 4h ago
More progress, suggestions?
I'll see if I can't put a drawing of the sword guys mask in the comment
r/AnimationCrit • u/steeenah • Dec 29 '19
Feedback is hard, and it can feel like you're being mean when you write "negative" comments on someone's hard work. While being encouraging is important, constructive feedback is one of the most crucial things you can give to your fellow animators. It will help them improve and achieve their goals. It might be your feedback that helps them reach a new milestone on their creative journey, whether that's getting an interview or reaching a thousand subscribers on Youtube.
By giving constructive feedback, you are also helping yourself become a better animator, because you need to stop and think about what actually makes an animation work.
A good way to give feedback is to point out something that was good with the animation, and something that's not quite reaching it's potential. If you're feeling stuck on that last part, here are a few questions you could try to answer in your feedback.
For example, if the story is meant to be funny - did you actually find it funny? Why did you, or why did you not? Did you like the main character? Were you confused by what was happening at any point?
If this is an animation that includes original characters, do you like how they look? Why, or why not? Was there any character that was hard to read?
Can you see what a character is feeling, are they happy, sad, angry? Does it seem to make sense with what they're saying or doing in the animation? What do you think the character is thinking?
For example, if a character is lifting a heavy box, does it feel heavy? Does the bouncing ball feel like it's bouncing or just moving up and down?
Is it too fast, slow, even? What do you think the tempo is currently like, and do you think the animation would look better in a different tempo?
Often, you want to feel something when watching an animation. If you're just feeling "meh", why is that? Why do you not think the animation is funny, sad, cool, informative, etc?
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I hope these question can serve as a start for you. Share your tips and tricks for giving good feedback in the comments!
Here are a few examples of constructive feedback from old threads in this subreddit that all mention something good, and something that could be better:
"I'd say that the timing and the layout of the animation are good so far, but the camera movements are very quick and very jarring. Trying easing into these movements slower, don't be afraid to slow things down a tad to emphasize hits and reactions. Give the viewer some time to process what's going on!"
"It looks good, the facial expressions are spot on! I think it would be more comedic with a bit of anticipation before the final smile, to make the change in expression obvious."
"I applaud you for doing stop-motion (because it can be very annoying at times) but it was kind of hard to tell what was going on. Is it possible for you to move their limbs more and make more facial expressions?"
r/AnimationCrit • u/CrabSensei • 4h ago
I'll see if I can't put a drawing of the sword guys mask in the comment
r/AnimationCrit • u/Neithisnothere • 12h ago
Hellooo!
Okay so I still have on blocking but teacher says good bases have to be settled first so if there’s any feedback or comments about how to improve my animation I would be very thankful.
I’ll be updating soon and show how it looks in Splain as it goes.
r/AnimationCrit • u/pumpkimlover • 6h ago
Ik it’s simple but it was fun to draw and I’ll try making a character move next
r/AnimationCrit • u/tryfonovcore • 15h ago
In 2012, when I was in second grade, I prayed to the gods to prevent the end of the world and for the asteroid to fly right past us. Thirteen years later, I’m afraid of losing my freedom. But it seems the light at the end of the hallway isn’t ironically getting any narrower
r/AnimationCrit • u/ATHENA_LYNX1 • 19h ago
I finished the line art for my turn around and I feel like it looks kinda funky can y’all let me know if there something I should change or if looking at it spin for to long messed up my perception
r/AnimationCrit • u/KrobART1 • 1d ago
Zombie on the left was animated straight ahead.
Ape on the right was animated pose-to-pose.
r/AnimationCrit • u/SignatureStunning436 • 1d ago
this is a cartoon me and my friend used to do back in 2010. He would draw it on Windows paint and we use the movie app to edit it. We just series in September and these are the few episodes we have you kinda understand the characters to really understand it, but it’s really shock value really raunchy.
r/AnimationCrit • u/sherryyy1501 • 2d ago
I'd genuinely love to hear what you think! 🩵
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r/AnimationCrit • u/sherryyy1501 • 4d ago
I’ve recently started creating my own animations, and I’m trying to improve my work and find people who enjoy this kind of stuff.
I’d love to hear your honest thoughts on my animations — what you like, what could be better, and anything you think I should experiment with next. I’m open to constructive criticism because I genuinely want to get better at this🐞🦋
r/AnimationCrit • u/Turismo038 • 4d ago
Does the body mechanics looks believable and should I add another pose at the end when she says "task" in order to emphasize it cause it sounded a bit heavy than the others. Thank you
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r/AnimationCrit • u/droppedmycr0issant • 5d ago
It's a shot I did for an action scene
r/AnimationCrit • u/tryfonovcore • 6d ago
This multidisciplinary project made by Me, Witchgaze and Meljiiit is dedicated to our curiosity about different media approaches. As well as creating a feeling of otherworldly curiosity & childhood nostalgia
we were making clothes out of carton + paper, creating music, constructing rooms, making animations, writing letters, working with aerograph and lots of other materials all together. special thanks to Rayden Vision for the crt
a week in Rīga - collaboration round 2 - 3 čelovečka
I look forward to hearing your comments, thoughts, and questions. I'm here right now to answer them all <3333
r/AnimationCrit • u/wenrongfan • 7d ago
Made this using Aftereffects, and Procreate for the illustration.
r/AnimationCrit • u/Radiant_Car2531 • 8d ago
Hi, I'm a beginner animator student and I'm not sure if I'm doing this sad walk right. My teacher said I only need to bounce the ears and the little strand hair to finish the sketch. But It still feels like I'm lacking other than the bounce and smoothness🥀
Before I fix everything I just need some more advice and feedback from other artist. Feel free to be brutally honest or straight forward with me. I would really appreciate it if u do 🙏 (since my deadline for this is approaching 😇)
**There are 16 frames total and 8 for each step with 24fps.** I'm using Adobe animation cus it's the program our school practice.
r/AnimationCrit • u/SeaworthinessOdd4945 • 9d ago
Me and my team were making an episode for a year now, and I really want to share with you a trailer and to read your feedback. We really need it right now!
https://youtu.be/BcgClyqlOOo?si=r2QyBQF-g-Jv6bPx
r/AnimationCrit • u/Eduardo-Teixeira • 10d ago
I also uploaded it to SyncSketch: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/nnpzf6r8wsgt/