3 Things I wish I knew as a BEGINNER 'ANIMATOR'

[AmolLalSao]

1. Don't Wait, Just Start
2. Don't Go Big at start
3. Don't Be focused to a single Project but do that same project multiple times, repetition will make you Good in that field.

[SunnySkidzzIris]

I recently started to make more and more animations. I want to make my own animated series based on my comic someday but, it’s going to be a LONG time from now. My record so far of making a small 10 second animation and lower is three hours. It usually takes me a day to complete about 10 seconds or lower.
My work isn’t perfect but, I’m getting there!!

[animatorFan]

Yes, absolutely tackle many much smaller projects and you'll get gradually better over time rather than taking on one huge project all at once.
Awesome advice and it works well.
That being said, I'm taking on a big Blender project right now and can'y wait to finish it and get it out of the way. lol

[LemurFrenzy]

I'm 29 and I literally just tried animating for the first time ever, just to try it because I love to draw and I'm full of ideas. This is really helpful. I honestly thought it was going to be more of 'Make sure timing is right to sound' ' Make sure you're animating on the correct frame' things like that. This was just actual advice about projects in general and it really does feel good to hear. Thank you Kesh!
PS your Starfish animation is just adorable <3

[harmankaur]

I REALLY needed to listen to this coz I am working on a project which is new and big one for me. I wasnt satisfied and then tried to simplify it more yet make it presentable and yes, I am still working on it. Your video encouraged me to keep going and not give up! Thank you :)

[Marlyjade]

My 10 year old sister is wanting to learn how to animate. I will hopefully be running her through the basics soon. I think this will help her realize she's not going to be the best animator known to man after a single lesson, but that is no reason to not keep going. I want her to be better than me and start with better encouragement.

[adorkablydeliciousdesigns]

This helps me a lot. I just started dedicating time to animating more than just little animated gifs, and just finished my first complete animation of an intro for a YouTube channel. I am happy to say that, apart from adding sound, I have finished the actual animation, which is more than I’ve ever done when focusing on my big projects in mind. And now because of the trial and error that went into the intro project, I have that much more experience under my belt, when I tackle my bigger projects in mind.

[dorathyg]

I needed this, my plan was to start making short animations tomorrow and I was feeling overwhelmed. Thank you kesh

[nanimacje]

Thanks for the video! I began to animate like a year ago, after couple of months I gave up on it and didn't make remarkable progress. When I returned I started dreaming big and it felt really overwhelming, like I had to prove something to myself, this made me rush things and cut corners, or give up when task grew too enormous.

It is really motivating to see that big animators went through similiar process and succeeded eventually. I wish you all the best and keep up the good work! :3

[jhunter]

I am on an animation journey as well. I find something interesting to create and create it and not judge it, because I know I am on the bottom step and want to get to the next floor. So I am learning how hi I need to lift my foot to take the next step to get closer to my goals. Stay strong and we will see each other at the top.

[BrinkleyComics]

I've recently entered the animation sphere and this speaks to me HARD. Great video, Kesh!

[LightGameFrameworks]

I love that the hair is being blown around by the breeze in one shot, but the quality drops on the hair as the focus is shifted to the arm and the throw. It's a part of the story-telling, guiding where the audience should look.

Also, you give great advice for people new to the field, I will try to follow it.

[adarfrida]

The points in this video also apply to anything and everything we do, not just animation. :) Very inspirational. Thank you!

[KABIGON]

Bro this is exactly what is happening with me right now, when I was little I read the story "THE LAST LEAF" and even as immature kid my brain was able to understand the story and I loved it. Then I decided that if I ever make animation I'm gonna make a short film about the story and that's where the problem comes, I'm dreaming big at the starting, instead of practicing little things, I'm going straight for the mount Everest.
After watching this I've decided I'm gonna make the film in stickman version and later I'll do the upgraded version when I become much more experienced.

[TheArtsyPineapple]

I’m only 2 minutes into this video, and I was literally inspired. I’ve been wanting to write a comic for a long time, but I’ve never been good at coming up with interesting stories.

After just 2 minutes of watching this, an entire short story came to my head and I just paused the video to write out what I think will be my very first comic! Thanks for that! 😂 I’m super excited! Thanks for this video!! 💕

[Steve]

That cycle is the best I've seen. It is frighteningly accurate.

[candiigurl]

Thanks for uploading this video! It's as simple and practical as the advice given in it. A lot more people needed to hear than you realized. 👍

[tobiaschurch]

Kids, listen to this man. He knows what he is talking about. Tried getting an animation job. Tried 26 second animations for my reel and they came out bad, they sucked. Now my shorter animations inform my longer ones. The practice and failure on a 5 second shot is better for your mental health than a longer shot failing.

Tried making my game without smaller projects under my belt, it's tough and so full of learning pot holes that my motivation is struggling to keep me going.

With the creative field I think, start small. Many different small projects. Then that big project won't be a storm of learning setbacks and shitty results

[dragonalbinali]

Thanks for showing us how to fix these mistakes I’ve struggled in very similar cases like these but thank you for showing us how to fix it.

[SatheeshKmohanSatheesh]

Dude your videos are amazing❤️
Luv your art style ❤️🔥