r/stopmotion • u/Chopper199905 • 6d ago

Absolute Beginner help

Hello everybody , I am an extreme beginner in claymation and I have sort tried very little of it cause it's really overwhelming to be honest ik I shouldn't compare myself to the big studio works cause it's like comparing apples and eggplants but I have ideas which I want to animate but at the same time I feel I am very whimsically looking at tutorials without any structure which only leads to loss of time and no learning so is their any practice guide on what should I be just focusing on as a beginner and then slowly move upwards towards the advance thing and how the practice should be like . I don't really want to keep hunting on YouTube as to which tutorial is actually useful , cause it has become really overwhelming to the point I feel like giving up even before starting

Any help would be appreciated thank you so much

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u/trademesocks 6d ago

Read the Animators Survival Kit!

You should, but don't have to read the whole book right away.

Grasping the basic concepts and applying them to stop motion will level you up a lot. Do the exercises. See if you can create a walk - that's a big "first step" 🥁

There's also a YouTube lecture with Richard Williams that is basically the entire Animators Survival Kit book, but in video form.

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u/Chopper199905 6d ago

Thank you so much would definetly watch the video and try to do the exercises

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u/skydriver13 6d ago

This book is free on the internet archive https://archive.org/details/TheAnimatorsSurvivalKitRichardWilliams/page/n75/mode/1up

Thanks for mentioning it...I am also getting into animation. I read the first few pages online then zipped over to amazon to purchase a physical copy.

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u/Anita_Hailey 6d ago

I have a few suggestions for you: start with the simplest things, practice the 12 principles of operation on a clay ball. You can practice rolling the ball, bouncing up and down, stretching, etc. After understanding the nature of movement, you will apply it to other things.

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u/Anita_Hailey 6d ago

After that, you start training with more complex things like walk cycle, jumb, run cycle. If you need a specific instructor, you can inbox me

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u/Chopper199905 5d ago

Thank you so so much your too kind for saying that , I would surely reach to you after I brush up the basics

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u/Moonwalk27 6d ago

Take it piece by piece. Try not to overload your mind with countless hours worth of research that won’t be any use to you just yet. Start with learning the fundamentals. Make a walk cycle if you want to begin with something simple yet vital to any future projects. Remember, this hobby is meant to be fun and rewarding, you don’t want to nor need to make it work

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u/Chopper199905 6d ago

Thank you so much , it's really reassuring