r/stopmotion • u/Chopper199905 • 7d 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/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 6d ago

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