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I think a lot, a few people used to use stopwatches, maybe some still do, I'm not as connected as I used to be to the rest of the industry. One of my friends gave me a very small electronic metronome, which he used a lot. And we still have a stop watch around here somewhere. I usually go by feeling when I slug a story board. There used to be animation stop watches out there, not sure if there still are. Since Cartoon Color supply house went away I don't know where people get animation stuff like that. Like cel paint, who sells that now? Or animation cels? Maybe an Amazon or Google search..... There may be an app for your phone or tablet device that measures film time, or video time which are two different timings, film is 24 frames a second, and video is 30 frames a second. Give both a try and see which one you like. The timing I did in this demo was very rough. Watching old animation and stepping through it frame by frame is a way to analyze and break down animation moves. Metronomes are certainly great for timing actions to music. And stopwatches are what to use to time general actions.

I used to have many more. When you work on a show, you are given model packs. Almost all of them have been uploaded online somewhere, just do a search and you will find them. I thought I had lost my Scooby models, so I had to print some out. A few were very low quality, small file size. But I finally found the actual model packs in the boxes of stuff in my studio.

Whether you trace or copy, the important part is make the drawing of the character become almost second nature, as drawing a square or a circle. When I was working for Fred Crippen, he told me that if really wanted a job at H-B, I should get a model pack of a show, and just trace the characters. Learn what the character designs are all about of the show. Tracing and copying are two ways to go. If you can print out a model sheet of Scooby and trace it over and over, you will get muscle memory in you hand to eye moves of the shapes that make Scooby what he is. We base of our drawings on circles because they are easy shapes to draw. If you can draw circles with ease, that are pretty close to being very round, you're on the way. I start with circles just so I can imagine where the rest of the character is going to be on the page. I'll demo a couple more techniques for drawing in upcoming videos.

@@swintonscott3166 thank you for the info. Maybe I’ll start tracing the full body model sheets so I can gain some muscle memory and hopefully get better at staying in proportion.

That will be in a video soon. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

@@swintonscott3166 i'm glad to hear that

There are pencil collectors and pencil historians out there, they would know which companies got bought out and which ones sank into oblivion without a trace... And nothing beats going into the store to try them out. The art stores will usually have a blank sheet of paper to try out pens and pencils. Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comments....!

Hey it's been a minute! Hope you are well!

Well, I'm not sure. These pens don't have any I.D. markings on them, I do see packs of actual BIC Pens at the supermarket and the office supply store. I just remembered that the chain known as Big Lots is either shrinking or going out of business. A good time and place to get cheap pencils and pens and blank paper for drawing. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.

I hope it wasn't something I said. I will miss our conversations here....

No, it just feels like it.

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment. Good luck getting a new table. Like I said in another video, Charles Schulz said he used to draw the "Peanuts" strip on a card table. Doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Just to hold your artwork.

@@swintonscott3166 Yeah. I really don't like bending my back to draw on a flat table. It's bad for your back. Can't wait to find a proper table and Blackwing. I bet I can make some really nice things. Improvements over a flat surface

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Thanks again!

You are welcome.🙂

Thanks, I'll have a look....

You are welcome Mr. Scott. Also they still make General Layout pencils too.

I don't think I know of those pencils, next time I get to Blick's I'll check them out... Thanks for watching!

It's upcoming, in the next few days. I just made one today.... Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment...

Look up old Disney WB MGM animation drawings and you will see a few different colors used for animation when drawings were hand inked. Of course a light touch when using light blue pencils will help them not get xeroxed, as well as rubbing the drawing down with a kneaded eraser, which I forgot we used to do till just now. Thanks for reminding me, I'll do that in an upcoming lesson. Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment! Hope you are well!

@@swintonscott3166 I always enjoy your work, your videos and your comments! I’m glad to hear about your rich history, too! You have done and continue to do so much! I am well and I’m glad to be able to be in touch, even in this small way. :) Stay cool, Swinton! (Also, I will absolutely check out the different colors!)

Thanks so much! I hope everyone will see how easy it is to draw these characters once you break them down into basic shapes. It took me a while to learn how to do it, I hope everyone will learn how to do this faster than I did and enjoy drawing as well. Thanks again!

THis sketchbook is "Create Something Today", and a friend gave it to me. She forgot which store it came from, could have been Michael's or another craft store. It's a very smooth surface, kind of like smooth bristol paper. I have a pencil from the late 70s that I keep in a plastic bag because it's no longer made, and I have not used it since the 80s. I'm going to try it on this pad, I'm guessing it will be a nice smooth line.... Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment!

Thank you for answering my question Mr. Scott. And you are welcome, I really enjoyed this video.

I'm pretty sure I still have one here in the supply room. Used to draw with them back in the 80s. I guess they are still around? They were good, nice lines, smooth on the smooth paper... Next time I visit Blick's I'll look for them. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

@@swintonscott3166 No worries. I want to get into the animation industry and am working on my portfolio. Your channel is helping me out and I really appreciate it.

If you mean caricature artists, that draw funny portraits on the beach or at amusement parks, usually they are kind of young and just starting out. Is that who you are referring to? As far as copying other artists is concerned, we all learn how to draw by copying artists we like. I started out copying TV cartoons, newspaper comic strips, and comic books, in addition to a few of the old masters in art history books. We all copy. Drawing from the imagination is a skill in itself. But usually one needs some kind of reference materials to make the drawing/paintings believable. Not sure if I am answering your question, if not, you can clarify your question, I'll try to answer you as best I can.... Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment, as well as the compliment.

Well, I'll do a few more of old Scooby-Doo. He seems to have a lot of fans.... Thaks for watching, and thanks for the comment.

Cool. Thank you very much for answering my question Mr. Scott; I highly appreciate it. Also, you are very welcome.

Yes it is, from back in the mid 70s.....

Awesome. I will probably get myself a copy off of Amazon or Ebay to study and practice drawing other characters by Fleischer. And thank you for answering my questions, I highly appreciate it.

I just took the designs from the strip and made them into animation ready turn arounds, pretty sure I did Flip, and a tall clown, a professor, and some others. And did some vehicles, like the rabbits pulling an egg shaped carriage, and a ship with a big smoke stack, and a caliope pulled by horses? It was a fun project to work on....

Thank you for answering my question Mr. Scott, that is so cool. I love Flip, The Professor and the ship with the giant smoke stack. I know you probably didn't work on this character, but the Nightmare King is up there with Chernabog from Fantasia as my favorite animated movie villains.

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching, and for commenting. As for other characters, I'll look through my research materials/model sheets for things like the monsters. I may have some in the magic box.

And there is so much more to explain about the layouts and animation in these drawings. More to come soon enough....Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment...

Glad you like them!

Many years ago there was a bookstore here in Los Angeles that sold books from France, I don't think the bookstore is there anymore.