{"id":8533,"date":"2026-02-14T11:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:51:16","slug":"trahearne-malyck-practice-animation-february-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/2026\/02\/trahearne-malyck-practice-animation-february-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Trahearne & Malyck Practice Animation | February 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Current version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spent some hours last night seeing how much I could add to this small animation practice! <\/p>\n

I did the early draft for this one at the end of January. I had a vague notion of potentially finishing it for Valentine’s Day for fun, but before I knew it, the day was upon us! Yesterday became practice to see how much I could add, or how presentable I could make it, by today. <\/p>\n

The version all the way at the end of this post is how the file looked when I opened it yesterday. I wasn’t sure whether I’d add color – I could have spent much more time on the lines – but I learned a lot in this one from how I added the color this time. <\/p>\n

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Lines only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have to confess I’ve always not understood cell-shading well. But I am quickly growing an appreciation for it after trying it out here. <\/p>\n

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Early “keyframe” draft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One thing I noticed recently is there’s a “messy” stage when going from the early “keyframe” draft to adding the in-between “breakdown” frames (below). It’s a bit counterintuitive for me, because when adding the breakdown frames, it almost looks like the animation is reversing its progress – at the same time, I can start to see more of how the final motion might look. And seeing that potential is what makes adding these breakdown frames so invigorating to draw!  <\/p>\n

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Version when I opened the file yesterday, where I had started adding the “breakdown” frames. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Spent some hours last night seeing how much I could add to this small animation practice!  I did the early draft for this one at the end of January. I had a vague notion of potentially finishing it for Valentine’s Day for fun, but before I knew it, the day was upon us! Yesterday became…<\/span><\/p>\n

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