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Hi thank you for the ask!!

I don't think I've consciously decided to work on efficiency as a skill? There's still things I do that are very inefficient (bad habits... and lack of knowledge about the programs I use... there's definitely tons of time-saving features I'm neglecting)

But as for efficiency in deciding what to prioritize when drawing, I think it might just be a sense you build up over time, like when you draw a character enough times you know what details/shapes are essential to keep and what's free to change. Doing timed gesture studies help with training your mind to put down only the shapes that give the most important information right away imo. Also live sketching in public, since people move fast you're left without the luxury of constant referencing and so you have to pick out key features super quick

When it comes to storyboarding, because there's so much drawing involved, you don't want to exert too much energy on redundant frames... though i still indulge too much sometimes o(-( anyways I don't think its so much choosing specific frames, it's more of drawing a new frame only when something new is happening. action -> reaction -> action and so on... and because the frames go by quick, it's important to keep everything instantly readable (there are ways to lead the eyes to where you want the viewer to look at through composition, background, poses, lighting)

❄️ What's up, buttercup?

snow-crested shrines inspired fanart (again) (im still obsessed)

close ups below

Anyways. Sparkle on. Love your stuff. Im going to go back to my whittling project now

I've actually gotten a few comments similar to this so you're not alone on that haha but the time span between the animations are quite long so I do feel like a different person for each project almost 😭

there were quite a few scenes I struggled with! Like the hand holding part, I wasn't sure how to position them at first but eventually I settled on a similar shot to the chapter 3 storyboard (hands on the lap) I was going to draw Jack holding Hiccup's hand with both hands at first but the movement felt too awkward.

the initial part with Astrid casually resting the tankard on Jack's head was a bit of a puzzle to solve for me as well o(-(

thanks for asking about Jack's hair because that gives me an excuse to draw him again YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(timelapse for this and explanation below)

Had to just use a link previously since I wasn't able to upload the full video on tumblr (the file was too big) but I can still upload a little toothless compilation so... here!

I gathered a bunch of references from the wiki and took more screenshots from the movie and rtte! (had to turn up the brightness a lot to see the house and room properly) it also helped that I had the httyd artbook on hand.

drafts and lineart below!

Snow-Crested Shrines Chapter 6 written by @fractaljoy

Astrid Dub: @bluethebug

Hiccup and Jack Frost Dub: @santathegrey

Thank you! There are tons of tutorials in books or websites about the rules of story boarding/shot composition, so I'd suggest studying those first so you understand what angles/framing/movement are used for what occasion and why. How cuts follow each other, what feels jarring, what feels natural, what makes you feel certain emotions etc.

Revisit your favorite movies and shows and draw each cut in a scene, it can be small thumbnails so you can see everything at a glance, or detailed studies of each frame so you can really digest why the cut is framed that way, why the lighting is set that way, the movement of characters from frame to frame, how space is used, and why the props are arranged that way. There's usually a reason for everything that makes up a cut.

I use paper to plan my storyboards, then draw a draft in Clip Studio Paint EX. At this stage I will find better ideas while drawing and change things around until it feels better when played. For my fan storyboards, since they are not going to be fully animated and colored, I draw a cleaner and more detailed version then add frames as necessary (or indulgently...) A lot of my process is drawing badly and fixing mistakes until it looks good enough.

Once the drawing part is fully done (or I'm too out of juice to draw anything more for it) I use ad*be aft*reffects to add filters, blur, color correction, text and sound and tweak the timing when needed.

Thank you!! I'll try my best to answer...

If you have the time, practice drawing circles, curves, cones, beans, and straight lines by drawing the shape and then lining it again multiple times as closely as possible without straying. Or you could put down two dots and connect them with your best straight line. Draw over the straight line without straying as well. Repeat those exercises whenever you like, and over time you will have better control over your lines. This will feel weird, but try to draw with your whole arm instead of just your wrist (save that for the really small details that need precise control)

Also try drawing directly with a pen instead of pencil, so you are more conscious of the lines you are making (since there's no undoing it). It will build your confidence in putting down lines. Do your best to use the least lines to define a shape as possible (one strong confident line will look cleaner than many small lines for one curve)

Another exercise is drawing cubes in different angles. With practice you can rotate anything in your mind. With a better understanding of how shapes can be placed, intersect and overlap, you will know where to put your lines.

animated the thornring scene from deltarune chapter 4 weird route!