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Published: 2011-03-02 12:37:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 20738; Favourites: 398; Downloads: 930
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Description Hopefully these will help you guys get started on some animations. I'll also be making tutorials on running from a side angle, walking and turning heads.

As the Blue font states. This will get you started but if you add some in-between frames, it'll only help you. However you can run this at about 15 fps on a loop and achieve good results.

If you're unsure about shoulders, just dont move them. Naruto characters can get away with it lol.
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SketchJuli [2014-06-12 14:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful!
Thanks!

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Anisa-Mazaki [2014-01-15 18:59:00 +0000 UTC]

Do you have any others at different angles like the Back or the side or even a 3/4 front view?

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gdpr-19899093 [2013-05-19 03:55:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow awesome tutorial I <3 your animations they make my eyes catch on fireXD

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Pin-eye [2013-04-04 02:02:38 +0000 UTC]

This might come in handy ^^ *faves*

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Hyperaxle [2012-07-24 20:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Hey Smyton, I wanted to ask, what animation college did you go to?

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Smyton4tw In reply to Hyperaxle [2012-07-25 14:36:15 +0000 UTC]

Haven't gone to one.. yet But I'm thinking of enrolling into UCF next year.

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Hyperaxle In reply to Smyton4tw [2012-07-25 16:18:02 +0000 UTC]

That's cool, I had a feeling you were in Florida from that picture of you in the car, the bushes behind it reminded me of Miami, where I used to live~

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Molten99 [2012-06-22 05:16:49 +0000 UTC]

dude thx so much for this i used for my madara running animation

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2030films [2012-05-28 05:02:02 +0000 UTC]

Thx alot smyton I'm gonna use this reference for an anime

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xKinimator [2012-03-25 21:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Nice, thanks next thing im gonna make after the waving naruto i made, is him running, dude thanks alot i really love your work

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Tsuenica [2012-03-13 01:49:33 +0000 UTC]

hello,can you make tutorial how to draw the difference between the male and female body and aslo draw the difference hair stlye like wavy, straight, and Curly in naruto stlye please?

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dindakai [2012-01-29 20:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanx for the pic it helped!

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Jamerific3D [2011-10-28 03:31:14 +0000 UTC]

side view would help me so much

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UsayFudo [2011-05-01 15:17:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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van-sora [2011-03-08 19:32:54 +0000 UTC]

hey!! this is very useful...!! thanks a lot!!

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bubabaloozahd [2011-03-08 17:12:15 +0000 UTC]

@Smyton4tw
I read your comment on YT about adding music, so is KvS done? Are you just adding music and sfx now? Please answer!

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Smyton4tw In reply to bubabaloozahd [2011-03-09 03:45:13 +0000 UTC]

No, we're still animating.

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narutoL1212 [2011-03-06 20:41:40 +0000 UTC]

thnks it helps check my one out i will upload one of this running of my charcter

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bubabaloozahd [2011-03-06 20:27:42 +0000 UTC]

@Smyton4tw
What screen recorder are you using to make your tutorial? Thanks!

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Smyton4tw In reply to bubabaloozahd [2011-03-08 02:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Camstudio. Its great and free

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spades-ryou [2011-03-06 01:36:12 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful. The only thing strange in your animations is the noise (if you put anything) and that animes do not contain any noise. Also the lack of shading and the areas you do put shading, the shades are too flat, as in it's not giving it's life-filled effect. I suggest lightening the shade and coloring the shades in a smoother position

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Smyton4tw In reply to spades-ryou [2011-03-08 02:59:33 +0000 UTC]

Well, I gues it's not really an excuse but with us hurrying to finish KvS, the first thing to go or become minimal is shading. I hate saying that I'm reducing my art on purpose but I have little choice :/ However I do agree with you.

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tw0moch [2011-03-04 20:09:49 +0000 UTC]

O.O wait... dont u need to do passing and contact frames first and then inbetween with recoil and highpoint???

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Smyton4tw In reply to tw0moch [2011-03-05 10:11:03 +0000 UTC]

Professionals do Key frames first then the inbetweens. Technically, the 4 frames here can be keys and you guys add 1 or 2 tween frames inbetween to make the animation smoother. However this animation will do fine without adding anything else.

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tw0moch In reply to Smyton4tw [2011-03-05 16:51:17 +0000 UTC]

yeah, but professionals use the 4 main keyframes for a walkcycle animation: contact recoil passing highpoint. (read it in a book)

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Smyton4tw In reply to tw0moch [2011-03-09 03:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Which book? I'd like to have a look

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tw0moch In reply to Smyton4tw [2011-03-11 02:35:59 +0000 UTC]

its written by the creator of anime
--->[link]

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Smyton4tw In reply to tw0moch [2011-03-12 14:04:55 +0000 UTC]

Nice, thank you

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tw0moch In reply to tw0moch [2011-03-11 02:36:23 +0000 UTC]

definetly worth a buy.

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Kujinn [2011-03-03 07:18:05 +0000 UTC]

woah this really helped me a lot thanks

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deAtHwiSH90 [2011-03-03 03:21:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks 4 this tutorial

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bubabaloozahd [2011-03-02 20:41:32 +0000 UTC]

@Smyton4tw
Are you still making the video tutorial that you will post on your YouTube channel?

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Smyton4tw In reply to bubabaloozahd [2011-03-02 22:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Yea, but it'll take a bit. This tutorial is from outlining to completion. It's a rather high quality, 55 framed scene. It's the scene with this Kakashi. Thats why I'm making side tutorials with running. In this scene, Kakashi run towards us then the camera angle changes to his side.

Anyways be patient and look forward to both video and image tutorials

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HimuraAnimator In reply to Smyton4tw [2011-06-21 02:20:50 +0000 UTC]

is the tutorial almost done? O:

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Smyton4tw In reply to HimuraAnimator [2011-06-21 02:50:04 +0000 UTC]

My laptop crapped out and I lost a big part of it.

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General-Asmodeus In reply to Smyton4tw [2011-03-03 01:10:12 +0000 UTC]

You have no idea how helpful that tutorial along with this will be!

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JPremier [2011-03-02 18:07:52 +0000 UTC]

awsome

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babytiara09 [2011-03-02 13:21:51 +0000 UTC]

Whew, now I get how it works. This is very helpful, now to go to practice it

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Smyton4tw In reply to babytiara09 [2011-03-02 13:25:56 +0000 UTC]

Please do and show me the results when you finish

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babytiara09 In reply to Smyton4tw [2011-03-02 13:31:12 +0000 UTC]

I will when I'm done

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