Animate ANY Character Turnaround/Rotation in 2D (And Improve Your Drawing Skills)

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In this video I will show you how to animate an accurate character rotation. This exercise can teach you how to draw better by practicing one of its most important principles: Solid Drawing. Even if you're not an animator, animating a turn-around animation while trying to be faithful to the original character design forces you to feel its volume and can help you absorb the original artist’s style!
For this I’ll be animating turns of Gwen Stacy from Into the SpiderVerse, and Akko Kagari from Little Witch Academia.
Remember to use the hashtag #MercuRotation in any social media when posting your own results. Best of luck!
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00:00 Solid Drawing
00:31 First Steps
01:27 Base Sphere Guide
02:07 Importing Your References
02:30 Tracing
04:03 Adding Ellipses
05:12 Fixing Proportions in Keyframes
06:40 Symmetric vs Asymmetric Features
07:23 Inbetweens
08:58 Coloring
10:41 Shadows
11:13 Shading
12:03 Best Reference Sources
12:32 Final Animation
12:48 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
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@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

How Pro Animators Draw in ANY Style: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6toe8ao3sqZiJ8.html If you'd like to support my content consider checking out my Patreon and its perks: www.patreon.com/ManuMercurial Thanks for being here!

@svnsetexe7326 Жыл бұрын

thank you for everything , i wont forget this - you are an amazing intructor who went above to help '

@notaninstrument7707 Жыл бұрын

How do you know how big to make each ellipse?

@YNguyen-qv1yf Жыл бұрын

Please create more tutorials about a character turning around :D

@michaeloffner8515 2 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny, before I even really understood what solid drawing was and the 12 principles, I actually did an exercise like this because I was frustrated with not knowing how my character looked at every angle, so I just drew them at every angle and then realized I had technically animated them. It's amazing how much you can learn from this exercise!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

So true!! Drawing the keys is already fantastic, but I've found doing the inbetweens your brain absorbs so much about the volumes on a face, its my favorite part!

@nani0logy 2 жыл бұрын

I swear you are one of the best animation/art KZfaqrs with the best tutorials. You have tutorials for things I need but can't find on youtube. You deserve this 👑

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Nani! It really means a lot you feel this way! Hope I can keep creating content that fills those voids in YT. Thanks for being here!

@nani0logy 2 жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial Thank YOU for being here!! you're definitely helping a lot of us artists out here!

@RINA_CRYZ Жыл бұрын

What about Cool lean

@BCGraphixArt Жыл бұрын

Agreeeeeed😂

@MadCreativity Жыл бұрын

This is literally one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. When you first showed the rotating drawing, I assumed you had used a 3D model as a base and rendered on top of it. But no. You manually placed all of the curved guidelines and rendered on top. This is really well done.

@JoyceW-Art 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I've been wanting to do more animation to practice and improve on my illustration, so this video came at a great time!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear JoyceW! Hope you can give it a try, and wish you the best of luck!!

@xanecosmo5061 Жыл бұрын

3D Artists: "mmmm yes, rotation"

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

@monicamarinhoart 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best turnaround tutorial I've seen up to date. Thank you so much for sharing! 😍

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it Monica! Really appreciate your kind words!

@LordKrogy 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what to say... I always searched for someone who can make detailed tutorials and explanations for animating. And since I found you I like it really really much. My motivation to animate and improve it increased a lot! Thank you for those very detailed and good Videos and I hope for more in the Future

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀glad to hear its giving you motivation, time to run with it!! 💪

@shadowdemonaer 7 ай бұрын

Haven't gotten far in, but this isn't my first video I watched talking about tracing for animation purposes. The pros actually do this to make sure everything is very consistent and to save time. All pros do it. They Rotoscope. They straight up trace. They use references. Only time it isn't fine is if you trace someone's art and they are a small indie artist who relies on commissions, and you're stealing bread from their table. tracing it for theft reasons is bad, but tracing official art to learn it and also to animate still images properly is completely fine. A person would absolutely be tracing their own work and also making reusable bases if they wanted to speed up animation. Always work smarter, not harder.

@brittnbee1462 2 жыл бұрын

You make me SO excited to try new things, I gotta go draw right NOW 🏃🏿‍♀️💨

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Britt n Bee!! Your message is soo important to me, that is exactly what I'm trying to do with this channel. Thank you for taking the time to write this!

@turtlelearns3d Жыл бұрын

Alright, you got my full attention. Your turnarounds look like 3d models!🤯Very nice!

@Linaosaur 6 сағат бұрын

OMG ITS AKKOOOO

@tendollah156 Жыл бұрын

I would like to mention that having a top down view rotate also makes a good reference for planning each angle

@flavafee 10 ай бұрын

i watched this whole thing in one go and was mesmerized! an S-tier tutorial. i love how you specify what each step is intended to feel like--it helps clarify that it's not the action itself that's important, but the learning behind it! thanks for sharing

@Muttz97 2 ай бұрын

I wish that I found this video earlier. I’ve been struggling with animation thank you for tutorial 😭 🙏

@laoukhtdusang7994 11 ай бұрын

I am genuinely saying this from my heart, thank you thank you!!!Thank you , for the first I understood thanks to the way you break down in a very easy manner the process of animation! You saved me a lot of time❤❤❤

@batimius Жыл бұрын

At the beginning, when I saw Gwen and Akko rotating, I thought they were 3D models, and that you were going to use them as reference for the drawing. After finishing the video, I am absolutely amazed by how well you have animated to the point where the 2D animation **actually** looks and feels 3D. Although I personally do not know how to draw, I do tend to try to pay attention to the little details of animations, and it is usually easy to distinguish 2D and 3D animation, especially when both are blended together (after all, making an object consistent is no easy task when it spans over multiple frames and is not allowed to deform), so the fact that my brain registered the two drawings as 3D models speaks volume. Amazing job!

@joaquinvaleri7022 4 ай бұрын

You like other names? such as Henry Marcus Enzo Bruno Christian Andreas Juan Carlos Marco Hakim Phil Adrien Nahuel among other names

@joaquinvaleri7022 4 ай бұрын

And i also sometimes i don't like cartoonist style and i like realistic animation like my works

@joaquinvaleri7022 4 ай бұрын

And i have a character name Martín

@EspadaLelouch Жыл бұрын

This is one of the coolest art tutorials I've ever seen

@lobizco 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a good tutorial! You are great at explaining and it looks so fun! Im definitely going to try it out!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your comment! Glad you found it helpful. Have fun!

@mielthesquid6536 Жыл бұрын

vectors and digital art as a whole makes drawing a lot easier

@joakimlofstrom8374 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Kronk anatomy💀 No but seriously, huge thank you for this video, got my own head spinning with ideas and things I want to try while watching these heads spinning! Great tutorial! And the turnarounds ended up amazing! And also HUGE thanks for mentioning Settei Dreams! I had no idea about that page, it's beyond fantastic! Scrolled a few centimeters and immediately found one of my favorite shows, Aim for the Top! Gunbuster! So I think I know what I'm going to work on!(or at least try) Again, thank you for everything in this video, your CSP animation tutorial has been of incredible help, and your other videos I've seen are extremely motivating and informative. Looking forward to watching and learning more from you! Hope you're doing good, take care!

@basiccomponents 10 ай бұрын

as a beginner this was really eye opening, thank you!

@goldensun585 Жыл бұрын

Your video are always incredible, really interesting ! Thank you :)

@yavnrh Жыл бұрын

OMG - Thank you for all these links! This is pure gold.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video!

@Geezyart Жыл бұрын

Wow this is really helpful and I'm glade I found your page

@donavanjames7481 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! I learnt loads! Thanks man

@daniellclary Жыл бұрын

Really love these tutorials. So much good information, given in a nice pace, and not full of ums and blunders. Makes me excited for my first project

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Have fun!! (there are a metric ton of umms and blunders but I edit them out )

@thehumanatelier 6 ай бұрын

Dang good turnaround tutorial! 👍

@alberto4723 Жыл бұрын

Como siempre, buen video, lo explicas todo genial. Sigue así ❤

@dominicapm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'll definitely try this!!! I have been trying to learn how to animate on clip studio so thanks you so much for the tutorials!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for taking the time to watch them! Best of luck!!

@robert_nissan Жыл бұрын

excelente bro, gracias por compartir! 🙏🏼

@Eric-yd9dm 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! The layer mask tip is very clever and helpful! Also, it's always mind blowing when you start applying layers for effects, these could become tutorials on their own

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric! The FX part WILL be a tutorial on its own, I just want to cover a few basics before releasing it, but I want to make a video focusing on Post-Production for Animation! Thank you for watching!

@Eman02kG Жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking for this

@noproblemcha7240 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

@faustocarlosdeloscobossier7884 2 жыл бұрын

As always your tutorials come in handy useful and to the point, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! Keep up the good work and again, thanks King 🤴

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Ayy, glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching it King!

@phos3009 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! nwn

@T-Leaf Жыл бұрын

You are amazing at this! And I know animation takes a lot of time and work but this video confirmed to me just how much it takes!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Hehe, it IS time consuming, but also really rewarding. Hope the video also confirmed you can do it too! 💪

@anandhg4286 Жыл бұрын

That's AWES❤ME !

@ADHDOCD Жыл бұрын

Bro, you amazing!

@KillerTacos54 8 ай бұрын

Glad I discovered your channel!

@ShadeRave Жыл бұрын

I needed this so much thank you!!!🙏

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

You're so very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch it!

@Rayjii Жыл бұрын

this is by far the best tutorial for head turns i wish i had when i started haha, man peak stuff!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Big compliment Rayjii, thanks a bunch!

@haerbit Жыл бұрын

I love this!! Thank you sooo much ❤❤❤

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for taking the time to watch it! Best of luck with the rotation!!

@kaihatsuki3181 Жыл бұрын

Seriously, this channel need more attention. The information are really useful, even with a mediocre artist, not just beginners. I'm kinda shocked when I noticed you're haven't reach 30k yet...

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

The sentiment is all that counts. Slowly but surely we'll get there! Thanks for the good vibes and checking out the videos!!

@alexkemp7146 Жыл бұрын

Mind blown.

@--Paws-- Жыл бұрын

I get what he's saying. It's not about the character template alone but the main design overall to make it easy to replicate to make a consistent shape to animate. The tracing is more in part of practice.

@markjosephbatoon2640 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video. I really need this💪🏿

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Let's get it! Thank you for watching it!

@coolkoreamag Жыл бұрын

You're AWESOME man !!! Amazing tutorial !!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words, thanks for taking the time to watch it!

@smokeback 11 ай бұрын

Nice this is very helpful

@pineapplesio 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial your channel is so nice and easy to understand one of my biggest helpers yet to become a animator

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here Pineapplesio! I wish you the best of luck on your journey. Let's get it!!

@bambigunawan 9 ай бұрын

Awesome😂❤

@minhhang9772 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU A LOT

@felixhunter589 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff, this looks super helpful!!! Definitely going to try it out myself ✨🙌🏻 Would love to see a version where it’s the head going up and down, as a potential future video idea maybe? Idk heh

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Felix, can't wait to see your version! That could be a great idea, maybe you can give it a go as well when you finish the first one! 💪

@turboguppy3748 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is very helpful!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch it! Glad it was helpful

@Norber2007 Жыл бұрын

Thats looks useful, I try to do it with my pixels.

@badaim9268 2 жыл бұрын

wasnt looking for this but damn, nice video!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

thank you BadAim92! Means a lot!

@bk-entertainz7081 Жыл бұрын

FUNFACT:I'm a HUGE fan of MLWA, So I'm happy you used Akko as an example/model :DD

@AlexiaChvr Жыл бұрын

Same it’s so underrated

@tanisartanis Жыл бұрын

Thank you for aways sharing knowlegde

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank You for watching!

@siyonsanbaske Жыл бұрын

This is the Best Animation Channel on KZfaq Thanks For this video

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the huuuge compliment Siyonsan Baskey! I hope to one day actually be that!! 🙇

@OddlyAnimated1203 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is awesome! You explain so nicely and clearly. Your channel really helps me a lot!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you in another video Happy to hear you're finding my videos helpful!!

@OddlyAnimated1203 Жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial Of course! I was thinking of watching you're newest video as well, but I keep forgetting about it, hehe 😅

@the_epipan 8 ай бұрын

I'am feeling hope now.

@school7889 2 жыл бұрын

THAT'S SOME GOATED CONTENT

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks School! So glad you liked it!

@flux1940 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best art channels on youtube right now. Im glad i can watch you blow the fuck up man.

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Flux! So happy you feel this way. I really appreciate the good vibes!

@senpaidung3234 2 жыл бұрын

it's very helpful to me thank you so much

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear Senpai Dung! Thank you for watching the video!!

@Sanuso Жыл бұрын

this is extremely helpful, especially because i struggle a lot with boiling, thanks for such quality video and free resources

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your own rotations!!

@Cainmak Жыл бұрын

oh god no. I would die trying to do all of this. But yours looks amazing.

@SiimplyAxo 11 ай бұрын

GWEN AND AKKO TWO CHARACTERS FROM MY FAVORITE MEDIA AAAAAA

@senior_sakuga Жыл бұрын

This was a solid vid! Turnarounds have always been tough for me and this was a very creative refresher. Also nice to see I’m not the only one who uses settei dreams to hunt down anime model sheets 😂😂

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Senior! Settei dreams is such a life saver haha. I really love this exercise and all you can learn from it!

@helios3445 2 жыл бұрын

Yoo this is really helpful!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

@Whalester 2 жыл бұрын

Found this tutorial on the CSP tips and posts section. Really great find!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching it!

@njnjhjh8918 Жыл бұрын

fun, Gwen and Akko are characters I like very much

@blueglacia4320 Жыл бұрын

I love you for this!! Thank you so much, definitely subscribe~ ❄️💙

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Blue Glacia! Thanks!!

@SUTAZZZ Жыл бұрын

When you went to model sheets for more anime characters i noticed on the top a character I really love Cure Heart! :0

@DannyBirchTheAnimeLoverGamer 8 ай бұрын

2D hand drawn animation is amazing.

@ehnelhimself Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful thank you so much. U just earned yourself a new subscribe

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard eNeL!! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, truly appreciate it!

@MrSpaceAngel 10 ай бұрын

LWA is such a masterpiece.

@eugeny_semenov Жыл бұрын

Огромное спасибо за такой замечательный и вдохновляющий урок!

@AuxieStar 2 жыл бұрын

Yooo i love your animations

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much AuxieStar!

@RobertsReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@be_me Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I already feel exhausted from just watching this but it's awesome nonetheless. Very helpful.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Ayy give it a try! It does take some time to make a rotation , but little by little it is a really rewarding exercise!!

@robinfox4440 Жыл бұрын

Holy crap this looks hard. I think I need to focus on some more basics before I do something this involved O_o

@venomgold Жыл бұрын

wow si much wonder for videos

@maxanimation8076 6 ай бұрын

Super❤❤😊👏👏👏👏👏

@Mehdi0montahw Жыл бұрын

woow perfect method

@Simon-et4hu 2 жыл бұрын

Another very cool and unusual trick! :) I am currently studying Jinx and I will try this out! Animating works better for me than simple iterative drawing. It tricks my in just the right way I think

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Duuude it would be SO cool to do one of these for Arcane Jinx, best of luck!!

@Simon-et4hu 2 жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial thanks! It would be a victory to take this idea to the end for sure! Just yesterday I was strugling studying a bunch of screenshots and saw your video a bit afterwards. Right on point!

@javiermansilla9303 2 жыл бұрын

goood so have imprecionandt

@theothedestroye6565 2 жыл бұрын

this makes sense to trace the character. i've heard from people that when you're learning on how to draw you can trace others drawings or animation drawings (without posting the final product do to copyrite and moral issues) so you can understand how to proportion your drawings better and create an artstyle easier

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!! As long as you're using tracing as a learning tool and mixing it with life-studies I think its a fantastic way to increase your skill!

@balloonsdraws 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!!!!

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

@ZimYT 2 жыл бұрын

tbh i was on your channel for 30 min and a new vid just post holy cow

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

haha lucky!!

@JoIjloL Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Manu, it deserves at least 1,000,000 views.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good wishes JoljloL! 🙇 slowly but steady we'll get there one day!

@JoIjloL Жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial I'll be watching your progress along with the rest of your viewers. 👍

@anxease Жыл бұрын

how come you still don't have 100k sub??? you are really good at explaining and demonstrating this stuff!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

thanks for your kind words! baby steps but I believe one day we'll get there!

@ib5916 Жыл бұрын

woah the part from 11:17 on blew my mind, thank you!

@noof2892 2 жыл бұрын

i like your accent, it somehow keeps my short attention span going for tutorials like these

@ManuMercurial 2 жыл бұрын

HAHA this is such a big compliment, thank you!

@supersaltlee7657 Жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

You are awesome for being here!

@asiayricardoalvarado 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this , now I'm clear , I'm big fan of saint Seiya a Japanese anime transmitted in the 90's , I am trying to have a good animation and finally I have to accept that circle, lines and ellipses are just obligatory

@neonranger1192 9 ай бұрын

I am animating a super slow motion head turn it's kinda frustrating. This will surely help me

@prosperityokechukwu1503 Жыл бұрын

The best is doing it first in blender then animating😊

@micahguitar2669 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your help.. From Zambia ❤

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Cheers from Costa Rica!

@allmovieworlds1772 Жыл бұрын

Loved your tutorial sir .. Thanks for shearing these tips and work .. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Love back from Costa Rica! Thanks for checking it out!!

@zypher9690 Жыл бұрын

This is a hidden gem! Thank you! Also how would this apply to a studio setting? Seems like this approach would take a real long time on just the head alone not even counting the body and the clothes on the body. Work like this deserves top pay imo!🎉🎉🎉

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

I agree! The purpose of this exercise is to give you the tools to manage rotating a character while keeping it consistent, it is not meant to be used as a way to rotate a character when doing a character sheet as it would be extremely time consuming. Although I've had to animate things like this: i.imgur.com/xAmsf2r.mp4 So you never know!