My brothers an animator. Big name anime companies from japan will pay him $20 a cut, and no more even if they make him redo it for whatever reason. When he live streams, people on youtube will pay him $20 just to read their comment on stream. Pay your animators, please.
@backhander87104 жыл бұрын
Woah your bro sounds cool
@itsme73364 жыл бұрын
Hope he atleast is doing ok
@dogtune01173 жыл бұрын
@@itsme7336 your profile picture is literally everywhere. where did you get it from
@ilikepie46853 жыл бұрын
Do it.
@adultishgambino87133 жыл бұрын
a cut?
@meganjones41274 жыл бұрын
Me: *scoffs* I know how to use shapes to draw characters... Brookes: knowing how to use shapes like circles, triangles, and squares to draw characters is like learning the letters of the alphabet Me: *stares at Brookes intensely while Western showdown music plays in the background*
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
I hope its Once Upon a Time in the West
@theberrby68364 жыл бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge 😂😂
@meganjones41274 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, you’re amazing Brookes. 😂😂 Why didn’t I find your channel sooner?? KZfaq???!?!! 😂🤣 Ah well, Thank you for another inspiring video! :D *and the two lived happily ever after ending the staring showdown once and for all* 😂😂
@Animal_tracks62Ай бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge i just seen this was four years ago lol! but i basically was like *aggresive western music plays as i pull my sketchbook out to fix my characters*
@leith14524 жыл бұрын
I just realised I'm gonna have to make a cast of good characters and not just one overdeveloped character
@BROXBasher Жыл бұрын
Don't forget background characters. For me, even background characters can have their own lives going on, like they're the main characters of their own stories. When I get to make a full scene, I wanna keep that in mind: What do these backgrounders do? Where are they going, what's going on in their lives? But I got off-track for a moment here. You're right, though, a cast of good characters is better than having just one.
@RayngoMango11 ай бұрын
REAL SHIT
@sedox314510 ай бұрын
I think that I should instead focus on a smaller but deeper cast often, and still I'm doing the opposite
@areoants94534 жыл бұрын
1:10 "Pay your animators!" But... what if *I* was the animator? What happens then?
@HeartlessReaperKun4 жыл бұрын
guess I gotta pay you.
@eldritchlemon4 жыл бұрын
Pay yourself
@ginniferlaub67814 жыл бұрын
you get paid
@Jrlomay4 жыл бұрын
Give your friend some money and tell them to give it back once you have created a complete work of art
@pantheraviva4 жыл бұрын
AreoAnts TREAT YOSELF
@thisisapictureofmydog.isnt92084 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised how much shape language I was already doing subconsciously
@WolfyLupus4 жыл бұрын
Yes, she is. XD
@netziguess35072 жыл бұрын
MATE SAME
@byonty8864 жыл бұрын
"the upper triangle can feel hopeful and positive" mmh *bill cipher* me:"oh"
@men_del124 жыл бұрын
Well, he's exception 😅. But he's still a villain to Gravityfalls 😅.
@lifeontheledgerlines83944 жыл бұрын
I T ' S F U N N Y H O W D U M B Y O U A R E - Bill Cipher
@backhander87104 жыл бұрын
He's not easy to deCYPHER
@pinkpusheenpaws4 жыл бұрын
I think they did that so he looks less obviously evil so we can see how Ford might’ve trusted him once
@rodannnkekw28663 жыл бұрын
Gravity Falls’s character designers wanted to play with his shape language. It’s a good design tho
@sleepysmokemoved25613 жыл бұрын
You can also use shape language show how a character has changed though the story with out changing there design to much. During the main antagonist’s reformation arch his design doesn’t change to much other than the sharp points of his whiskers, beard, and ears being rounded off[yes he is an anthro cat] the toes of his boots going from triangles to half circles and the triangle that makes up his chest being borrowed down to lessen his blocky, imposing silhouette.
@areoants94534 жыл бұрын
Jokes aside, though, this video's got me thinking about shapes again. A lot of my designs tend to be circular with few exceptions, and while that's fine'n dandy, I worry I suffer from same face a lot of the time. Plus, it'd be nice to have someone that isn't just "cute", y'know? In fact, I might set some time aside to try out the same thing you did during 5:25. That could be a real fun challenge.
@tencolorpen4 жыл бұрын
aaaaaaaa literally was boutta rewatch your old ones about shape language :o
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Now with TWO Audio channels! XD
@black_horse_lover26554 жыл бұрын
Nice! Ha ha.
@blindvalkyrie93524 жыл бұрын
I learned that "tiny silhouette" method from one of your older videos and I use it almost every time I design a character
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@XxBloodyWenchxX4 жыл бұрын
thanks for going beyond "a circle is... you know... circular." it's amazing how exact and on point you are. lovely examples too! i'm definitely gonna use this as a source in my written research.
@cristopherrose93564 ай бұрын
Interesting explanation on triangles. Ive been using them in my own character but without this kind of reasoning. I knew they represented energy and/or danger, but I never considered mood based on position.
@CorinneVictoria54 жыл бұрын
Literally came up with a new character yesterday. So excited to practice this
@men_del124 жыл бұрын
FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING (it's not like I hate those basic 3 shapes, I just think it'll worth it to make things more than what they should for experiment)
@nicepasta5654 жыл бұрын
What about Jojo characters? They are mostly semi-realistic in designs and the protagonists usually appear to have a squarish design. Yet some of them are.. quite different from being sturdy.
@lovecatsniyumi77323 жыл бұрын
The difference with JoJo characters, is that Araki has showed many times that their body/face types are the same (most of the time, an exception can be Polpo, for example.) Araki replaces the lack of shape differences with crazy clothing, exotic hair styles, strange poses and diverse personalities. That's why even without that shape difference, you can still notice the difference between his characters.
@sassafrassanid57183 жыл бұрын
With jojo, it’s all in the clothing and how characters hold and express themselves. Araki probably never concerned himself with the intricacies of shape language and just felt the whole thing out.
@MidnightCapricorn26964 жыл бұрын
This was really informative! I really like watching this type of video, as I always strive to improve! Shape language is probably one of the harder things for me to do, as I almost always resort to round shapes unless I'm drawing hair or fur, where I do sharp. Drawing with different shapes will make for interesting results, so I'll try to experiment as often as I can. It's the reason I try to keep at least three noteooks and have a lot of folders on my computer.
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear, these kinds of videos don't usually do as well, so if you have the ability to support or share them if you'd like to see more, please do! That is definitely the trick with shapes, the interplay can get really interesting, but it takes a lot of experimentation!
@sleepysmokemoved25613 жыл бұрын
I think shape language is one of those things that is a must to know especially if you have a heavily stylized style like mine. I use shapes heavily in my art. The main antagonist of the comic I’m working on has a triangle for a chest for peats sake
@JK-ss1uh4 жыл бұрын
Me: Sees hollow knight merch in the background Also me: “Imma watch the entire thing now”
@nephelit4 жыл бұрын
Man, this is my favorite channel ever.
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, thank you Carlos!
@Kyamusuku4 жыл бұрын
Same! There needs to be more channels like this.
@Stephen-T-Clark4 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember the left-only audio! I laughed so hard at that!
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
we've come so far! XD This is actually the first video with a new mic, slightly better!
@matiasnl4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember old videos about shape language! So glad to see you covering this again! Very helpful as always, which continues the helpful video streak ;)
@LuckySketches4 жыл бұрын
Do you think you could do a case study or a video dissecting some examples of different basic shapes being used together?
@juliannajm35924 жыл бұрын
Your channel is such a big help, ever since I found it I've been hooked. Thank you!
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate that, thanks!
@deebernaers1374 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brookes, very informative - I think the Superman wood block episode was one of the first episodes I saw, brought a big smile on my face seeing it again!
@mattdoesstuff89874 жыл бұрын
3:27 Is that Zote? Yo, Zote is my Dad. He's a knight of great renown.
@Cameron-yq5ug4 жыл бұрын
Okay, I looked up shape language yesterday. What kind of witchery is this?
@user-cs8pb5mi7n4 жыл бұрын
"Stoic". Shows Zote. Seems legit.
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
*twelve paragraph response*
@picklejuicemcjaberson22294 жыл бұрын
_Can't you tell Zote is such an in-depth and developed character? It takes a high IQ to understand the subtle nuances and qualities of his caricature, that I'd hardly expect you to understand_
@Tyro13014 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel, and I really like your videos they help out a lot! I think you're super underrated!
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
thanks so much!
@Tyro13014 жыл бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge You're welcome!
@alliknowisthatiknownothing82474 жыл бұрын
Great tips and analysis as always, ty :D
@kakao-katze4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the nicest, most informative instalment I've seen you do yet. Maybe cause this time I properly paid attention, rather than drawing during the videos duration, but I'd still like to say that its improvement.👍
@Cast-Carnival Жыл бұрын
2:28 I too like it.
@spicymeatballs2thespicening Жыл бұрын
Everyone loves kirby 🍝🥺
@TheApoke4 жыл бұрын
So spongebob is supposed to look "stoic, bulky, heroic, stubborn, and static"?
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Nope, these are NOT rules at all, but something that can be said by them. Making some sort of exhaustive list of everything that can be said with shapes would be like making... a dictionary. Spongebob's squareness falls under the namecalling we do when we call someone a square, they're odd, obtuse, and uncool. Spongebob's also incredibly unchanging, every episode, every arc, he's the same.
@luvblueybingoheeler31502 жыл бұрын
Watching these type of videos made me redo my characters. Well some of them.
@waaurufu4 жыл бұрын
Unrelated to the video but man I remember when you were such a small channel, I'm so happy to see your advice getting to more aspiring artists!
@sunnyn-pilly54974 жыл бұрын
Your a great person to learn from.
@PrismMime474 жыл бұрын
I find it best to use the same shapes and patterns to flesh out my whole character. I start my patterns with its eyes and face profile, then work downward. When I show my drawings, the patterned out characters prove to be more appealing.
@Bownimations014 жыл бұрын
Can mixing shapes be good too? I struggle with shape language to be honest ^^’ I do combine shapes though, and I’m not too sure if that reads clearly or if it muddles the character a bit
@lovecatsniyumi77323 жыл бұрын
I'm not an expert but I do listen and learn a lot about this and the answer is: Yes. You can mix shapes, but try to not use too much shapes. For example, you can use triangular and circular shapes, if used well you can make a great design. The trick is to find a balance between the shapes you'll use.
@Bownimations013 жыл бұрын
@@lovecatsniyumi7732 thank you so much!
@ender58923 жыл бұрын
Sure. If you look at child animation characters all characters have a bit of roundness to them, specially in their eyes
@hilalrefaiehhilal.designs37954 жыл бұрын
u deserve better recognition
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Hehe thanks! Sharing and supporting always helps where that's concerned!
@Artofizanagi4 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel dude
@cosmicspacething34744 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on how to emphasize certain parts of a character?
@renzdelacruz65583 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you!
@markguyton28684 жыл бұрын
So what shape language would a tesseract describe?
@floatywolfthingy84553 жыл бұрын
“Pay your animators” silly, I AM my animator.
@GoodBloodGames4 жыл бұрын
haha that quality comment at the start made me lol
@xyrex99114 жыл бұрын
me half asleep at 12 am browsing yotube: this dude's cool me sees hollow knight figures in the background: eyes widen, stares into the screen with excitement
@xostides83243 жыл бұрын
3:52 ramiel
@CrazyOwlDude2 жыл бұрын
Most of the time with my art style literally all my characters are round. Sometimes I do it intentionally, but mostly it's just because of my art style.
@spicymeatballs2thespicening Жыл бұрын
If squares are sturdy and serious, triangles are quick and unpredictable, and circles are cute and friendly, what vibe to octagons and hexagons give off
@CharacterDesignForge Жыл бұрын
That’s giving literal shapes a bit too much credit- those are essentially triangular squares- a combo of those two languages
@KochiKenji3 жыл бұрын
Great advice!
@ThasaVids3 жыл бұрын
Thank U! :D
@actuallyredash45434 жыл бұрын
i really enjoyed this video!
@lux_fero2 жыл бұрын
and what is hexagons? Triengle group or circle?
@CharacterDesignForge2 жыл бұрын
It would definitely be triangular, there arent any curves in hexagons
@annikasmith45214 жыл бұрын
I've started the book I was planning! The main character Rocky is a very broad but childish character however you can't really connect with him because everything is uncertain with him. Do u have any tips or tricks that could make him visually connectable?
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
I think a few things in... this video... could help!
@user-nu9ty9rt3h4 жыл бұрын
Everyone: you need shape language for good character designs Minecraft: *hold my honey cube*
@MrMagistralMalik4 жыл бұрын
Can someone please tell me what is the Outro Music Theme? at 7:04-7:05 to 7:25
@SillyLittleDemon4 жыл бұрын
A lot of efficient methods for learning involve drawing things that you don't want to draw, like life drawings or trying to mimic someone else's art. I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if there are any ways to practice drawing and improving while also flexing your creative muscles?
@mohamedzidan55212 жыл бұрын
wow pro
@teacupanimates2 жыл бұрын
3:28 ZOTE THE MIGHTY
@mathilda67634 жыл бұрын
Calling round characters 'feminine, children and cute animals" is fat monk erasure. 😶
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Bruh, my mascot the Wanderlumin though 😝
@HelderGriff2 жыл бұрын
With all of that it appears like the square will always be boring. Or at least that's what I can't stop thinking
@mikoartz50063 жыл бұрын
Question here ..well maybe 2 Are all shape langu based characters intentional or is it just some coincidence. In a way And un does shape language always have to be applied in all character designing or can it be left out and still have a equal looking design without shape language being the. Main look of the design
@artmanstudios70373 жыл бұрын
What about SpongeBob? He's square yet jolly, fun, and happy!
@karakana2 жыл бұрын
his design does have many cirlces in it to accompany it however
@spicymeatballs2thespicening Жыл бұрын
They probably weren't considering that, and more just to make him look like an actual sponge for simplicity's sake
@VisiColors4 жыл бұрын
Oof I love that paper mario shirt
@JDSigma3 жыл бұрын
what about rhombus
@CharacterDesignForge3 жыл бұрын
Is that a serious question or a joke.
@JDSigma3 жыл бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge serious
@CharacterDesignForge3 жыл бұрын
@@JDSigma It would fall under the general shape language of square or triangular shape language, as talked about in the video.
@portloho74854 жыл бұрын
Can you talk about how water and ice are shape around a character and landscape
@thebratwurst2 жыл бұрын
So it's less of Circles, Squares, and Triangles, but rather Curves, and Obtuse and Acute angels. And even more, the angles and degrees the shapes, made by the different lines, have?
@thatfamiiiarnight36652 жыл бұрын
“circles are circular” ah yes, the floor here is made out of floor
@kmkitties32314 жыл бұрын
Is that the Hollow Knight character in the background (on the right side). My brother plays the game :v
@DamageMaximo4 жыл бұрын
Could you talk about Undertale characters? I think they are pretty great and they feel so real to me!!!
@MasterTow19944 жыл бұрын
Phineas and Ferb took it to an extreme?
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
There's lots of shows with incredibly graphic shape language like that, yeah!
@obnoxiosefe21802 жыл бұрын
Hmm good good
@dark_attribute4 жыл бұрын
Damn, I thought this was about improving the way you write dialouge to better express a character's personality. I have a realy bad habit of writing what _I_ would say instead of writing what the actual character would say. I get really frustrated when I write some dialouge and they both sound like they have the same personality; mine. And my personality is not the best to have. Help
@RandomDude14872 ай бұрын
What the heck are the Hollow Knight models in the background
@varma190619754 жыл бұрын
Shapes are not used for drawing but drawing means shapes
@ginniferlaub67814 жыл бұрын
can I get this in stupid, so I understand easier? 🙏
@CharacterDesignForge4 жыл бұрын
Is there something you have a question about?
@ewwahuman23184 жыл бұрын
Humans are too complicated, I don’t like them, they threaten me