I’m pretty sure I broke the replay button for that Camp Camp animatic of yours. If you don’t mind me asking, what got you to draw consistently?

Yoo! I’m really glad you liked it!! Thanks so much!



As for consistency- It’s gonna sound like a broken record, it really is. But honestly? Drawing every day, and reference. Not JUST drawing from life (though that’s most important!) but practicing how you stylize characters. The constant drawing makes someone more consistent in general, giving you a better grasp of the shapes that will make up certain characters, and giving a more solid ability to recreate those shapes with each drawing. But also, for specific characters- rules and reference!

To see what my drawings were like before Get Back Up Again, here’s some Davids I drew before I made the animatic:

I kinda just did whatever with him.

For the animatic, though, I did want to stay consistent. So I made a little ref board that I hung above my desk! I actually managed to snap a picture of it before I left for college again:

I’d advise doing this every time you’re working on an extended project, even if they’re your own characters! Not only did I reference David with multiple expressions and angles, but I also referenced some of my own frames, as my animatic had its own specific style I wanted to keep to. I’d have to pull up references of other specific characters when I drew them.



I also kept certain rules for how I drew David, like line placement and line weight, how far I could push expressions, proportions, and how exactly I translated David into my way of drawing. After I stuck to these, I started looking at my reference board less and less, finding that I grew more consistent. By then, I had about a hundred frames in, so it was muscle memory at that point.

Even after this, there are still a lot of mistakes! But it sure helps a lot to practice and keep something in front of you.

Having this under my belt, I’ll likely be even faster picking up NEW characters, too, as it’s practice with getting down a shape language and sticking to it.

Experience is key, and the number one thing you can do is jump into it!

I hope this was an answer you were looking for! :) And thanks again!