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WELCOME TO DRAWFLOW!

Where your Drawing Journey Starts Here

Welcome to DrawFlow—where your Solid Drawing journey begins. Start by learning the fundamentals, explore essential drawing techniques, and put your skills into practice through interactive exercises.

Learn the basics. Practice your skills. Grow as an animator.

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INTRODUCTION VIDEO Click to watch DrawFlow Orientation

OBJECTIVES

After using the DrawFlow website, learners should be able to:

1. Understand the basic principles and concepts of Solid Drawing in 2D animation.
2. Identify the use of form, shadow, perspective, and depth in creating solid drawings.
3. Apply Solid Drawing techniques through guided lessons and interactive exercises.
4. Practice creating drawings that show proper form, proportion, volume, and depth.
5. Develop confidence and creativity in applying Solid Drawing skills to animation.

WHAT IS SOLID DRAWING PRINCIPLE?

Solid Drawing—The skill of conveying a 3D character or object in a 2D drawing. It emphasizes drawing what will appear solid, balanced and believable by demonstrating key elements of form, weight, proportion, structure, and depth. Solid Drawing is an important part of 2D Animation because it allows animators to create consistent and believable character animation from various angles and poses. It also enables artists to become aware of the use of objects and the human body in space in relation to light and movement.

In DrawFlow, you will learn four important lessons: Form, Shadow, Perspective, and Depth. Every lesson contains straightforward explanations, illustrations and videos to help you grasp each concept. You will also have drawing practice activities which will allow you to put into practice your learning. Learn the lessons step by step and practice each technique to continue to develop your Solid Drawing skills and draw more believable objects for animation.

Source: Solid Drawing: The 12 Basic Principles of Animation