Can we mention that James Baxter was sitting for 3 hours during the making of this animation demo? Tip of the hat for his unyielding working ethics!.... myself, I had to take a bathroom break during this event! Silliness aside thank you so much for this wonderful demo. Undoubtedly he is one of the greatest animators alive; I literally lost it when he played the animation at the end. The way he controls spacing and volume is inspiring; I was taking notes the entire time; such a great learning experience. I hope you get to do this again!
My main takeaway from this is that the main difference between an amateur and a remarkable professional artist has nothing to do with talent or skill itself, but more to do with awareness. Look at this man, thinking ahead every single line he draws, seeing mistakes and problems on places regular people wouldn't be able to, being so certain of his judgement, he erases and deletes entire frames on what would be 5 to 10 minutes of work wasted, just because they didn't feel right. He sees his finished work before he is even close to be finished and it's not afraid of the means he'll have to take to get that idealized concept and it's not willing to give up or change his mind along the way until it is finished. It's peak perfectionism and it's something most people simply aren't built for. I may be wrong or exaggerating but I think James Baxter is the best 2D animator alive today.
Actually, skill comes with awareness and tons of experiences, like you've been through it so many times that you already know almost every single solution to the problems ahead. That's why James nearly got all his guesses right with the character's spacing during the demo, which shows the moment he pressed play.
Here's a concept for the squirrel animation: The squirrel approaches a walnut but realizes he's too weak to open it. Determined to get stronger, he devises a plan. He grabs a stick, attaches two walnuts to it, and creates a makeshift workbench to work out. After doing several reps of bench pressing, he becomes super strong. This time, he's able to open the walnut with ease and feels proud of his accomplishment. In the next scene, to demonstrate his newfound strength, he punches a tree, causing it to completely shatter and a cascade of walnuts to fall down. This scene will emphasize the action and the illusion of weight in the animation. As the walnuts tumble down like a mountain, one of them hits him on the head, momentarily stunning him. However, he quickly recovers, the walnut breaks open, and he happily eats the contents inside. We can end the animation with him contentedly enjoying his reward. Then the camera will pan out and he gives you a blink from his eye or a wink as he's eating the seeds from the Walnut.
Thank you for this James. It's amazing to think in this day and age we can just sit over the shoulder of one of the greatest animators of all time. And thank you Pencil Mileage Club and CSU Fullerton for sharing this.
Could you please mention 3-5 exercises for timing improvement? My animations allways are so "floaty" and boring... It takes a lot of time for me to set it right every time...
I always imagine James Baxter was a lot more younger but,I’m not complaining about his age I’m saying he looks good in his age and still do a great work in the animation company
are you kidding? he’s been animating movies since the 80s! and he’s only 53, meaning he’s been working on fully fledged disney films since he was a teenager 😭. i would be happy with a speck of his talent
@@madisondunn5068 Yeah, I know for this one it is, I meant, for other projects or animation, if he every shared his thumbnails or stuff, I am very curious how he planed out his thumbnails usually
"I'm gonna share my screen for a second." *three hours passes*
thank God, this is a class, it's for those who know how to take advantage of it❤
Anything James Baxter puts out there, I'm watching. Thanks for the upload!
Thanks for watching!!! :)
yoo marco
@@Pencilmileageclub He's using TVpaint right?
Hey marcobucci!! Love your channel
@@counterstrike89yes
animating while watching him animate is HUMBLING!!! He's so good.
Can we mention that James Baxter was sitting for 3 hours during the making of this animation demo? Tip of the hat for his unyielding working ethics!.... myself, I had to take a bathroom break during this event! Silliness aside thank you so much for this wonderful demo. Undoubtedly he is one of the greatest animators alive; I literally lost it when he played the animation at the end. The way he controls spacing and volume is inspiring; I was taking notes the entire time; such a great learning experience. I hope you get to do this again!
My main takeaway from this is that the main difference between an amateur and a remarkable professional artist has nothing to do with talent or skill itself, but more to do with awareness. Look at this man, thinking ahead every single line he draws, seeing mistakes and problems on places regular people wouldn't be able to, being so certain of his judgement, he erases and deletes entire frames on what would be 5 to 10 minutes of work wasted, just because they didn't feel right. He sees his finished work before he is even close to be finished and it's not afraid of the means he'll have to take to get that idealized concept and it's not willing to give up or change his mind along the way until it is finished. It's peak perfectionism and it's something most people simply aren't built for. I may be wrong or exaggerating but I think James Baxter is the best 2D animator alive today.
Actually, skill comes with awareness and tons of experiences, like you've been through it so many times that you already know almost every single solution to the problems ahead. That's why James nearly got all his guesses right with the character's spacing during the demo, which shows the moment he pressed play.
He's one of the best but it's more of animators having different acting styles. Milt Kahl would do this differently, etc. But they're ALL GOOD.
I saw James Baxter and expected a horse balancing on a circus ball😂
BLOWS my mind how he can just time it out in his head before he hits play. A god among us.
Jaaames Ba-a-axter!!
scrolling until i see james baxter speed run any% 4 seconds record
james baxter becoming animator sensei is something i didnt know i needed in my life
He makes it look so easy
James Baxter just seems like the nicest person ever
This is so great! I’ve been wanting to “look over his shoulder” while he animates for a long time. Thank you so much for sharing this!
I've re-watched this so many times
Here's a concept for the squirrel animation: The squirrel approaches a walnut but realizes he's too weak to open it. Determined to get stronger, he devises a plan. He grabs a stick, attaches two walnuts to it, and creates a makeshift workbench to work out. After doing several reps of bench pressing, he becomes super strong. This time, he's able to open the walnut with ease and feels proud of his accomplishment.
In the next scene, to demonstrate his newfound strength, he punches a tree, causing it to completely shatter and a cascade of walnuts to fall down. This scene will emphasize the action and the illusion of weight in the animation. As the walnuts tumble down like a mountain, one of them hits him on the head, momentarily stunning him. However, he quickly recovers, the walnut breaks open, and he happily eats the contents inside. We can end the animation with him contentedly enjoying his reward. Then the camera will pan out and he gives you a blink from his eye or a wink as he's eating the seeds from the Walnut.
James Baxter the animation legend
You have no idea how helpful this is. Please do more!
Oh my God, I would love to be taught by this master of animation
James Baxter huge fan i d love to meet you on zoom you're just amazing :)
Dammn, James is soo chill :D.. actualy imagined him as the hors from adventure time, but im also pleased with this👌
I hope to see more of this. It’s always nice to watch the process of professional animators like James Baxter.
Thank you for this James. It's amazing to think in this day and age we can just sit over the shoulder of one of the greatest animators of all time. And thank you Pencil Mileage Club and CSU Fullerton for sharing this.
Wonderful animation demo! I enjoyed watching and listening! Best wishes from Elly ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! Cheers!
More from James Baxter please.
Oh my, thank you for sharing this! The master in action =D
I feel so sad that I can't shift to an animation course now so watching this is both fun and comforting. Thank you for this.
Same here, but with drawing
Thank you so much for sharing this!!
Thank you SO MUCH for doing and sharing this
Thank you so much for sharing this! Amazing to see the process.
This video is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
You can feel how much he loves animation.. So enjoyable to watch it. real master
this is a blessing
3 hour zoom meeting and it was worth the wait 🥰🥰🥰
He's back!!!!
He may have lost his Bristol accent, but he still is a master animator!
imagine having baxter THERE AT fullerton 😭
you have an excellent grasp of tvpaint animation program software James. that is the thing i would like to pick up more dexterity in doing.
This is great
Thank you so much for sharing this🙏🙏🙏
My man is a legend
I didn't know James Baxter was a professor at a university.
I'm not. This was just a visiting lecturer type thing.
@@jamesbaxter1236 Okay then. Still pretty cool that you got to interact with students. I wish I was there.
You're too nice James...
Animation is the best
Super!!!
Thanks Sandro :) nice to hear from you!!
commenting so that youtube recommends me more like this.
I never seen James' face before
Ye❤
Nice!
Q: When’s did u start animating and when u try something else?
Yes.
Ah just in time for me to paint to :)
Plz start a CZcams channel where u go live once a week
2:59:17
*Doink*
pog
Wow
Could you please mention 3-5 exercises for timing improvement?
My animations allways are so "floaty" and boring... It takes a lot of time for me to set it right every time...
I always imagine James Baxter was a lot more younger but,I’m not complaining about his age I’m saying he looks good in his age and still do a great work in the animation company
are you kidding? he’s been animating movies since the 80s! and he’s only 53, meaning he’s been working on fully fledged disney films since he was a teenager 😭. i would be happy with a speck of his talent
@@sophiamura9484 really I only met his work when I read he worked on Adventure time I didn’t knew he worked so long that 👍🏻
In fact James Baxter animated on Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast etc... One of the best animator ever.
Older is better. At least they have far more experience than younger people. Simple logic. Old may have mold, but young is dumb.
@@cmac4601 both can be stupid as hell or smart, no point on generalizing
Coolness,thanx, be blessed,all in Jesus shalom
Jaaaaasmes Baxter
Baxter the god 😎
For free???
wonder if there is anywhere James ever shared his thumbnails drawings, if anyone knows, please let me know!
Hey there! He didn’t draw any thumbnails! Everything you see here is what James worked with!
@@madisondunn5068 Yeah, I know for this one it is, I meant, for other projects or animation, if he every shared his thumbnails or stuff, I am very curious how he planed out his thumbnails usually
Does any know what programm he uses?
TvPaint
What program was he using?? Looks like photoshop? :o
It's TvPaint
@@jamesbaxter1236 Thanks a whole bunch!
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Is he part british? I'm hearing some accent in there
Actually, I'm completely British, but I've lived in California for the last 30+ years and my accent has changed.
@@jamesbaxter1236 Yeah it's definitely an interesting blend of the two.
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GOOD MORNING FROM GREEN VALLEY, AZ
Love that he's not assuming the squirrels gender. Haha. Unless he knows they're for sure a non binary squirrel.
He mentioned 'squirrel boy' during the demo i think
@@Zahk_noodle ah. lil boi
heh
Is he semi British? Unusual accent
he's 100% british, but he has lived in California for 30+ years so his accent changed
Plz start a CZcams channel
Wait wait wait thats James Baxter i thout he was much younger but hes old and and godlike at animations sana ol
Start a CZcams channel already please!
He have one
czcams.com/channels/t2iDOfRW1WWu5SxgJJpP1g.html
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dayumn hes old
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