Keep it simple!

Hello guys!

Been doing a bunch of school work lately which turns me into a lazy person. So here goes.

I've been saving a book I got for Christmas, (I've been wanting to read it so badly but at the same time keep it untouched and a mystery) this is the kind of book I could only dream of owning and now it's mine. So what is this book called? Hm?

The Illusion of Life - Disney Animation

By Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

This book is all about the history of animation and how Walt Disney together with his group of animators made animation into what it is today. In this book you read about ''The Principles of Animation'' and you get to read a bunch of quotes that Walt Disney had once said.

With this book Frank and Ollie hope to inspire and teach future animators (and/or interested people wishing to understand animation better) about what Disney Style Animation really is. Over 500 pages of pure knowledge and information about the wonderful art of animation.

This is the kind of book I'd guard with my life and not even leave behind in a fire.
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Thanks to this particular book I've decided to start over art wise. I read that keeping it simple was one of the most important things when animating. So, that's exactly what I'm going to be doing with my drawings from now on.

I've always gone to the advanced way of drawing before learning the simple but expressive way when it comes down to creating something. I might have mistaken that art really isn't about how clean or detailed your artwork is, but more about the feeling you want it to express. I think that's what I'm missing. Simplicity, the capability of keeping it simple and clean.

Below I have three examples of drawings that I have drawn while keeping it simple. They might look like shit compared to many other great artists, but that's not the point. I believe that if I keep it simple I will learn anatomy easier and different facial expressions. I also believe that this will help me evolve as an artist and as a future animator.

Sexy editing is done in Paint.

No critique needed.

Have a good one,
Malin