Animating from Pencil to PC II: Rough Detail Sketches

Start drawing your character’s details on top of the pose for the second key. You might find it easier to turn the light table off while doing this, as when using darker lines it can get a bit confusing – some people prefer to blue-line this, as well, but I find I end up with a soft, scribbly mess where I can’t pick out details if I do that. It’s up to individual preferences.

Even if it’s easier to work with the light table off, you will want to turn it on every once in a while to make sure you’re not deviating too far from the details drawn in your first key, in term of size and proportion.