I created a PRO Animation with Cartoon Animator 5 & Midjourney v6
Summary
TLDRDans ce script captivant, l'animateur narre son défi de créer une animation professionnelle sans avoir à dessiner. Il utilise des outils tels que MidJourney et After Effects pour concevoir des éléments graphiques et des personnages, tout en abordant les implications éthiques de l'utilisation de l'IA dans l'industrie de l'animation. Le défi est de taille, car il est confronté à la nécessité de respecter des normes professionnelles tout en minimisant l'intervention humaine dans le processus créatif. L'animateur envisage également l'impact potentiel de cette technologie sur les débutants et les créatifs qui ne peuvent pas dessiner, et comment cela pourrait transformer l'éducation et l'engagement des communautés comme la Building Dreams Foundation. Le script se termine par un suspense, laissant le spectateur en suspens quant au verdict final des juges professionnels.
Takeaways
- 🎨 L'auteur souhaite créer une animation professionnelle sans dessiner, ce qui pourrait poser des défis qualitatifs et financiers.
- 🚀 Il compte utiliser MidJourney pour accélérer le processus de création, bien que cela implique des risques liés aux erreurs potentielles de l'IA.
- 🧐 Il est conscient que l'IA peut être limitée pour capturer les expressions émotionnelles complexes qui nécessitent généralement le dessin.
- 💡 Il est inspiré par l'évolution des outils technologiques, allant des calculateurs aux tableurs avec l'intelligence artificielle, et voit un parallèle avec la création d'animations.
- 🌟 Il croit que l'IA peut permettre aux créatifs qui ne peuvent pas dessiner de réaliser des animations impressionnantes, ouvrir de nouvelles opportunités pour les auteurs et les enseignants.
- 🤝 Il a rejoint la Building Dreams Foundation, une organisation qui aide les enfants de la rue en Inde, et voit l'IA comme un moyen de réaliser leurs rêves créatifs.
- 📉 Il a établi un pari avec quelqu'un de son équipe, où il peut gagner ou perdre 300 dollars, basé sur sa capacité à créer de l'animation de qualité sans dessiner.
- 👥 Il a demandé l'avis de mentors et de collègues professionnels, ce qui a ajouté de la pression mais aussi de la validité au défi.
- 🚫 Il a dû respecter des paramètres stricts, notamment l'interdiction de tout dessin ou peinture, pour éviter la disqualification et la perte de l'enjeu financier.
- 🔄 Il a dû renégocier les termes du pari pour inclure des ajustements mineurs qui ne nécessitent pas de compétences de dessin, pour montrer que n'importe qui pourrait suivre ses étapes.
- 🏆 Le défi final consistait à passer deux tests : permettre à un débutant de reproduire son travail et obtenir l'approbation de juges professionnels pour valider la qualité professionnelle de l'animation.
Q & A
Comment l'animateur envisage-t-il de créer une animation professionnelle sans dessiner ?
-Il compte sur l'utilisation d'outils d'intelligence artificielle comme MidJourney et After Effects pour créer des éléments d'animation sans avoir besoin de dessiner ou de peindre.
Quels sont les risques financiers pour l'animateur s'il ne parvient pas à créer une animation professionnelle ?
-S'il échoue, il pourrait perdre 300 dollars, une perte qui est le résultat de son propre défi personnel.
Quel est le nom de l'animation que l'animateur souhaite créer et quelle est sa thématique ?
-Il souhaite créer une animation intitulée 'A Knight’s Journey', qui est une aventure d'un chevalier voyageant à travers un monde magique.
Comment l'animateur aborde-t-il les problèmes éthiques liés à l'utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle dans la création artistique ?
-Il discute avec son mentor, Howard Wimhurst, et aborde les préoccupations des artistes sur le vol d'œuvres et l'utilisation de ces œuvres pour entraîner les algorithmes d'IA. Il mentionne également les mises à jour des moteurs d'IA qui permettent aux artistes de se désister et d'empêcher la création d'œuvres dans leurs styles protégés.
Quels outils l'animateur est autorisé à utiliser dans le cadre de son défi ?
-Il peut utiliser After Effects, MidJourney pour créer la plupart des éléments d'artwork, Freepik pour des éléments supplémentaires et Mr. Horse Motion Array pour des éléments animés tels que la poussière, le feu ou les boules d'énergie.
Comment l'animateur structure-t-il le scénario de son animation ?
-Il crée d'abord les arrière-plans en utilisant MidJourney, puis il ajoute les personnages en utilisant les mises à jour de MidJourney qui permettent de décrire un personnage et de générer des poses et expressions multiples.
Quels sont les deux tests que l'animateur doit réussir pour gagner le défi ?
-Le premier test est de montrer qu'un débutant peut reproduire les ajustements qu'il a faits sans compétences de dessin. Le deuxième test est de faire juger son animation par des professionnels qui compareront son travail à la qualité de l'animation 'Dungeons and Kittens'.
Quelle est la conclusion finale de l'animateur concernant son animation et le défi qu'il a remporté ou perdu ?
-L'animateur a perdu le défi car son animation n'a pas reçu un vote positif de tous les juges professionnels. Cependant, il a appris beaucoup du processus et estime que même une perte est une opportunité d'apprentissage.
Comment l'animateur envisage l'impact de l'utilisation de l'IA sur l'industrie de l'animation et les créateurs ?
-Il croit que l'IA peut aider les personnes qui ne peuvent pas dessiner à créer des animations professionnelles, rendant le processus plus accessible. Cependant, il reconnaît également les problèmes éthiques et les défis que cela pose pour les artistes et l'industrie de l'animation.
Quelle est l'opinion de Howard Wimhurst, le mentor de l'animateur, sur l'utilisation de l'IA dans la création artistique ?
-Howard Wimhurst est fermement opposé à l'utilisation de l'IA, soulignant les problèmes éthiques et le fait que les créateurs ne possèdent pas les images générées par l'IA.
Comment l'animateur a-t-il ressenti la perte de 300 dollars et l'impact sur son défi ?
-L'animateur était déçu mais il a adopté une attitude positive, citant une citation de Nelson Mandela et soulignant que chaque expérience, qu'il s'agisse d'une victoire ou d'une défaite, est une opportunité d'apprentissage.
Quelle est la perspective de l'animateur sur l'avenir de la création d'animations avec l'IA ?
-Bien qu'il ait été déçu par le résultat de son défi, l'animateur reste optimiste quant au potentiel de l'IA pour rendre la création d'animations plus accessible et pour changer la vie de nombreuses personnes, y compris les enfants de la Fondation Building Dreams.
Outlines
🎨 Création d'une animation professionnelle sans dessiner
Le narrateur décide de créer une animation professionnelle sans avoir besoin de dessiner, en utilisant MidJourney pour accélérer le processus. Il exprime ses inquiétudes concernant les erreurs esthétiques potentielles de l'IA, qui pourraient le coûter 300 dollars si l'animation est de mauvaise qualité. Il décrit son idée de récits inspirée de 'Dungeons and Kittens', une aventure d'un chevalier dans un monde magique. Il mentionne également les implications éthiques de l'utilisation de l'IA, notamment l'impact sur les artistes et le plagiat de leurs travaux. Finalement, il est convaincu que l'IA, malgré ses imperfections, est en train d'évoluer dans la bonne direction et qu'il est prêt à l'utiliser pour son projet.
🤝 Un pari sur la création d'une animation sans compétence de dessin
Le narrateur accepte un défi avec son collègue Aditya, où il s'engage à créer une animation professionnelle sans dessiner et à utiliser uniquement des outils qui ne nécessitent pas de dessin. S'il réussit, il gagne 300 dollars, sinon il les paiera. Il propose d'inviter des juges externes pour rendre la décision, notamment Julio et Mundo d'Alchemy, et Howard Wimhurst, un animateur professionnel critique envers l'IA. Il établit des paramètres clairs pour le défi, incluant l'utilisation de MidJourney pour la création d'artworks, After Effects pour les éléments d'animation et Freepik pour les éléments supplémentaires. Le narrateur décrit ensuite le processus de développement de l'animation, de la conception des personnages à l'ajout de musique et d'effets, tout en s'assurant que les ajustements qu'il effectue pourraient être reproduits par un débutant.
📚 Test de compétence avec un débutant pour la création d'animation
Le narrateur prouve qu'il est possible de créer une animation sans compétence en dessin en menant un test avec Selva, un débutant. Selva suit une journée de formation pour acquérir des compétences de base en peinture numérique, puis il reproduit les techniques utilisées par le narrateur pour intégrer un personnage dans une scène. Le test se concentre sur l'ajout de couleurs, d'ombres et de brouillard pour que le personnage semble partie prenante de l'environnement. Selva réussit à réaliser les étapes, confirmant que n'importe qui peut créer une animation avec les outils appropriés et une formation de base.
🔍 Passation d'un verdict par des professionnels de l'animation
Le narrateur attend avec anxiété le jugement de ses amis professionnels, qui compareront son animation à la qualité de 'Dungeons and Kittens'. Howard Wimhurst choisit de ne pas commenter l'esthétique de l'animation mais de souligner les problèmes éthiques de l'IA dans le domaine de l'animation. Julio d'Alchemy donne finalement son verdict, qui est un thumbs down, signifiant que le défi a échoué. Le narrateur réagit avec déception mais se rappelle que, selon Nelson Mandela, on ne perd pas, on gagne ou on apprend. Il mentionne que l'apprentissage est doulour quand on perd, mais il garde l'optimisme pour l'avenir.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Animation
💡MidJourney
💡A.I. (Intelligence Artificielle)
💡Dungeons and Kittens
💡Challenge
💡Ethics
💡Dall-E 3
💡Building Dreams Foundation
💡After Effects
💡Freepik
💡Animatic
Highlights
The speaker plans to create a professional animation without drawing, using AI technology.
There's a risk of losing $300 if the animation quality is poor due to AI's potential mistakes.
MidJourney will be utilized for rapid animation creation, despite concerns about AI's artistic capabilities.
The envisioned animation style is inspired by 'Dungeons and Kittens', featuring diverse backgrounds and characters on a journey.
The story is titled 'A Knight’s Journey', an adventure through a magical world.
Cartoon Animator software is considered for animating characters like puppets without traditional drawing.
A challenge is set with a team member, with $300 at stake based on the animation's professional quality.
Concerns are raised about the ethical implications of AI in animation, including the potential for copyright infringement.
Updates in AI engines like Dall-E 3 have allowed artists to opt out of their styles being used, addressing some ethical concerns.
The speaker believes AI is progressing in the right direction and is willing to use it for animation.
The challenge of conveying emotions in animation without drawing is acknowledged.
AI's potential to democratize animation creation, allowing those who can't draw to produce animations, is discussed.
The potential impact on educators and organizations like Building Dreams Foundation to create engaging stories is highlighted.
The speaker sets a personal challenge with a colleague, with the condition that no drawing skills can be used.
Parameters for the challenge include the use of specific tools like After Effects, MidJourney, and Freepik, but no drawing or painting.
The process of creating backgrounds and characters for the animation using AI is described.
Adjustments to character designs are made to ensure they can be replicated by a beginner.
A test is conducted with a beginner to see if they can perform the same adjustments as the speaker.
The animation is submitted for judgment by professional storytellers and filmmakers to determine if it meets professional standards.
The outcome of the challenge is pending, with the potential to change the way animations are created and who can create them.
Transcripts
I'm going to create a professional animation without drawing.
I don't know if this is possible because the animation can look bad.
If that happens, I will lose $300.
I will use MidJourney to work super fast.
And this might not work because A.I.
is known to make a lot of ugly mistakes.
So if I cannot draw or paint anything and the A.I.
screws up, I will lose money.
I have a story in mind, and I know how I want my animation to look like.
So let's get it started.
I want the type of animation to be like Dungeons and Kittens.
It has different backgrounds, characters on a journey.
It's really cool.
I think I can do it without drawing because with cartoon animator
you can take characters and animate them as if they were puppets.
The story will be “A Knight’s
Journey”, an adventure of a night traveling through a magical world.
The problem is that if I can't make the animation look professional,
I will lose $300. Why?
Because of my tendency to challenge myself.
It all started with a call I had with someone on my team.
Now I have an idea, why it won’t work.
I can tell you why it won't work.
Noooo! Because...
Because they have this effects when there's, like, a blob is going.
The flames.
Like when the cat has those flames, you have to draw that.
That's the part where I was like, “Hey, you cannot draw”.
I think I can get something done
without without drawing. A.I.
is really advanced now.
My confidence to animate without drawing comes from using the power of A.I.
AI can help beginners who can draw or paint well.
Before we continue, I had an interview with my mentor, Howard Wimhurst,
a professional animator who creates amazing work, and he is strongly
against A.I..
The people who are behind this wave of A.I.
apps, they seem to have no moral qualms with just trampling
over an entire industry and an entire art form.
They will use and abuse artists,
and they seem to be sleeping peacefully at night with the knowledge of doing that.
The problem is that engineers took copyrighted
work from artists and used it to train to air.
My friend Yulia was affected by this.
They took all her work without her permission.
Now anyone could create art in the same style as her.
This enabled anyone to potentially steal customers from her.
Luckily for her, there was some updates in engines
like Dall-E 3 that allowed her to opt out her art.
Also, this update doesn't allow you to create art in any copyrighted style.
Nice.
With her permission, I tried to create a dragon
in her style and Dall-E didn't let me.
And when I tried the same me me journey, their creations didn't
look as if it was made by her.
So I call that progress.
I believe A.I.
is not perfect, but it's heading in the right direction, so I'm willing to use it.
But there's a challenge when it comes to telling a story.
Like, when you do a close up and you show like, emotion and stuff.
You have to have those
eyes or the mouth like or like something like that.
I don't think it's possible without drawing.
I'm 100% sure that it's...
even like the emotional expressions; that’s
exactly something that is a challenge.
But I think I can achieve it.
Let's see. Let's see.
But even though I might lose, I still want to give it my best.
Because if I can animate without drawing, then you can do too.
It won't matter if you can draw or not.
Just like the evolution of people working with numbers in the past,
mathematicians had to do everything in their head and on a piece of paper.
Then came the calculator that helped.
And then now computers are using spreadsheets.
And because of this, now anyone with a computer can do
very complicated calculations using a spreadsheet with A.I.
Creative people who can’t draw.
We'll be able to create cool animations.
I have students who are book authors who want to animate their stories.
Teachers who want to make their classes more entertaining for their students.
So this could change the world.
Places like Building Dreams Foundation could use this to create amazing stories.
BDF is a foundation I joined a couple of weeks ago,
and what they do is that they rescue kids from the streets in India,
give them food, shoes, clothes and proper education
so they can later make their dreams come true.
Imagine those kids with their awesome imaginations
creating professionally animated stories.
It would be so awesome.
So to really push myself, I proposed this.
How about a challenge?
Because I really want to go all in in this.
I made a deal with him, and if I can animate professionally
without drawing, I win and he will pay me $300.
And if I lose, I will pay him $300.
And he agreed.
Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay.
But there’s just one thing.
Who would decide like, you win or you lose.
Who would decide that? Me.
That’s chating! Okay, to...
To make it fair, let's bring judges from outside.
I'm thinking my friends, Julio and Mundo from Alchemy.
Your friends.
They are brutal and honest with their feedback.
Okay, yeah. It works.
I need to set a standard.
They are professional storytellers and filmmakers.
They work with big clients like Amazon, Universal, Warner Music and IKEA.
I'm probably digging my own grave on this one
because they are incredibly brutal with their feedback.
I also reached out to Howard and he agreed to see the finished result.
In any case, Aditya and I agree.
If I win, I get $300.
If I lose, he gets $300.
And my friends from Alchemy and Howard Wimshurst, we'll be the judges.
But wait, before I start.
Here are the parameters we set.
I am not able to draw or paint anything.
And if I do, I will lose $300.
But I can use tools that don't require me to draw anything.
This means that I can use After Effects with some elements from Mr.
Horse Motion Array for cool animated elements like dust
or fire or energy balls.
And also I can get music for this story.
I can use MidJourney,
which will be the place where I will create most of the artwork.
And finally I can use Freepik for extra elements I might need.
And now time to work!
The first step I take in producing
an animation is having a clear idea of what I want to animate.
In this case, my standard is set pretty damn high
when I picked Dungeons and Kittens.
I spent hours on YouTube exploring for different animations
and this one is pretty cool.
It was inspired by Hayao Miyazaki.
I found it fascinating and I plan to use elements from these two.
Like those flying creatures you see?
So I have the idea.
Now the next step is the music.
I went to motion to write and looked for music
that would have a clear feeling of adventure and traveling.
After listening to several, this was the one that I picked.
Then I worked on creating the backgrounds using MidJourney,
just like in the animations I picked as references.
I wanted the knight to travel through different places.
This allowed me to visualize this story using an animatic.
All I did was take the music and the backgrounds together and boom,
I had a slideshow.
Now I had to jump in and create the characters.
With the new update in MidJourney, I was able to create really cool
characters.
For a character design, you can describe your character
and that these keywords detail, character sheet, multiple poses and expressions.
White background, character design, reference sheet.
But still, even though I was able to keep some consistency,
I needed to do some adjustments.
The problem is if I have just anything I will get disqualified and lose money.
So I had to renegotiate. Aditya.
Yes. I do need to do some retouching.
You were right. No.
But you said like no drawing, right?
So it's on you. Wait, wait, wait.
But how about this?
If they have no drawing skills and no painting skills, hear me out.
If they have none of that, they should be able to do what I'm going to do.
Because it's so easy.
In theory, it's so easy.
Okay, so how about this?
Let's test it and see if like a beginner can do it.
So now it's harder because for me to win,
I have to pass two tests.
One, I need a beginner to be able to do what I did.
And if you can't, then I lose.
If he can do it, then I win and I go to the next test.
Test number two It has to look professional like Dungeons and Kittens.
If the judges give me a thumbs down, I lose.
But if I get thumbs up, I win.
I accept and continue doing adjustments.
I make sure that anything I do can be done by any beginner who follows my steps.
I put the knight in a flying creature and then I change colors of the cape
to white. All easy to do.
So far I'm feeling confident I might be able to pull this off.
I finished the animation and now it was time to see if I passed the two tests.
If you want to see how this animation turned out,
wait until the end of this video.
Aditya, I finished the animation.
It's done.
And I want to show you some of the things that I did.
And you're going to pick the one that you believe
is the hardest to do that a beginner could not do.
Okay, let me show you.
Then.
I shared the scenes I spent the most time in and he had to choose one.
So which one do you think is the hardest?
This one. This one. This one. Okay.
All right.
Now, with the challenge selected now, we had to choose a student
who would try to do what I did.
Let's go with Selva then. Selva. Okay.
And so I had a call with Selva for the test.
If he was able to do what I did, then any person
with no drawings skills would be able to do it too.
Question Do you have experience in digital painting before any of this?
Ah No.
This first time I'm doing this, yeah.
In order for him to take this test first, he needed to spend one single day
developing basic drawing and digital painting skills.
You need the ability to paint a gradient from black to white,
then a gradient from one color to another one;
then painting a sphere with light and shadow, all very basic.
Once he passed that he was fully qualified to do the techniques I use
in this animation.
This particular scene is complicated because we have a background
and a character that doesn't belong there.
We need to do some color correction and now he will look like he's
part of the scene.
We achieve that in three steps.
Step one we add the color of the scene into the character.
Step two, we add the shadow. Why?
Because if you notice, he's walking on this kind of bridge
and that is his shadow.
So it doesn't make sense to have the legs like that.
So we need to add shadow on him.
So he looks like there's some kind of shadow
projected from some building that we don't see in the scene.
And that will be these look and these way he looks more
part of the scene and finally, step three, we add fog. Why?
Because if you notice, the background has a little bit of fog
and also there's a little bit of fog in here.
And that's why if we add a tiny bit of fog on his feet,
now he's going to be completely part of the scene like this.
Do you notice?
So he tried step one and was able to do it easily.
Perfect. You have step one?
Yes, knew you could do it.
I love it.
Then I explained the next step to add a little bit of shadow.
That one was a little bit more complicated.
That's step two. Do you think you can do that?
Yes, I can do it. All right, let's do it. Okay.
So even though he would
was a little bit hard, he was able to do it without any problems.
That's it. That's it. Really soft.
We're done.
Yeah. Okay.
Now we need a last step.
I explained step three to add the fog.
And then I asked, Do you think you can do that?
Yes. Okay.
All right. All right, let's do it.
Then he was able to do it perfectly.
We've got it.
Yeah, that's good.
Can you tell me which one was harder?
Like painting the sphere or doing these steps?
The sphere was a little bit harder. Right?
Once you understand the sphere This is an easier.
Right?
That's exactly.
That's exactly why I am so excited about this.
So these was clear proof that anyone can do this.
You might need to sit down for one day to do the gradients and the sphere,
but really it is useful digital painting skills to have
if you want to do animation.
This allows you to adjust any character you get from the Internet or from A.I..
Great. So far I have passed one of the tests.
I managed to create an animation without drawing.
I mean only doing small adjustments that any beginner can do.
Now I just have to pass the second test, and that is to show it
to professionals, my friends, and they will compare my animation
with Dungeons and Kittens as the standard, and they will give me either
a thumbs up or thumbs down.
I'm feeling pretty optimistic and excited because imagine if I get thumbs up.
That would mean that now,
thanks to A.I., anyone can create professional animations.
The kids are Building.
Dreams Foundation will be able to animate awesome stories and the teachers
will be able to create education that is super entertaining and engaging.
These will definitely change their world.
But if I don't make it, if they give me a thumbs down, then
I like to think on Nelson Mandela's quote I never lose.
I either win or I learn.
Well, I can tell you learning when you lose hurts.
So I really want to win.
Thumbs up could change a lot of lives
and thumbs down would cost me $300.
So Howard was not willing to comment on my quality.
He didn't want to give me a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Instead, he had this to say.
If I don't critique the visuals of an animation and instead critique
the unethical practices that are being done against animators,
if I maintained that that is my issue, that is my agenda here.
It is not about whether you can or cannot make a static looking imagery with A.I.
Of course you can.
The images clearly have an esthetic value.
Now, the thing is, you don't own those images.
That's the major thing.
That's does it.
Whether it's good or bad, you don't own them.
I will be posting the interview I had with Howard about the ethics of A.I.
in a later video.
So now I'm waiting on my friends from Alchemy.
Okay.
Finally, Julio from Alchemy had a chance to check the animation.
Compared with Dungeons and Kittens.
And now he's going to give me the verdict.
I can't stop but think
what winning would mean to a lot of people around the world.
Okay, I can tell you
this was not what I was expecting.
And I can tell you it doesn't feel good at all.
So because of that, I have a very important question
for someone, really important.
What do you think of the animation?
yeah.
This guy brings my mood back,
so I have one thumbs down.
Then the next one could be maybe one thumbs up.
Okay, I'm on my way to show this animation to my cousin Mundo from Alchemy.
I'm nervous because he's really strict, and I don't know what he's going to say
about it. So let's see.
He check the animation
and then he and his dog will be giving me either a thumbs up or thumbs down.
If I don't get this one, I will lose and I will have to start all over.
What?
Even the dog gave me paws down.
I just lost $300.
“I won!” If you're interested, you can check the animation
in the description below.
Subscribe if you want to see the next challenge.
Remember, I never lose either win or I learn.
Ver Más Videos Relacionados
TUTO||Comment faire de light sur pixellab (téléphone)
Create an Animated Slide Menu in Figma
J'ai utilisé ChatGPT tous les jours pendant 1 an — Voici ce que j'ai appris
De 0 à 100 000 abonnés YouTube : ce que je dois vous dire !
Etude de cas - Management d'une personnalité difficile - Atelier découverte.
Your Credit Card is at Risk because of this hacking device!
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)