Join our channel to take our animation class: click to join 👉 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdm1e2lqR1QOtNfE33S1xQ/join Here's the link to the project files: https://www.patreon.com/posts/samurai-slash-69646357 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/FC2hueF4sZ In this video, I'll walk you through my frame by frame animation process. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Research 08:15 - Study the design 13:41 - Rough animation 24:58 - Tie downs 29:48 - Clean up 34:36 - Shading 40:30 - After Effects 48:13 - Conclusion My actual references for the samurai slash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5KEPeGoP6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlOjuVehh68 Resources: https://www.shutterstock.com/ https://www.pexels.com/ Support us on Patreon (Get access to project files): https://www.patreon.com/plainlysimple Recommended books for animators: Framed Ink - https://amzn.to/3qQeBQA Figure Drawing - https://amzn.to/3ytrvXl Animator's Survival Kit - https://amzn.to/3hKE1uM