Funny how that doesn't prove him wrong.

"Many cartoonists and animators say that the very reason they want to make cartoons is because they want to get AWAY from realism and the realistic world into the realms of imagination. They'll correctly point out that most cartoon animals DON'T look like animals- They're designs, mental constructs. Mickey ain't no mouse. Sylvester ain't no cat. They look more like circus clowns than animals. Frank Thomas always says, 'If you saw Lady and the Tramp walking down the road, there's no way that you are going to buy that they're real dogs.'

But to make these designs work the MOVEMENTS have to be believable - which leads back to realism and real actions, which leads back to studying the human or animal figure to understand its structure and movement. What we want to achieve isn't realism, it's believability.

While Tex Avery released the animator from the more literal approach in order to do the impossible, he was only able to do so successfully because his animation was done by Disney drop-outs who already had 'the Disney knowledge' of articulation, weight, etc. So, ironically, his rebellion, his 'going the other route', had its basis in an underlying knowledge of realism

But don't confuse drawing with a map! We're animating MASSES, not lines. So we have to understand how mass works in reality. In order to depart from reality, our work has to be based ON reality."

1: You've got to be kidding me. I'm sure I can shade better than you without a 3d object which does the shading automatically.
2: I still don't think it looks flat. The squirtle you posted thar does.
3: Its still not that important. But I'll try to make the light source clearer in my following works
4: I do know it. And I'm too lazy to do a full body PA
5: Well, Dukes isn't animal or human, so what do I do? But I'll try to make it a little better in my next PAs

I just want to let you know that I'm not going to fix Dukes; too lazy. But I'll try to do better and follow your advice next time. I'm sorry for over reacting.

Gosh, you guys make a big deal out of giving critz. I'm starting to have second thoughts about this fourm. =|

ONLY?
You need to be on more, Shounic. D: