If he still won’t tell anybody give him the number for RAINN which helps sexual assault survivors. They are trained for these situations and can help him and give him advice. Everything is confidential unless the person who’s hurting him
is in power over him (such as a parent or teacher or anyone like that) He shouldn’t be put in a mental health hospital unless he’s at risk for hurting himself or others.

I’m sorry this is late but if there’s a chance something can change I want to help. First since this post was made two days ago and this assault happened recently he needs to go to the hospital for testing for possible pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Another thing is if he wants to get justice the police need evidence which can disappear after a couple days. You need to convince him that they need to tell his parents or authorities (anyone who can help). If it comes down to it if your guardian knows your friends parents I think you should tell them what’s going on so they can help. I don’t know his living situation but this is a big serious issue because if they don’t say anything the abuse may continue. After a big trauma like this they are still probably in shock and if they don’t get physical as well as mental help things will get worse.

Hey I hope I can help!

So a big thing is practicing. Practice, practice, and practice. Because you won’t get better if you don’t practice drawing.

Next is getting a grasp on the rules. Such as stretch and squash. Also learning just art components and what they are. Such as line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space.

In high school if you’re still thinking about being an animator, get into art classes. If they offer an animation class take it. You’ll also want to start a portfolio so colleges can look at what you bring to the table.

If your school doesn’t offer animating classes I’m sure there’s some tutorials online and I’m sure there’s got to be some classes in the community.

I hope this helps!

I can offer some advice? I’m not really a big creator but I can help (maybe?)

So a big thing is not to get discouraged. It’s always a bit sucky when you don’t get views but there are many creators on this platform so try not to get too discouraged!

Another big thing is just to have fun and really be creative. Honestly no matter the views you should still be proud of your work. Because you spent time and effort and as long as you’re happy with it that’s all that matters.

You can also add a cool title that won’t reveal what’s happening in your piece since that will ultimately help people catch your piece. Another thing is to add some small animation in your slides to really spice the piece up