Simple Windmill

[BadMoodTaylor]

Regarding your reference photograph, it shows frames without sails because it isn't operational. If the windmill spins, it should have sails.
For example, no further than Wikipedia, a Dutch-style "smock mill" of the sort I had in mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill#/media/File:Goliath_Poldermolen.jpg and a tower-like one, more similar to your reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Foster_Windmill#/media/File:Skirbeck,_Boston,_Maud_Foster_Mill.jpg

I'm confused—my reference photo doesn't have frames, it is a still image. And what part of the photos do you want me to look at or the point you are trying to make?

[eishiya]

questseeker is talking about the latticed frames of the spinny part of the windmill, not animation frames. An active mill with sails like that would have some sort of material stretched over those frames to allow them to catch wind (example). Yours just has the bare frames, and would not be able to catch much wind.

[BadMoodTaylor]

questseeker is talking about the latticed frames of the spinny part of the windmill, not animation frames. An active mill with sails like that would have some sort of material stretched over those frames to allow them to catch wind (example). Yours just has the bare frames, and would not be able to catch much wind.

Ah okay I get it. So my original drawing was fine but once animated I would need to add the sails. Guess my knowledge of windmill anatomy isn't up to par.

Find it kind of funny that I was hoping to practice color choice and end up learning about windmills.