+Crowne Prince Hey, Crowne. This question may not be about software or hardware used for animating with, but if you wouldn't mind answering all the same, what advice could you give someone like me regarding how to get noticed more? I'd like to think I've done well enough to accumulate the number of subs I have so far, and I'm eternally grateful to all the folk who kindly subscribe to me, but I'd appreciate it a lot if you'd be willing to spare a minute at least to give me some advice on how I can appeal and/or reach out to more people, if you have any advice to spare that is.
Michal Kundrát Well, basically that is what I'm asking, yes. I mean, I'm glad to have the number of subs I have now, as I said, but there's nothing wrong with aiming for more, right?
+UniqueSKD Of course, when there's simple way to become more known, then you should try it :) As I see ponies on your channel, have you tried reddit? - reddit.com/r/MyLittlePony - I just posted girlfriend's picture to /r/AdorableDragons and she got about 200 new views on DeviantART during that day. I think that /r/MyLittlePony (or similar subreddit, more related to your videos?) could bring you some new subscribers too ;)
Michal Kundrát Gonna be honest, I prefer MLP animations because the pony forms have simpler base shapes so it's easier to draw them on paper. But I suppose I could consider trying different things as well... Also, reddit, huh? Hmm...I could try that. Thanks for your help, friend. Why do I bother asking the more popular bronies for advice when the everyday people are just so much more helpful and less time-wasting to ask? I bow to you in appreciation, good sir.
Scribble kibble is so awesome. I'm only a young animator, not even in my teenage years, but this is really great because I want to learn animation/effects/editing, and my dad has all these animation programs. Like you, he pays for all the adobe apps, and this helps break it down for me one by one. It's really helping me improve. I've got premiere down, flash is meh, and after effects is my next quest. I have a binder full of notes from this show by itself! Thanks for being so helpful and not using big words so dumb people like me can understand XDDD
Chrystalyxx me too, I'm only 8, what do I have? iPad, wiiu, wii, Xbox 360, ps2, win10 and some month I will get a GameCube and on my birthday I'll get a ps4 :D
Macromedia flash 8? Yeah, it's actually good for animators who don't have money, and it's free! Also, it is nearly as good as adobe flash pro cs6 or whatever it's called.
To that I have to answer the typical "At least "Paint dot net" have a layer option, and is still free". Tools can vastly help the workflow of animations by having each entity in a separate layer, or automate steps that took ages manually. But you're right about a point, when not working with complex brushes Paint is as much an option than any other programs on the strict drawing part. "Drawing better" actually isn't the real problem most of the time. I used the now really outdated method of making still images, then using unFREEze to actually make an animated GIF, for years; but this takes really long and any error in unFREEze means you delete the list of frames and start again from square one. Even if I already had moved to Paint dot net it was objectively not a good way to work and could easely be optimised by switching to another program. Time can't be brought back, and it is the most precious thing you have. That may sound cheesy, but it's true. Any artist willing to improve also have to improve their workflow. Lots of hours saved that can be used to work on more frames or other animations/illustrations, is way more valuable than to master a single program, any of them really. For pros, more time equals more commissions, then more money to pay bills and food. So, while technically yes; people can animate with MSpaint, there's no need to be stubborn either. That's only natural ones who moved on other alternative try to make MSpaint users take a step forward themself. But again I have to agree...It would be way better to do it by encouraging them; mocking them or the program is useless. TL;DR: People often prefers one-liners rather than to leave meaningful comments nowdays, so that's no surprise they make fun of the fact one still use MSpaint instead of explaining why other alternatives are better. (even if as a fact MSpaint can actually be used among other tools to animate, like demonstrated in the video)
With enough patience, anyone can draw something good. And you can be a good animator, but suck at drawing. You just won't be able to make your own assets.
***** There's actually a long debate to be had about whether or not anyone can do certain things. Obviously, barring disabilities, some people don't really have a good spatial sense and could arguably practice all day every day for a decade without getting all that much better. We wouldn't know though, because typically, those people won't stick with it that long with that little improvement. A lot of times, your interests follow your skills. Take me, for instance. I'm great at math and quick counting. This makes me a wonderful musician. But then, your skills also follow your interests because you won't bother building them up if you don't enjoy it, now will you? Like I said, it's a long debate to be had, and this isn't where or with whom I think that debate should be. Suffice it to say, there's still a lot we don't know about how the body and mind learn things.
Actually where I live we have drives for school supplies. Just act like a poor broke college students who needs it for their thesis and you've got all the pencils and paper you need!
studio ghibli also helped to launch a free to use version of the animation software they use (toonz) called "opentoonz". it's a 2d animation software, and it's basically what studio ghibli uses (minus i'm sure many plugins and such that make it more tailored to their actual workflow).
On android tablet devices, especially the note series with it's awesome s-pen, you can very well do a full polished animation in flipaclip, though if you know how to animate and know how to navigate the program well. And if you're absolutely stuck on android only you can even add sound / music to the video by use of one of the many free video editing apps available. :) it's also great for simply sketching things out to be moved to another program on a computer or practicing timing of inbetweens etc.
Flippa clip...hmm. Mixed feelings. It can be great...but it does have some limited options that bring down the quality a little. Totally go for it you want.
Why does nobody ever recommend rough animator? its an app, its not free but its aMAZING! you can add audio, videos any length, pictures, gifs, you can make custom brush sizes, and theres no limit to layers! o 0 o it's what I used to use, but now Im going to start to animate on the computer
00:56 a computer is a free item. I would never argue with his majesty, :P, i just have nothing else to add. For those of you looking to get a tablet i would suggest heading over to Rebel Pixels or Linus techtips as they have a wealth of knowledge on the matter.
+ForNoGoodReason I just consider it free. Like, if you're watching a video about how to animate you probably have either a computer or a cell phone. Boop!
+ForNoGoodReason Simple rule - any Wacom tablet. Costs more than Genius and similar tablets, but they just work. I've heard many stories about broken Genius/Logitech tablets, but any about broken Wacom. I had even one chance to buy one "broken" Wacom for cheap, but artist then found it are just F-ed up drivers and after reinstall it was working like new. So I bought brand new Wacom Bamboo Touch and it works perfectly, even in GNU/Linux :)
Hey guys go look at OpenToonz. It's FREE. It was used by Studio Ghibli and by the creators of Futurama. It's open-source so there's community support. (I'll be switching from Adobe Animate ((formerly Flash)) to OpenToonz soon.)
What if I have a low-end computer, no spending money, no talent, no motivation, no good ideas, and I want to produce feature-length animations at a professional quality?
+CloudCuckooCountry You might want to reconsider your life goals.... Or join the army, get some discipline, some money, and extra life experience (for ideas). That is what I did. That main issue is it can cut down the the time you have to spend on the animating part...... :) Good luck!
+Muddy Fudger Doh! You weren't meant to take a combat position! You were meant to take a support role like a systems engineer (my role), or carpenter, or something safer. Oh well now you have time to animate right?..... ....oh
I am a young animator (and a beginner as well), and my father has actually given me toonboom (I have no idea what version it is, he hasn't told me). He has also made me an excellent computer, but it is his semi-old one (he had it for a few months then he made a new one and gave me the one I have now), so I guess I just need a drawing tablet that fits the model of the pen I have (I had an old one but the pen didn't work on it so I needed a new one). I think I'm really spoiled by my dad XD
What about TvPaint for those who want a traditional 2D animation feel? It's also a pretty nice animating program from what I've heard. They just don't use it in the industry because I think it doesn't use tweens just hand-drawn frame by frame.
Vivziepop uses it, and her animations are stunning. Check out her fan animation for Silhouette!(Warning: after watching that animation, you might become a fan of the guy who made the song. I did)
The only problem I have with it is that it doesn't render as a video on the program itself but instead you have to save the frames and put them into something like movie maker. This makes voice acting pretty damn hard.
Krita is another free program with really good brush plugins, and with it you can export video files and gifs as well as just make art. OpenToonz is another good free animation program.
If you don't have much money and you wanna make animations, I recommend this. Audacity- For sound. Actually, even if you have money to spend, I recommend it. You can do a lot with this. Pencil 2D- For animation. It's bitmap based, but it's great at getting the job done. It's actually kinda like Flipnote Studio with layers and color. :P GIMP- For background. I've used GIMP before, it's a great drawing software. Just export the backgrounds as Bitmaps and import them to Pencil. If you want 3D for free, Blender is your best bet.
+★Brushi Ball★ Just DO IT! Don't let your dreams be dreams! If you are not doing it because you think the stuff you make will be awful, let me tell you something: It will be! BUT that is okay! really! You should see the crap I made for years (no I will not show you lol). Think of it this way; the first time you wrote it looked like.... err.. worse than crap... no offence ;) But now (hopefully) it doesn't completely look like crap. Why? Because stuff everyone else I will write that way I want! And I'm gonna keep doing it! Then you got better... or something... DO IT! Good luck!
+Dumb Comment Most of the pony models aren't on the workshop. You have to manually search for the models on deviantart, youtube and even google. Then comes the importing INTO the program itself, which I can't do. AKA: Someone put the fucking pony models on the workshop already.
You can't just play good background music without giving sources! I'd love to have the source of that "Congratulations" music you used if possible. Thank-You.
+Leonardo 117 The thing is, I'm actually going to art school next year, so I'm afraid I'd have to buy everything. (I didn't ask tem about piracy, duh me.)
OK, an update: I'm going to get Photoshop CS 5.1 for free for the rest of the period of being on this school. I just have to bring my big-ass desktop to the school for my teacher to install it. But hey, I don't have to pay for it, yay! :D
For free video editors, Linux users can get Kdenlive. I don't know how it compares to WMM or iMovie, but it is a free video editor for Linux. I can say with certainty it's not as good as something like Sony Vegas, but if you're just starting out it gets the job done. Also take a look at Synfig. I've never used it, but it looks like it might be an alternative to Flash. It is also free and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
*My tablet recommendation:* I use a Monoprice 5x8" tablet. It works great if you don't feel like you HAVE to have the super expensive bamboo whatever. You really don't _need_ all that honestly. You can by them from Monoprice.com and they run in the $50's. Just an FYI though, for some weird reason, in order to have pressure sensitivity in Adobe products, you have to use it WITHOUT the driver software installed. I have no idea why, but if you install the drivers from their website, it will conflict with Adobe's internal programming or something. Also, even then it still won't give you pressure sensitivity in Flash or Illustrator if you're on a Windows computer (Macs work just fine). I've been doing without it just fine, but others might not. If I remember right, it did work at one point, but after one of their updates it stopped working. HOWEVER, if you use GIMP for drawing and ToonBoom for animation, DO download the driver software. You HAVE to. And it WILL work just fine. There is a little bug in GIMP (which they might have fixed by now) where it will lag severely, but there is a script someone has available that will fix it. Once you iron out all those out-of-the-box issues, it's totally worth it. It's functional and durable. I've had mine for over two years now and I'm not even pursuing anything better.
"Ya know I'm not really an animator, and while this IS informative, it's really for a different audience than me. Maybe I'll just ex out of this clip..." **Crowne's avatar wags her adorable tail** "...goddamnit..." **continues watching**
Thank you so much! I've been wanting to try out animation so bad but have only thought of Flash as an alternative, since it's the only one I have tried in the past. But I never started since it's so expensive! Now I have more options to take into concideration!
Woaw thank you, that's so helpful, I'm an aspiring animator and you covered everything, Free editing programs have been on the rise, Hitfilm Pro 4 is a really good one, also on another note your right about hardware, my laptop cannot handle the adobe suite, especially if you need to have at least 3 of them open at once, thank you I finally made up my mind to buy a good PC this summer, I was so focused on portability
If you want to animate for free, I would really recommend FireAlpaca, it’s a free drawing app for computers but you can enable onion skin mode in view at the top of the screen so you’ll be able to animate. I’d recommend looking for a FireAlpaca animation tutorial, there are quite a few on RUclips.
Pretty interesting analysis and tutorial videos you've done, I must say. We're gonna havw to see which modern-day online animator will be bold enough to try their hands at Don Bluth-style animation. It may take a hell of a lot of effort, but it could be worth it.
I'm very young. Not even in my teenage years, I'm 10 and I'm a artist and I animate using fire alpaca and I'm not going to let people who think the older is better. It doesn't matter how many years you have, it matters how many years you put to use. Yes I have a drawing tablet, Wacom intuos draw. And even my older friends are getting into animation, we want to make a small animation series off of a story we all created for Roleplay on a online game. Because it's the summer and we all have a lot of time on our hands this summer we might begin the animation. We have the plot sorted out, basically season one is prepared. Thank you for all of your wonderful animation tips even though some of them I might have to adjust to fit the program we are using since Fire Alpaca is meant for art and not animation. We attempted using OpenToonz and after two hours we still didn't get the hang of it. We decided to use Fire Alpaca since we all have it already and it's pretty hard to animate with but in the drawing aspect we have on lock. But we might try out Krita soon, with all the comments mentioning it it seems pretty good.
Krita and Blender make an excellent COMPLETELY FREE drawing+animating and video-editing combo. And if you ever get the chance you should update the description to mention that krita does indeed have it's animation features available now! =)
+ryolo132 What?! There will be animation support in new version?! O_O Unbelievable! Also, it's pretty sad that new artists don't know about Krita and already skilled artists will never give it a try :(
Michal Kundrát Ye, just continue to spread the message though. Krita's userbase is definitely growing at the moment. Animation support is currently in the development version of Krita on Ubuntu, but it should be available for Windows around January, so keep an eye out for that.
I'm trying, but it's difficult, everybody loves hypnoto....I mean PaintToolSAI or Photoshop. And NOBODY wants to even try Krita :( No way, another GNU/Linux user? ^^ Sounds like good reason to try Ubuntu version, in Debian repository is really old 2.8.5 with no Cage transformation support which I need right now for one picture :( And I wasn't able to compile new one for some reason, so I guess I'll have to try one from Ubuntu. At least people say it works fine, so I'll give it a try :)
I often find it's best to tell new artists about Krita. If you're already using and love any particular software, it can be a hassle to migrate. (I've got a friend that won't give up GIMP...) Ubuntu's alright. I'm still trying to find my perfect Linux distro...
for free animation, there is also Pencil 2D, which is an open source free program that has a fair amount of reatures for doing 2D animations. I haven't used it much but opening it and poking aroundand looking at their tutorials it seems to be adequate for independent, less than broadcast quality animations. (DISCLAIMER: Working 3D Modeler and Animator, who hasn't done 2D since the early 1990's)
If you don't have much money and you wanna make animations, I recommend this. Audacity- For sound. Actually, even if you have money to spend, I recommend it. You can do a lot with this. Pencil 2D- For animation. I like Pencil 2D because it's like Flipnote Studio with layers and color. :P GIMP- For background. I've used GIMP before, it's a great drawing software. Just export the backgrounds as Bitmaps and import them to Pencil. If you want 3D for free, Blender is your best bet.
New people like me coming to this video: You can get a free version of animation desk and just draw and paint there if you want a simple as can be sequence software. It's something that can help you figure out your frames by going back and forth, and it has 24 frames. They have even added in that you can change your frames per second now that I never noticed they had before. Another thing is if you want something with good lines but don't want to do a sequence software, just use paid 2D. There you can do picture by picture and save each. Then you can look at each image to make sure everything is correct. I have done a lot of practice with these to see which ones I like best.
I'm going to use flash photoshop etc because my mom is a photographer and she already has the monthly membership for all the programs so I'll just use that. She also has a Wacom tablet! So excited! Now all I need is my own computer and a microphone. I'll just use hers until I get one though.
I'm not really an animator, I'm not an artist at all really(seriously I draw stick figures badly), I just enjoy hearing people talking about stuff that goes into the process, oh and a good(I think) 3d animation program is blender, it's absolutely free too, at least it was a few years ago, I haven't downloaded it since that one computer arts class I took a few years ago
+Chris D How do you even animate with krita? My pfp on youtube is from krita, but I don't know how to animate. I have downloaded it. This is what I do : 1. click ''choose work space'' 2. Nothing that says ''animation'' shows up. 3. Please tell me.... 4. How to.. 5. DO THIS /(~n~)\
Yay~ I love these videos. I probably won't be doing any animation, but it does give me some ideas on what to look for when editing videos or seeking better video editing software.
+ugxsan I did video editing for five years, so I come from the same background as you. Being a good editor is helpful for animation. It's about timing.
I also recommend firealpaca, it's good for digital illustrations and also it has an onion skin mode and you export all the frames individually which makes it easier to put into a video editor later.
Also, if you're searching for free software.... you'll get a lot further by searching for "Open Source" which is a special license that secures the software from being sold. Usually"free" stuff is tricking you by giving you a demo version (which is technically free) and trying to get you to pay to actually have features like, oh, I don't know...saving. Yes seriously, saving.
There are some free non-linear editing software out there, with Lightworks and HitFilm3 Express, but they are considerably different than Premiere/Vegas/Final Cut. If you have the patience to learn them though, I definitely recommend them over Movie Maker when it comes to free video editors. =p
I Strongly Recommend Using using a program called "Krita". It is mainly an art program, but, 1 or 2 months ago, its first animation Beta was introduced. And let me tell ya, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!
I've made a few animations and all of them were made with a dry erase board, dry erase markers, and the "Stop Motion Studios" app. The animation can look a bit shaky but that's because I haven't made any sort of tripod for it
5:36 My version: Audacity (audio) Adobe Animate 2020 (animation) SAI 2 (backgrounds and drawings) Adobe premiere (final editing) and After effects (pre production) Hardware: Gaomon m106k for drawing and my auriculars with michrophone to record
Toonator is a web service, where you can animate. SFM is by Valve and free, but rarely updates and you have to import models from the workshop if you actually want to create GOOD animations.
OH! Here's another animation program that's completely free! Flipaclip. Flipaclip is a completely free app for mobile devices. I recommended using a mobile device with a huge screen. Like a tablet is good. Phone are good as well, just make sure to zoom in or something when using a phone for flipaclip. I've been using it, and it's quite easy to learn.
you know, you don't need super expensive stuff to make high quality animation on your computer firealpaca and videopad are softwares i highly recommend
As far as 3D animation goes, Blender is the best free animation software out there from what I've heard, though I've only used it once or twice. The best animation softwares are 3D max and Maya (I use Maya personally) but both are basically the same thing. If you want to actually get into the industry, Maya is probably what you want, as it is used by nearly everyone and every company. It costs thousands though so there's that. As far as tips go, have a mouse with either an extra button to program or a very easy to use middle mouse button, because you will use that more than anything (used for panning the camera). As far as drawing tablets go, I don't personally notice a difference in using them. My mouse is just as efficient as a Wacom Cntique from what I've done with it) Maya also supports many third party extensions and software such as Picard animation software which I think just came out recently. You will also want some Adobe software like premiere pro and after effects.
There's a free drawing program that I use called Firealpaca. I got used to Firealpaca after a few tutorials and messing around with it. I highly recommend this software! I would give you the link but then RUclips would count it as spam... However, if you simply Google Firealpaca it will appear under the searchbar. ^ ^
There's also an animation program that Steam users get for free (SFM) that deals with 3d models and most people use models from the Workshop. I've also found a very basic animation program called Pencil. It's pretty much like a digital flipbook in a way. :3
I have I Wacom intos pro ( pad tablet ) and it works really well. Most Wacom tablets are easy to install/download/attach to your computer and last FOREVER. They have different changeable nibs for the pen and if you have any problems with the tablet it usually has a 90% chance of being in the little help booklet or the internet with easy steps on how to fix it. I REALLY recommend it for experienced or beginners like me ( I'm only 10 I might edit this out ). So definitely look into buying this.
Hey I'm a small animator with roughtly 4,000 subs and I can't draw what so ever so I have invested into puppet rigging animation I Have currently bought a 1 year subscription to flash CS6. Is there a way that I can copy the symbols of a rig and paste them into the timeline without messing up the animation?
I recommend frame cast for iPads, (easier to draw on) for small devices, it's free and you can get your art noticed too and get some likes. It's basically a face book in an animation app
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Hey, Crowne. This question may not be about software or hardware used for animating with, but if you wouldn't mind answering all the same, what advice could you give someone like me regarding how to get noticed more? I'd like to think I've done well enough to accumulate the number of subs I have so far, and I'm eternally grateful to all the folk who kindly subscribe to me, but I'd appreciate it a lot if you'd be willing to spare a minute at least to give me some advice on how I can appeal and/or reach out to more people, if you have any advice to spare that is.
+UniqueSKD So you're requesting "How to get popular and well known in few steps", right? I need that for my girlfriend too o.o
Michal Kundrát Well, basically that is what I'm asking, yes. I mean, I'm glad to have the number of subs I have now, as I said, but there's nothing wrong with aiming for more, right?
+UniqueSKD Of course, when there's simple way to become more known, then you should try it :)
As I see ponies on your channel, have you tried reddit? - reddit.com/r/MyLittlePony - I just posted girlfriend's picture to /r/AdorableDragons and she got about 200 new views on DeviantART during that day. I think that /r/MyLittlePony (or similar subreddit, more related to your videos?) could bring you some new subscribers too ;)
Michal Kundrát Gonna be honest, I prefer MLP animations because the pony forms have simpler base shapes so it's easier to draw them on paper. But I suppose I could consider trying different things as well...
Also, reddit, huh? Hmm...I could try that. Thanks for your help, friend.
Why do I bother asking the more popular bronies for advice when the everyday people are just so much more helpful and less time-wasting to ask? I bow to you in appreciation, good sir.
I wonder what a kibble scribble episode would be like with my goblin, llama, pony thing shouting and asking questions at wolf crowne prince.
HEY! WHY YOU ANIMATE SO GUUUD?!
It might be magical then it might not
I never viewed this as a comedy but it can be a good one
Why isnt flipaclip on here
Scribble kibble is so awesome. I'm only a young animator, not even in my teenage years, but this is really great because I want to learn animation/effects/editing, and my dad has all these animation programs. Like you, he pays for all the adobe apps, and this helps break it down for me one by one. It's really helping me improve. I've got premiere down, flash is meh, and after effects is my next quest. I have a binder full of notes from this show by itself! Thanks for being so helpful and not using big words so dumb people like me can understand XDDD
+Chryssi TheEevee Making it so anybody can watch it is the point! Especially people who want to learn animation.
Same! Thanks!
Chrystalyxx omg haii!!
Chrystalyxx me too, I'm only 8, what do I have? iPad, wiiu, wii, Xbox 360, ps2, win10 and some month I will get a GameCube and on my birthday I'll get a ps4 :D
KF Gameplays Damn your spoiled
Still using an old copy of Flash 8 and loving it.
Macromedia flash 8? Yeah, it's actually good for animators who don't have money, and it's free! Also, it is nearly as good as adobe flash pro cs6 or whatever it's called.
hey i know im SUPER late but how did you get flash 8
LoneWolfIcy the Adobe website
I use flipaclip
but it crashes a lot
0:58 Yes... Yes. I'm glad Paint was an option. People need to stop making fun of it.
I literally seen someone do cute art of TEMMIE from undertale, using ms paint. It looked so cute! Also... The channel's called TamiDaTem
ChaoChao0071 Same. IKR?
I think 90% of paint users cant draw something decent
To that I have to answer the typical "At least "Paint dot net" have a layer option, and is still free".
Tools can vastly help the workflow of animations by having each entity in a separate layer, or automate steps that took ages manually. But you're right about a point, when not working with complex brushes Paint is as much an option than any other programs on the strict drawing part. "Drawing better" actually isn't the real problem most of the time.
I used the now really outdated method of making still images, then using unFREEze to actually make an animated GIF, for years; but this takes really long and any error in unFREEze means you delete the list of frames and start again from square one. Even if I already had moved to Paint dot net it was objectively not a good way to work and could easely be optimised by switching to another program.
Time can't be brought back, and it is the most precious thing you have. That may sound cheesy, but it's true.
Any artist willing to improve also have to improve their workflow. Lots of hours saved that can be used to work on more frames or other animations/illustrations, is way more valuable than to master a single program, any of them really. For pros, more time equals more commissions, then more money to pay bills and food.
So, while technically yes; people can animate with MSpaint, there's no need to be stubborn either. That's only natural ones who moved on other alternative try to make MSpaint users take a step forward themself. But again I have to agree...It would be way better to do it by encouraging them; mocking them or the program is useless.
TL;DR:
People often prefers one-liners rather than to leave meaningful comments nowdays, so that's no surprise they make fun of the fact one still use MSpaint instead of explaining why other alternatives are better. (even if as a fact MSpaint can actually be used among other tools to animate, like demonstrated in the video)
There are people who make amazing and beautiful art in MS Paint and the only thing I can do is cry at their feet and scream "hOW!??"
And patience and drawing talent is also required.
With enough patience, anyone can draw something good. And you can be a good animator, but suck at drawing. You just won't be able to make your own assets.
Yeah, that's what every artist says. But truth is, you have to have a right mindset from the beginning and that's what only talented people have.
***** There's actually a long debate to be had about whether or not anyone can do certain things. Obviously, barring disabilities, some people don't really have a good spatial sense and could arguably practice all day every day for a decade without getting all that much better. We wouldn't know though, because typically, those people won't stick with it that long with that little improvement. A lot of times, your interests follow your skills. Take me, for instance. I'm great at math and quick counting. This makes me a wonderful musician. But then, your skills also follow your interests because you won't bother building them up if you don't enjoy it, now will you?
Like I said, it's a long debate to be had, and this isn't where or with whom I think that debate should be. Suffice it to say, there's still a lot we don't know about how the body and mind learn things.
***** XDDD
Um,no person is born with talent.. :/
It takes a lot of years to practice and get good at something..
my philosophy is: ANIMATE WITH ANYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS OOOOOOON!
I have no hands.
Jacketry whatever u have
Jacketry That profile pic tho
YEAHHHHHH \(^ω^ )/
I thought this was a Hamilton reference so I was gonna comment
"PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE SEE HIM NOW AS HE STANDS ON THE BOW OF A SHIP--"
nah i came here for your adorable voice and cutey wolf
+FacadeGaming Ok, more of that to come!
Thats great to know
Me too her voice is super cute lol
If any of you want to go into animation, all I can say is "Welcome to hell."
Pretty much
Animators are masochists
Fluffin Fribble Yep.
*jumps into pool of lava and animation programs* CANNON BALL!!!
:3 welcome to hell *cough* an animation *cough*
Bernard Sk Yes...
Welcome to the underworld
You have to pay for paper and pencils :P
#rekt
If you break pencils very fast and lose paper too fast, no.*****
Actually where I live we have drives for school supplies. Just act like a poor broke college students who needs it for their thesis and you've got all the pencils and paper you need!
Not if you already have some!
You could just rob an elementary student
studio ghibli also helped to launch a free to use version of the animation software they use (toonz) called "opentoonz". it's a 2d animation software, and it's basically what studio ghibli uses (minus i'm sure many plugins and such that make it more tailored to their actual workflow).
I use OpenToonz and Krita
Flippa clip is a free animation program on devices although you can pay 3 bucks for unlocker but the free version comes with a WHOLE LOT
Flip-a-clip is not a professional program, and has very limited features.
thanks for the note >
On android tablet devices, especially the note series with it's awesome s-pen, you can very well do a full polished animation in flipaclip, though if you know how to animate and know how to navigate the program well. And if you're absolutely stuck on android only you can even add sound / music to the video by use of one of the many free video editing apps available. :) it's also great for simply sketching things out to be moved to another program on a computer or practicing timing of inbetweens etc.
Flippa clip...hmm. Mixed feelings. It can be great...but it does have some limited options that bring down the quality a little. Totally go for it you want.
Why does nobody ever recommend rough animator? its an app, its not free but its aMAZING! you can add audio, videos any length, pictures, gifs, you can make custom brush sizes, and theres no limit to layers! o 0 o it's what I used to use, but now Im going to start to animate on the computer
00:56 a computer is a free item. I would never argue with his majesty, :P, i just have nothing else to add. For those of you looking to get a tablet i would suggest heading over to Rebel Pixels or Linus techtips as they have a wealth of knowledge on the matter.
+ForNoGoodReason I just consider it free. Like, if you're watching a video about how to animate you probably have either a computer or a cell phone. Boop!
+ForNoGoodReason Simple rule - any Wacom tablet. Costs more than Genius and similar tablets, but they just work. I've heard many stories about broken Genius/Logitech tablets, but any about broken Wacom. I had even one chance to buy one "broken" Wacom for cheap, but artist then found it are just F-ed up drivers and after reinstall it was working like new. So I bought brand new Wacom Bamboo Touch and it works perfectly, even in GNU/Linux :)
+Crowne Prince Good point ;)
@@CrownePrince What about flipaclip
This video is so incredibly useful, I've lost track of how many people Ive sent it to
Krita is pretty great as an animation program.
hue?
Its not 2d animation dude. Its not free
Send the link
Sorry i confused you for the person who said hue?
it's fine
Hey guys go look at OpenToonz.
It's FREE.
It was used by Studio Ghibli and by the creators of Futurama.
It's open-source so there's community support.
(I'll be switching from Adobe Animate ((formerly Flash)) to OpenToonz soon.)
What if I have a low-end computer, no spending money, no talent, no motivation, no good ideas, and I want to produce feature-length animations at a professional quality?
+CloudCuckooCountry Get out.
+CloudCuckooCountry You might want to reconsider your life goals....
Or join the army, get some discipline, some money, and extra life experience (for ideas).
That is what I did. That main issue is it can cut down the the time you have to spend on the animating part...... :)
Good luck!
+Brad Cage I joined the military and I died. 0/10 would not reccommend
+Muddy Fudger
Doh! You weren't meant to take a combat position!
You were meant to take a support role like a systems engineer (my role), or carpenter, or something safer.
Oh well now you have time to animate right?.....
....oh
Brad Cage I'm a ghost, man. All I can do is spook people and shitpost telepathically. This fuckin sucks
I am a young animator (and a beginner as well), and my father has actually given me toonboom (I have no idea what version it is, he hasn't told me). He has also made me an excellent computer, but it is his semi-old one (he had it for a few months then he made a new one and gave me the one I have now), so I guess I just need a drawing tablet that fits the model of the pen I have (I had an old one but the pen didn't work on it so I needed a new one).
I think I'm really spoiled by my dad XD
might as well get a couple-generations-old cintiq to go with all of that lol
GlixieQ my parents don’t even know I animate..
Maybe get a Wacom Bamboo. I use it.
I just got an animation tablet and I ow it all to you scribble kibble!!!
HEY, MY NAME IS SADIE!!!
+kawaii 5sos OMG!!! 😱😃😄
What about TvPaint for those who want a traditional 2D animation feel? It's also a pretty nice animating program from what I've heard. They just don't use it in the industry because I think it doesn't use tweens just hand-drawn frame by frame.
Huh?
Vivziepop uses it, and her animations are stunning. Check out her fan animation for Silhouette!(Warning: after watching that animation, you might become a fan of the guy who made the song. I did)
Opentoonz is an open source animation program. You can do puppets and frame by frame animation. It's just difficult to figure out how to work at first
I could never figure it out
I use Flip-A-Clip to make my animations, and your turtorials ALWAYS help me improve!
just saying firealpaca is free and has a very basic animation tool
Uncomfortable Spencer it is, but from someone who animates with it, it is very hard. You have to put every single frame in individually.
The only problem I have with it is that it doesn't render as a video on the program itself but instead you have to save the frames and put them into something like movie maker. This makes voice acting pretty damn hard.
Krita is another free program with really good brush plugins, and with it you can export video files and gifs as well as just make art. OpenToonz is another good free animation program.
Joel there's a way to animate the union thing
If you don't have much money and you wanna make animations, I recommend this.
Audacity- For sound. Actually, even if you have money to spend, I recommend it. You can do a lot with this.
Pencil 2D- For animation. It's bitmap based, but it's great at getting the job done. It's actually kinda like Flipnote Studio with layers and color. :P
GIMP- For background. I've used GIMP before, it's a great drawing software. Just export the backgrounds as Bitmaps and import them to Pencil.
If you want 3D for free, Blender is your best bet.
Blender, OpenToonz and Krita are some pretty good free animation
I'm experimenting with Krita. Do you have any tips?
Now they've all come a whole massive way of improvement. Godspeed Blender 2.9 and it's grease pencil.
Finally! Someone who put it all together and put a price tag on everything!
I have Blender, Gimp, Paint Tool SAI, Wacom Tablet, but i'm to LAZY to make animation xD
+★Brushi Ball★
Just DO IT! Don't let your dreams be dreams!
If you are not doing it because you think the stuff you make will be awful, let me tell you something: It will be!
BUT that is okay! really! You should see the crap I made for years (no I will not show you lol).
Think of it this way; the first time you wrote it looked like.... err.. worse than crap... no offence ;)
But now (hopefully) it doesn't completely look like crap.
Why? Because stuff everyone else I will write that way I want! And I'm gonna keep doing it!
Then you got better... or something...
DO IT!
Good luck!
P.S. Written by someone with dyslexia :D
Brad Cage Thanks you! xD I will try someday
You could you now just draw pictures
I always start animating but then get too lazy to finish it ;_;
xBrushie you can give them to me
I ain't even an animator. i just find this interesting and love the way you speak
SFM is all you need if you wanna make free 3D pony animations
+MLP FEVER Nope. You can make in Blender, too. For example I have. :D
★Brushi Ball★ of course there are more....just saying that SFM is easier to learn if anyone is new to 3D animation also it's more popular
+MLP FEVER yeah but sfm is really over saturated
+Rainy Studios I always compare it to the cockpit of an airplane, where every switch is another miniaturized cockpit within the cockpit.
+Dumb Comment Most of the pony models aren't on the workshop. You have to manually search for the models on deviantart, youtube and even google. Then comes the importing INTO the program itself, which I can't do.
AKA: Someone put the fucking pony models on the workshop already.
Crownprince i love your animations,
Im looking forward to more.
You can't just play good background music without giving sources! I'd love to have the source of that "Congratulations" music you used if possible. Thank-You.
For people that don't know, pen display tablets like the one shown in the video usually cost around 3000-4000$
I love that tail wag
+Da Sturm Everyone loves that :3
"Money doesn't make you a better artist"
*Applaudes* ameeeeeen.
gotta rob n' pirate em' all!
I just want to say I am completely in love with your voice. Idk why it's just very appealing and cute to me.
I feel bloody stupid for the fact that my animating software is pirated, my Wacom tablet is practically the only thing I've paid for. :/
You're actually very cleaver :v until you have the money to actually afford the software, meanwhile, it's ok to go with the pirated version.
+Leonardo 117 The thing is, I'm actually going to art school next year, so I'm afraid I'd have to buy everything. (I didn't ask tem about piracy, duh me.)
***** Ouh, well, better work for some money and pay that software buddy.
+Bigbeater Kioshi they give you discount if you're a student. at least the adobe does
OK, an update: I'm going to get Photoshop CS 5.1 for free for the rest of the period of being on this school. I just have to bring my big-ass desktop to the school for my teacher to install it. But hey, I don't have to pay for it, yay! :D
One good free animation software is Plastic Paper Animation. It's mainly for traditional animations and is very similar to TV Paint.
For free video editors, Linux users can get Kdenlive. I don't know how it compares to WMM or iMovie, but it is a free video editor for Linux. I can say with certainty it's not as good as something like Sony Vegas, but if you're just starting out it gets the job done.
Also take a look at Synfig. I've never used it, but it looks like it might be an alternative to Flash. It is also free and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
+Greywander And for just connecting bunch of pictures with constant delay we can use also ffmpeg :)
*My tablet recommendation:* I use a Monoprice 5x8" tablet. It works great if you don't feel like you HAVE to have the super expensive bamboo whatever. You really don't _need_ all that honestly. You can by them from Monoprice.com and they run in the $50's.
Just an FYI though, for some weird reason, in order to have pressure sensitivity in Adobe products, you have to use it WITHOUT the driver software installed. I have no idea why, but if you install the drivers from their website, it will conflict with Adobe's internal programming or something. Also, even then it still won't give you pressure sensitivity in Flash or Illustrator if you're on a Windows computer (Macs work just fine). I've been doing without it just fine, but others might not. If I remember right, it did work at one point, but after one of their updates it stopped working.
HOWEVER, if you use GIMP for drawing and ToonBoom for animation, DO download the driver software. You HAVE to. And it WILL work just fine. There is a little bug in GIMP (which they might have fixed by now) where it will lag severely, but there is a script someone has available that will fix it.
Once you iron out all those out-of-the-box issues, it's totally worth it. It's functional and durable. I've had mine for over two years now and I'm not even pursuing anything better.
i didnt pay for flash
sue me abode
share your secrets good sir
+zekehbu If he wont,I will! I want hentai daily
I got a copy of Photoshop cs6 for 20 bucks
+Fuck off Macromedia flash
I got photoshop camtasia studio and after effects for free and I have no idea how my cousin did it lol
Flash 8 right here, got it for free, and im never gonna stop using it, it really helped to draw what was in my imagination
if you don't want a filter for your mic use a sock my brother said it works
i'll keep that in mind.
My brother said that it wouldn't hurt if you stick your finger in the doorway and slam it shut. I stopped listening to my brother after that.
"Ya know I'm not really an animator, and while this IS informative, it's really for a different audience than me. Maybe I'll just ex out of this clip..."
**Crowne's avatar wags her adorable tail**
"...goddamnit..."
**continues watching**
Animating in Microsoft Paint must be loads of fun. :D
+Vengeful Spirit So much fun.
***** I still prefer animating in hieroglyphic cave paintings. I should have my first five second animation done in about eight eons.
+Vengeful Spirit i use microsoft paint and camtasia studio 8 (an editing software like sony vegas)
:3c surprisingly its not that hard.
Actually, I love microsoft paint. It can't do much, but it's great at what it does. XD
I prefer other softwares, because I only use Microsoft Paint when I'm drawing something in 8-bit form.
Thank you so much! I've been wanting to try out animation so bad but have only thought of Flash as an alternative, since it's the only one I have tried in the past. But I never started since it's so expensive! Now I have more options to take into concideration!
Umm, I use pencil 2d, and audacity. Is that good?
use whatever you want.
Woaw thank you, that's so helpful, I'm an aspiring animator and you covered everything, Free editing programs have been on the rise, Hitfilm Pro 4 is a really good one,
also on another note your right about hardware, my laptop cannot handle the adobe suite, especially if you need to have at least 3 of them open at once, thank you I finally made up my mind to buy a good PC this summer, I was so focused on portability
If you're feeling creative, I've had success using PowerPoint for stupid little animations.
If you want to animate for free, I would really recommend FireAlpaca, it’s a free drawing app for computers but you can enable onion skin mode in view at the top of the screen so you’ll be able to animate. I’d recommend looking for a FireAlpaca animation tutorial, there are quite a few on RUclips.
I don´t have $99999999.
get out pleb
Muddy Fudger nu
***** Нет
I don't have 1 dollar :(
But I have 1 pesos :)
Pretty interesting analysis and tutorial videos you've done, I must say. We're gonna havw to see which modern-day online animator will be bold enough to try their hands at Don Bluth-style animation. It may take a hell of a lot of effort, but it could be worth it.
I have no idea on whether or not I should expect a responce but just wondering what audio interface do you use?
+Pip I have a Steinberg Ci1.
***** Perfect I was looking for a white one to match my set up
+Pip do you like red?
The scarlet 2i2 audio interface is nice, travel size, and about 100$ anywhere that sells them.
You've got a really nice voice for this kind of thing too
Over $9000 at 66:6
I'm very young. Not even in my teenage years, I'm 10 and I'm a artist and I animate using fire alpaca and I'm not going to let people who think the older is better. It doesn't matter how many years you have, it matters how many years you put to use. Yes I have a drawing tablet, Wacom intuos draw. And even my older friends are getting into animation, we want to make a small animation series off of a story we all created for Roleplay on a online game. Because it's the summer and we all have a lot of time on our hands this summer we might begin the animation. We have the plot sorted out, basically season one is prepared. Thank you for all of your wonderful animation tips even though some of them I might have to adjust to fit the program we are using since Fire Alpaca is meant for art and not animation. We attempted using OpenToonz and after two hours we still didn't get the hang of it. We decided to use Fire Alpaca since we all have it already and it's pretty hard to animate with but in the drawing aspect we have on lock. But we might try out Krita soon, with all the comments mentioning it it seems pretty good.
Technically pencil and paper isn't free...
Yeah, they cost like 50 cents assuming that you somehow don't have any lying around.
"More free options-
You'll need a compute-"
Me: Computers are free now? SWEET!!! Oh wait...
Krita and Blender make an excellent COMPLETELY FREE drawing+animating and video-editing combo. And if you ever get the chance you should update the description to mention that krita does indeed have it's animation features available now! =)
Yay, you know about Krita? If you have the chance, I would really love any tips you have.
If you are just some kid who wants to animate (Cough cough me) then get a wacom intuos draw for £60
MatthewDraws you have to connect it to a computer
Well, there is also TVPaint. That program is pretty good for animating frame-by-frame
What about Krita? :) Just asking :3
krita is a the best.
plus animation support coming in v3.0 will be awesome.
+ryolo132 What?! There will be animation support in new version?! O_O Unbelievable!
Also, it's pretty sad that new artists don't know about Krita and already skilled artists will never give it a try :(
Michal Kundrát
Ye, just continue to spread the message though. Krita's userbase is definitely growing at the moment.
Animation support is currently in the development version of Krita on Ubuntu, but it should be available for Windows around January, so keep an eye out for that.
I'm trying, but it's difficult, everybody loves hypnoto....I mean PaintToolSAI or Photoshop. And NOBODY wants to even try Krita :(
No way, another GNU/Linux user? ^^ Sounds like good reason to try Ubuntu version, in Debian repository is really old 2.8.5 with no Cage transformation support which I need right now for one picture :( And I wasn't able to compile new one for some reason, so I guess I'll have to try one from Ubuntu. At least people say it works fine, so I'll give it a try :)
I often find it's best to tell new artists about Krita. If you're already using and love any particular software, it can be a hassle to migrate. (I've got a friend that won't give up GIMP...)
Ubuntu's alright. I'm still trying to find my perfect Linux distro...
for free animation, there is also Pencil 2D, which is an open source free program that has a fair amount of reatures for doing 2D animations. I haven't used it much but opening it and poking aroundand looking at their tutorials it seems to be adequate for independent, less than broadcast quality animations.
(DISCLAIMER: Working 3D Modeler and Animator, who hasn't done 2D since the early 1990's)
I've been trying Krita. If someone sees this, your opinion on it would be helpful :3
If you don't have much money and you wanna make animations, I recommend this.
Audacity- For sound. Actually, even if you have money to spend, I recommend it. You can do a lot with this.
Pencil 2D- For animation. I like Pencil 2D because it's like Flipnote Studio with layers and color. :P
GIMP- For background. I've used GIMP before, it's a great drawing software. Just export the backgrounds as Bitmaps and import them to Pencil.
If you want 3D for free, Blender is your best bet.
i use flipnote studio on my ds to animate is that a bad animating programme?
kirb pkmlover no! of course not! I know many ds animators! Your getting the practice you need!
kirb pkmlover ay, me too. On 3DS, till mine broke, of course.
Gameboycjp i make animations with a nintendo dsi xl that ive had since i was seven (thats one sturdy game console)
Mine lasted a bit over five years.
Gameboycjp im twelwe rn
Sorry for spamming comments, Love you Crowne Prince!!!!!
Or you can use flip clip like me it's free
New people like me coming to this video: You can get a free version of animation desk and just draw and paint there if you want a simple as can be sequence software. It's something that can help you figure out your frames by going back and forth, and it has 24 frames. They have even added in that you can change your frames per second now that I never noticed they had before. Another thing is if you want something with good lines but don't want to do a sequence software, just use paid 2D. There you can do picture by picture and save each. Then you can look at each image to make sure everything is correct. I have done a lot of practice with these to see which ones I like best.
or you could pirate
I'm going to use flash photoshop etc because my mom is a photographer and she already has the monthly membership for all the programs so I'll just use that. She also has a Wacom tablet! So excited! Now all I need is my own computer and a microphone. I'll just use hers until I get one though.
Torrent... Torrent everything software...
I don't animate at all but I still like these videos because I like listening to you ^^
I'm not really an animator, I'm not an artist at all really(seriously I draw stick figures badly), I just enjoy hearing people talking about stuff that goes into the process, oh and a good(I think) 3d animation program is blender, it's absolutely free too, at least it was a few years ago, I haven't downloaded it since that one computer arts class I took a few years ago
My first (and actual) drawing tablet is also a Wacom bamboo fun!
Synfig, Blender, and Krita are really good!
+Chris D How do you even animate with krita? My pfp on youtube is from krita, but I don't know how to animate. I have downloaded it. This is what I do :
1. click ''choose work space''
2. Nothing that says ''animation'' shows up.
3. Please tell me....
4. How to..
5. DO THIS /(~n~)\
+MiniPlaysMC games It's still in prealpha, but it's coming. Just search Krita 3.0, it's buggy though.
Yay~ I love these videos. I probably won't be doing any animation, but it does give me some ideas on what to look for when editing videos or seeking better video editing software.
+ugxsan I did video editing for five years, so I come from the same background as you. Being a good editor is helpful for animation. It's about timing.
Thanks. I literally just started, though. Making LPs. But we'll see where it takes me. :3
I also recommend firealpaca, it's good for digital illustrations and also it has an onion skin mode and you export all the frames individually which makes it easier to put into a video editor later.
Also, if you're searching for free software.... you'll get a lot further by searching for "Open Source" which is a special license that secures the software from being sold. Usually"free" stuff is tricking you by giving you a demo version (which is technically free) and trying to get you to pay to actually have features like, oh, I don't know...saving. Yes seriously, saving.
I use flip a clip because it is free :p
It's works really well! My favorite animation studio actually
There are some free non-linear editing software out there, with Lightworks and HitFilm3 Express, but they are considerably different than Premiere/Vegas/Final Cut. If you have the patience to learn them though, I definitely recommend them over Movie Maker when it comes to free video editors. =p
I Strongly Recommend Using using a program called "Krita". It is mainly an art program, but, 1 or 2 months ago, its first animation Beta was introduced. And let me tell ya, IT IS AWESOME!!!!!
heres my like , my subscribe and my time , I LOVE LISTENING TO YOUR SILLY VOICE IT IS THE BEST !
That was great. Animation budgets made easy :)
I've made a few animations and all of them were made with a dry erase board, dry erase markers, and the "Stop Motion Studios" app. The animation can look a bit shaky but that's because I haven't made any sort of tripod for it
5:36 My version: Audacity (audio) Adobe Animate 2020 (animation) SAI 2 (backgrounds and drawings) Adobe premiere (final editing) and After effects (pre production)
Hardware:
Gaomon m106k for drawing and my auriculars with michrophone to record
Toonator is a web service, where you can animate. SFM is by Valve and free, but rarely updates and you have to import models from the workshop if you actually want to create GOOD animations.
OH! Here's another animation program that's completely free! Flipaclip.
Flipaclip is a completely free app for mobile devices. I recommended using a mobile device with a huge screen. Like a tablet is good. Phone are good as well, just make sure to zoom in or something when using a phone for flipaclip. I've been using it, and it's quite easy to learn.
I feel like "several slabs of tofu" is a personal experience for you.
you know, you don't need super expensive stuff to make high quality animation on your computer
firealpaca and videopad are softwares i highly recommend
If u have a mobile device i suggest using flipaclip and for audio use power director they r free also this is suggestion and my opinion
As far as 3D animation goes, Blender is the best free animation software out there from what I've heard, though I've only used it once or twice. The best animation softwares are 3D max and Maya (I use Maya personally) but both are basically the same thing. If you want to actually get into the industry, Maya is probably what you want, as it is used by nearly everyone and every company. It costs thousands though so there's that.
As far as tips go, have a mouse with either an extra button to program or a very easy to use middle mouse button, because you will use that more than anything (used for panning the camera). As far as drawing tablets go, I don't personally notice a difference in using them. My mouse is just as efficient as a Wacom Cntique from what I've done with it) Maya also supports many third party extensions and software such as Picard animation software which I think just came out recently. You will also want some Adobe software like premiere pro and after effects.
There's a free drawing program that I use called Firealpaca. I got used to Firealpaca after a few tutorials and messing around with it. I highly recommend this software! I would give you the link but then RUclips would count it as spam... However, if you simply Google Firealpaca it will appear under the searchbar. ^ ^
There's also an animation program that Steam users get for free (SFM) that deals with 3d models and most people use models from the Workshop.
I've also found a very basic animation program called Pencil. It's pretty much like a digital flipbook in a way. :3
I still use that model of tablet, the bamboo USB tablet I mean. Got it in 6th grade, haven't stopped using it since. It's almost 8-9 years old now.
WHY HAVEN'T I SUBSCRIBED TO YOU SOONER!? Well that problem has as of now been fixed and you have a new subscriber. well done ;-D
I bought a graphics tablet so I could animate and it arrived a few hours ago, I'm so excited. Idk how to use it lol.
For 3D animation i recommend blender, it's free and it's a very professional software
I have I Wacom intos pro ( pad tablet ) and it works really well. Most Wacom tablets are easy to install/download/attach to your computer and last FOREVER. They have different changeable nibs for the pen and if you have any problems with the tablet it usually has a 90% chance of being in the little help booklet or the internet with easy steps on how to fix it. I REALLY recommend it for experienced or beginners like me ( I'm only 10 I might edit this out ). So definitely look into buying this.
Hey I'm a small animator with roughtly 4,000 subs and I can't draw what so ever so I have invested into puppet rigging animation I Have currently bought a 1 year subscription to flash CS6. Is there a way that I can copy the symbols of a rig and paste them into the timeline without messing up the animation?
I recommend frame cast for iPads, (easier to draw on) for small devices, it's free and you can get your art noticed too and get some likes. It's basically a face book in an animation app