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How do I animate stuff?

I'm making a stupid sketch with me and some friends, and I want energy/lightning to channel into the skull at 0:02, then through the wizard's body, and then through the staff from the tip of the staff the other person on the ground.

How do I do that? If it's very difficult, could someone do it for me?

Also, the tracker feature won't work. Whenever I use it to mark the skull, it just keeps floating around some dark area instead.

u/Erling01 — 10 hours ago

I put together an indie animation asset pack (HD videos, character sheets, and production audio)

Hey everyone,

I've been working on my indie animation brand and put together a complete asset pack for anyone working on cartoons, videos, or creative projects.

It includes:

HD cartoon videos

Character art sheets

Production audio files

If you want to check it out or grab a copy for your own projects, you can find it here:

https://www.foxytrailz23.com/toon-trailz

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions!

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u/ApartmentEast9404 — 10 hours ago
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Creepcast Animation - Borrasca part V: Oh, you wanna BALL?

Hey all, been a couple of weeks since I put something out. This is one of my favorite bits from Borrasca, and I don't think I've seen it animated yet. So anyway, here's Hunter punching out an old woman. Enjoy 😂

ALSO: the illustrations in the background that change are the work of my friend @underdog_artstudio. Go check out their work on Instagram!!!!

u/justinlee95 — 1 day ago
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3-Head Dragon – Hand-Drawn 2D Rigged Idle Animation

Sharing my latest 2D character animation work — a hand-drawn three-headed dragon created and rigged for an idle animation.

The character artwork was prepared with animation in mind, with separate parts organized for rigging and smooth movement while keeping the original design consistent.

Work included:
• Hand-drawn 2D character artwork
• Character rigging
• Idle animation
• Separate animation-ready parts
• Consistent original character design

Would love to hear your feedback!

u/AhsanSiddiqui000 — 1 day ago
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I joined reddit today for the first time. I've been working on this stop motion for months! I hope you all enjoyed. Ifff you did please subscribe!

u/kingdeadpool200 — 1 day ago
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Sneak peak at two of my OC's

A little taste of what is to come in the near future!

Meet Elena (right), a mystical sand-being that visits dreams and spreads light to those around her.

And Guilt (left), an amalgam of darkness come to should the souls of all those in its path.

Art by Sasha Schneider

u/Darius_Hawthorne — 1 day ago
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Krok & Vex — The Smelliest Fruit | Vex thought a gas mask would protect her from the world's smelliest fruit... until the mask gave up. 🥭😷💀

u/krokandvex — 1 day ago
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Looking for Commission work

I am looking for small projects to complete before 1st of september. The minimum budget is 100$. I have 2 years experience and am also very good at storyboarding and storywriting. My weakness is probably animating realistic characters with a lot of movement, I tend to make them a little smaller by frame(Still working on it 😂). My stong side is definetly enviroment, close up shots animation and timing. Feel free to contact me in case you have interesting project to offer ❤️

u/CowInteresting9415 — 1 day ago

Any animators in Florida? (Pure curiosity)

a lot of studios seem to be in California or other places

but I’m wondering, any of yall stationed in Florida how do you do your animation stuff if so

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u/Far-Mammoth-3214 — 1 day ago

In how many parts should I divide my character for proper fluid motion?

G'day...

I am a furry who wants to animate his OC in a simple style. I've been drawing these stuff around three years.

I want to create a series of symbols in animate for each part of the body and hierarchize them with the bone tool...

I am going completely amateur but I want to build something mildly complete for making him move free and fluidly... Allowing me a good margin for the anticipations of movements.

The thing I am not sure about is in how many pieces should I decompose this fox? I dunno if making the shoulders and forearms in a single one or separate. The same for the side of the butt and femur.

This is my draft and could use some corrections before drawing it all (my bad, I'm better at drawing in traditional than in the drawing pad so I'm digitizing it once done)

I would be thankful for the feedback.

u/DevlynLibervulp — 2 days ago

What program do you guys use (I’m on tablet)

I’m looking for a good animation program to use with my tablet, flip a clip is nice but the constant ads are annoying and some of the helpful features are behind the paywall and I’m not really trying to spend $30 a year for the premium.

I’ve been working with procreate, but I like to work in layers, procreate’s animation assist instantly turns layers into frames and the only way to layer things is to make groups (which are counted as a single frame), which eats up your limited layers pretty fast. Are there any decent animation programs that aren’t too expensive, but also have good functionality for tablets? I’m using an iPad.

The gif is uh…unrelated (I did make it in procreate though lol)

u/The_6thEmperor_Rises — 2 days ago
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Anime Horror Short Film looking for Japanese voice actor - Read inside

Hello everybody, for the past couple of years I've been hard at work on my very own Anime.

I am the writer / director of this project and hired a small team of animators to make this Horror Short Film happen. Now I'm at the final steps before hitting Kickstarter and various Film festivals.

The trailer you are about to watch is 99% ready, it only needs some voice acting. I am looking for a fluent Japanese voice for a young and old male character. Anyone is open to submit their take and the person who will have their choice put in the trailer will be hired for the entire film, once our Kickstarter ends.

If you have any doubts about my legitimacy I can get you in contact with the various artists I've hired in the past (voice actors included) I pay half upfront, half after the job is done.

Thank you and enjoy the trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4ri0W2ZCj5Q

You can send your recordings in the DMs so I can align them with the trailer. Your script can be seen in the subtitles, with a few gasps and pants along the way. 

Thanks in advance!

u/teller-of-stories — 2 days ago

Need Your Help on a Project

Life got serious and I forgot I like creating, looking for some help to get my creativity back;

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

- Leave a random prompt of your choice in the comments along with a time frame for it to be done by (At least 1 day, please be reasonable; No NSFW)

WHAT I DO

- Select a random prompt from a wheel, and make that animation, so when I feel stuck I have ideas to come back to.

NOTE

I can't promise every animation will get made, this might end up overwhelming me a bit, but this is something I want to try to get my creative side back, thanks so much for your help!

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u/Doodlehat — 2 days ago
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Hi everyone, here is my 2D animator reel. If you need any animation services, I’m available—feel free to comment on this post or send me a DM.

u/Vik_Gonzalez — 2 days ago

What was/is taking animation college courses like?

I know they aren't necessary for a career, but ik they do help

what are they like, what do you do, how fun are making thesis films (that ones just for fun)

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u/Far-Mammoth-3214 — 2 days ago

Looking for a 3D Animator

Hello, we are close to releasing our upcoming game on Steam, "Papi's Playhouse" a co-op card game for up to 7 people. The final phase is here, and we need to update/polish our visuals since we made a graphics upgrade. We are looking for a 3D Animator to help us achieve that.

We are going to need about:

  1. 13 animations to be polished

  2. 2 new animations.

This is a PAID gig, but since we are a small team, our budget is limited, so we are looking for an entry-level animator or a graduate of a related field who is willing to learn, expand their skills, and participate in a real game by adding it to their portfolio.

Note: Since players are always seated, we only focus on the upper body, so it's not a full-body animation.

Thank you for your time. Feel free to drop your portfolios below or DM me if you are interested.

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u/VanStudios — 4 days ago

Need help with a project that needs to be finished in 24 hours

Willing to commission someone to make a simple digital video/puppet show/shadow puppet show and have it to me by noon tomorrow. Budget is around 60$ for a 15 second video.

Edit - it would be the most basic stick men animation style possible, black and white, no background or details whatsoever really needed. It would just be two subjects - it’s for a birthday gift and all I really want is one scene. I know how crazy it is to ask for a 15 second video in less than 24 hours - but it really would just need to be the most bare minimum.

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u/creaminmyjeans90201 — 3 days ago