How to animate smoothly in Flipaclip | Tutorial for beginners

[@AdamOof2011]

Here's another tip I thought might help : For very detailed characters, always use another layer for coloring, it take time but trust me on the process, it's also useful when shading or appliying effects 😃👌I also advise making storyboards so you don't forget what you're working on .

[@Lokifur]

Aa thanks! Yes this helps ^^ Thanks :)

[@AdamOof2011]

@@Lokifur no problem ^_^

[@tozuko_72]

omg i always do that even if my character isnt complex and it helps me out so much

[@AdamOof2011]

That's amazing ! It makes the character look neater ! 💕

[@zoekix]

@@Lokifur Another thing, if you're animating a cartoon-like character, ex: Mickey mouse, Spinel, anything like that you would apply the rules of squash & stretch! Oh, btw, if you want to animate but don't want to draw the lasso around the whole character EVERY. SINGLE. FRAME. to fix a certain mistake, you can double tap the lasso tool twice and it automatically selects the whole character!

[@Comparedguy2]

Bro that drawing i cant follow that thats soo good 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Lokifur]

Aa thanks!

[@margokessbyte_22191]

i started animating when i was 8 years old! this really helped! thanks!! ❤💜

[@Lokifur]

Wooow! :D You must have been animating for a long time ^^ Glad this helped! :>

[@SaraStars_Oficial]

Me too

[@margokessbyte_22191]

@@Lokifur thank you!! ❤💜

[@autumnblueberry]

The fact that the top of the ball lined up with one of the gridlines before the grid was even turned on is so satisfying 😔🙌 also your art style is gorgeous and adorable, thanks for the tutorial :D

[@Lokifur]

Aa i didn't even notice :0 Thanks, and i am glad this helped!

[@F1zzyXB1scu1tDr0ne]

Finnaly a great tutorial that isn’t to hard or to easy! It’s perfect for people that wanna animate like me! This is very helpful thanks!(im gonna use this tutorial for a test animation to see if I can do it :D)

[@Lokifur]

Oo thanks! Good this helped for you! ^^

[@anomalousanimates]

yes, the ease in-out or ease out also holy hell your art/animationing is heavenly

[@Lokifur]

Thank you for telling what was the name of the animation technique! I couldn't remember it at all 😭 But tysm for the compliment!!!

[@mayablueezz_]

I'm actually a animator beginner but yea! This helps me a lot, despite about knowin' that the grid is always helpful, tysm! Now i'll improve my animations little by little!💃💃🌟

[@Lokifur]

Aa good this helped! ^^ Good luck on your animating journey :3

[@mayablueezz_]

@@Lokifur Yezz >:DD✨

[@THEGREATCASANOVA]

Your tutorial is amazing and can really help others to learn well. My problem with drawing and making animation is the lack of motivation and deconcentration. It’s difficulty for me to draw something basic while having these issues. This appeared on my recommends and caught my attention. The way you explain by each step is nice and easy. Good luck with your creativity future artist!

[@Lokifur]

Wow thank you so much! But I hope you'll get ease from the problem and wish you the best ^^ I'm glad this was easy to follow and caught your attention! Thank you for the compliments and good luck for you too

[@Frezzylate]

TIP: When coloring with the bucket, put the white square at 99%

[@Lokifur]

Thanks for the tip! ^^

[@Kit-the-Kat]

Tip: start with that, but if it colors too much, adjust the amount

[@t-pos]

ah god the lines are so perfecttttt AURRHRHRHR HOW?!?!

[@Lokifur]

AA thank you so much!! 😭 Idek ;-;-;

[@Angelwing12395]

Tbh I love your artstyle, ngl SpeedPaints are so satisfying to watch❤

[@Lokifur]

Thank you!! I agree that speedpaints are satisfying >:DD

[@xanderthony2041]

Thanks!i learned how to animate smoother because of you,please keep up the good work!

[@Lokifur]

No problem! I'm glad to hear that, thanks! :]

[@ChaoszIsAGoddess7]

I've been eanting to get into animation since 2020 but nothing really helped me understand! This actually is a really good tutorial and now I understand it more! Amazing drawing, btw!!!

[@AglassOfSlice]

This was the most helpful animation tut I’ve ever seen! 😊

[@Lokifur]

Thanks! ^^ I am glad this helped :]

[@Xeno-da-pup]

I’d recommend using the lasso tool to past the drawing to move it straight it makes it easier and takes a lot less time

[@Lokifur]

I'm sorry i dont KIND of understand :[ Can you explain again? Is it like with grid or how do you do it with a lasso?

[@Xeno-da-pup]

@@Lokifur I’ll post a tutorial

[@Lokifur]

Aa thanks :D ​@@Xeno-da-pup

[@Xeno-da-pup]

@@Lokifurmhm just got it posted!

[@Xeno-da-pup]

@@Lokifur Oop poste Dreh wrong tut

[@slugcatting]

I also sometimes first make the beginning frame and end frame of the segment (by segment, i mean 1 movement) but i think this is an entirely different method. Great tutorial, lovely artstyle :)

[@Lokifur]

Aa that's a nice method too ^^ Thank you! :3

[@oaidannaoehostil]

Thank you!! I started animate when i was 11 in 2022 doin animation memes, now i fully forgot hwat i learn about animation stuff, so i'm learnin again!! Your tutorial is very useful huh!! ^^

[@Lokifur]

Oo! Well it's nice ur coming back to animating :3 And I am glad this was helpful! :]

[@Fawncr33k]

Hey! I just wanna say (I forget if I commented before) that this tutorial and the tweening one helped me out a LOT, and animation is actually a lot more fun! I'm actually in the very beginning stages of a silly animated series, one I don't think I would want to pull off without this!

[@The.One.And.Only.Saturn]

OMG ITS BOYKISSER GUYS ITS BOYKISSER FROM BOYKISSER OMG!!!1!11!!1!11!1!1 (jokes aside this is a pretty good tutorial)

[@Lokifur]

AA HELP 😭😭 MY FRIENDS SAY SO TOO ;-; My artstyle just happens to be like that 💀 (But thanks and good this helped! ^^)

[@AverageMcdonaldsEnjoyerXD]

​@@Lokifuri don’t have capcut instead i have flipnote 3d on my 3ds AND I (NO SWEAR WORD) DRAW SO GOOD LIKE I CAN ANIMATE AN ENTIRE ANIME XD

[@Vexxitys]

WHY IS THE DRAWING SUPER CUTE, STOP 😭😭❤️

[@Cloud_artz]

Woah this is awesome! Thanks for the advise! I'll try to use some parts to improve ^^

[@Lokifur]

Np! :D Glad you like it and it helped!

[@CopperStarToons]

great tutorial! this is quite well made! seeing fellow animators making awesome stuff is so inspiring. keep it up! :D

[@Lokifur]

Thank you! ^^ I appreciate that :]

[@Errorcode_thesilli]

Tysm, this is just what I needed! 😭 and i love your fUrRy ✨

[@Lokifur]

No problem, glad this helped ^^ Also glad you like my FuRrY! (Some say it looks like Boykisser 😭)

[@Errorcode_thesilli]

​lol 😭🙏

[@The_seapuppy]

@@Lokifurdon't worry it doesn't look like a boykisser😭😭

[@Maytrixwasheree]

Thank you so much! I'll keep this on my animating playlist so I don't forget, I finally decided to animate again after nearly a year of no motivation and this helped me a lot 😭🙏

[@Shirer_tiger]

That's like the most smooth animation ever-

[@Lokifur]

Aa thankss! 😭

[@FrappVR]

FR

[@Imnotahatershater]

Duplicate layer and lasso : what about me?😢

[@Hello-lunaheree]

@@Imnotahatershatersometimes that’s not the best for these types of animations, but you can duplicate the first frame until you like it

[@eggyolk0]

Thank you very much!! I'm starting my transition to Digital from Traditional and this is helping a lot!!

[@Lokifur]

No problem! I am glad this helped! Hope your transition goes well :3

[@fayraven]

You animate very smoothly and confidently. That's great!

[@Lokifur]

Thanks! I appreciate it ^^

[@AR-WolfTales]

THE DRAWING IS SO CUTEEE, Btw I'll try this tutorial only if i learned to trace each layers 😭

[@Lokifur]

Thanks!! :D By layers do u mean frames? By time you'll improve!

[@AR-WolfTales]

Thankss :33 and ya I meant frames xD

[@salithaanildesilva1196]

Btw heres a tip make all parts of drawing separated then you can use grid tool to move

[@Lokifur]

Do you mean tweening? :>

[@Valary_____9]

I loved all the time and effort you've put into this. The character looks cute, and the animation is well done❤🩶🤍🩶🤍💜❤

[@DreamyTurky]

You are truly incredibly talented!!! also you are very talented in animation, thank you for this great tutorial video!!💛🫶✨️

[@Lokifur]

Thank you so much! I am glad this helped!

[@Floral15650]

nice tutorial!! i havent been posting for 5 months bcuz i have lack of motivation too. ill soon be posting sometime anyways thx for the tutorial!!! i really appreciate it!!! ✨✨✨

[@Lokifur]

Aa that's nice! ^^ Also thanks and good this helped :3

[@Floral15650]

yw!!!!

[@th4t0neMairy-_-]

This is very helpful and you draw so well❤❤❤ (why are you so underrated 😭)

[@Lokifur]

Omagashh thanks for the compliment

[@YourLocalCardboardAddict]

You can't imagine how much this helped me- THANK U SM FOR THIS IT'S AWESOME :DD

[@Lokifur]

No problem!! :333 I am glad this helped! ^^

[@Nuggets_Meow]

THE AMOUNT OF PATIENCE OMG THIS IS SO COOL, NEW SUB

[@Lokifur]

Aaa thank you so much!! 😭🫶

[@Shakaxhiu_Blu_.]

Thank you for the tutorial little one :D its gorgeous i love it!! you should start maiking more tutorials like this like maintaing a tail or jumping tutorial Also you helped me so much :]

[@Lokifur]

Oo thank you so much!

[@epicriko]

Finally, a recent tutorial! also i have a question, if the head goes up, does the body move down or also move along with the head?

[@Lokifur]

Well, it can pretty much depend! The body can stretch within, or in the video the fur goes a bit up from the neck :] I think it would look better if the body does move up. If the character looks up, the neck can also go down. Also if it has fur it can go down. (Sorry if the explaining is a bit unclear) but i hope this helped somehow ^^ You can ask more questions if this was a bit unclear ;^;

[@epicriko]

@@Lokifur ohh, alright!! thank u, ill keep that in mind!

[@Phantomari]

I like the animating style. 👍

[@1tzf0urxybfdi]

Thank u i needed this,rn i can use this and if im done with it theres always sound,but i always make sure i copy all the frames in frames viewer And when its too much,i delete some and add the next part. And also continue! :3

[@Lokifur]

No problem! ^^ That's also a nice way to do your projects :]

[@DoorsPro260]

The character is so cool! It needs to be continued.

[@LuxLmaooo]

person whose animated for 7+ years, a really nice and simple tutorial!

[@Lokifur]

Well that's a long time! But thanks ^^

[@DiamondsRulesPower]

One thing I lack of animating, are characters I just lack any actual character idea to make so I just don't animate most of the time but practice the movement and this helped out a lot, thanks for dis tutorial!

[@Lokifur]

Awh :< But as you said, you Practice the movement :3 You can like animate objects ^^ But glad this helped thank you! :3

[@NoraGachaa]

Thank you a lot! This really improved my animating skills! Thank you so much for this video! It’s a gift! ❤ :>

[@Lokifur]

Tysm! I am glad this helped!

[@NoraGachaa]

@@Lokifur ^_^

[@Pretzel_Artist]

Very helpful for my animations!

[@AlexSmith-xb1gq]

The main thing shown here for smoothness is an “ease in, ease out” technique. I’m a beginner myself so it may not be the best advice, but in general, lots of movement over a couple frames means fast, which usually turns into smear frames when you’re showing very fast movement. Slow movement is shown like you did with the ball-little movement shown in lots of frames. Another trick I found to help improve smoothness is to set your key frames first on a much lower fps (I use 3 or smth like that usually). For people who don’t know what I mean, it’s the key poses in an animation. In this, when the furry starts, when they shut their eyes, and the final pose after that. It looks pretty rough when you start, but if you start filling in your inbetween frames with an eye for timing (reference the “ease in” or “ease out” or both thing to achieve different looks) it can look pretty smooth, even if you’re a beginner! Final tip: when you are reaching the furthest pose (for example: a hand reaching out) always make the last pose overshoot, or just go a little bit further. It looks more organic than if you don’t. That may not apply to all animations-just some tips I find work from one beginner to another :]

[@Blue-gy2it]

You should try out the pose to pose method, it really helped me in my animating journey! It’s basically where you draw all the main poses, space them out, and then add the inbetweens! (It makes it smooth again)

[@Lokifur]

Oo yes! This method is familiar, but i haven't really used it :^ But thanks for the tip though! ^^

[@Blue-gy2it]

@@Lokifur Glad it helps!

[@Spoiceynoodlez]

OMGGG TYSMMMM IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR SMTH LIKE THIS AHHHHH UR THE BEST ❤❤

[@fuyim]

Ty for this tutorial! Tryin to learn how to animate and this honestly motivated me lol- also your art style is literally beautiful!

[@Lokifur]

No problem! I am glad you got motivation from this! Have fun with animating :3 Thanks for the compliment of my artstyle! 😭❤️

[@JinalynSalonoy]

Straight ahead animation will make your character size inconsistent overtime

[@MoikalAfton101]

I use 15 frames, it works the best for me, it’s makes the lip sync pretty cool

[@Ivyy-09]

Thank you very much, I tryed the small then big then small move and my animation got really smooth it does really work very well🫶🙏

[@Lokifur]

No problem! I'm glad this technique helped :] Have fun animating

[@only_bluey]

Thanks!!! This helped more than any other tutorial!

[@Lokifur]

No problem! I am glad to hear this helped

[@AngelDust-o6m]

Thank you so much for sharing this!! I used to always quit flipaclip because I could never animate smoothly. This helped so much, and I don't think I'll be uninstalling it anytime soon! Edit: +1 Sub!!

[@SH4TT3R3D_R0S3]

AAAAA THANK YOU! This helped me out so much while I was making an animation meme!

[@Lokifur]

Aaa npp :33 Glad to hear this helped ^^

[@BellaInLove_13]

This really helped me animate since i watched this,ive been animating since i was 9 but i never knew how do correctly and i was mad at this everytime,now i do it very good and i have more patience to do,a good drawing is always made by a good patience lol

[@crazycosplays9783]

THANK YOU I ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT TO QUIT ART AFTER LIKE LOVING IT MY WHOLE LIFE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW SAD I WAS

[@DontDoDrugs81]

thanks bro i started animation at 9 years old but quit due to school and some personal stuff and im trying to get into animation again to feel more connected with my ocs

[@Lokifur]

Oo that's nice :D I am glad this video helped ^^

[@Cinpyx]

Quando vou colorir, eu aumento o "%" do lado da cor do balde, porque esse % faz com que preencha mais as bordas! E serve para quando for colorir partes pequenas, e tiver 100%, é só abaixar até o nivel em que você ve que não tem bordas brancas mostrando!

[@soliar9550]

I'm trying to get back into animating and this was such a good 'recap' for me to remember everything again!! SERIOUSLY- THIS WAS SO GOOD AND AWESOME AND I'M GONNA EAT YOUR SKILLS-

[@Lokifur]

I am glad this helped you get back to animating ^^ And thank you so much!! 😭😭

[@Stingeranimates]

WOAH! THANKS A LOT MAN! YOU DONT REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS I SWEAR THANKS!!!!

[@pixelgitzby]

Thank you! I don't know a whole bunch about animation ((I've been practicing animation since I was 9)) but this helped! Now I can try to my series!^^

[@Pilby-f5g]

Im a anti furry but this tutorial helped me a lot, yes. I don’t threaten furries or anything like that. Im just chill, kinda against furries (ONLY IF THEY ARE INAPPROPRIATE OR CRINGE) but you just earned yourself a sub 👍

[@m1dn1ghtqt]

Even as a furry, I agree with u on the weird ones lol

[@Pilby-f5g]

@@m1dn1ghtqt W furry 👏👏👏

[@Mistypaws_WC]

I'm a therian and called as anti zoos. Zoos stand for zoophiles btw there are very inappropriate btw i I agree with U 2!

[@koolcidd_xd]

Now these are the anti furries I like. Not the one who keeps on yapping on the internet hating at fabric for idk how long.

[@Lokifur]

That's really mature actually! I'm glad you are chill about it ^^ And I very much agree on the inappropriate ones 😨 Thanks for the sub tho :]

[@youraverageenglishspeaker9121]

Thanks for this tutorial :)

[@Lokifur]

No problem! :] Glad it helped ^^

[@DevilishDog]

Stop I've been animating for so long and doing so terrible this helped OMG tyyy

[@Lokifur]

Well that's nice to hear! :3 No problem ^^

[@AndroidYTV60]

This is AWESOME... THIS WILL BE MY PASSION TO ANIMATE STUFF.... THANK YOU SO MUCH DUDE!!!! 😁😁👍

[@Lokifur]

I'm so glad to hear that!! :D No problemm!!

[@ToonyPixl]

I’m saving this, I really want to start animating and this is a good tutorial imo :0

[@Lokifur]

Worzers :0 But I'm glad you find this as a good tutorial! Good luck on your upcoming animating journey

[@ToonyPixl]

@@Lokifur thanks!

[@user-mikekit]

Great job man keep it up, i realy like your animation :3

[@Lokifur]

Thank you! ^^

[@purplequagsire3111]

holy, this helped a lot. very simple to understand, i love it. ❤

[@Lokifur]

Thanks! I'm glad this helped

[@Vicky_iguess]

here’s another tip if you want to fill in the white dots: go to the paint button and double tap/click on it and on the very top it should say “60%” put it up to 99% and then it’ll look cleaner

[@Lokifur]

Thanks for the tip! :3 Didn't know about this :0

[@ayaankhatab5809]

also for shading theres this really good feature called ultra lock or smt so to put it on you have to go on layers then the menu button on layers and equip ultra lock , basically it makes it so your characters can look 3d with the shading bc you can only draw on existing pixels so its the best shading setting paired with the airbrush

[@Cheesitvr]

Yep! Its called alpha lock im sure but I use for alot of things! Very helpful tool (along with clipping mask) I used it alot when working on scenes for shows :) You gotta love the alpha lock

[@Rayyananimation2015]

Thx helped so much for my drawing skill..

[@flacer123]

It was a good tutorial I liked it a lot :3

[@Lokifur]

Thank you!

[@flacer123]

@@Lokifur You're welcome nwn

[@Marzz_on_pawzz]

2:09 press the copy button go onto a nother frame and click paste its quicker and easier and than just adjust it how ever you want!

[@Mistypaws_WC]

It must be hard 4 u to animate this and also make a vid, I feel bad for ur stress but its very good that you make tuts for ur followers!! Amazing, just amazing!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 U inspire meeee pookie!

[@XXI_Sorrows]

Tysmmm! This is going to help a TON since im trying to make a lil animac :'3

[@Lokifur]

No problem!! :D Glad it helps! What kind of animation are you making? ^^

[@entrapta8049]

If you want to take a more cartoony approach at animating smoothly, try the squash and stretch technique!

[@Lokifur]

That's a nice technique! ^^

[@janelle9998]

Heres a detail no one seems to be suggesting; USE KEYFRAMES. Keyframes are crucial in any frame by frame animation. You cant just do one frame and then the next frame aimlessly. After you do that, you have to draw the in-betweens, which will be harder for a higher fps animation. And as for the ball, many professionals use a time chart. Thats how they organize the slow-ins and slow-outs of the animation between keyframes.

[@Lokifur]

Aa thanks for the tip/detail! ^^ I don't really come to think about this, but I usually do a storyboard or whatever it's called :] It helps me alot! But I can try this tip on my next animation :]

[@SparcelTabs]

Thank you so much! This will really help me improve my animation!

[@Lokifur]

No problem! Glad it helps :>

[@dominicsinistro2306]

this will help on fluids animation

[@Geeseteamlike1]

Your drawing is amazing ❤ I love drawing to so I just wanted to say that your art is amazing and I love your art style❤❤❤

[@dhdjwcusvu]

The drawing made me quit..

[@Lokifur]

Awh ;^; U mean cause it's a furry?

[@dhdjwcusvu]

@@Lokifur No YOU MADE THE DRAWING TO PERFECT I DON'T HATE FURRY I HAVE A CAT MYSELF MAX

[@Lokifur]

@@dhdjwcusvu OHH IM SORRY I MISUNDERSTOOD 😭😭 OKAYY

[@goofy2_-_2]

@@Lokifur furrys L

[@naoongaozuwu]

​@@goofy2_-_2 lol 😂 (i dont hate furrys, but i found furry haters funny)

[@JustanAddictedGamer]

I love drawing on FlipaClip and I’m trying to get better at drawing and this really helped tysm! The only problem I seem to have is when I go get a reference picture sometimes and I go on KZbin (yes I get my pictures on KZbin plz don’t make fun of me) and then I see a video recommended to me and I get distracted watching videos for like 40 minutes until I realize what I went on KZbin for.

[@RizzingUpGyatts]

you need to heal it

[@eminemgody]

Hey, thanks for the tutorial! My animations were pretty okay but weren’t smooth. Thanks for posting this vid!

[@sunsetsenpai5525]

What. In the fuck. It looks amazing!! Your art and animation skills are beautiful! I’ll try and study it, thank you!!!!!

[@Lokifur]

Oo thanks!! ^^ I am glad this helped! :3

[@Akked.s]

Underrated?! New subscriber!

[@Lokifur]

Aa thank you so much! ^^ I appreciate that :]

[@MEMELORD-eq9xg]

This helped me so much thanks!❤

[@Lokifur]

No problem!! ^^ Good it helped :3

[@GreyPawzz_.222]

Awesome sauce!Thank you so much for the tutorial! XP

[@Lokifur]

No problem! :D

[@cxrnflakes]

This is pretty cool :o i'll just save this to my playlist just in case. Anyways here's a sub :3

[@Lokifur]

Oo :D Glad this helped! Tysm for the sub!

[@CYN_FAN12]

While I can’t draw as good as you yet it did help, I’m uploading the animation test I did to KZbin rn

[@Lokifur]

I watched it! It's nice! Glad this helped :3

[@CYN_FAN12]

@@LokifurTy:D I hope one day I’ll be able to do what you do, have a good 2024!

[@KhamtounOunlienvongsak-lq5yz]

Thanks for the tutorial it helps me animate better :D

[@Lokifur]

No problem! Good this helps! :D

[@Itz_Rep_dem_de_argentina_kw7fc]

Thank you, you don't know how much I need it!!!❤❤

[@Lokifur]

No problem! Glad this helped!!

[@Itz_Rep_dem_de_argentina_kw7fc]

@@Lokifur :]

[@Annisasianakkera]

OMGGG THANK YOU!!! I REALLY NEED THIS FR 😭😭

[@Lokifur]

No problem!! ^^ I'm glad I got to help you and that this really helped!:3

[@Untamed_Mika]

Thanks it made my animation better. ❤

[@Lokifur]

No problem! Glad it helped :)

[@Colorful_Mochi]

Thank goodness not those: just draw something you want to animate,add a few frames and tada! Ahh videos

[@ApleAJ]

Im literally learning how to animate ur so good :D

[@Lokifur]

That's good! I am glad this helped

[@Little_Tuffy]

Thanks for the video! This helps a lot! I just a question not really related to the tutorial: What version of Flipaclip do you have?

[@Lokifur]

Good it helped, no problem! I don't really understand what you mean with the version xD, but I do have the most recent and updated version of Flipaclip! :]

[@red-fy8gy]

Thank you alot ^^

[@Lokifur]

No problem :3

[@Devils_Demise]

I needed this for a movie intro

[@Lokifur]

Good it helped! What kind of movie are you making?

[@Devils_Demise]

@@Lokifur It's like a crossover fight movie

[@Lokifur]

Wooww! That sounds nice! Good luck on it! ^^

[@Naomigoy-gl1qs]

Thanks This helped a lot for a begging animator! :D

[@Skittles-furry]

I haven't tried yet sense i just tween but I'll try it out sometime