I Made the World’s Smallest Flipbook Animation

Animating flipbooks under a microscope!
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About Me:
Welcome to my channel! In addition to making flipbooks, I am a stop-motion animator and worked on the Oscar-nominated movies ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link. I fell in love with animation as a kid and have been doing it ever since.
#flipbook #andymation
Chapters:
00:00 My Previous Smallest Flipbook
01:03 Quest for the Perfect Microscope
03:28 Drawing the Flipbook
06:18 Cereal Break
07:03 Belching Flames
08:04 An Even Smaller Flipbook
09:45 Overdramatic
11:28 Much Better
12:58 Final Reveals
Disclaimers:
The Amazon links above are affiliate links, and I may receive a commission, which will help support this channel. This in no way affects your price. Thank you!

[@BoogerDad]

the lego hands flipping through it was such a nice touch. much appreciated ;)

[@SindijaBerzina]

Agree!

[@tin-slayer-3368]

Yeah, it really lets u feel the scale

[@ferripro9112]

yeah but on the smallest one he used an illegal lego thecnique

[@SlumberBear2k]

lol how did i not notice that the first time!?

[@TotallyNothing1]

Why is ur name boogerdad tho😂

[@_sodnxph]

No way he can draw on that, thats proof of his skill

[@GavinArtster]

Exactly!!

[@Supbabagrill-fh9ls]

Fr :0

[@taurean6456]

Frfr

[@DTOMSMISORANGE]

frfrfr

[@a_weird_mess3]

Ikr The earlier one was small enough, I can’t believe he was able to successfully do this

[@OrangeTurtle999]

1:37 "I am a perfectionist." *puts the tie on to the side*

[@InnocentDoodles]

Fun Fact: Suprisingly, the limiting factor of human fine motor skills is actually your vision, not your hands!

[@Hackerbunny]

60 like! Also cool!

[@slayer_of_them_all]

70 like! *that’s cool!!*

[@Mattthaman]

114th like! Way past cool!

[@dcbrothers9620]

139th like! Super cool!

[@brandonbaty2291]

141st like! Freakin’ cool!

[@jamesvan2201]

I think it's really neat how a sheet of paper looks perfectly flat and smooth to the naked human eye, but under a microscope, it looks like a terrain map. I love looking at the microscopic world.

[@Wonderhoy-er]

Same!

[@Emma_The_Tortoiseshell_Cat]

That’s why we get paper cuts because it’s so ragged

[@golemofiron7250]

@@Emma_The_Tortoiseshell_Catactually it’s from the edges, not the sheet

[@wowdragonsndoodles]

I agree!

[@kenjicalixtro9030]

@@Emma_The_Tortoiseshell_Catthats like saying laying down on cloth is gonna scrap your skin off

[@LuluStef09]

You should do a REALLY REALLY big flip book

[@c0smicx.s]

YESSSS

[@bunnnies]

Maybe you want one bigger, but a few hears ago he made a huge one, its his 2nd most popular video

[@mrarivalee]

@@bunnniesi think he meant as in a big paper or a wall

[@Yuxi_lixiii.]

@@mrarivaleeWAIT WHAT IF HE MAKES HIS WALL A FLIP BOOK

[@mrarivalee]

@@Yuxi_lixiii.that would be awesome

[@Danny.._]

the reason it was so hard to draw a straight line at that scale is because of the paper grain. if you want to try it again, you should try a different paper, the smoothest you can find. a higher grade copy paper is probably good enough, but if not, a lot of european and asian papers are coated, making them much smoother

[@cowboybarbaryn1302]

Ok the flip book is impressive but the editing and video production here is genuinely phenomenal. You frame and light your shots so well.

[@cowboybarbaryn1302]

THE TINY CEREAL!? WHAT

[@SpaceMothMars]

6:20 as a person who is absolutely obsessed with mini versions of things, you have no idea how much this brings me joy

[@pinkybunny]

sameee (btw 21 min ago!!) they’re so cute!

[@derivoid]

But the amount of pain it gave me when he put the cereal before the milk 😭😭

[@TeraGreene1]

Right?! And the fact that they actually had contents to pour. So satisfying! 😅❤

[@TeraGreene1]

@@derivoidalways cereal , then milk. Don’t be silly!

[@ghoultooth]

@@TeraGreene1Nah, then the cereal gets soggy quicker

[@minilopkastudios4711]

I hope he makes it to the Guinness World Records book of 2024, because this is so unbelievably amazing how he managed to get the results usable.

[@Ros_unofficial_orangeCat]

B4os

[@yijuntey]

For real

[@Graphomite]

Agreed.

[@localsatanist]

You have to pay for that most of thr time

[@RadeonVega64]

ye

[@NeuroTheory]

@ 1:36 That moment of imperfection was perfect, so your statement still stands. Awesome. Subbed.

[@tailslegend68Animations]

He makes these kind of “how I made this” videos so much more entertaining with all his expression (the talking tree was peak entertainment)

[@treyg1]

That comparison to the penny BLEW MY MIND. Great stuff man as always, thanks for still being such an inspiring creator!

[@zoe-yn4yz]

wow

[@DamonDa]

Bro he wants to draw smaller than that 😂😂😂, Will he stop at atomic level or will he go to quantum realm ?😂😂

[@Darkwolf2580]

Yeah

[@Darkwolf2580]

I saw u ❤ that

[@ducktaledudette]

DAAAANG the production quality of this video was insane!! Nicely done Andy!

[@yeorose2023]

Damn my eyes hurts by seeing how tiny that paper is😭how can he draw that...much appreciated his hard work lmao ...salute to u bro 🎉🫡

[@sanchari.c]

Came and would have stayed for your flipbook alone, but the technicalities and the "dramatic music scene" and all other details made it SO MUCH COOLER! I love your work and your sense and your humour. This was awesome! ❤❤

[@Eclipse541]

FINALLY, someone who puts the cereal first, not the milk. You should get an award 🥣

[@Irisganda]

I agree

[@Harmidillo]

Fr

[@YourAverageGeometryDasher]

What is wrong with you

[@cjdax1564]

⁠​⁠I’m eating cereal rn

[@Gacha_Kate1214]

No...whats wrong with YOU​@@YourAverageGeometryDasher

[@eddychim209]

You have inspired so many people to become animators by making them create flip books of their own, flip books are the form of traditional hand drawn animation in books without the need of cameras, one of the oldest forms of animation along with Stop-Motion, right before computers created animation softwares like Adobe Animate, Toon Boom, Krita, Source Film Maker, Blender, etc.

[@user-xx9xm2qk4m]

This is pure talent and im speechless

[@naturequeene132]

This is awesome and adorable. And I could FEEL the intense frustration through the screen. Almost like a sensation of bugs crawling on me and a desire to scream. The dedication is unreal.

[@Luminous-bk4dp]

Not only one. But TWO microscopic flip books!! 😱HOW?!

[@monawagiallah7863]

😱😱😱😱😱😱???????????

[@hanaisiddiqui4502]

I know right,he deserves more subcribers for that❤

[@Randomationers]

you know its small when you have to use science to make it💀

[@alex-td7on]

Looks like i have to use science for bed😢

[@irhanplayz9337]

AYO WHAT

[@KitsunaireDoesGacha]

@@alex-td7on 😨

[@Randomationers]

NOOO THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT😭😭😭@@alex-td7on

[@tonilandry4381]

Bro what the heck?

[@Hollyisnothuman215]

14:07 the Lego holding the flip book was everything.

[@cuckoo-clockheart]

I think the reason the lines didn't work out will be the paper's grain direction 9:21

[@marsamenace]

i love tiny art. i didn’t get into art school because i didn’t have enough in my portfolio that was large enough to show. this video makes me happy

[@DABSTABIT]

Are you austrian by any chance?

[@ZaqiScripts]

​@@DABSTABIT MY GUYS WILD,BRO GOT THE THIRD REICH FLASHBACKS 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@Ken_Paul]

were you German + Austrian?

[@Samandcococasperthecats]

NO NO

[@geneexo2861]

If you love tiny art then you are going to like whats in my pants

[@mushroomman7319]

10:35 Love the Zoolander reference 😂. “What is this, a flip book (totally not a center) for ants?”

[@user-lx4fo2gp5l]

Bru

[@Randomkirby156]

This is the first video I’ve seen of this KZbin channel and I already love it

[@surecharan8658]

You deserve more views, the reasearch you did to find the right camera gigs, explaining it to us and the flipbooks, all in all a perfect masterpiece....

[@danielprzyborski5284]

as soon as i saw that he could accualy flip it i was blown away

[@osmia]

+

[@chevellescroggins2390]

What do you mean??

[@novaaa603]

𝓐𝓵𝓼𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓸

[@GooseTheCatOffical]

“I am a perfectionist” 😂😂 *his tie is crooked* 😂

[@GooseTheCatOffical]

Thanks for the like!

[@K8_4life]

The reason I subscribed lmao

[@agent_wabuu]

Ye we know. He did that intentionally.

[@Coconut-the-memer]

12:42 it’s smaller than what I expected

[@Hazyee2]

That coem must be FKING MASSIVE

[@simonenkeli]

I used to watch this KZbinr years ago and was obsessed with flip books. I'd make my sticky notes into flip books in class and now I'm learning animation in various ways and got this on my home page on KZbin, watching it makes me so inspired to animate

[@Imthepro-zz8mq]

your patience is insane I could never do this great job

[@Bleh2823]

the need to look at something huge rather than the microscopic pages was such a nice touch. like- it shows how we need a change of perspective from time to time. love the work!

[@TripNiSelo]

@andymation i know how much work you gave for our entertainment and delight... not only for making that micro flipbook but the production of the video itself.... the editing, animation, lighting and mostly the "acting" :) Thank you!

[@Canyon.with.paws.]

2:25 bro became a teacher💀

[@Watchthisidioteanimate]

This has got to be one of my new favorite Andymation videos. I love the dramatic part.

[@anzaklaynimation]

7:36 His skill to draw tiny got better and better till the end frame.

[@esmeroxy2468]

ur actually an INCREDIBLE filmmaker and storyteller. such an enjoyable watch and so much effort was put into each frame

[@kintri27]

I always used to watch this channel when i was younger because i thought it was really cool, i forgot about and stumbled upon this video; its nice to know this channel is still going.

[@King_sobb]

This Lego figure can flip a flip book better than I can 13:56

[@Glitched2Brothers]

Lol

[@Star._.Th4t._.Coy0t3._.Th3ri4n]

The "cereal break" was so tiny like the flipbook😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@o.d.c.1654]

He drunk a glass of oj in 1 sip

[@isaacfleece9036]

Good observation familytimewithzoey5321! 😄👍

[@Auroraa54kmm]

Hahha

[@preppygirl2000slaystherunway]

Are you a therian? I support

[@Star._.Th4t._.Coy0t3._.Th3ri4n]

@@preppygirl2000slaystherunway yes I am! Ty for the support!

[@theawesomer]

Amazing work! I wonder if there's a different medium you could draw on that wouldn't have as much texture to give you the straight lines you were trying for.

[@TeraGreene1]

I just added this to my 6 year old’s playlist. He made his first flip book last year and is now really getting into Lego, so I think this will be a great watch with him. Thank you! That’ll do, Andy, that’ll do. 😊❤

[@Mr._dGaming]

Make the worlds largest flip book 🌝 Edit : Thanks for 5 likes... Joking, I wrote 'works' instead of worlds

[@CkoopureTXT]

The 🌝 is the second best emoji the best one is the 🌚

[@Me-UvU]

@@CkoopureTXTwait why is this one 🌚 better than this one? 🌝

[@CkoopureTXT]

@@Me-UvU it’s just my personal preference

[@d-24]

@@Me-UvU He's racist

[@Me-UvU]

@@CkoopureTXT oh, kk

[@LynxConnection]

10:05 had me dying especially when the tree called him dramatic 😂

[@mahdi786003]

11:00 you mean

[@wildflower1397]

Being near the giant tree was chef's kiss wonderful. 😂❤

[@wildflower1397]

​@mahdi786003 The dramatic music started around 10 and ended with the tree just after 11. It was sweet little detour, lol.

[@Arp477]

Plz just don't really pray to trees, ppl. 😁🙏☝

[@colorfulstone9221]

seeing a minifigure with a working flipbook was the perfect thing to brighten my day :D

[@userismearja]

i cannnottt imagine the level of patience this required and i can literally feel it.... only realised to breathe when he said "i can breath now" amazing work dude!!!❤❤❤ crazy skilled!

[@iToonNetworkOffical]

BRO IM SO SURPRISED HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT!

[@TblwJosie]

1:39 as a perfectionist, this p!ssed me off

[@Captainjack1276]

Ay brodda i feel ya perfectionist-ic effects brodda.

[@erenjeager4308]

I’ve never been so impressed in my life.

[@heatherkline6766]

the reason for being able to draw smoothly one way and not the other has to do with the grain of the paper. if you try to tear paper, you will find that one direction tears more cleanly than the other; the smoother tear is along the grain, the rough tear is against it that is, perpendicular.

[@uhavemooface]

This looked really hard to do. Making a straight line was probably the hardest for any of the flip books you have ever done in your life.

[@kamaniaray]

I audibly gasped at the results!! The Lego Man was perfection. I love it!!!! So glad I followed your account nearly a decade ago!

[@starslagg]

I remember being like 9 and watching you make the tiny flip book. I was so impressed and subbed to you immediately. 5 years later, I’m almost 14, I’ve got a new account, but somehow this video somehow still ended up on my recommended.

[@Ihackedintogiyuusaccount]

AHHHH the cereal break is SOOO CUTE🥹❤

[@pinkybunny]

i got to that part when i read this comment and IKR!!

[@user-gk8rp9dr1u]

This is so cool! I am amazed by how much skill and time that took! And getting the lego person to flip it? That's crazy

[@curlyhedgehog]

It's so delightful, that there are no words, feelings overwhelm...you give happiness! And you love your job very much, you have kept a creative child in your soul...This video, your work and the flipbook, touched me and inspired me! Thank you so so much for your hard work P.S.Sorry for my english, in russian i probably would writing a song, or something like a "poem" of my feelings ))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@OdinsHarem]

A little something I discovered doodling around as a kid in school: It's much easier to draw a nice line if you purposely try to make it squiggly. In your case, if you try to make a squiggly line super concentrated (but horizontal), it should turn out to look like a perfectly straight line. Play around with it. You'll see what I mean.

[@Flip.Cinema]

The music vibe is always crucial! Kudos on nailing that flipbook-serious skills!

[@Jimboshorimbo]

That is just absolutely mind blowing to me.

[@raffina_kiel]

I can't believe all his hard work, it's incredible.

[@khananiel-joshuashimunov4561]

There's manipulator tools that help you work on small things using gear reduction. You could draw straight lines like an etch a sketch if you really want to go smaller

[@evilrules2124]

8:55 It might be the grain of the paper

[@tynesiastevens6520]

Yes!! I was looking for this comment! The drawing is so small that the paper texture its just more noticeable, even with the most steady hand

[@dngick]

I can’t believe his dedication for the flip books, he’s very talented and passionate about it and it shows!! This is amazing!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jmleeinla4025]

Absolutely incredible!!! So talented!! I’d think these should be in a museum of sort.

[@jaxtonsalisbury203]

OMG, I didn’t watch your vids for a while and when I came back I saw how freaking high quality your vids are, you’ve come a long way man!

[@GoIdappI555]

10:50 i thought you went to go get the milk💀💀

[@robknight2115]

Lol rip💀

[@Kreptic]

💀

[@HappyCorgi-ti4xt]

Nah💀

[@layla1707]

the production of the video was epic! that tiny flipbook was so impressive

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

That’s really cool. The cereal break was pretty cool, too. 😎👍🏻😃👍🏻

[@JurassicJenkins]

4:37 Lesson on how to maximize the watch to the end algorithm. Well done on the content also ❤

[@mysterytruck]

the amount of skills and patience you have doing this is admirable. i appreciate the Zoolander reference.

[@andymation]

😁

[@NotPoisonVR]

you always impress me! can’t wait to see more videos like this amazing!

[@eddychim209]

You are my OFFICIAL my favorite KZbinr now, you have quite a passion for Flip books, you did an awesome job on animating for our favorite Laika movies, Boxtrolls, Paranorman, Kubo and the Two Strings, and The Missing Link, it is a shame you are not a part of Coraline, but that film is still amazing, and I just found out that you were also interested in film making, I watched through all of your short films, they are all amazing, my favorites might be "Toast", "Watched Pot", "Cookie", "Mustache", "Weird Ribs Are Swell", and even "Butterfly" which literally has awesome stop-motion in it, they all have awesome stories!!!

[@ImNotPrestonOfficial]

I've been watching you for a few years now and I recently bought your flipbook kit and some of your printed flipbooks. You have really inspired me a lot so thank you and keep up the great work!

[@alyssa6406]

THIS IS TALENT

[@spamuel98]

the straight line problem might have something to do with an issue I first heard about when I started messing around with book binding, that paper has a grain pattern like wood. I had to check the grain direction for the cardstock cover sheets to avoid the glue causing it to swell and shrink, but at those sizes the grain might be going across the line you're trying to draw instead of along it, which would explain why the diagonal lines came out nice since that would be at least partially in the same direction as the grain.

[@Syslori56]

what kind of patience and talent is this

[@AlphabetloreF]

13:38 the reveal

[@bencatfleckgaming5613]

6:31 ty for putting cereal first 😔 😅

[@CoWSfromJToH]

soggy

[@ScriptSinger]

I'm the same way for the wabbly lines, when I animated the intro to my music video I wanted it perfect but was animating on a Chromebook with a mouse. Which I had no idea how to do it neatly so I settled for wabble and it turned out pretty good! Loved the animation book btw!

[@mastodontedepapel4593]

Estas looooquísiiimoooo y GENIAL !!!!! Alucino!!! GRACIAS por tu arte !!!!

[@allysmootwinters8613]

This is crazy. Loved the Lego man flipping at the end. Really fun. :)

[@thezizters1050]

10:21 woaw he sweated allot right in just a short span of time lol

[@masonthomsen1515]

I remember watching you years ago and being amazed, I can't believe I found you again!!

[@angelbarrios426]

I can't believe I was so fool to let pass two weeks to see this. It's a video full of humor, skills and dedication; surely you invested a good amount of money and time to do this. This is one of your best videos until now, Andy 😊👍.

[@jubbano7791]

8:29 As a perfectionist as well, I know the pain. It hurts internally throughout my soul.

[@No_problemo.]

6:20 was my favourite part tbh🤷🏾‍♀️🥹

[@Sun_vibes3]

the amount of effort he puts for these vidoes! new subscriber.

[@My_Pace_]

A great mixing of scientist & artist. True talant.❤

[@alfredxsiv]

14:36 secret QR code video here "July 26 2059"

[@subriderem]

thanks, I knew there was something weird lol

[@MassiveMinorityMuncher-P.O.P]

Probably his predicted death date

[@elizabethramirez4291]

wonder if this will be another interesting youtube mystery

[@teejee376]

@@MassiveMinorityMuncher-P.O.Plike bo burnham

[@Edie_got_game]

It’s the dramatic part lol I was going to call film theory 14:36

[@tameemfarooqi3022]

1:22 I feel ya, brother 🤜🤜✌

[@jadecalabro6525]

This was a whole cinematic experience. What a difficult thing to accomplish! Lovely turnout

[@Cutitout.]

surely this is your best video, loved it

[@Creative_YT]

Is it just me or is this something you’d make on the toilet out of toilet paper

[@Kadyboo5]

💀😂😵😭

[@Creative_YT]

I have no memory of commenting this what am I talking about 💀

[@orangedoggy]

10:44 me be like😢

[@JamieShadowz]

Seeing the Lego guy actually able to flip the book himself made me so happy.

[@insertnamehere08]

Dude I used to love u in 2020 so glad I found u again

[@MK-9869]

14:28 i thought it said banana for sale