Learn to Animate in Opentoonz 1.3 [FULL GUIDE WITH TIMESTAMPS]

Beginner animation tutorial for FREE 2d animation software Opentoonz.
Timestamps:
Thumbnail phase 1:40
Rough Animation phase 4:50
Final Animation phase: 17:50
Post phase: 22:40
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[@silentghoul6652]

-watching how to animate- -mum comes downstairs- mum: why don't you watch how to study

[@froggie8662]

you could've been watching something .. very different

[@matrixpictures7799]

reminds me of my mom

[@DarrenTAnims]

This is a really useful video. You've covered lots here, including lots of tips as you demo. And I'm liking the animation. Nicely done

[@DarrenTAnims]

I'd say, mission accomplished 👌

[@kassachap]

Woop Darren!

[@MasterChief-ht9pg]

Dude this is absolutely amazing. No one else makes videos that show the entire process as detailed as you. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@dicemice5272]

random animator giving tips: make sure to draw key frames in animation, it really helps me 5 years ago: pff i dont need to do that me 4 years later trying keyframes: oh wait-

[@sillycheese301]

I learned the hard way while making an animation. At least I understand why they're needed

[@ApaYaa2nd]

@@sillycheese301 why?

[@sillycheese301]

@@ApaYaa2nd because

[@heroyolkie]

@@ApaYaa2nd for keeping track of the start and end, plus it helps to make things look more consistent.

[@ApaYaa2nd]

@@heroyolkie thanks. So drawing keyframes should start with the very first and end of pose like 1>8>2>3 etc ?

[@ayayy9905]

This was really helpful bc not many people on youtube go into this much detail and help and motivate you to create your own animation and talk about how everyone can relate to having a hard time understanding animation!

[@DirdyJoker]

Thank you for this, Sebastian. I've learned so much from your channel, alongside Barricados and Darren T. I'm still a troubleshootin rookie, but it's always encouraging to keep at it after these helpful tutorials. Cheers.

[@JenEFunworks]

Really informative! This really helped me especially making a custom rooms, pens and rendering! Thank you so much for the tutorial.

[@fatcat1414]

Just found out about this software today and I'm loving it. Thank you so much for the tutorials.

[@IrshadAlly]

This is the best tutorial I have seen to date, on any topic! Thank you!

[@lounestb3718]

best animation tutorial I've ever seen

[@avalonperez3806]

I've had opentoonz since it first came out and I've been so confused by it! This really cleared up a ton of my confusion!

[@rattoes-png]

I love your tutorials! There so easy to follow, I don't know what I would have done if I didn't find you. Thank you so much 💜😊

[@SynoTheKing]

You're literally my hero, this is the video i needed to start animating, thank you so much!

[@saionjisan]

I must try this! When ill get back to have a job hopefully i can support your channel you are a really good teacher!

[@piniondragonspirit6819]

Hey, thank you for these videos. I'm just getting started with animation (on a computer) and you've helped make it feel less overwhelming. You're awesome!

[@nocturnalanimations8934]

Thank you *so* much for sharing your valuable knowledge about animation and helping out the community! I'm totally new to animation and you've already become my main guru/mentor :)

[@acekirby678]

So, what you wanna do next is- *The next day*

[@raphaellewis187]

This is a fantastic video. I love you're animations they give me the confidence to be a better animator myself

[@mcprooo6843]

thank's alot it helped me very muck i started with opentoonz today and have learnt soo much already!!

[@deeejaykidd]

Pretty cool, first time of getting to know OpenToonz. Thanks a lot for this quick tutorial and i hope you will have more time to make the next one longer and probably explain with slower mouse movements pls.

[@RodzillaMon]

This is really great I’m starting animation and I really appreciate this

[@adamtembo3880]

Thank you so much. This has helped me a lot. I still need further guidance from you 🙏.

[@AmitKumar-im1sn]

This video have make things very easy. At first glance this look very hard and complicated.Thanku ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@abbywilberg1087]

The tutorial is really helpful, but also, the lil tutorial girl is adorable. Thanks for this info. :D

[@iDaggered]

Thanks a lot! You just made me win a contest! I am so thankful!!!!

[@savageagle]

amazing tutorial! Your videos are so cool. thank you

[@fuchieng413]

Great video tut!

[@jpots7789]

bro you really are a blessing, i feel really comfortable and im going to download the software. iv been using firealpaca and its not really meant for animation

[@acekirby678]

J Pots I'm in the same situation lol.

[@Panxshin]

thankyou, it helped me a lot. your underated why?

[@quintentucker4355]

This was helpful thank you

[@AdamEarleArtist]

Nice one brother. Well done.

[@artandmotion]

Thanks, I enjoyed a lot !

[@ensourceTV]

Great walkthrough bro

[@diji5071]

Thank you!

[@DashyDonut]

Thank you it’s because of these videos I know hot to animate even if my animations aren’t that fantastic, thank you

[@gills3141]

hey man thanks for this. Ive been putting off ideas and crap i got people drawn out episodes alsmot written. I just have no idea how to draw.

[@EpicGammingVids]

best tutorial

[@rociorincon1304]

God bless this channel

[@ndidgenous]

thanks a lot man!!

[@dionechantal7742]

Nice

[@TheWolfKidHowls]

Thank you for the tutorial! I was wondering which brushes are best to use in this software. I previously worked with TV paint so I'm trying to see how I can transition to Opentoonz. As an animator myself, I would strongly recommend not to number your frames like that even if it makes it easier for you, it looks very confusing. (hope it doesn't sound like a rant)

[@yehezkielsimbuang2349]

thanks dude, :)

[@takemeaway5548]

I luv this

[@The_C_]

You're so calm and patient Has a nice vibe The software is also really easy on the user I think i'm gonna try it out Though, is there a way to make window bars for any of the keyboard shortcuts? (Not a fan of reaching over to the keyboard 'cause I'd rather Ctrl Z that sht on the screen itself)

[@lounestb3718]

Hey, could you give us some tips on how to make some nice blur-motion effect? like when the animated character is running or kicking someone for example, that would be very useful. thanks

[@eyang7613]

Hey im interested to know did you get your reference on screen with the opentoonz window?

[@HelloHiHola]

I really like your channel but want to use Synfig as a beginner. Am I out of luck? Do you ever switch or give instructions that are generally applicable?

[@stephystuff2955]

Wonderful! Do you know if you can use blender objects with this program?

[@scottduke9713]

You rock

[@ChloeMikaelaa]

Question! After you make your 2 key frames how do you create frames in between those key frames so that it’ll be gradual like you did. I am stuck at that In which I cannot create my other frames

[@amazingkris]

I'd like a little help inserting and resizing/animating already-drawn images that I created through Photoshop and Illustrator. Can you point me in the right direction with one of your archived videos? Many thanks. Just getting started. "Rocket-powered and nailed to the ground," as Beck once said.

[@Tobi-wh3lp]

are you also able to import images you have drawn by yourself and animate them so they move arround for example, or is it the only possibility to draw in the program itself? thx

[@Someone-pg3rn]

i dont have discord and this is a basic qusstion but when u animate scenes do u do the background seperate to the animation and add it in later or the aimation and u redraw the background all the time

[@MrJupiter65]

I can tell that you're passionate and dedicated. As a retired Chief I spent countless hours training my cooks and weight staff. Always being mindful. Sometimes explaining it even slower until they succeeded. Sadly you talk so fast and move so fast it's hard to see what you're doing. I guess I just go back to blender

[@rot-brain6746]

You could try changing the playback speed, it may sound a little funny though

[@miguelrc4790]

How do you know what to change the dimensions of your new toonz raster level to? Mine defaults to 16:9 even with a smaller canvas

[@ashyyyy505]

how do u do to see the previous frame ;; ? i don t have an option named ,onion skin, btw this video is really usefull uwu

[@shitpostcentral1802]

I was going for the subscribe button when i realized I had already done so a long time ago. Great tutorial video!

[@upliftingyou5372]

Please do you draw with a mouse or a tablet and a pen

[@PhoenicianPrincess88]

I'm trying to import drawings I made elsewhere and move one (in the foreground) over the background bit by bit to make an animation. How do I do that?

[@forestcarrillo5563]

Hey, I tried using my wacom for this program but it did not work for it. What do you use to draw with?

[@muditkumarxi-d6196]

what is the use of preset function that you used to name one of your frame sketch rough i cant understand i it is rough then what would be fare.

[@JINX-yr4di]

How do I erase a room that only says: NEW ROOM & COSTUMISE MENU BAR OF ROOM “ROOM”..... PLS reply I really need this!!

[@caseymcsherry4985]

13:52 made my heart grow three sizes

[@geokorf]

i heard mario expands on mushroom sound lol

[@4evermitzi]

what kind of drawing tablet do you use

[@Khadaaron]

22:46 had me rolling XD

[@YumegakaMurakumo]

What about working with this and Flip-A-Clip? Is that possible?

[@nicolehigman849]

How are you zooming in one the drawing? I can;t figure out how to do it

[@landonsmith2154]

definitely a lot to sink in for sure. I have done animations with GIMP, but Gimp is not capable of using vectors, and the animations are not friends to shading and lighting. (not to mention GIMP is not intended for complex animations)

[@milanjovanovic4911]

do you have facebook to show you my work i doing and is it good i do on Flash also i hve question how to draw fight scenes and how to make some poses? somtime is confuse for me and i stuck

[@moldycassette1034]

What graphics tablet do you use?

[@user-fh2dt5uy5q]

I dragged an image onto frame 2 and not 1 so How do u move ur 2nd frame to be frame 1. When i drag it it doesn't work

[@migi7150]

I hope you can still see this but i'm having a hard time understanding inbetweens. is it like you use it to slow down frames? coz usually animations are 24 frames per second means u have to draw 24 times just to get 1 sec movement? like for example i took 12 frames just to make my character running and when you play it, it's too fast so u use inbetweens to slow it down? and too smoothen the animation u have to draw more?? i hope you get my question LOL PS (watched the whole vid didn't know i can change the fps lol)

[@NobleFrugal]

I'd watch this video and the one after it. I explain how in-betweens work and how to achieve fluid animation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqmmYXtpe66Bp8k I hope this helps!

[@migi7150]

@@NobleFrugal ill definitely watch it thanks for the reply.

[@77thezone]

I dont have onion skin when I right click it just isn't there??

[@linvol20]

I know this is opentoonz... so you probably recommend opentoonz but what do you think about tvpaint?

[@NobleFrugal]

I've never tried it but I hear its great for hand drawn animation.

[@primalvsfuture269]

Do You Draw With The Mouse?

[@exdee7006]

Pls help when i try to download it keeps saying the driver is unavailible but i have enough space i tried redownloading it wont work ahhhh

[@imvic99yearsago62]

Can you do now to animate in RoughAnimation

[@alicedsouza884]

Does XP pen deco 3 support opentoonz

[@fahads_artwork]

Hello noblefrugal studio ,opentoonz is full of bugs sometimes it crashes no often it crashes , how do you handle it?

[@NikpumpOff]

I have a question, what's the difference between the toonz raster level, to the another ones? I tested, but I see no difference, just the raster level, that you can change the color, without changing the color line that you drew, It can more easy that you have to create a new column to each color. But the vector level, I see no difference between the toonz raster level. And too, do I have to always use the the toonz raster level?

[@chickpeataco162]

Vector levels are math-based so vector drawings are typically easier to manipulate even after you draw them (like using the ironing tool, pinch tool, etc) where as raster levels work as if you’re drawing with a pen and paper (you can’t move lines around, etc.). Vector levels also don’t look pixelated if you zoom in whereas raster levels do

[@blueflamingo70]

How do you play the animation?

[@juno7149]

No red bar appears when I drag the windows

[@ViniciusMachadoart]

Hey! I have one question to ask: Open toonz is totally free? Like i can own money with my shorts/tv shows using the software or i have to pay a fee in case that happen?(sorry my english, hello from brazil =D)

[@ViniciusMachadoart]

@@NobleFrugal thanks! ^^

[@indraneelkarmakar6357]

Hello sir .... I had drawn brush strokes . But the vector editor tools, pump tools aro not working. While I select those tools there's showing red cross. What I am doing wrong?

[@sirzach9170]

Is there a way to activate onion skin for all the frames? :))

[@snowstarsparkle]

Yes

[@akiraandthemoon2551]

I know i am late... but what if you don't have a output setting??? O-O;

[@FraternalHouse]

Dude the Program is for Animation. We can use other programs to draw.

[@_anime_shawty7654]

I wish I can do that I have a laptop and it as no mouse😭

[@tanzimskhan]

Is opentoonz a vector program or wha

[@assuredlegend4378]

I dont have output settings on mines can someone help ? Plzzzz

[@souglouglou]

When rendering the animation, what's the difference between avi and, let's say, mp4?

[@souglouglou]

Thanks!

[@kylemailey7661]

every time I go to draw something it only lets me do one line and then stops working,,, anyone know what's going on?

[@navie7929]

I'm very new to opentoonz, so when following this tutorial, I tried to use the Control Point editor but it tells me "This current tool cannot be used on a Toonz level" and I've tried figuring it out but nothing has worked so far. Please let me know how I could fix this! I really want to animate

[@navie7929]

@@NobleFrugal Thank You!!!!!!!!!!

[@elvishristov4830]

"Always name your stuff" Me: Im gonna name this pillow Bee . Some time later: Me: Mom, have you seen Bee? Mom: Seen a bee? Yes, why?

[@saionjisan]

Arrrgh¡😤😤 I can't do a single line with a vector level! Its is too slow! Xc it is so annoying I am thinking to just use the raster layers...does someone know how to fix this? 🥺🥺🥺

[@smajin28]

I saw a part where he did something to the eyes to make them pointy at the ends but I can't find it anymore

[@gabriellas_fan]

21:33? He uses the pump tool on the vector lines :)

[@timmieturner8973]

discord link doesnt work..

[@colbartus5273]

What tablet do you use?

[@clemenciabay9951]

Well I don't know what he uses,but I say don't get a parblo tablet I have one and it acts kinda wierd

[@ivera3095]

Sorry to bother, just started using opentoonz, and whenever I press play while animating to preview what I did, it doesn't play. Instead the FPS flashes red. What do I do to fix this? Thanks!

[@blcakbrid]

Hi, I want to join the discord but I think the invite has expired.