Making a Frame by Frame Animation

[@silverblue73]

First draft: ok I can do that Second draft: I need more snacks for this anime marathon

[@fernandofox5665]

This tutorial is the best animation tutorial i've seen on youtube in 2024. This video is the key to start making good animation. Congrats!!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@fernandofox5665 ah cheers buddy :)

[@shayon8012]

heavily underrated

[@naturalgoose1913]

very true

[@kuyatoybits5207]

Yeah

[@jellyteeth656]

"the best animation tutorial doesn't exi-"

[@imnotabot4559]

Lol

[@ignmo2980]

standing "sandwitchless". from now on, this is my favorite word.

[@shirinpitale7789]

I appreciate how perfectly you inculcated so many aspects of your animation process in the most appropriate speed in a 7 minute video! I'm so clueless about how animation works but this gave me such a simplified perspective on how it usually works. Keep going'!!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Shirin for the comment. Glad it was of help to you. Great but of feedback in your comment too, will aim to make sure future videos follow the same structure. Much appreciated!! 👍🏻

[@mrben9025]

Love from India

[@NotJexsile]

The most useful frame by frame animation tutorial in the youtube

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers buddy :) glad you liked

[@pizzastevetv]

This is so well done! I really like that you drew and painted the backgrounds by hand.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Steve :)

[@avtpro]

I saw this 3 years ago, and I appreciate more and more as I gain more story driven animation production.

[@mochaforever7955]

this is awesome , love you 😚

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are welcome :)

[@Gatinhopolis]

I loved this animation project, congrats!

[@DanielEtukudo1122]

Best animation tutorial video I've ever seen

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@DanielEtukudo1122 that really means a lot, thanks :)

[@pelay01]

amazing tutorial, really underrated. people under estimate how long and how much work does it take to create an animation great job!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers Joes Pelaio! Glad you enjoyed. As soon as I get the time I will be covering each stage of the animation process seperatley and abit more in depth so keep your eye out for them videos. Thanks for the good comment, much appreciated. :)

[@Dane_Riazer]

This is awesome , I'm going to check out more of your content now

[@TheComposer1979]

finaly someone who is professional ah man lot of talk out there and minimum info ur gold

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Much appreciated 'TheComposer1979', I should have a few more videos coming out soon, just need to grab a spare moment to edit them :)

[@BluntStop]

That's probably the best fucking way to do the background. Iam mad I didn't think of doing it that way. Great video!

[@lalitkevlogs]

Thanks Sir. I was looking for this & God it helped a lot and now mind is clear about the step 0 to ... my journey to fulfill my forgotten passion starts now. God Bless You. 🙏 from India

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are more than wlecome my friend :) Very glad it helped.

[@LasAventurasdeCanelox]

How this amazing video have just 66 views???..... You're Amazing bro!!!...Keep doing it! .... New Sub

[@MarkDaviesArt]

【Las Aventuras de Canelox】 Big respect for them kind words my friend! This pandemic has held production a dash but fear not, I aim to have next video out very soon. Thanks bud! Much appreciated

[@MrAer85]

That's why we have sharing.

[@darkworld.1225]

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[@jmmejia]

this deserve a million subs

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers bud :)

[@Pashto-Aladdin]

exllente sir❤❤❤❤

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@Pashto-Aladdin thanks bud, much appreciated :)

[@yanillemoreno3205]

Love the explanation

[@Mani-xx4fz]

Amazing how you describe the whole process in this piece of art, very well informative thanks! Subscribed! 😃

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers bud, glad you enjoyed

[@ilragazzointerdetto]

Thanks for sharing your process. Very helpful!❤

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are welcome :)

[@neerajkumar0762]

Excellent 👌

[@reggiejooste7545]

This is Brilliant!👌

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers Reggie :)

[@Eva-np7hf]

Absolutely loved it! Thanks for making me laugh and for underscoring to the beginners like me ALL the effort and time that goes behind the scenes...

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Eva. I’m glad you enjoyed it :) much appreciated

[@adrianarodricks]

Thank you so much for this video! It is very helpful, as I am about to start creating a 2D animation. Thank you!!! :)

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are welcome :) glad you found it helpful.

[@ForeignLanguageTutor]

Loved u n ur animation hopefully I'll also make it one day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@punned__it]

Cool man!! Very informative and nicely explained.

[@napboy7978]

Wow, loved this video

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks :)

[@Riaan1906]

Amazing Video Wow Wow Wow! Thank you for making it

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Riaan Theron Thanks Riaan :)

[@anchitsharma5079]

Concise and deep . nicely explained . loved the aimation

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Anchit Sharma thanks Anchit! Much appreciated :)👍🏻👍🏻

[@TastyEscapes]

That was quite informative, thanks for sharing your process! I really liked that you prefer traditional media for the background. Gives it a certain charm

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Tasty Escapes Thanks :) much appreciated. Yes I’m a big fan of traditional arts and getting my hands mucky! Try to make any excuse to use them. Will let you know how the carrot cake turns out👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@moviegoer0657]

Great video!! I love this type of content!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Lionlake for your kind words! Subbed back by the way, seen your spear video... Very nice! See you are using Krita! Only just given it a go recently and was blown away to say it’s free open source software. Really good bit of kit! Between that and Blender I’d say purchasing software is becoming a thing of the past :)

[@moviegoer0657]

@@MarkDaviesArt Thanks for subbing!

[@jieunchoi4331]

Oh my god such a great video!!!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks ji eun choi

[@RTR-py8wg]

You deserve more man i hope your channel becomes well known someday. Keep up the amazing work! :D

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks bud! Much appreciated!

[@RajuDas-fv1eu]

You deserve million ❤️

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Raju :)

[@parthsharma7091]

This is what i was lookig for. you are amazing brother. keep going

[@najdiy]

Awesome

[@gamingandcartoon7519]

He is so good

[@nuciduc..615]

Your work needs to be noticed more

[@nieladrew]

This is amazing, thank you

[@MarkDaviesArt]

your welcome :)

[@zmmzeek7968]

First video.. subscribed!◽ ✍Nice and detailed explanation.. thanks man👍

[@mickrozycki451]

Excellent video dude.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers bud. Appreciate the comment!

[@cartoonox9635]

@@MarkDaviesArt did u quit KZbin?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@cartoonox9635 No I am still here :) With the introduction to Covid I have not been able to allocate time to create any more vids however things are beginning to relax and I am aiming to upload a 'How I created a hand drawn Paper Animation' video which should be ready by the time my followers get to '1000' which should be in a few weeks.

[@cartoonox9635]

@@MarkDaviesArt ok i will help u go 1000;)

[@tundeszenasi8633]

This is amazing! Helped a lot with my school projecr, thanks!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Ah great! Glad to here it helped you. Send a link to your work, would love to see what you made.

[@tundeszenasi8633]

@@MarkDaviesArt As soon as it is done I will for sure!😄

[@cartoonsausage]

This was great 👍. Very nice job both in your explanation and your animation. I’ve been doing a lot of frame by frame animations and although I’m not anywhere near your level, I do go through a lot of the same steps and know how time consuming it can be but the results are usually worth it when you see your idea come into fruition. Maybe one day the actual animation in my cartoons will be as smooth and life like as yours. Good use of the principles of animation. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks for the great response. Had a looked at your work and subbed too, really enjoyed the animations. Great story telling talent you have. Loved it!

[@StigToon]

Love the animation

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks StigToon :)

[@namichoudhary3684]

Great video😀

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers :)

[@konkantrainzroutemaker174]

Wow bro nice work 👍

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheers buddy, much appreciated! 😊

[@gosiarhomecooking5123]

Hey Mark, great tutorial , very clear explained. Thank You for sharing. Big like and support an amazing channel/ Gosia

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Gosia R Home Cooking Thanks Gosia! Subscribed back as well, always on the look out to improve my home cooking skills which if I’m honest I have very little of :)

[@insertnamehere5615]

Thank u this was so useful.... eventhough I'm probably never gonna master the art of animation because I have no patience and it is so difficult XD but at least I can dream🤷‍♀️😁...

[@artistb2]

Excellent tutorial 🤗🤗 thanks for this

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks ArtistB2, working in another video, alas it is taking a bit of time to complete.

[@fredilsonmelo]

Thank you.

[@AhmedArts]

Nice video but why you didn't show us the final animation in colour?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Their was never a colour version made, for these shorts I chose to keep them greyscale.

[@AhmedArts]

@@MarkDaviesArt oh ok, I was excited to see the finished work in colour since you've used water colour paint for the background. Well done! I'm interested to try some 2D animation :)

[@ga0j904]

This helped a lot thank you

[@akshay151]

Thanks a lot bro... you really give me a boost to do

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Your more than welcome buddy! Give it a go and have some fun with it!

[@precon1]

You need a million subs man

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Cheered bud :)

[@precon1]

@@MarkDaviesArt still watching, i am working on my very first frame by frame animation for a client and this is giving me some great ideas. The thing that helped me the most is how you broke down the process into steps. Hey i got an idea, the next time i record a podcast, i will surely mention your channel 👍

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Ah that would be great!! Much appreciated. I Will have a listen to your podcast too! Thanks bud

[@jodi7004]

I love this thank you 🤗

[@MarkDaviesArt]

you are welcome :) thankyou :)

[@slivermoonstarryniteart3922]

This is so cute.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Silvermoonstarrynite Art Glad you like it :)

[@Vandana_Prajapati]

Amazing channel

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Little Miss Maker and eight back at you. Just looked at your videos, very much up my alley and have subscribed back, look forward to watching them.👍🏻

[@nidhiprasad4680]

How did you merge the watercolor background with the animation?

[@LTartworkx]

awesome breakdown of your FBF...Just Sub'd. Thx for posting this vid

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Lawrence Tate. Glad you liked :)

[@derpatel9760]

Lol. That animation reminds me a lot of Mr. Bean!

[@toba6525]

Amazing

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks:) Glad you liked 👍🏻

[@jerartist127]

thanks for sharing your pipeline this was terriffic

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are welcome Kodibop :)

[@RealClearShadow]

bS still makes FBF animations? WoW they are hard-working

[@Nintendude.]

Nice.

[@Watto96]

Great video ♥ Very well explained for those with no prior knowledge too.

[@Tuki1tsuki]

i- yeet thank you!^^ that helped me alot

[@MarkDaviesArt]

You are welcome :) glad you liked

[@gamingfever7610]

Happy animation to every buddy 😄😊

[@donthidefrommeh5374]

This was dark af

[@saadalamk]

great

[@NoName-zm1ks]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏characters connection👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mercuryone9412]

Wow how long will a frame by frame completed video take assume for a 5mins video

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Very good and tough question to answer as there are a lot of variables that need answering before I can calculate a production time. The cartoon you have seen me create here I think took me a week on and off to produce. So technically speaking if I was to make a 5 minute film like this it would roughly take 15 weeks. (Roughly 4 months animating) To be honest though if a client was to say I want something like this but in 8 weeks, it would be possible, just means you got to be a little creative when making the film, plan it accordingly so not every scene has lots of animation, simplify the character designs and drawing style, plan to re-use scenes and sequences to reduce the work load. With a bit of planning and inventiveness their is usually a workaround to suit a specific deadline.

[@mercuryone9412]

@@MarkDaviesArt cheers thks friend

[@ForeignLanguageTutor]

Depends

[@Sunji.Hossain]

How much time it takes to make this kind of 3 min animation video?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@Sunji.Hossain it kind of varies really as it all depends on the style of the art and the quality of the animation. You also have to bear in mind the other tasks as well. The story for the film will need writing, storyboard and animatics need creating. All art will need designing. Then after animation you gonna need to composite and edit. But to answer your question, in this style featured in this video I as a solo animator could proberbly make a 3 minute video in 3 to 4 months. This question is very common and I have already began making videos that will cover different animation styles (simple to detailed art and animation) and recording how long each production takes to make.

[@kotoriitsuka1368]

yes how did you composite altogether.. that's what i want to know what tool app or whatever did you use to compose every picture frame by frame.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

I composited this scene using Adobe After effects. www.adobe.com/uk/products/aftereffects.html If your looking for a free alternative to After Effects then Hitfilm would do the job. More or less the same thing. fxhome.com/product/hitfilm-express

[@coolclips7282]

The card was great, but there is no faster method?

[@gamingandcartoon7519]

Will you make a tutorial on character emotions plz plz plz sir

[@MarkDaviesArt]

That my friend is a great idea!!!! Will put that in my list. Thanks

[@ameershazubair9803]

❤😮

[@GarvitBhatnagar]

Can I use this for my video with credits, please......🙏

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Hi Garvit? Can you let me know how this will be used in your video? e.g. what will your video be about and what will you be using from my video?

[@GarvitBhatnagar]

@@MarkDaviesArt first thanks a lot for replying 😊. I will use some part of your final animation. I'm making a video about that what is animation? so I need an example to explain about it. Can I use it?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Yes you can. Send me an email to [e-mail] and I will send you the cartoon clip to use in your video along with info to place into the KZbin page description. Cheers

[@GarvitBhatnagar]

@@MarkDaviesArt thank you very much brother. 🙏

[@throttlebrah]

Subbed 💜💜

[@SleepyTVs]

Do i need to buy a pen and tablet for this steps you ve provided or i can go with simple paper also????????????

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Hi Tale Duet. The steps I have provided will work with both Digital and Traditional. Grab a stack of paper and use to rough out the animation and then build it up. Then test out your animation with a line test, capturing each frame you have drawn and then place into a timeline and watch the sequence to see if the animation is working. (I would use a stop motion app on your phone for this they are cheap, and you can photo each frame on your phone and it will immediately appear in the apps timeline). If you happy with the results grab another stack of paper and then retrace over each roughed out frame to make your final animation. Then either hand colour each frame (some people do) or scan each image into a computer and colour them in. I will make a video of this soon as think It would be a benefit to show people my approach to traditional animation.

[@SleepyTVs]

@@MarkDaviesArt thank you buudy for your advice ❤😊 much appreciated i will try it out and if i got stuck on something! I 'll call for you to help me out if it doesnt disturb you. I was comfused as i ask ao many animators about these but no one provide such simple steps they either tell me to buy a cheaper tablet or to get a software for that... But anyways thanks again!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@SleepyTVs Not a problem. I will make a video soon regarding traditional animation. Im stuck on a project for a client at present so wont have time to do it for a few weeks but will do as soon as I can. Until then, any questions just ask me.

[@aeonsleo2]

Thanks. Roughly, what is the time taken for the complete process ?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Id say this scene was made in about 3 to 4 working days (24 to 32 hours). This includes everything from story development, animation, background design, compositing.

[@hythus_jingyihu334]

amazing animation and super clear explanation! What is the software you usually use for making animation?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Hythus_Jingyi Hu Thanks for the nice response!! In answer to your question, for IPad I use ‘Rough Animator app’. For computer Have used various animation software throughout the years but my preferred software is Toonboom Harmony! As I feel it does a great job at both traditional animation, cut out animation AND puppet animation. It offers both vector and bitmap drawing tools which feel great to use and it also offers many composting tools. For me Toonboom Harmony wins easily!

[@rrkings4283]

Good worl bro

[@zner4539]

♥️♥️♥️

[@AnimatedMovies_09]

10 sec animation taking a whole month to complete. 😅 Animation is a lot of work guys.

[@ismaleena]

How long do you spend your time to make this short animation?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

A tough question to answer, I made this animation on and off whilst travelling to work on the train, created mostly on an iPad. But if I was working on this full time I imagine it would take me roughly 3 to 4 working days but that’s everything from script/ animation/ background creation, compositing… the lot.

[@arjunbahadursingh]

So cool. I love it I learned so much. How long did it take ?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Arjun Singh Thanks Arjun. The production. With these cartoons I generally make them whilst commenting on the train to work on an iPad. (The Animation that is). But from beginning to end, from storyboarding all the way through to compositing. I would guess 30 hours.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Additionally, if you have anymore questions, please feel free to ask. If you have any suggestions for future videos, focus on something more specific. Please feel free to suggest them 👍🏻👍🏻

[@arjunbahadursingh]

Mark Davies Art wow 30 hours . That’s so cool. It does take much time. I think I would love to see how u flip through your drawings and do the in between. And would love to see a video on how much u charge for different types of animation, cause no one on KZbin has any straight to the point answer.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Arjun Singh Will tackle all of them pointers you’ve made in the near future. Thanks for the recommendations 👍🏻

[@LDRep]

i wanna know more technical... how many drawing you put on in between? and how many total frame you draw for that animation?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

There is no specific number I put inbetween in key frame, it entirely depends on how fast or short you want position A to position B to be. Regarding total number of frames for this animation, I will need a little time to have a look at the file and find out, not too sure off hand. I will get back to you on this question later.

[@erebusdarkness0]

What software did you use?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Software I used was Rough Animator which is available desktop, mobile and tablet. www.roughanimator.com

[@erebusdarkness0]

@@MarkDaviesArt oh thank you.

[@vattanaktv5082]

do you offer any course for frame by frame animation? Your animation is super, and i think many would want to learn from you

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Thanks Vattanak. I don’t have any courses at present, but might be worth investigating, if I can get enough interest I would happily do one. I Would like to offer something a little different to what’s already out there so would need a bit of planning.

[@vattanaktv5082]

@@MarkDaviesArt Subscribed and following you 😊

[@1967John_P]

I loved the explaining of the process of how you came up with the final production of the animation but my heart sank when I saw the beautiful green watercolours turn to black and grey at the end. As a watercolour artist it just made me cringe. But overall a good tutorial.

[@Zyukk09]

Bro can you tell me how to draw like anime artist does

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Honestly I don’t ever think I’ve drawn an anime style cartoon before, but could be an interesting experience. Might be worth making a video showing how I would tackle a style that I am unfamiliar with.

[@vishalpanchariya5275]

toon boom or adobe animate .. which is better ? and please upload more videos like this

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Short answer is my preferred choice is Toonboom Harmony, it does an amazing job of both traditional animation/ cutout animation and puppet animation. Offers both vector and raster drawing tools so I can create both nice hand drawn arty films AND sharp vectorised corporate films. So basically I can accept any project from a client and not be restricted by the software. I would like to say though that Adobe Animate (flash) is a good bit of kit and if combined with After Effects you can create some high end looking productions (I heavily used Flash between 2003 and 2010) but I just find Toonboom has better drawing tools, is extremely versatile and speeds up a production significantly. I will be be making more vids buddy so keep your eye out for new releases, due to work commitments I can’t be as regular as say once a week BUT I will be uploading new ones as and when I can 👍🏻👍🏻

[@vishalpanchariya5275]

@@MarkDaviesArt thanx man ! Loved your content keep going... I'm with ya !

[@techies_gaming8091]

what software is it?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Software is called ‘Rough Animator’. I highly recommend it!!

[@jayamishra1169]

Which animation software do you use?

[@MarkDaviesArt]

In all honesty I use various software depending on what I’m going to be making. My personal go to software is Toonboom Harmony and Rough Animator. However I do also use Adobe Flash and TVPaint for animated film work, I use Spine heavily for 2D Game animations and Blender/ Maya for CGI animation. To be honest once you learn one type of animation software, it doesn’t take long to know how to use others. Just a matter of getting your head around where all the buttons are. The knowledge you learn from one is more or less interchangeable with all the others. I can’t speak enough about Rough Animator software for frame by frame animation, it feels great to use and is so cheap. I prefer roughing out my animation in this than any other software. www.roughanimator.com I also stumbled upon a new software release recently that is free, it’s called Tahoma 2D, it’s actually a clone of Open Toonz but after having a little play yesterday it seemed very interesting and would be beneficial to anyone wanting to learn animation as it offers the ability to create 2D digital animation and hand drawn paper animation. tahoma2d.org

[@jayamishra1169]

@@MarkDaviesArt thank you😀

[@1996rky]

app name ???

[@MarkDaviesArt]

The app I used to create the hand drawn animation is Rough Animator. www.roughanimator.com But there are plenty of other animation softwares that can produce hand drawn animation. So it’s really all a matter of preference.

[@saddamlooni1341]

@@MarkDaviesArt Can you name some of those Softwares ? Will be Thankfull

[@MarkDaviesArt]

@@saddamlooni1341 Toonboom Harmony, TV Paint, Adobe Animate all allow hand drawn animation. Blender also allows hand drawn animation but I’ve never really use it for that as yet so can’t recommend. Additionally it can be done in Photoshop and Clip paint studio but these aren’t dedicated animation softwares BUT digital illustration softwares that have SOME animation features.

[@MarkDaviesArt]

But if you are a newbie to animation and are trying it out. I would strongly recommend Rough Animator app. As it’s really cheap but has everything you need to animate.

[@teachwithfahad8479]

Ya complete information ni thi mujy pata hy

[@Fat_Cat360]

WHY IS THIS SO UNDERWATER?!