My Special 2D Animation Method - (Advanced)

[@HowardWimshurst]

About the SOFTWARE I use in the video: A huge amount of my production involves Adobe CC (my affiliate link tinyurl.com/v7fvqgo) I use Adobe photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Audition and sometimes Animate. I would be nowhere without these softwares. You can get them all with a comfortable monthly subscription, or you can get subscriptions to individual plans. Check them out and see what works for you. The main software I'm using to actually animate frame by frame is called TVPaint. Here's more information on that: www.tvpaint.com/ It's a great software :) And if you need a Graphics tablet, I highly recommend this one for you ballers out there: geni.us/vy8xUZB It's the best tablet money can buy :) And here's a great low-low cost alternative: geni.us/LLYv

[@xxxzzzxxx227]

Will you try flipaclip and rough animator??

[@davidhajdu4899]

My advice in tv paint is to make a ~2500x1600 pixel project, and then make a 1920x1080px camera. You will get a full HD frame and a bigger workspace. Hope its helpful.

[@HowardWimshurst]

thank you dude i might just start doing that

[@radiospines]

Awesome tip

[@LionOfKingston]

Correct!!!

[@david_t_nethery_animator]

This is good advice. I almost always work in an overscale project size , even when my final output will be 1920 x 1080 . In TVPaint when you go to create a New Project you have the option to Create Project With Camera at 200% scale (or whatever you want) , so the project size will be 3840 x 2160 , giving you a larger canvas to work on. But the camera view will still be 1920 x 1080 . Keep your work composed inside the 1920 x 1080 camera field , but you have all that space outside the 1920 x 1080 field , which means you can adjust the camera position , even zooming-in slightly without losing any sharpness on the images.

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

Your knowledge of anatomy is frigging... Incredible aaa

[@SickAnimationBro]

Recently I've been starting every new project I do in Toon Boom Harmony because of their drawing tools as well as their Shift + Trace capability...but immediately after starting I find myself throwing my hands up and going back to Flash. The ability to composite in real time via their symbols is one of the benefits of animating digitally even though I try to make my work look as traditional as possible. For me, drawing in bitmap based software is like drawing with a pencil. And animating with Flash is like drawing with a sharpie. I've accepted that I'll just have to get really good at drawing with sharpies. Good stuff as always, dude. Cheers from across the pond.

[@lewiitoons4227]

No way I've used the a very similar description before Adobe's brush feels very much like a sharpy or a whiteboard marker

[@jmalmsten]

I'm pretty sure at least most of Howls Moving Castle was made on paper with copious amounts of pencils. At least the main character animation. So I'm also quite dubious of that guy attributing the animation of that film to any software. I've heard they use Retas but only for ink and paint jobs. And in behind the scenes materials I often see After Effects used for comping. But as you said, it's irrelevant. If you know the principles of animation, you can animate in pretty much any medium and tool. Or as the great writer Garth Marenghi said: "I think what this episode shows above all is that the human spirit cannot be overcome. You know, as a writer, if you took away my paper, I would write on my heart. If you take away my ink, I'd write on the wind... It wouldn't be an ideal way to work-...."

[@HowardWimshurst]

Yeah it was mostly on pencil and paper, you're right! I watched the full behind the scenes featurette. Studio Ghibli has always been very reluctant to introduce digital technology. Even when they used digital, opentoonz was just one of the minor softwares, it wasn't responsible for the innovative 3d/2d integration we saw on the castle itself. I didn't want to bring that up because I thought it was overkill + distracted from the main sentiment of the video, but you're right.

[@coccinelletoons2078]

Every time when they ask me at my workplace which software i would like to use for a certain 2d project, I say I don't care about it, cuz if it's 2d you're gonna draw it anyway, so i just need something that draws frames, the rest is my job. Thanks for the tutorial ;)

[@ramdarass]

Awesome job of rationalizing why you should never quit a piece of software entirely. And I really love what you said about a pro knowing which too to use for the job

[@yen_bm]

good work

[@RMAnimations]

holy dude this is awesome! Your style is like no other and I'm so grateful for your amazing tutorials. I agree with your statement about software btw, and I just realized what people might have been thinking when they asked me what software I used to animate.

[@RMAnimations]

By the way, have you seen mob psycho? I just started watching it today and the animation is incredible.

[@varm988]

@@RMAnimations madhouse productions just has good animation quality in general

[@lobiethecartoonist5285]

the way you animated the hair BLEW MY MIND

[@The-Determined-Ninja]

Although, I feel like this was something I already knew I just find pleasure in listening to you talk about animation! 😁

[@michaelmsulit]

Ur the prime reason I’m getting so into animation

[@Henbot]

It also helps to be multiple software capable when some certain software drain you of money constantly. Even professional studios have multiple software because they know which one can do what best. It is also great to learn after effects and hitfilm - composition programs because they can also be really useful. I personally been having fun with hi-res pieces that I composite in lower resolution (so 2k or 4k work but in a 1440p or 1080p) because it allows me to do multiple camera angles without having to animate multiple scenes. Software kit or structure can be beneficial for the artist and their workflow but of course craft is not automated.

[@FizralTech]

OMG! From Sam Kolder video brought me here. Now I see the animation workflow and its incredible.

[@shadowmahesh9876]

dude your perspectives always amaze me

[@LlamaFreak]

Your work is so inspiring. I love the way you draw people, gesture drawing and such

[@re_woke_7036]

So I was a true pro without knowing? HAHAHA

[@chocobochick5390]

lol

[@marc875]

4:50 This part blew my mind, I never thought about doing something like this. Thanks so much for sharing this method!

[@NickKartha]

This inspires me to learn animation now. I didn't know you only needed so few drawings to start with. Thanks for sparking me onto this wonderful new journey :D Best of luck to you, and thanks for reading this :)

[@kumarthecowboy]

i am here after Hey Tim i am into animation and your videos are really helping me out *Thanks for sharing you experience with us*

[@yenahh6954]

SAM KOLDER!?!?!? OHH ILL BE WAITING FOR THAT! :O

[@default853]

The animation turned out great! I’m adding this to my playlists.

[@amestellar]

Thank you so much for this! There's a similar mindset in some of the vocaloid community where people attribute songs to different voices (x song is a Miku song) instead of crediting the people who do the real work! At the end of the day software is just software and it's useless without someone using it

[@its_nukatron]

Mm! That is some nicely animated sandstorm winds! Great job, very inspiring!!

[@protochniy]

Video is just about to start but I already know that I will get some useful knowledge about animation. Thank you for that

[@beepbotic]

5:25 thats gotta be one of the phattest dabs ive ever seen.

[@ovn_tamil]

💀

[@lauraluque2497]

Amazing!!! this was super helpful, I've been trying to learn how to do more dynamic animations, and yours are great!

[@tomoyaokazaki2138]

can you do a tutorial on how to animate? I use mainly Adobe Animate CC. But I'm always open to using other animating software. I am creating visual novels and I would love to be able to add animation scenes. But at the same time, I want to be able to be hired by clients and animate for them or even create characters for them. The main struggle is finding clients..

[@LionOfKingston]

Unique flow bro

[@kreatosamvs6229]

Thank you for showing the tip on filming yourself as a reference .. you have inspired me to really go for my dream subscribed

[@hybridanimator]

I use TVPaint on all my animations, It does not parallax if you are using the stage (canvas, screen) only to animate. You can get the parallax you are looking for if you use the Multiplane camera FX tool. I find your videos inspiring, just want to help :)

[@SprinklesProject]

Dude... very impressive. Really dug this..

[@ayansiddiqui4559]

I learn a lot from your videos

[@cgi1979]

Very nice. I usually do different softwares too . even i also use 3ds max for some scenes. anything that will save time.

[@binyameenmohammady1471]

How in the love of god do you not have 500k subs heck you should have 1 ml subs your videos are amazing THANKYOU for making videos and helping artist

[@HowardWimshurst]

Thank you man I appreciate the support! All in good time, I am a patient man

[@Ayman-Animatix]

i love your work and tutorials . one of my favorite youtubers

[@Deesnutz64]

Could you make a proper tutorial on tv paint? It's just one of the most stressfull and frustrating softwares to work with.. especially since there isnt even the tranform/liquify/move tool in it

[@satchiken_ani]

Transform and move tool exists. Not sure about liquify.

[@HowardWimshurst]

Yeah dude those tools exist, press ctrl + K and it will bring up a shortcuts menu, go through that and link up all the shortcuts to be like flash or photoshop or whatever software you are used to. It took me ages to do this but once i did it made my life much much easier. I also used google a lot, always had google up on my second monitor and would punch in questions whenever i was doing something which took too long and i thought man there’s got to be a faster way of doing this...

[@HowardWimshurst]

I don’t really want to make any software speciic tutorials because it alienates anyone who doesn’t have that software. I guess this video is the closest i will get to a software video

[@mikejohnson5756]

@@HowardWimshurst please make a tutorial for the noobs, the knowledge that can be applied to any software. Thanks

[@AddGaming.]

I think I'm using the same thing you mentioned for editing. I use 3 editing softwares and switch around for the situations I need them in.

[@cuiet7465]

some straight facts. the animation is sick tho

[@vde9115]

Hey Howard! You are such an inspiration man!!! Can't thank you enough for helping us out there. By any chance, will you be able to share some of your compositing workflow as well? Keep it up boss!

[@HowardWimshurst]

thank you!! I will try to feature that part of the workflow in some upcoming videos!

[@vde9115]

@@HowardWimshurst thanks so much!!! Can't wait for your next course! I got your Sakuga debris one and I've got to say it is one of the best thing ever.

[@fxfury5]

Outstanding as always. Sorry man I was late for this month challenge submission, i added it on the wrong drive link, please man I hope you will add it to this month's running and walking animation showcase.

[@eniosan]

About the parallax, paper size for drawing and cam movement... you should give OPENTOONZ a shot. I does all of that very very easy.

[@ianzhang975]

one word, amazing

[@Berry_is_fine]

How do you go about coloring your animation. It’s weird but I still haven’t found an effective way to color the animation. I thought maybe I could use the bucket tool. But iam not sure.

[@HowardWimshurst]

I have a really good way of colouring in tvpaint. I will show you some time

[@deaosatori216]

Do you ever find the brush in Animate misses some strokes when you're sketching really quickly using a Wacom? Doesn't happen in Photoshop.

[@subodhmahobe6913]

It's was very complex animation but you simplified it very wisely 👍🏻 On this video you covered maximum of tricks and tips. Thank you so much 🙏🏻 It will be very helpful for me and for every Animator 🤘🏻 Keep doing more creative 👌🏻 Love from India 🇮🇳

[@avtpro]

That was incredibly Awesome!!

[@ISedutorI]

Vídeo incrível, irmão!

[@DarrenTAnims]

I think the last comment you mentioned that someone made about Howl's Moving Castle was just bad grammar from them. I think they just meant to say that the studio used OpenToonz while making the film. But you're right, the software doesn't make the animation. But getting a good understanding of the software helps you make the decision as to which software and which tool in the software to use. Great vid bro

[@HowardWimshurst]

Thanks for your thoughts Darren. yes I think you're right, it probably was just poor internet grammar. It did cross my mind at the time, but it still ignited my desire to make the point about software for the video, so it was good inspiration! Yes software does become part of one's thinking and problem solving. You can only work out a problem by using what you already know. The stuff you don't yet know is off limits to your brain. I find that the software I am most used to using defines the manner in which I mentally solve a problem. That being said, too many tools can actually make one's animations worse, especially if the artist lacks the discipline to choose the tools wisely. I see beginners get caught up in wacky tools when they would be better off learning the fundamentals and just using an average brush with frame by frame animation. Beginners also need to learn quickly that they enter into a give-take relationship with the software. The more responsibility / tasks you give to the software, the less creative control you have. Which is why I try to assign the low-creativity tasks (inbetweening, colouring) to the software and retain creative control over the tasks that matter. Interesting talk, thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@DarrenTAnims]

I couldn't agree more with all that you've said here. Nothing beats hand drawn animation. The animator is in control and the results, from a good animator, are usually many times better than using tools.

[@depressionclub9404]

Wow ....great job

[@hamidabasifar4306]

brilliant video it was really useful. but is it possible to do the same process in Photoshop and Illustrator along with after FX ?

[@HowardWimshurst]

you can make animations with those softwares, I imagine the process to be slightly different, and you would need to try it and figure out what works for you. I wouldn't personally use illustrator in a pipeline - in my opinion it doesn't fit in very well..

[@hamidabasifar4306]

@@HowardWimshurst thank you dude.

[@echo9596]

Dude ur videos make me feel as if I’m talking to the wises guy on the planet.

[@yaloow]

so did he color each frame

[@Waynimations]

TvPaint is definitely my go to

[@realmofwushurichard7767]

i do exactly the same as you but in krita

[@marsh8795]

Wait how do you transfer things from flash to tvpaint?

[@fercoxilustracionyanimacio826]

HERMOSO, MUCHAS GRACIAS! BEAUTIFULL

[@drawwithdadaba6817]

you are amazing

[@heroofthyme4237]

You’re so good!

[@aneeshwath9063]

!!!!!!!Awesome Watched Kold Video

[@pauld8879]

What apps/tools did you use to do that scene where the guy turns around, right around 0:07?

[@HowardWimshurst]

flash for the character animation and photoshop for the background assets. I brought the photoshopped pngs into flash and tweened them as symbols

[@AddBox]

professional is defined by the act of making money doing something. You don't need any of this to be 'professional'. You need these things to be good.

[@HowardWimshurst]

you should write a dictionary

[@AddBox]

@@HowardWimshurst I think that would be quite the business venture. Alas, I will stick with animation. I did quite enjoy this video, though.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Fantastic techniques!!

[@eross21]

so do you have any videos exsaining the process after the rough animation sketching is done. how do you color and render? Also, can you do this kind of animation on ipad?

[@judgeworks3687]

Great overview and appreciate your approach to use what works best no matter what software. Quick question. When you’re doing the hair with the animated brush stroke-how come the timeline doesn’t advance by frames (it doesn’t move from the frame at All) while you are adding hair to his head? The actual drawings are advancing but the timeline doesn’t seem to move off of the one frame? I think it’s around the 11 or 12 min mark.

[@judgeworks3687]

Oh never mind. I was looking at the green highlighted frame - thought that was where the playhead was and just now saw the red stroke moving thru timeline.

[@TsubasaAnimations]

Awesome vid! Maybe you can do something on composition, color correction/effects soon ;)

[@HoshiHikari]

Is there a way to recreate the animation brush in ToonBoom?

[@kcos2bh]

Great video Man! Especially the detail you put on the clothing! Do you use usually play a small bunch of frames to see how they look in sequence? And keep adding the variations?

[@kcos2bh]

With regards to hair part, Does tv paint have a 'symbol' like feature ,as in flash, where it is itself a sub-animation loop placed on the main timeline?

[@HowardWimshurst]

To answer your question, yes absolutely, I am constantly playing my animation back and watching how it looks in motion at the proper frame rate. I tend to cut that out of the recording when I'm editing because it is irritating to look at the animation going past again and again at 10x speed but yes that's what I do. I often stare at it for a long time. Sometimes I just leave it playing on my monitor, walk around, take a break and do other stuff and when it catches my eye sometimes something i didn't see about the animation before is revealed to me in a glimpse.

[@HowardWimshurst]

And about symbols in TVPaint, no unfortunately it does not have a symbol like feature or a symbol library like flash does. That is one of the things that I think makes Flash very special and one of the reasons that I chose these two scenes in particular to go back to flash during the rough animation stage. TVPaint does have other redeeming features and I have found that together they can make an extremely powerful combination. If you want something even more powerful, I strongly suggest using After Effects in your pipeline if you can afford to. With after effects, you can adjust the levels, have full control over things like blending modes, their tweens are the most powerful and you can even make your layers 3d, which I use quite often.

[@ebrastudios3050]

Beautiful

[@publicopinion3596]

How do you Import your Tv Paint frames or images to Adobe Animate? I use adobe animate i like the rigging but got Tv Paint to get that old school look... Help Plz!!! lol

[@ROVideos]

you need a compositing software

[@Cabrina66]

15:15 Dab coordinated with beat.

[@ImJordy]

Hey, i really like your videos

[@rajkumarlakra2269]

Hi what software did you use to make this piece.

[@ulrichmarch7431]

Look at that dab B***H DAB Amazing animation bro👌🔥🔥

[@clementthangtinkhum7690]

Hey guys I'm new to animations and I'm using my phone to make short GIF like animations. Should I keep going? Because I feel like it's really holding me back. And I don't think I can upgrade my equipment soon 😥😥

[@RicaMaeValero]

Keep going

[@zondwhomlovesjesus8444]

Don't worry... And yeah, all I can say is bless you God in your way😉

[@James-pb8xu]

Keep going, then get a job as soon as possible and buy a tablet.

[@clementthangtinkhum7690]

Thanks guys! You're right!! I can't just give up already... I've still got so much to learn!! You guys really are so supportive 🙌❤️❤️

[@fahads_artwork]

Hello! Howard should i choose 2d rigged animation or handrawn i want to become an animator?

[@jonathansulubani1910]

wht instrument are u using to draw and overlap

[@sanskarpandit5072]

loved it!

[@npn8945]

Is this like sakuga animation? ?

[@aymenben9793]

Please make video : how to clean your animation

[@saurabhlad8689]

Which form of animation is this ??

[@CallofStabby]

GOAT

[@Waltoncash]

Which program are you using sir?

[@silasdragon2894]

I loved

[@amrogharzeldeen7182]

You are realy great.......thanks a lot my friend.

[@slixnoir]

How many fps was this done? How many do you recommend? I do it 12fps.

[@re_woke_7036]

he said in the video that clothes and the rest were at twos(12 fps) while the hair was at ones(24). Pay attention in class! you may sit down now

[@RistarFruit]

I'm using Adobe animate to make animations. It's kinda time consuming. Do you have any advice on how to stay motivated?

[@quey0008]

I used flipaclip😁 ...... Thank you for the guide

[@7blackent110]

I would love to see your style of animation used in anime studio. I got pro 11. Just would love to see your style in a format I am familiar with. Thank you for considering either way.

[@leonardogonzalezcarvajal3542]

Eres un genio

[@torelifts]

How much is tvpaint

[@marsh8795]

How do you use storyboards in tvp?

[@yooseflaila8945]

Which software

[@papartv]

yeah.. nice one

[@noureldienloay]

Do u have courses teaching how to make 2d animation videos?

[@HowardWimshurst]

yes www.animatorguild.com/courses.html

[@mypicturesbox]

Can you please tell me which software is most popular for such a type of animation in studios?

[@HowardWimshurst]

Europe: TVPaint West: Toonboom East: CSP EX / Cacani / Retas

[@chocobochick5390]

I go between Clip Studio and Opentoonz.

[@liibaanhd805]

I am begner i dont know where to start , u gonna help me right ? ..i wanna become pro-animator

[@DIVINEVICTORY246]

pls what is the name of this app