Whiteboard Animation: How I Make One (in 2024)

In this video, you'll learn how to create a whiteboard animation video in 2-3 hours (2024-style). I've used this process for 10+ years to create all my educational content. At the end, you'll have a complete framework for how to create your own animation video. Learn more at: ruedriis.com/community
Whiteboard animation is not a new format. Some would say it's outdated. But from a learning theory perspective, it's absolutely not. Actually, it's super powerful in its ability to highlight, simplify, and engage.
Whiteboard animation makers are all over the Internet. I've reviewed a bunch, and my favorite is still Vyond. The style is simple. The aesthetics are tasteful. And the libraries are consistent. On top, Vyond's interface is by far the easiest to work with.
A strong whiteboard animation video is built on 3 things; a great script that clearly explains the topic; a fast-paced, well-articulated voiceover with good energy; and visuals that elaborate on what's being narrated in the voice-over.
In the video, I also address whiteboard animation's pros and cons. The pros are centered around Mayer's Multimedia Learning Theory and how it enables some of these well-researched ways people learn through media. And the cons being about the perceived modernness of it's looks.
Whiteboard animation software is available online and quite affordable, with the main players being Vyond, Doodly, VideoScribe, and Animaker. My favorite is Vyond because of it's qualities for both creators and consumers of the video.
You can call this a whiteboard animation tutorial because it outlines my exact process for how I research, write, narrate, and animate a complete whiteboard animation video from start to finish. Although I use Vyond, the principles are general and can be used with any online animation maker.
At the end of this tutorial, you will see an example of the whiteboard video, I've made. Use this example as inspiration for how you structure your process, as well as how to design simple scenes that are synced with and support the voice-over.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Why whiteboard video still works
3:07 How to outline a whiteboard animation video
9:00 How to use ChatGPT as script writing assistant
11:30 How to record voice-over in Vyond
23:15 How to animate each scene
48:46 How long did it take to create a complete whiteboard video?
49:58 Watch my whiteboard video example
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[@thecrysta]

Man I discovered your channel today. Watched 3 of your videos. Thank you for sharing these videos.

[@chris-terrell-liveactive]

Agree your point about avoiding unnecessary animation of elements, every part should have a purpose aligned to the learning/communication aim, otherwise it's just eye candy. Thanks for this, I'll watch it through again later when I can make some notes.

[@RuedRiisCom]

Great. Also sounds like you’re a good fit for our community at ruedriis.com/community. Check it out :)

[@tke-nationupsilonpi9544]

I’ve noticed there are a few AI animations where you type in what you want and it creates it for you and another tool where you record your motion and it transfers that to the animation. Do these tools work well and save time and which platform is best for it ? Thanks

[@borisjovanovic035]

Very nice. Yet, it seems to me its fine to have a drawing hand “on” only for short content (up to a few minutes). Would you still recommend it as a format for an e-learning material like 3-4 hours long animated video course consisting of 50+ lessons? I think it would become a bit “intense” for a viewer who would like to binge-watch the course (or to take it in a few shots). Maybe without a drawing hand - just relying on “pop-up” colored images? At least, that’s my preference. Yet, I’m interested in your opinion since you have a lot of experience in animation. Thanks in advance! Regards, Boris

[@GBNRicho]

Your videos would be 1000% better if you just used some background music, along with some zooming in effects and sound effects like a mouse click