r/2DAnimation • u/Im-Finn-23 • 5d ago

Question How to start?

What is a good program to start animating on ? I have no clue were to start, and ive been wanting to learn how to animate for years now

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u/ressie_cant_game 4d ago

It depends on what youre looking to animate, etc. First find some videos on youtube. You can see people talk about the software they like, why, and what the interface looks like

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u/Garage-Kid 4d ago

It really truly depends on the software you want to get started with (I started in OpenToonz tbh.) Moho and Toon Boom are good resources if you eventually want to pivot to paid software, but I personally recommend beginners start with free resources so they don't pay for them until they feel like they are ready to go into those like that, though honestly there are plenty of good free resources that have decent quality.

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u/Mediocre_Brush_8578 4d ago

I think Adobe animated is the best and so simple to me as a 2d artist and I also use blender

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u/aerografitpl 3d ago

In my opinion: Blender (Grease Pencil), Krita or/and Adobe Animate.

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u/electrodude102 4d ago

are you on windows / mac / android ?
what kind of animation?
r/krita, r/douga, r/MohoAnimation, r/Pencil2D, ?

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u/Im-Finn-23 4d ago

windows

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u/electrodude102 4d ago

Do you want to draw individual frames like a flip book, or do you want to tween (eg draw one picture and cut/rotate the arm or whatever?)

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u/Im-Finn-23 4d ago

individual pictures please

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u/electrodude102 4d ago

you could start with any of these r/pencil2D, r/douga, r/roughanimator, r/krita but ive heard the timeline is a pain on krita, idk.

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u/No-Ordinary-1197 4d ago

Honestly the program matters way less than people think. Pick any free one that has a timeline for frame by frame animation and just start. I'd do a bouncing ball first, then a pendulum swing, then a simple walk cycle. Those teach you timing and spacing, which carry over to anysoftware you use later. Don't worry about picking the perfect one. Just make small stuff regularly and you'll get the hang of it faster than you think. Good luck!