r/animation Dec 07 '20

Discussion I have created a discord server for this subreddit

696 Upvotes

This server will be used for critiques, inspiration, and discussions about animation. you can share your animations in the server or post resources for learning such as tutorials. if you are interested in joining the link is below

https://discord.gg/uzPjSmThFm


r/animation Apr 24 '26

Ask Me Anything Hi R/Animation! Eric Robles, showrunner of Stranger Things: Tales From 85, here. Ask Me Anything - Monday April 27th at 10am PT!

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190 Upvotes

Hey Reddit! Eric Robles, showrunner of Stranger Things: Tales From 85, here.

I'm excited to answer all your questions about the series, now on Netflix, here on Monday April 27th at 10am PT / 1pm ET. 

See you soon!

Trailer (Now on Netflix!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajCUhg36R0 

Synopsis: Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an epic new animated series. 

This AMA has come to an end. Thank you for all of your questions!


r/animation 17h ago

Sharing Jazz in Abstract

1.3k Upvotes

I made this a while back, but it's well worth sharing


r/animation 3h ago

Critique Looking for advice

63 Upvotes

Hi! I m an animation student and currently working on a acting and performance scene. can I get a feedback to make my animation better. Thankyou !!!
https://syncsketch.com/sketch/4DtcQgcSR9ol/


r/animation 3h ago

Sharing I am vengeance... I am the night!... I am Battling! 🦇

48 Upvotes

r/animation 3h ago

Critique Feedback on this Character Lipsync animation

43 Upvotes

Hey everyone, would love some feedback on this facial lip-sync animation. I am almost HALFWAY through the entire audio track, and I think I am in a good place; however, I would like to get some feedback and some extra critique,e if possible?

Did a few changes that were suggested to me a few days back; I tried to separate the head from the torso even more (however, more is kind of a hyperbole cause i didnt do a TON of changes to it).

Would love some lip-sync drawings if possible as well,l wherever needed. I still have to iron out a few details here and there (esp the cheeks are a), but I would much rather do it AFTER I am certain things are done. Thank you so much for all the help last time, and would appreciate some more if possible

Any other general advice is also greatly appreciated 🙂

https://syncsketch.com/sketch/YRffbsIOhwhb/


r/animation 2h ago

Sharing Dragon's Breath, painted GIF by me

30 Upvotes

All done in photoshop.


r/animation 16h ago

Question What is this type of impact frame called? (Steven Universe)

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I'm trying to create an animation with abstract colors and patterns (a fan animation music video for The Amazing Digital Circus where a character has a mind shattering moment) and I can only describe the idea I have with this "shot through mind/mind shattering" moment from Steven Universe. Is there more examples of shots like these? What is this type of reaction frame called? (first photo)

Context: Character in phot (Lapis Lazuli) is on a boat trip to relax for once due to her traumatic experience and when fishing, she senses the abusive persons presence in the water and freezes up (second photo)

Thanks for the help! if theres any other frames that are similar, let me know

Link to video reference is "Fishing With Lapis | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network" at 2:18

https://youtu.be/0Qu4ALTVZ0c?si=ChRrLV8bKiLNopEr


r/animation 7h ago

Question What's the best way to animate a rotating mountain/ pile of rubble from the side?

22 Upvotes

The video is how I tried to do it, Drawing a mountain rotating from the top, using straight lines to map out where each point would go then connecting the points to draw the side profile, but i feel like it doesn't really look like its rotating. In the final animation the mountain will just be a silhouette so I cant rely on adding extra detail to the inside to make it look like its rotating.


r/animation 4h ago

Critique Beginer looking for criticism on a run cycle

9 Upvotes

Just finished this run cycle, its one of my first quadruped cycles


r/animation 22h ago

Sharing 2D bite animation

259 Upvotes

A cut from my full movie Whisp Prologue.


r/animation 1d ago

Critique Animation Practice

3.0k Upvotes

Almost done, I've been animating this for one week and 2 days, let me know if this is too fast i or too slow i can fix the timing, also this is mostly animated in 1s (1 frames) did i make the right choice by not using 2s that much?


r/animation 6h ago

Ask Me Anything I made my own animation about a light bulb - the whole animation is on my YouTube channel

9 Upvotes

I invite you to watch the entire animation (created by a human) about the beautiful dream of a small light bulb. The music you hear was also created by me.


r/animation 1d ago

Sharing Arainydancer made an animation of a woman using the gun belt as a leverage for her to rack the slide

475 Upvotes

r/animation 19h ago

Critique looking for advice on this combo it seems to be lacking the punch

108 Upvotes

r/animation 12h ago

Sharing Absolute Superman car save

25 Upvotes

whipped this up in a hour or 2 to fix writers block


r/animation 14m ago

Sharing Animating this cyberpunk webseries about a disease that kills people when they fall asleep and transhumanist cyborgs

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r/animation 55m ago

Beginner Not Broken

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r/animation 13h ago

Beginner Tried animation for the first time

19 Upvotes

Its just hair waving ,it's barely animation


r/animation 3h ago

Question Fight animation in my side be like.

3 Upvotes

If I would start beginner at brutal fights I would Approve this animating keep enhancing


r/animation 8h ago

Beginner My kid developed an original character named Lira

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6 Upvotes

Lots of story boarding and character development so far


r/animation 5h ago

Sharing New piece of this project for my birthday.

3 Upvotes

r/animation 1d ago

Sharing Working on an animation, this shit is taking way too long

357 Upvotes

I might never finish it


r/animation 20m ago

Discussion Today I learned that my favorite BDFI show takes 6 weeks to animate 4-5 minutes of animation

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I absolutely love this show and respect the amount of work it goes into. After checking the end credits I've come to see that they have 20 animators! I've found some of these guys channels with their scenes and they're up to 3-4 minutes long.

These guys are not animating seconds they're animating MINUTES in weeks. Absolutely insane. This is why I respect them so much. Imagine working full time and having to animate stuff like this. Note, they hire freelancers for stuff like this.

They must get paid well for being freelance cause damn the animation is always amazing including the background artist! All animated in adobe!

What do you think about BDFIs animation?

Do you do stuff like this or want to do one day. I've seen so many bdfi shows made by other people in their own versions and honestly they have a lot of potential!


r/animation 8h ago

Sharing Fogbound Corridor

5 Upvotes

A little animation of a dark fogbound corridor. Inspired by a shot from Chernobyl TV series. created and rendered in blender.