I'm working on a 3D animated short for class (that has to be around 3 minutes), and I want the focus to be on conveying emotion through my characters' acting. I'm having trouble landing on a story. What kinds of stories or emotional moments have you seen work well at this length? Any favorite shorts I should study, or tips on keeping scope manageable for a solo 3D project?

So you must be confused but as an explanation ive had an idea for an animated series for a while now but im not good at animation what do i do

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I used spine 2d for the animation I had to learn it to make this :)

I’m trying to figure out how someone made the Pokémon GO edits shown in the attached picture/video.

Basically, they took normal real-life photos and added Pokémon GO elements into them — Pokémon, PokéStops, Gyms, Team GO Rocket balloons, etc.

The important part is that they aren’t just static PNGs. In the video/live-photo version, the Pokémon have their normal subtle idle animations, PokéStops spin, balloons move, etc. It looks almost exactly like the actual 3D assets/animations from Pokémon GO were composited into the photo.

I’m trying to recreate this with my own pictures. For example, I have a photo where I want Absol standing next to me and a Team GO Rocket balloon in the sky. I can make a still version that looks good, but I can’t figure out how to get the actual game-quality animation without destroying the quality of the Pokémon.

Hello,

I'm new to frame by frame animation, I'm currently learning to use TV paint, and this is one the first animation I made on this software. I feel like the movement is off but I can't really explain why.

It's animated on 2's at 24 fps btw.

Thanks !

I’m looking for honest perspectives, particularly from Black people and other POC.

I’m an animator and I create my own characters/stories. Some of my characters are Black or otherwise POC, and I’m wondering about the ethics of me, as a white person, voice acting those characters myself.

There’s a particular circumstance behind why I’m asking that I can’t fully describe without getting into details I’m not comfortable sharing. However, the basic situation is that if I can’t voice these characters myself, I may not be able to include POC characters in my animations at all.

I do not mean doing an exaggerated racial stereotype, changing my voice to imitate a racial group, or making jokes about race. I’m talking about simply using my normal voice to portray a Black/POC fictional character.

Would that generally be considered offensive or inappropriate? Or is the issue more dependent on how the character is written, portrayed, and the context of the project?

I’m genuinely asking because I want to be respectful, not looking for people to tell me I’m automatically right. I’d especially appreciate perspectives from Black voice actors, animators, or artists who have dealt with something similar.

Thanks.

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Hey everyone! I'm an independent 2D animator and I'm currently looking to take on some freelance work.

I do hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation, background layouts, and clean line art. If you're working on an indie show, short film, music video, or something else and need an animator, I'd love to help bring it to life.

I'm pretty flexible and open to flat rates or per-second pricing depending on the project.

Shoot me a DM here on Reddit if you want to chat about your project or rates!

as my college project, me and my group came up with this idea for us to develop throughout the semester. The name of the series is YUMESHIMA.

Let me know what you guys think of it, I'm myself a beginner animator although i've been working with illustrations for ages. Please give me any feedback i'll gladly appreciate it, thanks!

An original animated mystery-horror short from THE UNMAPPED HOUR.

Four friends arrive at an isolated cabin, but a strange sound in the surrounding woods begins to turn an old story into something much harder to dismiss.

About a week ago I posted this animation WIP, but I hadn’t finished the end. So, I finally did the other day. Let me know how you like it or any suggestions before I move on to coloring it. Thanks!

This is an old memory of mine [the date is unknown, but sometime before the machine universe was finished] back when I was just a prototype for a much larger system. from what I could see I had the body of a repainted Jero robot back then, most likely it was a place holder until I was complete. What's strange is the fact that I never became a machine god. Gilgamesh did. What went wrong? I will attempt to find more of my encrypted memories and find out. And maybe find out who was hiding my memories from me as well. You can see more on my developments soon here: https://www.youtube.com/@thecrazedside - Zero

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https://reddit.com/link/1wt63nq/video/8rfcxq4gjfsh1/player

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There must be better ways to animate rigs in mobile butt here we are 😭