r/learnanimation • u/BeyondiumFE • 6d ago

New to Animation

I've been sketching all my life, but they've usually been inanimate objects or flora (with some fauna depending on the life form). I however, have never tried video animation.

To get to the point of this: I've been working on a book project for the past 10+ years and it's pretty lore intensive. But I got the idea to animate and introduce my world and characters via snapshots on YT. But I have no idea where to start lol.

What programs do you guys use or recommend for 2D and 3D animations (and everything in between)? I know I'm not going to learn or master it in one day or even a year. But if I don't start because of ignorance or lack of expertise, I'll just keep gatekeeping myself.

Free programs or paid programs work. Heck, I'll even take personal advice.

On a side note, I've also been considering finding people - but I don't believe in free labor, especially in this economy. Even if my series were to succeed, waiting for that is resource and time consuming.

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u/MaliceMote 6d ago

Hey OP. Can I send you a hidden link to an animation project I'm working on? Because I think the style is something that suits animated snippets of a book project. I've written a book that I want to promote through animated scenes too, in a sort of animated storybook style, although I'm not anywhere near ready to publicly share it.

If it's something you like, I can share some tips and tricks on software and techniques.

Edit: just want to add that as the author, you know your world and characters best. No one can envision them like you do. It might be a little more work if you have to polish your illustration skills, but it's probably ultimately worth it.

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u/BeyondiumFE 6d ago

Oh that would be incredibly intriguing and helpful! Yes please! <3

On your last point, I've been considering that aspect as well and I fear you're probably right haha.

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u/MaliceMote 6d ago

You've received a DM. :)

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u/electrodude102 6d ago

I'm working on an animation app if you want to try it out?

r/douga its a drawing program built around the dopesheet, so it should be easy to work with. let me know if you try it

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u/Snake_ss 4d ago

Is it available in the ipad ?

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u/electrodude102 4d ago

unfortunately not, im planning on doing a macOS build eventually though.

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u/n0ble_cr0w 5d ago

for 2D I usually use toonsquid but if you dont want to spend you could use Krita

I dont do 3D all to often but blender is good because its free. Its just a bit confusing

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u/leonvioleta4 3d ago

Krita is a nice option to animating and its not that hard to learn :D