Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Focusing on the Smoke, Debris and Spark animation in this video for another How I Made This! I go through my ENTIRE Animation process in this playlist - bit.ly/3tPH1ef

⚡FREE DOWNLOADS⚡
2D Animation FX - kdsketch.gumroad.com/l/saaPh
Smoke and Debris - kdsketch.gumroad.com/l/dtpuT

RECOMMENDED DRAWING TABLETS
⚡NON-SCREEN - geni.us/0dyC
⚡SCREEN - geni.us/3uYO0kd

⚡WHAT I USE TO ANIMATE + FILM⚡
Animation Software - TVPaint 11 Pro
Audio software - Audacity
Editing Software - Davinci Resolve
Drawing Tablet - geni.us/3uYO0kd
Blue Yeti Mic - geni.us/AwcvKuT
Foam Muffler - geni.us/LpCU4
Filming Camera - geni.us/2j1nk

⚡STREAMING @kdsketch on Youtube⚡
Streaming software - OBS (free)
Wave 3 Mic - geni.us/S5B3a
Microphone Arm - geni.us/QG10zA1
Webcam - geni.us/THwy

⚡TIMESTAMPS⚡
00:00 Intro
00:12 Why I Hate My Animation
00:35 Why You Should Create Animation Tests
02:14 The Easy Way To Animate Smoke
02:36 How I Line and Coloured My Animation
02:43 How I Animated Debris for an Explosion
02:54 How to Preserve Quality With TVPaint's Transform Tool
03:46 How To Animate Sparks
04:06 How I Animate Smoke Trails
04:41 Animation Test Downloads!

⚡SOCIALS⚡
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/kdsketch
TWITTER: twitter.com/kdsketch
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