Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I take you through the each of the stages of the process that I went through to animate a simple head turn. From sketching on paper, to loose drawing, rough timing, neater drawing, Ink, paint & effects.
Contents:
00:00 Animating a head turn
00:51 Sketching on paper
03:57 Drawing rough shapes in Tahoma
04:38 The backup tool for restoring previous versions
06:03 1st sketches before
07:17 Setting the rough timing
08:10 Neater drawings
09:06 Inking the lines
09:39 With colour added
10:31 With the background added
11:20 Final project, with blink, blink sounds, shadows & effects
12:29 Final animation
Find the backup/restore tool here: gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
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Want to learn more about OpenToonz? Check out my Udemy course (Follow this link to help the channel)
A complete guide to OpenToonz for traditional 2D animation: bit.ly/OpenToonzCourse
If you liked what you saw and want to help out, you can buy me a coffee or a Darren Tea ;-)
buymeacoffee.com/DarrenT
Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
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Discord: discord.gg/FYy4Mg7
For help setting up and using OpenToonz, chat with animators & developers and enter animation challenges.
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
Facebook: fb.me/DarrenTAnims
Twitch: twitch.tv/DarrenTAnims
More about me: youtube.com/c/DarrenTAnims/about
outro music courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
In this video I take you through the each of the stages of the process that I went through to animate a simple head turn. From sketching on paper, to loose drawing, rough timing, neater drawing, Ink, paint & effects.
Contents:
00:00 Animating a head turn
00:51 Sketching on paper
03:57 Drawing rough shapes in Tahoma
04:38 The backup tool for restoring previous versions
06:03 1st sketches before
07:17 Setting the rough timing
08:10 Neater drawings
09:06 Inking the lines
09:39 With colour added
10:31 With the background added
11:20 Final project, with blink, blink sounds, shadows & effects
12:29 Final animation
Find the backup/restore tool here: gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
--------------------------------------------------------------
Want to learn more about OpenToonz? Check out my Udemy course (Follow this link to help the channel)
A complete guide to OpenToonz for traditional 2D animation: bit.ly/OpenToonzCourse
If you liked what you saw and want to help out, you can buy me a coffee or a Darren Tea ;-)
buymeacoffee.com/DarrenT
Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
--------------------------------------------------------------
Discord: discord.gg/FYy4Mg7
For help setting up and using OpenToonz, chat with animators & developers and enter animation challenges.
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
Facebook: fb.me/DarrenTAnims
Twitch: twitch.tv/DarrenTAnims
More about me: youtube.com/c/DarrenTAnims/about
outro music courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
