Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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This tutorial shows you everything you need to know in order to make 2D animation in the free opensource animation software Opentoonz. There are timestamps below so you can skip around as you need to!

Download Opentoonz: opentoonz.github.io/e

TIMESTAMPS:
Creating a scene 1:04
Create a level 2:10
Brush tool 3:22
Eraser tool 4:44
Bucket tool 5:59
Paintbrush tool 7:00
Creating a new frame 7:45
Onion skin 8:22
Selection tool 9:00
Frame exposure 9:29
Onion skin options 10:24
Reframing animation 13:26

Add audio 13:37
Audio tools 14:21
Record audio14:42

Creating a background 16:11
Exporting animation 17:05
Locating Opentoonz directory 17:53


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