Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Master the basics and create your own 2D animation in this animation class for beginners. FREE lesson 1: animatorisland.com/2d-animation-class
Master the basics and create your own 2D animation in this animation class for beginners. FREE lesson 1: animatorisland.com/2d-animation-class
![[Live] Creature Coloring in Procreate](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5xetM8WngN8/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Creature Coloring in Procreate
JK is doing a short and sweet live-stream while working on coloring creatures for the upcoming Weekend Panda game Cardfire. Stop by if youd like!
In this live stream we discussed a number of things, including a wealth of great art programs you may want to look into for your own artistic endeavors. Those include:
Procreate - https://procreate.com/
Krita - https://krita.org/en/
Affinity Designer (and other Affinity software) - https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/
Toon Boom - https://www.toonboom.com/
OpenToonz - https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
And there are plenty of tutorials out there to get you into these programs, including some by our very own Ferdinand! So check em out: https://www.animatorisland.com/courses/2d-animation/lessons/open-toonz-beginner-tutorial/")
![[live] 3D character animation step by step workflow](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6HOb4wTpmaM/mqdefault.jpg "[live] 3D character animation step by step workflow
Today we continue animating a dialog character animation shot in 3D in blender.
Support me on: patreon.com/animatorisland
More streams coming up:
Saturday, October 12th, 18:00 CEST, 9:00am PDT, noon EDT
Monday, October 14th, 18:00 CEST, 9:00am PDT, noon EDT
Monday, October 21th, 18:00 CEST, 9:00am PDT, noon EDT")
![[Live] April 15th Gesture Drawing Session](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6pJrFFPL_UU/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] April 15th Gesture Drawing Session
JK is doing some gesture drawing, and youre invited to join in! Watch live or grab a sketchbook and get some drawing practice done with the Animator Island community!")
![[Live] Doing a Tiedown Drawing](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7AZQmwx13aw/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Doing a Tiedown Drawing
JK is here to explain tiedown drawings in both 2D animation and illustration, and then do one for an experimental piece hes presently working on!")
![[Live] Animation Critiques and animating live](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/83do2uQrWaE/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Animation Critiques and animating live
We have a look at the 11SecondClub entries from March 2022 and also will be doing some live 2D character animation. With wizard kitty!
FREE 2D animation class: Free 2D class: https://animatorisland.com/2d
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animatorisland
Group Mentoring: https://animatorisland.com/group-mentoring")
![[Live] Character Design Prompts and Live Animating](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8AS8vVbmW6A/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Character Design Prompts and Live Animating
We are doing some fun character design prompts and continue the wizard kitty animation.
FREE 2D animation class: Free 2D class: https://animatorisland.com/2d
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animatorisland
Group Mentoring: https://animatorisland.com/group-mentoring")
![[live] Working on an animated short film storyboard](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8O6jyoOrUd4/mqdefault.jpg "[live] Working on an animated short film storyboard
In this live session Ferdinand is working on storyboard drawings for an animatic that will be the basis of a character animation short set in a fantasy world. You can watch every step of the animation process for this project and discuss art and animation topics with me during the stream.")
![[Live] Working on 2D animation in Harmony](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8PaWSJji4FE/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Working on 2D animation in Harmony
Watch me work on a frame by frame animation in ToonBoom Harmony and lets chat about all things animation.
FREE 2D animation class: Free 2D class: https://animatorisland.com/2d
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animatorisland
Group Mentoring: https://animatorisland.com/group-mentoring")
![[live] Animation Tips & Tricks - 11SecondClub Feedback - December 2022](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8aJmCwPCULo/mqdefault.jpg "[live] Animation Tips & Tricks - 11SecondClub Feedback - December 2022
Lets learn a ton about 2D and 3D character animation by watching the 11SecondClub competition entries from December 2022. Once again we dive into good and bad animation posing, easing, composition/staging and more...
Support me on patreon.com/animatorisland")
