Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Blue Sky Animator Lisa Allen talks animation: What's the best way to start animating? Can you pick what shots you are working on at a studio? Find out more in this interview filled with character animation insights and advice!
Blue Sky Animator Lisa Allen talks animation: What's the best way to start animating? Can you pick what shots you are working on at a studio? Find out more in this interview filled with character animation insights and advice!
![[live] Animation Tips, Tricks, Feedback - 11SecondClub March 2024](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GUhjevr3IyQ/mqdefault.jpg "[live] Animation Tips, Tricks, Feedback - 11SecondClub March 2024
Lets learn how to improve at animation by looking at the 11Second Club competition entries from March 2024. Get inspired by great ideas and masterful animation skills, learn from animation mistakes and understand more about the 12 prinicples of animation. This live stream has animation tips for beginner animators and advanced professionals alike.
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![Breakdowns - animating a cute bouncing monster part 3 - 2D animation class [014]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J0vzh3jvTA4/mqdefault.jpg "Breakdowns - animating a cute bouncing monster part 3 - 2D animation class [014]
Good breakdowns can bring your animation to a whole new level. We take a close look at how they define the path of a motion and also dive into some advanced tips and tricks that make your animation smooth, fun and believable.
In this animation tutorial we continue following a professional character animation workflow step-by-step. Its part of our 2D animation class for beginners. Learn all about how to animate in OpenToonz!
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Breakdown basics: Defining the motion path
1:44 No easing around
3:01 Classic arc and middle position
4:08 Flipping through your drawings
5:11 Offsetting location and rotation
6:43 Contrasting curve
7:33 Tail drag and follow-through
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9:52 Fast breakdown jumping up
10:33 Stretch, smears and multiples
12:14 Eye blinks in breakdowns
12:48 Drag of the arms
13:49 The way down
14:46 Head tilt and lean
15:09 Reversing the drag direction
15:47 Trying a different arc for the bend
17:37 Fix contact points
18:24 Final result
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A breakdown is a pose at the turning point of a motion path – often during the fastest moment of a motion.
It’s often seen as the middle of a motion, but it doesn’t have to be in the exact middle of both the timing and the spacing.
While key poses and extremes are often (but not always) surrounded by similar looking ease frames, a breakdown is most of the time just a passing position with a large spacing before and after it.
In breakdown poses during a fast motion, most characters instinctually close their eyes to protect them.")
![Parenting in OpenToonz - Animation Exercice - 2D animation class [#008]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JblN4nDkjck/mqdefault.jpg "Parenting in OpenToonz - Animation Exercice - 2D animation class [#008]
Learn how to animate in OpenToonz using parenting to link multiple elements together.
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You can set parents in OpenToonz in the stage schematics, building a hierachy with the node connections. Watch 8:30 in the animation tutorial to see how we parent two child elements to a helper layer to move them together.
In this OpenToonz animation tutorial for beginenrs we will use keyframe animation to animate a character pushing an object.")
![[Live] Good animation? Tips & tricks how to animate better - 11 Second Club December 2023](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JmfqFrFe2Ks/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Good animation? Tips & tricks how to animate better - 11 Second Club December 2023
In this live stream, we watch animations submitted by animators from all over the world to the 11 Second Club competition. Lets see what we can learn about animation principles, acting choices and more to improve our own animation.")
![[Live] Animating wizard kitty!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JsLPhZwyk-o/mqdefault.jpg "[Live] Animating wizard kitty!
Some live 2D character animation. With wizard kitty!
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![[live] Animating a 2D morph frame by frame in OpenToonz](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JscE_WrHDN8/mqdefault.jpg "[live] Animating a 2D morph frame by frame in OpenToonz
In this live stream we find out how animate a morph. This will be the base for an OpenToonz tutorial.
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