#animation resources

[maplewoodstreet]

Table of Contents

Easily find all my posts. That way you won't have to scroll through my reblogs to find what you want! (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

Resources for Creatives

Video Tutorials

Surround Sound on YouTube

Downmixing Discrete 5.1 Surround Sound to Dolby Pro Logic II

Upmixing Dolby Pro Logic II to Discrete 5.1 Surround Sound

Manually Encoding Dolby Pro Logic II

Isolating or Removing the Center Channel In Audacity

Custom Closed Captions on YouTube

HDR on YouTube

Optimizing Video Quality on YouTube

Masters for Archiving

yt-dlp: Downloading YouTube Videos the Right Way

Animation and Film Tutorials

Free Animation Production Tracker Spreadsheet

Free Storyboards and Layout Templates

Underlighting

Cel Color Palette

Film Grain

Film Gate Jitter

Animation help reblogs

My Work

Neurodivergent Help and Personal Blog

Autism help

Health help

Personal blog

[themasterpostblog]

Pencil/2D Animation Resources Masterpost

5/10/24:

Hello, I broke into my old account so I could make a little masterpost of resources I come across for learning pencil/2D animation. (Free or affordable classes, places to get tools, videos to give insider insight, etc.) I may not be able to get everything included, so if you think of something, you can reach out and suggest things to add! I will be updating this over time, with notes on when it was last recently updated. And maybe I'll end up giving the old blog a refresh too. I likely won't be making new masterposts outside of this one any time soon, nor updating any old ones. It's been SEVERAL years, and the internet is a different place. I would assume most of the old links are out of date by now, unfortunately. I hope that this list is helpful to you as well, and if I'm incorrect in anything I list, I'm learning too! So please be patient with me and feel free to reach out with a correction. It's not finished yet, but Tumblr deletes my posts before I finish them, so I'm starting with posting the skeleton and slowly updating this)

Find a Community to Learn From!

(recommended groups to lurk/join/make connections and ask questions)

What Tools Do I Need?

PDF Guide to Animation Desks, as written by David Nethry

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Where Do I Get Tools?

(Places where you can buy art supplies, software, etc)

Cartoon Supplies

(Online seller who carries Ingram Bond paper, lightboxes, storyboard pads, blank cels, etc. See also: Lightfoot LTD, which is identical in every way to Cartoon Supplies and for the life of me I'm not sure the difference, though both are equally recommended along side each other.)

Jet Pens

(Ah... I love window-shopping this site. If you love stationary like I do, you'll be on this site for hours adding things to your cart... and inevitably removing them because it's not feasible to spend hundreds on pens and sticky-note pads.)

Dickblick

(I've found they have good prices on name brands, but I haven't purchased from them yet. Often, I'm too overwhelmed by all the choices.)

Improve Your Art/Learn the Basics!

(anatomy classes, starter tools, etc)

Aaron Blaise (Co-Director of Brother Bear)'s Online Classes

He runs very good deals on the classes occasional, but you can also do a year's access to all classes and keep what you download, which is very useful! They're short, quick lessons, and tend to veer into more "helpful tips" than teaching, from what I've personally noticed, but it's well worth the price if you get them at a good deal!

Inside Look at the Industry -- aka: the Special Features:

(behind the scenes stuff, etc)

Books are more useful than you might think!

(Richard Williams Animator's Survival Toolkit, etc) (check out gently used copies of these books on Thriftbooks for a good deal!)

Nifty Free Resources

(Things like height charts, references, color wheels, blog posts, videos, etc)

What Artists Can Learn From Aladdin's Incredible Color by J. Holt [VIDEO]

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The Art of Color Theory: Guide for Animators, Designers, and Artists (Animator Artist Life)

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Free software!

GIMP

(A classic, GIMP is an old friend of mine. The first software I downloaded for art, I used to use it almost entirely to create animated GIFs for the Warrior Cat forums. Ah, how time has passed. Nowadays I can't even remember how to animate a GIF on there, but such is life. I still use it to this day for digital art, even having Corel Painter. Before GIMP, I animated the old fashioned way -- MS paint and Windows Movie Maker. With determination, I scripted and animated a handful of Warrior Cat characters frame by frame. Each frame of Hollyleaf or whoever it was blinking was the likely source of death for our old computer, may she rest in peace.)

Storyboarder

(Storyboarder is a free software with which you can use to create professional and clean storyboards. It also provides printable storyboard templates so you can do you work traditionally and re-upload it easily into the software! It also works with Wacom tablets. Check it out! It's actually super cool.)

Pencil 2D

(A free, open source software. Simplistic design, switch between raster and vector, and best of all, again, it's free. I haven't used this one much yet, but I've seen it positively talked about by many! I'll update with more research when I have the chance.)

Krita

(I haven't used this one yet, so I can't speak on it either! But it's going on the list so I can come back and research it later. My poor laptop is not going to handle this many downloads lol.)

OpenToonz

(I also haven't tried this, but see above, haha.)

Blender - Grease Pencil

(Blender is well known for 3D animation, but they added a 2D feature called Grease Pencil as well.)

WriterDuet

(Free for up to 3 projects, very simple, but upgrades to a $10 a month plan, which is... eh, I'll keep my Scrivener for now. I used to write scripts in Microsoft Word or the Notepad on PC back in the day, I don't think I personally need the fancy features.)

Trelby

(A free screenwriting software, very basic and simple, good for beginners.)

Keep an eye out for

(Humblebundle occasionally does software deals -- a good art bundle at a discount can give you an easy start!)

[zimmerdouche]

For those interested: Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, has released his 2010 book "Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, Web or Film" as a FREE eBook download on his website! It can be found here: https://joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe-murray/

It is a straight download - no info input required, Murray simply asks you make a donation to a food bank or otherwise pay it forward. This book is since out of print and sells for astronomical prices online so for people (especially like me!) interested in animated TV development this is an AMAZING resource!

Here is the full page blurb for the download copied directly from Murray's site:

This book is one creators approach to creating and producing an animated series. Packed with details and lessons learned from producing Rocko’s Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, along with many side anecdotes. Also included are interviews with the late Stephen Hillenburg (Spongebob) Craig McCracken ( Powerpuff girls) Tom Kenny ( voice of Spongebob and Heffer), and many more professionals discussing their craft. The book has since gone out of print, and many resellers are taking advantage of a wanting audience by selling copies at an immense profit. I have received many letters from those who cannot afford these prices and feel they could benefit from the information here. Even though some of the streaming and broadcast information are a bit out of date,( and Lets Go Luna is not included here) much of the info is still relevant. So I am offering a digital copy for you as a free download. As payment, maybe you can donate to a food bank, or simply pay it forward somehow. I am working on a new book about story and character for animation. We will see how it goes. I hope this book can be of service to you. Enjoy!

[nerves-nebula]

If ur looking for an animation software and ur laptop/pc can handle it, I recommend opentoonz! It’s free like krita, but it has a lot of the capabilities of more professional software like toonboom. Higher learning curve ofc and I prefer krita for traditional animation, but it supports tweening and camera movement which is neat ^^

I’ll keep that in mind for later, thanks!

[jemwolf]

Little Bear here again to ask if you have any tips on how to start with the more complex side of animation!

I'm self taught so it's so hard to find proper resources because half the stuff I already know/do (Like when I start on the basics) but the minute I look for more complex stuff it's WAY too much to understand KLGJFDLK,,,, Do you have any middle ground between beginner and complex?

HI!!! Sorry I didn't reply earlier; it's been a crazy week as far as college assignments.

Unfortunately idk if I'm the best person to ask about starting to learn animation, because I've been lucky enough to have schools that offer animation courses since I was in middle school; I haven't necessarily done a lot of self-taught animation by this point.

Currently I use ToonBoom Harmony for class, which is an incredible animation program, but it also may not be the most affordable if you're not a student. (My university provides it to animation students for free.) The most basic option is currently sitting around $30 (USD) per month, which I will say isn't as bad as I thought, though. I use TB for rigged and hand drawn animation.

If you're able to use ToonBoom, I definitely recommend the free tutorials made by my professor, Matt Watts! He is a super cool guy and it's such an honor to call him my professor! He works at Disney and with Odd1sOut, and ToonBoom actually hired him to make tutorials, so you know he's a good resource!

I'm currently learning 2D rigged animation from him and my other professors, and he has a course on making a rig from start to finish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVv7vmBaoUs&list=PLAixTSGooiioZ53TveysaKURS_bOOx-E-&pp=iAQB

I haven't gone through that tutorial myself, but a few of my classmates did, and having him as a professor, I've gone from knowing nothing about rigged animation to having a pretty decent understanding on how to build a rig from scratch and best industry practices!

As for hand drawn on a stricter budget... Flipaclip was my go-to before I got access to TB, though I'm pretty sure that's mobile only. It's free though, and there's tons of helpful tutorials for it on youtube! Clipstudio Paint also has animation tools, but unless you have CSP Ex, they're very limited; I personally haven't used it for animation.

Sorry I don't have more advice than that, but if you have any questions about certain aspects of animation or in using a certain program (assuming I'm familiar with it, of course) please feel free to ask me! I'd still consider myself a rookie, but I've been learning about animation for several years at this point, so I might be able to give some tips, at least ;w;

If anyone else wants to chip in with good resources for getting into animation, by all means share!

[ub-club]

@rudeebuster i think you will enjoy

How i animate eyes! (i always use 8fps!)

[notaguia]

ᅠᅠᅠᅠHey! new random pngs 🎐

[numbpill]

slightly kidcore/girlcore stamp set~<3 im much more of a tomboy so this is a rare 1 but i figured why not!!<3

(ko-fi)

[cheezitofthevalley]

MORE ocean/fish graphics

because why not.

let me know if you made any of these and want credit/removal.

animated fish divider by @animatedglittergraphics-n-more!

minecraft squid blinkie by @blinkees

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[maplewoodstreet]

Free Storyboards and Animation Layout Templates

I have created templates for animation storyboards and layouts. The storyboards are modeled after the design used in Studio Ghibli productions. These are in a 2:1 aspect ratio, are in 300 DPI and 600 DPI variants, and are designed to be printed on 8.5×11” paper. While they’re meant to be printed, there’s no reason you can’t use them in whatever art program you like instead. If you think these templates could be improved, let me know and I will look into updating them.

300 DPI

600 DPI

One more thing…

I am in financial trouble right now.

If you find this tool useful, I would greatly appreciate it if you could donate something to help me afford medication until I can afford it myself. I provide more tools creative people like animators can use and even tutorials on my Tumblr page. Please consider donating so I can continue doing this!

[grumpiie]

#SEA CREATURES !!

[engravedlives]

misc anime stamps graphics

[bougiechloe]

35+ MUST-HAVE Romance Mods for Realistic Romance in The Sims 4

Hi everyone! Here is a list of 35+ MUST-HAVE mods for realistic and exciting romance in The Sims 4. I showcased each of the mods mentioned below. Watch it here. ♡🍷

Hickies by Llazyneiph

Carry and Kiss by Khlas

Flirty Trait by Kiarasims

Kiss and Grind by Utopya

Cuddle and Bath by Khlas

Passionate Gift by Utopya

Double Date by Kiarasims

Speed Dating by Kiarasims

Darling Collection by Sentate

Boudoir Collection by Sentate

Midnight collection by Sentate 

Wicked Whims by Turbo Driver

Use Laptop Together by Utopya

Engagement Party by Kiarasims

Woohoo Lover Trait by Kiarasims

Wonderful Whims by Turbodriver

Couples Anniversary by Kiarasims

Paired Selfie Xoxo #13 by Dear Kim

Paired Selfie Xoxo #14 by Dear Kim

Paired Selfie Xoxo #17 by Dear Kim

Paired Selfie Xoxo #16 by Dear Kim

Legendary Kisser Trait by Kiarasims

Romantic Massage by Littlemssam

Lie on Lap Interaction by Mercuryfoam

Sims 3 Romantic Interactions by Cepzid

No Sleep After Woohoo by PolarBearSims

Romantic Selfie Override #15 by DearKim

Autonomous Proposals by PolarBearSims

Heartbeat Collection by Serenity and Caio

Gift Boxes Macaron by Somik and Severinka 

Roses for Her Selfie Override by Simwithshan

Just Engaged Selfie Override by Simwithshan

Send Sims to Bed/Go to Bed With by Littlemssam

Chocolate Covered Strawberries by Somik and Severinka

Pillow Talk After WooHoo by Pixeldemographs x Shimrod

Functional Champagne and Ferrero Rocher by Somik and Severinka

Thank you to the creators! ♡

[lemonmatronics]

Abdallah is an under appreciated hero in Palestine doing everything he can to care for and feed the animals around him.

Despite the horrible situation the Palestinian people are in, so many of them are taking care of animals just as much as their fellow humans. If you have anything to give, please consider donating to his PayPal and help him care for these innocent beings.

If you are unable to donate then please PLEASE reblog and share. He is a very kind soul and grateful for all the support he gets

He genuinely does everything he can for them, do at least the bare minimum for him.

[galactic-graphix]

frutiger aero graphics 𓆝☁︎ ◛