r/animation

11y ago

Exit73Studios

BOLTRON NINJA MASSACRE

sleepyeyed

11y ago

This rocks! I'm playing SNES games when I get home.

Valar05

11y ago

This is awesome! If I saw that in an arcade, it would get all my quarters

2D Animation Software

Pencil2D

Pros: Simple and easy to use, great for beginners.
Cons: Limited features compared to other software.
Quote: "Pencil 2d"

Flipaclip

Pros: Simple, good for basic animations, available on mobile.
Cons: Limited features in free version.
Quote: "Flipaclip is basic... has layers but no timeline. basic stuff. has free and paid."

3D Animation Software

Blender

Pros: Extremely powerful, free, supports both 2D and 3D animation.
Cons: Steep learning curve, resource-heavy.
Quote: "Blender is extremely advanced. Many of its features come from 3D animation but can be repurposed for 2D."

Source Film Maker (SFM)

Pros: Simple for 3D animation, good for beginners.
Cons: Limited to simpler animations, not for creating models.
Quote: "if your looking for 3d, then sfm is the way to go. SFM is meant to be a simpler way of animating, so you wont see the typical options that can be found in blender."

Other Recommendations

Moho: Good for both rigging and frame-by-frame animation, affordable.
Adobe Animate: Fast for churning out content, good for web animations.
RoughAnimator: Great for frame-by-frame animation, available on multiple platforms.

Conclusion

For beginners, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, and OpenToonz/Tahoma2D are highly recommended for 2D animation. For those interested in 3D, Blender is a powerful option despite its learning curve. Mobile users might find Flipaclip useful for simple projects.

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BOLTRON NINJA MASSACRE

Bokita

Bola

New Hero: Roulette

RuBIONICLE

Burono

That nostalgic Ninja Hattori BGM hits different!

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is not impresed.

Northern Invasion 2026

Newton's Kirb-le

Bon o Bon

I wish for Galactic Nova to come back to life

[Booba]

played balatro.

BOMBA OF WARTIME

Boblena

Blob Universe

Need help creating a nemesis for a pillar of my universe NEWTON

Hear me out, Bajoterra X Fortnite

I fear that Balatro has deceived me

Alright guys, just started playing balatro.

Has anybody played Balatro?

Borba

Bomba

Botanic Witch

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