Best Animation Exercise for Beginners - OpenToonz - How to Animate 2D Animation Class

Learn the fundamentals of 2D animation in this comprehensive 36-minute tutorial using OpenToonz. Master essential techniques such as spacing, timing, and arcs through a practical exercise designed for beginners. Explore key concepts including motion paths, control point editing, opacity adjustments, and common beginner mistakes. Dive into advanced topics like timing charts, the halving method for spacing, onion skinning, and creating motion blur through stretching. Practice improvising straight-ahead animation, adding anticipation, and tweaking your work. Conclude by learning how to duplicate and offset elements, apply colors, and refine your animation. Gain hands-on experience with OpenToonz software while developing crucial skills for creating smooth and engaging 2D animations.

Intro
Setting up OpenToonz
Plan the motion path with a lot of pleasing arcs.
Using the Control Point Editor
Changing the opacity of a layer
The biggest beginner mistakes in animation
The key to smooth animation
Timing charts
The halfing method for planning spacings
Onion skin
Creating the animation frames
Stretching to create motion blur
Keeping the volumes
Copying frames to stay on model
Copying on the timeline in OpenToonz
Making layer invisible
First playback
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Switching from Ones to Twos
The challenge of slower motions
Improvising straight ahead
Holding a constant speed
Fast motion in the spiral
Adding anticipation after a hold
Playing the loop
Tweaking the animation
Duplicating and offsetting the second ball
Coloring
Closing gaps
Adding different colors to the different layers