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Digital Animation in OpenToonz - A Quick Start Guide - Animating a Head Turn

Dong Chang via YouTube

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Provider

YouTube
Pricing

Free Video
Languages

English
Effort

23 minutes
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

Found in

2d Animation Courses

This beginner tutorial introduces digital animation in OpenToonz by guiding learners through creating a head-turn animation from a new project and rough animation to cleanup and coloring.

Syllabus

Intro
Creating a new project
Rough animation
Tie down
Cleanup
Coloring

Taught by

Dong Chang

Reviews

5.0 rating, based on 3 Class Central reviews

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Eva Leonor Vivas Eyrich @evavivaseyrich

Excellent. I really liked the course, it was fast, concise and easy to understand, there were several tools that helped in the creation of an animation, it takes practice to achieve the objectives, but it can be done. I recommend it.
Erl Cayabyab

I found the “Animating a Head Turn” tutorial in OpenToonz – A Quick Start Guide to be very clear and practical, especially for beginners. The step-by-step instructions make it easy to follow the process of creating a smooth head-turn animation, from…

I found the “Animating a Head Turn” tutorial in OpenToonz – A Quick Start Guide to be very clear and practical, especially for beginners. The step-by-step instructions make it easy to follow the process of creating a smooth head-turn animation, from keyframes to in-between frames.

I appreciated how the guide explains the mechanics of timing and spacing, which is often tricky for newcomers to animation. The screenshots and examples helped me visualize each step, and I liked the tips on using OpenToonz tools efficiently to save time.

One thing I would suggest is adding a short section on common mistakes to avoid, like inconsistent line weight or pivot points, which could help beginners improve faster.

Overall, it’s a great introduction to character animation in OpenToonz, and I feel more confident tackling simple animations after following this guide. Highly recommended for anyone starting out in 2D animation!
Chepngeno Rotich

I watched all the steps and I am confident that I can now do a simple animation. Thank you for the tutorial.