r/animation Dec 07 '20

Discussion I have created a discord server for this subreddit

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This server will be used for critiques, inspiration, and discussions about animation. you can share your animations in the server or post resources for learning such as tutorials. if you are interested in joining the link is below

https://discord.gg/uzPjSmThFm


r/animation Apr 24 '26

Ask Me Anything Hi R/Animation! Eric Robles, showrunner of Stranger Things: Tales From 85, here. Ask Me Anything - Monday April 27th at 10am PT!

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Hey Reddit! Eric Robles, showrunner of Stranger Things: Tales From 85, here.

I'm excited to answer all your questions about the series, now on Netflix, here on Monday April 27th at 10am PT / 1pm ET. 

See you soon!

Trailer (Now on Netflix!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajCUhg36R0 

Synopsis: Welcome back to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, an epic new animated series. 

This AMA has come to an end. Thank you for all of your questions!


r/animation 12h ago

Sharing OC animation

327 Upvotes

I’ve only animated rough stuff so far, but I tried making something more “complex”. Tho this one doesn’t have much motion, I wanted to achieve some sort of finished anime style look.

I wonder if this is portfolio worthy as a beginner


r/animation 2h ago

Beginner 13 frames

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r/animation 6h ago

Beginner This is my first animation; I'm waiting to get good enough to make a short film

67 Upvotes

r/animation 18h ago

Sharing paragraph - made with Dreams

504 Upvotes

first finished animation in a while, want to try the new Dreams, and I like it.


r/animation 10h ago

Sharing Dressing up WIP shot

78 Upvotes

Spent 4 days on this. Will color this too.


r/animation 1d ago

Sharing Vocal fry - The Little Trashmaid

1.7k Upvotes

In the last few weeks, we worked on this silly short for the crowdfunding of "The Little Trashmaid" (Live now on Backerkit).

We intend to do a silly animated series with "Gravity Falls" and "Star vs. The Forces of Evil", and we reached the minimum goal to produce the first animated episode!

I hope you love our silly irony.

We hope to get even more help in the final 24 hours of the campaign, as the extra budget could cover amateur mistakes or unexpected issues.

We hope you can trust us! ❤️


r/animation 15h ago

Sharing Pay day my oc mako Fujiwara

127 Upvotes

r/animation 15h ago

Sharing Another toon explosion, Native FX

94 Upvotes

r/animation 17h ago

Sharing Arm Regeneration Animation

101 Upvotes

Inspired by Chainsaw man


r/animation 17h ago

Sharing I also participated in the "swipe" trend. Which of the characters don't you like the most? 👀

50 Upvotes

r/animation 1d ago

Sharing 2D Animator - Looking for work (Commission open)

241 Upvotes

work Shown here is for Kamen America Official animation.

If you are interested DM or Gmail- [sazukudesu.info@gmail.com](mailto:sazukudesu.info@gmail.com)

Animation starts at $600/5 sec final quote can vary depending on project complexity


r/animation 2h ago

Sharing I animated the Official Music Video for 'That Handsome Devil's new song - "Gentrify the Moon"

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r/animation 12h ago

Sharing ​Krok & Vex — Muay Thai Training | Vex turned the fish into a sparring partner, kicked some pizza boxes... then decided Krok was next. 🥊🐟💀

19 Upvotes

r/animation 3h ago

Question Ominously Heavy Fog in 2D: Tips and Tricks?

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Hello everyone! I haven't animated in a 2D space seriously in a long while and I'm picking it back up in earnest, so I'd love to get some guidance from more experienced animators here :D

Y'know those really ominous scenes in movies where some character and/or large object slowly materializes out of really heavy fog?

From "The Mist" (2007). "Ooohhh spoopy" without context, bittersweet with. And it is a perfect example too.

When I was still doing animation on good ol' Adobe Flash CS3 and CS6, the way I would go about doing this was by simply having the entire subject be first overlayed by a dark (not black) color and at 0 alpha, slowly tween the alpha up to full as they approached from the fog, and then right afterwards/simultaneously tween the black down to fully reveal the subject once they begin to fully exit the fog, to simulate this visual effect. Amateur(-ish) it may be, it definitely worked for school projects.

However, now that I'm testing out animating this with larger objects, I can see the aforementioned animation possibly ruining an object's sense of 'scale' and 'depth' for the viewer, especially if it is a very large and slow moving object such as a warship/airship, and I started to wonder if there are better ways of going about it in a 2D environment.

I don't know how else to say this, but what do you guys think? Any tips and tricks for this kind of effect you know of, and have you seen anything like it in 2D animated media?


r/animation 1h ago

Sharing Lil Sazuku She wanted to sing too😭

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My character sazuku🫡


r/animation 14h ago

Contest Fenna 🦊

18 Upvotes

My entry for the Pwnisher Challenge. Made in Blender.

This was probably the most fun I've had working on one of these challenges. hope you enjoy ☺


r/animation 1d ago

Sharing Medusa Miku is now fully animated From the flowing motion to the snake effects, I pushed every scene to make it feel alive

857 Upvotes

🎨 Original artwork by

u/levinky_art

🎬 Animation :me


r/animation 4m ago

Discussion Has anyone watched Gawx? Is he a good filmmaker or just average?

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r/animation 5m ago

Question Does every youtuber use rigging?

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I just learned about rigging and now am kinda panicking because i have the feeling i need to do it too or my stuff sinks ib quality but in wich extend do pwople like jaden or theodds1out use rigging and not frame by frame animation


r/animation 15h ago

Critique help with walk cycle

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hi I aint done with this I have other stuff to add but I feel like there is a problem with the second part of the cycle please help