DIY Animation
@diyanimation.bsky.social
Formerly [at]diyanimation on Twitter.
Site: https://diyanimation.club
(editor: Dave MH https://davemh.com)
Site: https://diyanimation.club
(editor: Dave MH https://davemh.com)
Good to know! Need to upgrade Blender and take a look.
Another free option is Wonderunit Storyboarder. It's quasi abandonware at this point (hasn't been updated in years), but it is free, open source, and works well enough. github.com/wonderunit/s...
Another free option is Wonderunit Storyboarder. It's quasi abandonware at this point (hasn't been updated in years), but it is free, open source, and works well enough. github.com/wonderunit/s...
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Good to know! Need to upgrade Blender and take a look.
Another free option is Wonderunit Storyboarder. It's quasi abandonware at this point (hasn't been updated in years), but it is free, open source, and works well enough. github.com/wonderunit/s...
Another free option is Wonderunit Storyboarder. It's quasi abandonware at this point (hasn't been updated in years), but it is free, open source, and works well enough. github.com/wonderunit/s...
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Background paintings by Sue Mondt for Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Background paintings by Sue Mondt for Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
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Hey this sucks
AI can't make comics
But those kids already can
All they need is a pencil, paper, time, and kind words of support
AI can't make comics
But those kids already can
All they need is a pencil, paper, time, and kind words of support
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hey this sucks
AI can't make comics
But those kids already can
All they need is a pencil, paper, time, and kind words of support
AI can't make comics
But those kids already can
All they need is a pencil, paper, time, and kind words of support
Signe Baumane and Bill Plympton share takes on the state of indie animation. Very interesting discussion. buttondown.com/reframe/arch...
"The future of indie animation is in events"
In the second part of our conversation, Signe Baumane and Bill Plympton talk about the future.
buttondown.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Signe Baumane and Bill Plympton share takes on the state of indie animation. Very interesting discussion. buttondown.com/reframe/arch...
Watches Allegro non troppo once:
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Watches Allegro non troppo once:
WISHBONE Animation dropped a new micropilot this week! Super into this. So mysterious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwAG...
WHERE IS TRACY MADDISON - Pilot Concept
YouTube video by WISHBONE Animation
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December 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
WISHBONE Animation dropped a new micropilot this week! Super into this. So mysterious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwAG...
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I made a horror movie about cutting off part of yourself (also, about being transgender, also about rain in LA) and then forgot to ever make it public online. Please watch Olive and Otis! I think it's good youtu.be/lZlBa9uZ-Co #animation #calarts #trans
Olive and Otis
YouTube video by James Leong Holston
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I made a horror movie about cutting off part of yourself (also, about being transgender, also about rain in LA) and then forgot to ever make it public online. Please watch Olive and Otis! I think it's good youtu.be/lZlBa9uZ-Co #animation #calarts #trans
Shot I made for Teleframes2 (animated exquisite corpse collab). Final + process. #2danimation #traditionalanimation #tvpaintcommunity
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Shot I made for Teleframes2 (animated exquisite corpse collab). Final + process. #2danimation #traditionalanimation #tvpaintcommunity
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In this house we love Gassy 🫶⛽
New episode is officially up! Thank you so much to all our voice actors, the AS team, and all the fans in the chat. This was so much fun to make. Happy Halloween everyone ⛽🎃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH4L...
Gassy’s Gas ‘N Stuff 03: The Ghost | adult swim smalls
YouTube video by Adult Swim
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November 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In this house we love Gassy 🫶⛽
New tut -- Batch align scans of frames drawn on ACME-punched paper, for free, with OLM Peg Hole Stabilizer! If you animate on paper and have been aligning your scans manually, you need to see this:
youtu.be/2a2RkdmRkqw #animation #traditionalanimation #animation2d #acme
youtu.be/2a2RkdmRkqw #animation #traditionalanimation #animation2d #acme
ACME Peghole Alignment with OLM Peg Hole Stabilizer
YouTube video by Dave Merson Hess / DIY Animation Club
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
New tut -- Batch align scans of frames drawn on ACME-punched paper, for free, with OLM Peg Hole Stabilizer! If you animate on paper and have been aligning your scans manually, you need to see this:
youtu.be/2a2RkdmRkqw #animation #traditionalanimation #animation2d #acme
youtu.be/2a2RkdmRkqw #animation #traditionalanimation #animation2d #acme
For L.A. folks, Remainders in Pasadena is amazing (hat tip to Derek QXQX for the tip) remainderspas.org
February 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For L.A. folks, Remainders in Pasadena is amazing (hat tip to Derek QXQX for the tip) remainderspas.org
Don't tell TV Paint, but I've been hanging out with Rough Animator quite a bit lately. Super clean UI. Minimal system requirements. MacOS/Windows/Android/iOS. $8 (one-time fee). www.roughanimator.com
RoughAnimator - animation app
Mobile animation software! Fully featured hand drawn animation application runs on iPad, Android, Mac, and Windows. Powerful enough for professional animators, simple enough for beginners. Everything ...
www.roughanimator.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Don't tell TV Paint, but I've been hanging out with Rough Animator quite a bit lately. Super clean UI. Minimal system requirements. MacOS/Windows/Android/iOS. $8 (one-time fee). www.roughanimator.com
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you can take 10 minutes a day to Know What's Going On. after that, my sincere advice is to protect your energy, then take an action along this spectrum based on your best assessment of your own capacity:
physical/mental self care--educating yourself--finding community--organizing--direct action
physical/mental self care--educating yourself--finding community--organizing--direct action
i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
you can take 10 minutes a day to Know What's Going On. after that, my sincere advice is to protect your energy, then take an action along this spectrum based on your best assessment of your own capacity:
physical/mental self care--educating yourself--finding community--organizing--direct action
physical/mental self care--educating yourself--finding community--organizing--direct action
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Reminder y’all, Common Side Effects airs tonight on Adult Swim at Midnight. It’s been pushed a lot by the AS Marketing, is produced by Greg Daniels & Mike Judge, and is created by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner (Scavengers Reign)
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SHOW!!
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SHOW!!
February 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Reminder y’all, Common Side Effects airs tonight on Adult Swim at Midnight. It’s been pushed a lot by the AS Marketing, is produced by Greg Daniels & Mike Judge, and is created by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner (Scavengers Reign)
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SHOW!!
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SHOW!!
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Still a lot of animation folks impacted by the fires who need funding! Link in my bio and here: tinyurl.com/ToonFireFund
February 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Still a lot of animation folks impacted by the fires who need funding! Link in my bio and here: tinyurl.com/ToonFireFund
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Our whole dang episode we made for ADULT SWIM'S OFF THE AIR IS ONLINE! I had such a fun year of pulling this together & tagging in as many folks as I could. Thank you so much to everyone involved. I hope yall dig it and that these types of projects continue to happen in the future 🌎
FULL EPISODE: Plants | Off The Air | adult swim
YouTube video by Adult Swim
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Our whole dang episode we made for ADULT SWIM'S OFF THE AIR IS ONLINE! I had such a fun year of pulling this together & tagging in as many folks as I could. Thank you so much to everyone involved. I hope yall dig it and that these types of projects continue to happen in the future 🌎
For my fellow cartoon band enthusiasts -- you need to check out doodbuffet:
trying to find people here from the #animation #indieanimation community
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#indiecartoons #diy #diyanimation #diycartoons #cartoons
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#indiecartoons #diy #diyanimation #diycartoons #cartoons
January 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For my fellow cartoon band enthusiasts -- you need to check out doodbuffet:
New tut! Instant graph paper grid line removal in Photoshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Fk... #animation #2danimation #traditionalanimation #backgrounddesign
Graph Paper Grid Line Removal in Photoshop
YouTube video by Dave Merson Hess / DIY Animation Club
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New tut! Instant graph paper grid line removal in Photoshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Fk... #animation #2danimation #traditionalanimation #backgrounddesign
New tut in the modular backgrounds series. Plus free TV Paint fx stack presets. #animation #indieanimation #tvpaint
youtu.be/CtbfSAoHEXw?...
youtu.be/CtbfSAoHEXw?...
Modular Backgrounds 1: Scan Prep in TV Paint
Part 1 of my tutorial series on creating modular backgrounds for animated projects. This first video in the series covers scan prep in TV Paint. (For Part 0,...
youtu.be
May 21, 2024 at 7:23 AM
New tut in the modular backgrounds series. Plus free TV Paint fx stack presets. #animation #indieanimation #tvpaint
youtu.be/CtbfSAoHEXw?...
youtu.be/CtbfSAoHEXw?...
Loose Fables will have a digital window for a few days, Dec 15 - 17. This was such a great screening! Good vibes and so many unusual animated adaptations of fables (also -- I made the key art for this poster variant).
Hit the bell here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QHH...
Hit the bell here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QHH...
December 8, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Loose Fables will have a digital window for a few days, Dec 15 - 17. This was such a great screening! Good vibes and so many unusual animated adaptations of fables (also -- I made the key art for this poster variant).
Hit the bell here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QHH...
Hit the bell here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QHH...
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The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!!!!
comicsdevices.com
An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.
🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨
comicsdevices.com
An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.
🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨
October 31, 2023 at 1:58 PM
The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!!!!
comicsdevices.com
An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.
🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨
comicsdevices.com
An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.
🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨
Newly released! "Bad Guy With Gun", by Matthew Cassani
www.shortverse.com/films/bad-gu...
www.shortverse.com/films/bad-gu...
Bad Guy With a Gun | Shortverse
Mark’s ex asks him to pick up their daughter after school tomorrow. A lot happens until then.
www.shortverse.com
November 6, 2023 at 4:29 AM
Newly released! "Bad Guy With Gun", by Matthew Cassani
www.shortverse.com/films/bad-gu...
www.shortverse.com/films/bad-gu...
Takeaways from Adobe MAX so far:
Adobe has already captured the market for skilled creative professionals. The only way to expand the empire any further is to buy up competitors (e.g. Figma), and to spin up AI prompt-based tools that remove advanced skill as a requirement for using Adobe apps.
Adobe has already captured the market for skilled creative professionals. The only way to expand the empire any further is to buy up competitors (e.g. Figma), and to spin up AI prompt-based tools that remove advanced skill as a requirement for using Adobe apps.
October 11, 2023 at 11:36 PM
Takeaways from Adobe MAX so far:
Adobe has already captured the market for skilled creative professionals. The only way to expand the empire any further is to buy up competitors (e.g. Figma), and to spin up AI prompt-based tools that remove advanced skill as a requirement for using Adobe apps.
Adobe has already captured the market for skilled creative professionals. The only way to expand the empire any further is to buy up competitors (e.g. Figma), and to spin up AI prompt-based tools that remove advanced skill as a requirement for using Adobe apps.
I just released a new set of Photoshop Brushes. These would make a great companion to the soft round brush. A simple way to add some speckly, splattery analog character.
davemh.gumroad.com/l/airbrush-b... #airbrush #photoshop #photoshopbrushes #visdev #animationartist #conceptart
davemh.gumroad.com/l/airbrush-b... #airbrush #photoshop #photoshopbrushes #visdev #animationartist #conceptart
September 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM
I just released a new set of Photoshop Brushes. These would make a great companion to the soft round brush. A simple way to add some speckly, splattery analog character.
davemh.gumroad.com/l/airbrush-b... #airbrush #photoshop #photoshopbrushes #visdev #animationartist #conceptart
davemh.gumroad.com/l/airbrush-b... #airbrush #photoshop #photoshopbrushes #visdev #animationartist #conceptart