Plog Your Way To Filmic Victory Plan + log = plog. Set priorities and track progress on your current animation project. Read more
$60 Multiplane Animation Rig IKEA Hack Build your own multiplane animation rig for $60, from IKEA parts! Read more
Cel Animation for the Digital Era A crash course based on existing internet resources plus additional things I've learned in a year of experimenting with hand painting on cels. Read more
Robert Breer’s introduction to Byron Grush’s “The Shoestring Animator” Robert Breer on getting started in animation, and working with index cards. Read more
Portable 10F lightbox with pegbar for $40 Make a portable (USB powered) 10F animation lightboard for animating on the go. Read more
Cut-Out Animation Basics: Persistence of Vision The first installment of DIYAC's kid-friendly cut-out stop-motion animation course. Read more
Cameraless Direct Animation: A Paper-Based Approach A cheap and easy approach to teaching cameraless direct animation for the post-celluloid era. Read more
The One-Page Zine As Brainstorming Tool Make a tiny zine as a project development exercise. Read more
A $20 DIY Animation Light Box That Requires No Tools To Make 8" x 10" x 1" acrylic shadow box + 8" x 10" x 1 5/8" cradled birch panel + battery-powered LED pen light = an animation light box for the masses. Read more
Simplified Walk Cycles for the Stick Figure Artist A quick formula for the easiest walk cycle in the world. Read more