Category: Tips & Tutorials

Making It Up As I Go Along: Phoebe Parsons on the “Terror Fervor” Process

Phoebe Parsons shares a studio tour, and walks us through the animation process for her wild cel-animated short, "Terror Fervor".

A crash course based on existing internet resources plus additional things I've learned in a year of experimenting with hand painting on cels.

In which we borrow a classic technique from 2D level design, and put it to work in the context of a DIY animated short.

Build your own multiplane animation rig for $60, from IKEA parts!

A 3-hour long animation game that's sure to shake ideas loose.

Plan + log = plog. Set priorities and track progress on your current animation project.

Robert Breer on getting started in animation, and working with index cards.

Make a portable (USB powered) 10F animation lightboard for animating on the go.

The first installment of DIYAC's kid-friendly cut-out stop-motion animation course.

A cheap and easy approach to teaching cameraless direct animation for the post-celluloid era.