Digital Animation in OpenToonz: A Quick Start Guide (Animating a head turn)

Best open toonz tutorial ive seen so far it wasnt as overbearing and complicated like most of the others

Intro: 00:00 Setting up the Scene: 0:54 Rough Animation: 2:08 Tie-Down: 7:24 Cel Painting: 15:49

I'm not an artist (not even as a hobby) but my curiosity directed me into trying to animate something. Found this tutorial and within 10 hours I could do a very simple animation! Thank you for sharing this workflow that's so simple to reproduce! I'll certainly see animated shows in a different light now!

You made OpenToonz easier to understand for me than toonboom haha

i remember trying opentoonz awhile back, but i never got into it because of how complicated it was, and there weren't any useful tutorial videos. your video is super simple and on to the point, it got me trying it again, and it's honestly pretty fun!

It's always nice to watch professional animator sharing their knowledge... I animate using Clip Studio, but I can see the potencial of OT or Tahoma... Thank you for the tutorial.

i cant imagine how long anime takes to make

Thanks for sharing this. This was a great insight into your workflow.

traditional animation is dying out rapidly and u are doing god's work by sharing and reviving it!

DUDE I freaking loved deca-dence, one of my favourite shows of all time! Was not expecting to find a tutorial from a deca-dence animator, thats dope. You did a fantastic job, I love her character design and expressive animations so much!

I just want to animate old timey 1930s style cartoons.

One of the most beautifull tutorial about Opentoonz... It's not only beautifull : it's well explained and advanced. I love this kind of tut when you understand that the professionnals are at a level so much higher than you, that your own tutorials seems to be so childish. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Dong... Please, please, do more like this one with Opentoonz for us...

wow thanks man. Always wanted to learn animation but this is so easy and simple to follow. I tried listening to other opentoonz tutorial but they were all long winded and over complicated. You got down to the point and even showed some industry standard stuff to learn from .

This is a really good tutorial for both the animation process and Opentoonz. This helps a TON! PLEASE MAKE MORE!!!

YOU are amazing. This kind of guide on how to use the software / how you plan your animation is exactly what I've needed. I've always been intimidated by planning sheets and multiple colors in the sketch, but you make it look so easy I want to jump right in! You're the only tutorial I've found on Youtube that is willing to show everything (not just jump-cut to: *finished product!!!*). I seriously mean it when I say that this helps tremendously. Thank you for your work and I wish you the best in the future. Subbed.

Excellent guide! It is so insightful to see an industry-level animation unfold from opening a new project to exporting it.

This is a really great tutorial! I find myself learning the most from tutorials where I can see the workflow of professionals, and this provides exactly that.

What an incredible tutorial. So comprehensive to follow, and so much information about the professional animation pipeline.

finally, someone who's taught me how to use timesheets ;_;

This was awesome I was just entranced on the edge of my seat. Even simple things like the paintbrush and auto paint lines are absolutely mind-blowing. Also, seeing the workflow, process, and pretty drawings was super interesting, thank you for posting this! :))