How to make Animations for YouTube in Clip Studio Paint (start to finish) - Step-By-Step Tutorial

Thanks so much to Clip Studio Paint for sponsoring this video! This is the program I use to make my frame by frame animations, and I'm happy to show you guys how I do it so you can make your own.

00:00 Intro (PRO & EX version differences)
00:54 Set Up
01:28 How the Timeline works
03:05 Importing Audio
04:18 Making an animation (sketch phase)
05:29 Onion skin
06:14 Light table
08:22 "Inbetweening"
08:49 Curve reference layer (optional step)
10:47 Lineart
13:00 Coloring
14:52 Exporting for YouTube
17:11 Outro (what next?)

Be sure to tag me @chipflake on Twitter and show me your animations! :D

I'd also recommend checking out some more tutorials for some more tips on using the program, here's some of the ones I find really useful:

If you enjoyed this video please consider leaving a Like, and let me know if you would like to see more tutorials such as going more into detail about the animation process!

[luffeevee]

As a user of clip studio and an amateur animator, and a fan of Chipflake, this is a great and real useful video! ^^✨

[JayTheOtt]

I always find jumping into a new program to be the most daunting thing. Tutorial like this makes that process worlds easier.

[SucyTanuki]

I never expected Chip to do tutorials
Im not complaining tho I love his voice

[whosAces]

He’s done it again, guys.. *HE’S CHANGED HIS ANIMATION STYLE*

[infernofloofywolf]

I thought Chip couldn't get any better, now I can actually share my characters with the world the way I see them, this is the first thing that I see as useful to animate, thanks if you ever read this Chipflake

[StormiFolf]

Just.. gonna watch this because I wanna do animated vids in the future 😭💙💙💙

[Kitchender]

When I was watching through the video the ads were turned off so good and to be 100% honest with you I'm not really into this stuff but while watching through it it got me more intrigued and intrigued about the process of making animation videos and it showed me how much effort you put into your videos I applaud you for that for the amount of effort you put in you deserve way more subscribers and the whole nine yards keep up the good work can't wait to see what you're going to be making in the future have a nice day

[Aaroneljugon]

When the world needed him the most, he came back.

[AnimatedCarl]

Wahey, looks like just the video I needed.

[BWSDragon]

As someone who uses csp 13:30 you can actualy make more than one folder a refrance, you just have to select them both before pressing refrance :)
Thanks for the tutorial BTW, I use csp for illustrations and have been meaning to get into animation! The tutorial was clear and easy to follow! Thx :)

[lunarglow]

It look so simple when you explain it!! I Remember the first time i tried to animate in Ex, i struggle so much that it end up annoying me to the point i gave up. But with the new knowledge i gain with your tutorial, i feel the need to try again.

[anonymouseidk]

His voice is so cute I can’t get enough of it!❤️😋

[sosoponk]

I think the v tuber makes the tutorial so much more genuine!

[rnknvisuals]

Love seeing more and more creators utilizing Clip Studio for animation. It's such a powerful tool and trains you on similar practices used in traditional animation - like the light table.

[Dumbbean]

Even if I use Krita I still find this extremely helpful. This video helps people show what’s behind the cartoon as I say.

[VickeyDouse]

Finally, after hours of watching videos on YouTube to find out how to animate, I found one that I could understand and that explained every step simply. Thank you😭

[nikochii]

Wow! I was literally searching for tutorials the past few hours. Thank you very much Chip ^^

[rebelfriend]

Can’t believe one of my favorite YouTubers is actually teaching me how To make a video as a beginners of an animator myself thanks

[PenelopeNaomi]

I DIDN'T KNOW THATS HOW LIGHT TABLE WORKED THATS SO AWESOME!

[thefoxpine]

I'm in the middle of breaking up with Adobe, so this video couldn't have come at a better time! Thank you so much! :3