FREE 2D Animation Software / How to Animate in Krita!

--UPDATE!--
The old website for ffmpeg has shut down so i've linked the ffmpeg files I used for both mac and windows below. Just enter £0 to download. If they don't work for you, you can always export as a PNG sequence and bring that into an editing program. I use the free version of Davinci Resolve :)

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! (Onion skin FAQ!)
1. when you open up a file you need to make a new layer and animate on that. the default layer krita opens with will be 'filled in' so the onion skin won't work with that as it needs a transparent layer (any new layer you make will be transparent!).
2. when you start animating on the new layer you need to make a new blank keyframe every time you want to draw something new (right click on the timeline - select 'create blank frame') otherwise it'll just edit the drawing you have.
3. have the lightbulb activated on the layer you want it to work on (timeline panel)
4. in the animation panel there'll be a icon that looks like an onion, click it, and then select the '1' either side of the '0' to show the next and previous frames. you can select more and adjust the opacity levels of each.

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⚡WHAT I USE TO ANIMATE + FILM⚡
Animation Software - TVPaint 11 Pro
Audio software - Audacity
Editing Software - Davinci Resolve

⚡STREAMING @kdsketch on Youtube⚡
Streaming software - OBS (free)

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Following on from my 2D animation software video, I made a tutorial on how to animate in Krita. I really hope this helps someone, Krita isn't my main animation software (which is TVPaint 11 PRO) so all these tips were things I figured out as I went along :)

It wasn't 100% smooth sailing in Krita, there were a few bugs and sometimes the brush lost pressure sensitivity (fixed by switching to a new one and then back again, weirdly), though I'm not quite sure whether it was because of my laptop or a bug in the software.Also make sure that the layer you're animating on is transparent and that the layer in the timeline panel has the little lightbulb activated, otherwise, your onion skin won't work!

[typingcat]

Hmm... Creating an animation. Let me check what I have.
✔️ Computer
✔️ Krita
❌ Talent

[Keyvulture]

I really like krita but my first animation attempt using it was horrible but this helped a lot☺☺

[Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Krita means crayon in Swedish.

Funny, that.

[goldendoodle]

This appeared in my recommended like 2 days after I downloaded Krita.
That's impressive

[johnesco]

I hadn't animated for years and was looking at various software. For free software, this is a great start so far.

[soufflz]

Me: I'm gonna animate! It'll be a piece of cake!

Me after this vid: Wut was I thinking 😵😳

[idrlc]

Im here since i was bored drawing in krita and then i was like hey why not animate so i can torture myself

[sav]

Wow, I had no idea Krita could be used for animation!! I got it a few months ago but thought it was just a drawing program, so glad I found this!

[XANDERcanDRAW]

When you were a traditional artist and bought a digital tablet.


Me: YEARS OF STUDIES AND EXPERIENCE WAS WASTED!! can't draw even a decent stick man!

edit: Now I have commission, Practice makes per-- better output my dudes.

[norajiyu]

It's like the gods heard my prayers
I wanted to get into animation on Krita, but being a complete newbie, I opened it, stared at it for a while bc I had no idea what anything meant, closed it and never touched it again

[fashax]

Me:let’s learn to animate
Also me scrolling through the comments: ONION

[willowpool]

Here’s what I have
Krita ❌
Drawing tablet ❌
Computer❌
Hopes✔️
Dreams✔️

[ShinBubblegumGaming]

This is really useful, I used krita for drawing once but didn't know I could animate with it. That will help me lots !!

[littlemustacheemoticon]

I’m really dumb and so every time I drew on Krita I did a mess.
But, now, I think I’m doing a pretty good job with my animations!

[adriansjonikans]

Shrek would love to animate,


because of layers!



Get it?

[pokaay]

OMG moving through key frames with a keyboard shortcut helps MASSIVELY. Like, it’s one of those problems where it’s not a big deal to tolerate but when you find an efficient solution suddenly a weight is lifted off your shoulder. This video was great.❤️

[madisoft]

I come back here every 3 days to get motivated to try again
Why am I like this

[finnthefannibal]

Hi, thanks a lot. Got started with Krita after this video. Just a tip, something I got stuck with is you have to make a new transparent layer and turn on the light bulb next to the layer to activate onion skin. And make sure there is no white.
Also you can add what animation software you normally use in the description or as a subtitle in your videos so you're not spending a lot of time answering the same question.

Otherwise keep it up! Loving the videos.

[natyschwartz]

You are such an angel!❤️
I'm sick and bored, and I wanted to draw, but I got art block. So I thought, I want to try animating! On my tablet I have krita, so I searched for " how to animate on krita " and watched your video. I understood almost everything at the first listen, but I played it few times for sureness . It took me half of hour just to set up animation docks and another to understand the frames. Then I struggled next 3 hours with drawing ( it turned out to be 10 second video) and another hour to save it and send it to someone. I can't imagine how hard would it be whiteout this perfect simple to understand video of yours, so thank you very very very much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[claimingagate]

i still come back ro this for things i dont understand