This video features a recorded group discussion among animation enthusiasts who share their experiences and insights about creating animated short films. They discuss the challenges of animation production, software tools like Clip Studio Paint and EBSynth, and the importance of starting small and gradually building skills. The conversation also touches on the creative process, asset reuse, and the motivation to pursue animation projects despite obstacles.

Gobelins is one of the best (if not THE best) animation schools in the world, and every year, from October, they release their students' short films for everyone to watch. It has become an annual event that gets people excited to see which stories are being told for the year. Here is the trailer for this year's collection. It starts on October 1st, and on every Wednesday (till the films are done). You can check out their YouTube channel's playlist for the previous year's films (HIGHLY RECOMMEND! 😁). They also work with the Annecy film festival and produce shorts for their programme lineup, and also have animated FX exercises. If you're looking for inspiration, this is a great place to start! 🤩

I'm a HUGE fan of animating on my iPad. To the point that I gave my Cintiq tablet to a friend to use, while I dedicated myself to animating solely on my iPad. Now, when it comes to animating on the iPad, lots of animation apps have been made available to us, which is really great! So far, I'm aware of RoughAnimator, ToonSquid, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate (+ Procreate Dreams) and Callipeg. I've used all these apps but I love Clip Studio Paint, and I've been using it to animate all my 4 animated projects in college. There are lots of great features in the app, and it's available on both desktop and tablet devices! The one great feature I LOVE is the Vector Layer, which enables you to use Bitmap brushes on Vector layers!!! and the drawn lines can be edited non-destructively afterwards! What apps do you use for animation, and what are the amazing features in your apps?