If you are going to make an awesome anime you need more than good art, giant robots and big breasts to make something awesome. You need a good story. Here is some great tips to coming up with a story idea.
You guys remember that quote? If you do you are probably 40.
I’m not here to dig up the past nostalgia, I’m actually here to share more ideas on animation that might help you.
Going back to cut out animation. I know some folks hate to think of doing a series or movie that way but really it can add style, be fast and be beautiful.
Check out what you can do.
Here is a great little tutorial that shows you what you can do.
The software used is called SPINE. I think most animation software has some form of this type of animation but I really like how this one looks and moves. It is made for this very specific task and it does it well.
I remember as a kid wishing I could do animation. At the time hardly anyone had a computer. I first saw a computer when I was 9 years old and thought. Wow! This could be used to do animation. What couldn’t you do with a computer? That was 1987 or 1988.
I didn’t really have a way to animate even then. No scanner, no money, I don’t even think they had a mouse. But the day finally came when we got a computer. I was 19 years old and I grabbed my first Animation Master Software for $299. I started reading all the magazines I could as internet was still limited. Boy did I love those PC magazines about art.
But now there is nowhere near the limits you once had.
In fact if you want to do 2d or 3d there is a ton of free software available.
Moven has been a really cool software for some years. If you cannot afford Toon Boom or Flash this one will get you where you need to be if you want to do 2d Anime.
If you are not the best animator or you are the best at it refrences can be awesome and helpful. We talked about using 3d as a reference but you can use an actual person as well.
Here are some videos talking about animating using references and still drawing as well.
I know a lot of you are overwhelmed with the idea of making a whole anime and truth is you’ll probably have to do it all by yourself. You will not truly find artists to help you in your endeavor for the long haul.
But could you still make something cool to watch in a somewhat animated form? Why yes! Yes you can.
I have fun watching this guys videos of popular manga. You could do something like this and it still be watchable as an anime.