I draw the keyframes or main poses in 2D, frame by frame, and then decide if I should create in-between images too or use the interpolation tools in Blender - there is auto interpolation to make a smooth transition between 2 frames. the main character on the left, the light comes for the right, very dark background but with a bright element on the horizon, very cool composition - I must try it! Transitions between Frames For example, when I see a scene that I like, I just take notes for the structure and global idea. I have reference pictures from everyday life or movies and series I watch, but they only provide global ideas that I memorize and mix in my own creations. The most important thing for me is making sure that the final look has an interesting composition and light balance. Though I allow myself some variations sometimes, like tints of green in the blue or shifts from yellow to orange.

It has become something like a challenge for me to try and create something new in each drawing under the restrictions of the same color palette. My palette includes blue, pink, purple, and yellow - nothing else. I won’t say that I have strict rules for colors, but lately, I’ve been obsessed with one particular color palette that I use for all my drawings. If you're working on an animation of, for example, a whole tree that is moving in the wind, and you see that the top of the tree moves too fast or too much on one side, you can just deform the tree in a single frame, and the modification will be proportionally applied to the whole timeline.

Also, they are animated! All the lines can be animated, so you can draw little things like moving grass blades or posters on a wall that are being moved by the wind.įor the animation part, there is also a very cool tool to edit multiple frames at the same time.

Making 2d animation in blender