How to Animate using Synfig Studio (Quick Tutorial, Free program)

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  • I've been making really short gifs using Synfig Studio for about 3 years now. This is the tutorial I wish I had when I first started. In this tutorial, I not only go over basic functions, but also show you how to animate a 2-D gif step by step from start to finish.
    Synfig Studios Website: www.synfig.org/
    Synfig Studios Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synfig
    0:00 Intro
    0:55 Toolbar
    1:46 Making Shapes
    4:55 Speed drawing my character
    5:46 Organizing layers and transformations
    8:13 Using the animation timeline
    My social media:
    / turtlearmyjess
    www.deviantart.com/turtlearmy...
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  • @turtlearmyjess6147
    @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    There's a follow-up to this tutorial! It's over here:
    th-cam.com/video/p6laUY6RV3E/w-d-xo.html&lc=UgwR2norqL2L4Ckszyl4AaABAg.9CyByRR7xx89CyDCtYC2NR

    • @subhashchandrabose315
      @subhashchandrabose315 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good video... Make more ...

    • @-ppp-9651
      @-ppp-9651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i have a big problem, When I export or render my animation, the result is blurred, I use a 64x64 resolution. Could you help me. Thank u :)

    • @turtlearmyjess6147
      @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@-ppp-9651 what type of file are you exporting as?

    • @-ppp-9651
      @-ppp-9651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@turtlearmyjess6147 png_spritesheet.
      I can show you an example if you need.

    • @-ppp-9651
      @-ppp-9651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@turtlearmyjess6147 I have fixed the problem :), its all right now.

  • @olddudemindset9590
    @olddudemindset9590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    You're a beginner??? You sound like a rocket scientist to me with your knowledge of Synfig! I would love to be able to make animation like you have at the beginning of this video. I'm going to download Synfig and see if I can get something going. I Liked, Subscribed, and turned on Notifications (that's a hint for you to make more videos - ha ha!). Thank you for sharing!

    • @ouchtor
      @ouchtor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think she means that she is a beginner with the whole animating aspect (realistic movements, squish & stretch etc.) not the software itself, which she is obviously very experienced with.

    • @dimwitsadvocate6264
      @dimwitsadvocate6264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ouchtor Yes, you must be correct!

  • @TechBits-
    @TechBits- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is pretty sweet! I've been looking for an Adobe Animate alternative. Thanks for sharing! 😁

  • @cookiethecommentateror5469
    @cookiethecommentateror5469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm a beginner animator too (only ever animated in Scratch) and I was looking for a good tutorial on Synfig because it was the first vector animation one I found. This was really helpful, thanks!

  • @bobonthenet
    @bobonthenet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I've been wanting to learn synfig for ages but without any decent tutorials it hasn't gone well. You are a hero! I do hope you will do a lot more.

  • @jayrapley8638
    @jayrapley8638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for this tutorial. It's concise and moves at an appropriate pace without leaving out anything important. It's nice having a beginner friendly video made by someone who hasn't spent years and years doing it, making them forget what is and isn't common knowledge

  • @Edonyle
    @Edonyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was sooo helpful! Thank you! Straight to the point to get quickly started. Thanks to you and the awesome developers of Synfig, I was able to make my very first animation. A dream come true!

  • @robot_spider
    @robot_spider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really great intro tutorial, Jess. Having had intermittent experience with other vector/bitmap drawing/animation tools over the years, I knew what I wanted to do, but wasn't familiar with the workflow in Synfig. You gave me enough to know where to start, and what I need to learn more about. Thanks!

  • @peterlaidlaw8655
    @peterlaidlaw8655 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks much .. Just getting started (2 hrs) and I came back to yours to round things out .. really clear, thanks

  • @dirtdf9418
    @dirtdf9418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been looking for a synfig tutorial all over and as soon as I saw one from a Critter I knew I was in good hands

  • @pipomarie
    @pipomarie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i barely noticed you only had 276 subscribers (i'm one of them now) because this looks so professional and smooth. i'll be studying this app for online school this year and you are a life saver! Thank you~

  • @MyGeekAdventures
    @MyGeekAdventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Super helpful! An awesome Synfig how-to for anyone getting started with this tool. Gets to the details right away and covers a complete animation example, while giving just enough information on the way to let you know why you're doing each step. Thank yo so much for making and posting this!

    • @turtlearmyjess6147
      @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! This is the nicest comment I have ever received. I'm glad you like it

  • @aasthajain9659
    @aasthajain9659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank You so much for this tutorial. I have been struggling a lot with sinfyg but you have solved my problem completely.

  • @webx135
    @webx135 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG yes EXACTLY what I was hoping for in a getting-started video!

  • @NotDragorfio
    @NotDragorfio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    man you are a legend! You made this tutorial insane!!!

  • @tornadefabrique1007
    @tornadefabrique1007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a great intro to the software, thanks a million!

  • @megamaxdevelopment9890
    @megamaxdevelopment9890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect. This is what I was looking for.

  • @isaquimpo1795
    @isaquimpo1795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i have to animate for a project and i had no clue how to use synfig and this helped me so much, thank u endlessly

  • @jonfriedl4786
    @jonfriedl4786 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet, this is probably the best tutorial out there for synfig :I

  • @woodyanderson6314
    @woodyanderson6314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome tutorial. I've downloaded and started Synfig several times over the years, but the poor documentation always frustrated me. I learned more here than I ever did reading the docs. Thanks for taking the time to make it and post it.

  • @greenspringvalley
    @greenspringvalley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well researched and concise.

  • @sebastianhofer8537
    @sebastianhofer8537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent tutorial, to the point yet very comprehensive - thank you!

    • @JustMe-qp5vh
      @JustMe-qp5vh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree! To the point is important for people who want to get started, and comprehensive for those who want to actually *use* the application.

  • @vulpekulamedia2386
    @vulpekulamedia2386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was sooo well put together its an instant sub for me!!!

  • @trishasalamat2596
    @trishasalamat2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're a lifesaver! looking forward to more of your tips and crash courses! Thanks a lot. Keep it up. :)

  • @paulburger330
    @paulburger330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much!!! This genuinely helps, everything was covered to get started and just perfectly concise. Good are tutorials are rare. Thank you!

    • @turtlearmyjess6147
      @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the nice compliments :)

  • @anacarlamacedo
    @anacarlamacedo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks. This tutorial is wonderful

  • @stankystimky
    @stankystimky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    im glad there's examples of animations using synfig studio. all the other videos just explained how to use it and didnt show me the result.

  • @abdelloutfi4170
    @abdelloutfi4170 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A great tutorial showing the most important to start with. Very helpful, Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @ByteSizeThoughts
    @ByteSizeThoughts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent tutorial! Will give this one a rewatch a few times as I try to make my first little short gifs :D

  • @RanggaAndoso
    @RanggaAndoso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I learn much about synfig from this channel thank you so much for sharing.

  • @mybigbeak
    @mybigbeak 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou soooo much. I love how you get straight to the point.

  • @jessicamadsen7092
    @jessicamadsen7092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been using Krita to do my animations for the past couple of years, and I’m very new at animating and have thought of switching to a new program when I get my new laptop in the spring.
    Right now it takes me SO LONG to make a five minute long animation because I’m having to do everything (like face chances, arm positions, etc) all manually.
    But when I saw you draw that first bubble then the end one, and Synfig did the in between animation of it getting bigger, my jaw literally hit the floor. Using this software would save me SO much time and I would be able to get my videos done so much faster!
    Thank you for showing this!
    Also I loved that you had highlight boxes and arrows pointing to all the buttons - that was such a big help!

  • @archiekun3844
    @archiekun3844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much turtlearmy jess .... i was waiting to learn animate for so long and i found ur video

  • @praveenpalkukanday7186
    @praveenpalkukanday7186 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best tutorial bro. I was looking for the work on yt.

  • @chairmanofdemons4206
    @chairmanofdemons4206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is super helpful, thank you!

  • @aradhanajadeja5783
    @aradhanajadeja5783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved it. Thanks 😊

  • @mylearningteachingjourney3266
    @mylearningteachingjourney3266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just have downloaded this software now and your tutorial is really going to help me.

  • @DannyDangerOz
    @DannyDangerOz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This tutorial is great, thank you!
    I want to animate some Inkscape drawings, so this gives me at least a starting point on how that works. I'd looked at a few tutorials before this and yours is the most straight forward.

    • @turtlearmyjess6147
      @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you, I pride myself on getting straight to the point in my videos

  • @Jessica-sb9ff
    @Jessica-sb9ff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, this was so helpful!

  • @EvyDevy
    @EvyDevy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wooooo! Just what I needed! Very useful tips!

  • @KennyFully
    @KennyFully ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much! You made something complex seem so simple and easy to understand.

  • @SagarKumar-jg1qp
    @SagarKumar-jg1qp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it man. It's really good and very much helpful for me

  • @maciejgrzesik7191
    @maciejgrzesik7191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tutorial, thank you !

  • @JustMe-qp5vh
    @JustMe-qp5vh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a great tutorial. I see this is just like Gimp in the tool selection regions.
    I can now effectively use Gimp as well as Synfig thanks to your instructions, though you do go a little fast. Thankfully, I can slow down the video and run at my own pace.
    Thank you!! I want to use this tool to create animated Psychology videos to show my classes.
    Nicely done.

  • @pauz9776
    @pauz9776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very good tutorial for filtering and getting started
    THANK YOU...!

  • @LandyVlad_Rides
    @LandyVlad_Rides 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tut! Thanks

  • @CarlinComm
    @CarlinComm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow that's awesome! Keep up the great work!

  • @fernandoguzmanmelara7394
    @fernandoguzmanmelara7394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is pretty good i learned very well how to use synfig

  • @sarothesparta3326
    @sarothesparta3326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank You so much I have learnt more from you TurtleArmy Jess. Keep it up and go on.

  • @joenewbie4793
    @joenewbie4793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you, you did a great job. I have 2 monitors so i was able to watch on one and work on the other. Don't understand why you have 12 down votes I thought you did a GREAT JOB teaching.

  • @sweetcherrieheart
    @sweetcherrieheart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is the tutorial that I needed

  • @MZONE3D
    @MZONE3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thankyou for sharing. Your ability to explain things is very good

  • @noedits5543
    @noedits5543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow very knowledgeable indeed. Great free tool.

  • @kiliandrilltzsch8272
    @kiliandrilltzsch8272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    wow you're 3x faster than the official tutor and I understand it way better

  • @scottwoo7975
    @scottwoo7975 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks, great work for people who are on the go

  • @zelalemtadesse
    @zelalemtadesse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much TurtleArmy.

  • @LuizaDreamsDeutsch
    @LuizaDreamsDeutsch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a very understandable and practical video! Thank you so much :D

  • @fusionclean
    @fusionclean 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for the first step of tutorial

  • @icsc87
    @icsc87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK YOU! Synfig is much easier that after effects for me tbh and doesnt even overload my pc! so I'm grateful for this tutorial!

  • @rjaybautista4559
    @rjaybautista4559 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool video it helped out a ton with starting out and composing my first soft

  • @eve_leaders
    @eve_leaders 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much for this!! very very helpful!

  • @shpensive
    @shpensive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, great! A lot to take in, but I appreciate that!

  • @CubeforFun
    @CubeforFun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much information!

  • @ghostiam243
    @ghostiam243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks! this is really helpful for my subject!

  • @toongrowner1
    @toongrowner1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so very very much for this tutorial. I still have a lot to learn but your video helped a lot learning the basics quick, easy and understandable :3 Have a great day ^^

  • @koshisunuwarrai
    @koshisunuwarrai 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Tutorial for Synfig beginners. 👍

  • @malcomcrab2410
    @malcomcrab2410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much for making this :)

  • @ElManReborn616
    @ElManReborn616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a bunch, this helps a lot

  • @mariaanimator5564
    @mariaanimator5564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg your animation is aaaawwwwssssoooommeeee 💕💕💕

  • @old_acct667
    @old_acct667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you SO Much! Very helpful

  • @Magikarp4000
    @Magikarp4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats a really good tutorial!

  • @alhandra1982
    @alhandra1982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was looking for synfig tutorial and first thing I see here is critical role stuff: I am sold :)

  • @HDigest
    @HDigest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you
    This exactly what am looking for to speed up my youtube journey. Thanks again

  • @loranzo2581
    @loranzo2581 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS SO CONFUSED AND MAD

  • @mitachi9033
    @mitachi9033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for.

  • @BitsDream66
    @BitsDream66 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, good tutorial, my head exploded, Great!

  • @blaizerhodes
    @blaizerhodes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work .. thank you

  • @yo_bank870
    @yo_bank870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx so much this really helped a lot!

  • @JeffersonWritter
    @JeffersonWritter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good the way you explain good public speaking, speed of explanation and very good direction, you are able to develop video courses

  • @makisHart
    @makisHart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to start with the software for a total beginner! Made my first animation already!

    • @turtlearmyjess6147
      @turtlearmyjess6147  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good for you! Have you posted it anywhere? I would love to see it

  • @diyaoii
    @diyaoii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thankyou so much this is really so helpful!!! It's simple superb i love it!! ^w^

  • @Skipti_LLC
    @Skipti_LLC ปีที่แล้ว

    This is phenomenal! I just got into video making, but I'm using the Steam Deck so I'm locked into Linux programs, this is exactly what I was looking for!

  • @krunalgiriatit
    @krunalgiriatit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @fidelisjr8061
    @fidelisjr8061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Parabéns! Ótimo tutorial!!!

  • @nikbivation
    @nikbivation 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you so much for tis!

  • @ashwinrawat9622
    @ashwinrawat9622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, this was just what I was looking for. I'm on linux and synfig is the only software I have for vector animation.

  • @badrihafed2923
    @badrihafed2923 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot Algerian man was here watching your tutorial nice job well explained that was very helpful

  • @codigoartesanal6368
    @codigoartesanal6368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelent tutorial.

  • @jakebocskovits7426
    @jakebocskovits7426 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was made 3 years ago. But I thank you for the tutorial.

  • @gruHabibi
    @gruHabibi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thankyou so much 😀

  • @oreo6850
    @oreo6850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you need more subs, this is so helpful

  • @yosens3917
    @yosens3917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    yoo its so difficult this software id so powerful
    thx for the tutorial

  • @kronql5596
    @kronql5596 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love the way you are

  • @Keendify
    @Keendify 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @srinikhilc
    @srinikhilc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you should have thousands of subs ❤

  • @AllAboutinMinutes
    @AllAboutinMinutes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice

  • @anurag27390
    @anurag27390 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful..

  • @Therealorbulon
    @Therealorbulon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    quite helpful

  • @shuttleship
    @shuttleship 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    please continue with synfig tutorials

    • @patrickcasey1150
      @patrickcasey1150 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes please! I've only started and your tutorial was exactly what I was looking for. You have a really clear, understandable style!

  • @denissweet6639
    @denissweet6639 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God, I love Critical Role. I wasn't even looking for Critical Role stuff in this tutorial but I'm delighted that it popped up.