Inkscape Mini Tutorial - Creating a Stickman Run Animation

This mini video tutorial from 2Dgameartguru.com uses the easy-to-pose stickman from an earlier video to create a run animation in Inkscape v1.3.
Inkscape is not an animation software but you can create animation frames [as well as parts for skeletal animations] with it. In this video, I will animate the stickman using onion skinning and keyframes before adding in-betweens for a more fluid run animation.
I use the Batch Export and Selections. Selecting the layers and a background rectangle to get frames with the same dimensions.
I used ezgif for my gif animations:
ezgif.com
See more Inkscape and Affinity Designer tutorials on the website at 2dgameartguru.com.
Music from Audio Library Plus www.audiolibrary.plus/
‘Santana’ by ‘Ason ID’

[@jdrsant0s]

It's extraordinary how simple you present the basic technique to create an animation in inkscape.
Very interesting!
Thanks again. 🖖

[@2dgameartguru]

You're very welcome! It's usually easy and simple - we just tend to complicate things ;)

[@user-bn7yn7mr2m]

Awesome! Thanks for showing this was possible

[@2dgameartguru]

I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@renji-hjk]

very awesome i am gonna try animating like this in dragonbones

[@2dgameartguru]

Good luck! The process in skeletal based animation tools is slightly different. It's been a while since I looked at Dragonbones but usually you work with 'cut-out' [separate limbs and body parts] held together by the skeleton that you animate later. These parts overlap at the joints and unless you use a lot of parts a smooth bend [as you could achieve with vector lines] is not that easy to accomplish.

[@Espermaschine]

Very impressive !
I know this is not possible, but it would be cool if you could just do the keyframes and get the in between poses with an interpolation.

[@2dgameartguru]

Thanks... and that's an interesting thought for a very different approach... I will play with the idea. ;)

[@pasticciottiontheroad]

Very impressive. You have such great ideas. Thank you for sharing.

[@2dgameartguru]

Thank you! 😊You are welcome!

[@adriano.santana]

Wow so it's possible. I didn't even know that. Thanks a lot.

[@2dgameartguru]

You are welcome!

[@FeniksGaming]

Thanks a lot for making it :)

[@2dgameartguru]

My pleasure 😊 It was good fun...

[@littleredbarncraft4101]

Wow amazing

[@2dgameartguru]

Glad you liked it.
Thanks for watching

[@sajeebbhm2487]

too much fun even to just watch.

[@2dgameartguru]

I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnathon3819]

Promo'SM

[@2dgameartguru]

Thanks, Johnathon... but no thanks. I do this for fun and without AI or cheats.

[@nikolas4749]

Great
could you do more animation tutorial with inscape ?
like this eyes and mouth animation th-cam.com/video/9ZLT7i4BDcM/w-d-xo.html

[@2dgameartguru]

Sounds like a fun idea... I will add it to the list. At the moment things are going a little slow [due to ongoing health issues but I hope to pick up speed and energy again soon].

[@nikolas4749]

@@2dgameartguru Hope you will get well soon

[@2dgameartguru]

I gave it a quick try... is this the style you are after?
imgur.com/a/EmFVfkU