How to Create Skeleton Deformation Animations in Synfig Studio

Learn how to create simple character animations in Synfig Studio with the skeleton deformation tool.
Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software, designed as powerful industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork.

[@toonybrain]

Synfig amazes me. I’m astonished that you can import an image, then animate it. I’m a TVPaint user (bitmap, frame-by-frame), so this vector logic is unfamiliar to me.
I’m learning Synfig, and your video has helped me animate a fish I drew with the bezier tool. 🙂

[@olliechabuti4343]

YOU have the BEST tutorial for synfig! Idc that I'm late to the party! LOL Get@me!! I need your help!!! lol

[@yukimizukisisterstudios7366]

A really good tutorial
Short, easy to understand and no unnecessary informations I wish all tutorials were like that

[@pinkzombierabbit]

Thank you so much for the decent synfig tutorial, they are far and few in between

[@shortorderkook5410]

Holy CROW I didn't know this was exactly what I was looking for until I found your video. Thanks, I'm going to give this a try immediately. Great video

[@PhonePhone-ry6cj]

Finally a actual good tutorial

[@Adrien13Sanctioned]

Thank youi!, easily one of the most helpful tutorials, got my own animation up and running in half an hour, thank you tons man, :D

[@clumsyanimations]

Straightforward and to the point

[@imaginationcentral6406]

This tutorial is way better than those guys on unity.

[@rix_1723]

Than u so much dude

[@MLKMYiMii97]

Thank you! You made it looks much easier than other videos I've watch before! Good teacher :) The kitten is cute too XD

[@MarcosFiGomes]

Nice, bro!!
Thanks a lot!!! =D

[@kellybmackenzie]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! You're such an amazing teacher, thank you so much! Also, I LOVE YOUR VOICE TOO MUCH. Thanks a lot!

[@CrazyGoGoVrose]

thank you for being clear and to the point :)

[@u8sumthinbad]

Thank you. Informative and direct.

[@ebonyy5248]

Thankyou, you are a very good teacher.

[@kevinmason8758]

Wow this was so very helpful !!! It's going to make my current animation project soo much easier !!!

[@GrifNMore]

Synfig looks good. I;m thinking of trying it very soon. Thanks for the information.

[@JOSH-qt1dx]

loving your tutorial

[@CarlinComm]

That's pretty cool!

[@samsingtonham-8393]

Brilliant tutorial now I know how to animate like this

[@AdamJarArt]

Thank you!!!

[@archiepope7378]

Thanks dude... great layed out tutorial

[@luisrothery1639]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR.!!!

[@rinomancilla8862]

This video is very helpful. Thank you bro!!! You saved my day.

[@_dev2317]

Thank you:)

[@Mschiav0]

Great tutorial, thank you! Is there an option or parameter to minimize the deformation or to keep a ratio?

[@Aspirine29]

Amazing. I didn't know it is possible in Synfig

[@a.h.n2164]

thank you

[@ailime79]

Good One !

[@andreapaloyo1657]

thankyousm!!!! i've learned a lot

[@protoboi6215]

Finally, something good

[@Keendify]

Thank you

[@raepakistan4095]

Thank you so much dototot

[@111jkjk]

This is very helpful

[@MohammadMalan]

Thank you so so much

[@FerdausAlAmin]

Looks to be very good tutorial for beginner

[@kidsprime]

nice tutorial

[@actionb0y313]

Oh thanks dude I will try to animate my personnage on my channel

[@andrewmurambiwa6284]

watch this at 3:00am and you'll realize just how creepy this tutorial is... #illuminatiConfirmed

[@Bappaditya2011]

Thanks

[@nemojo2200]

Thanks god.
Thanks dototo.

[@beepboop7345]

is there anyway to set the area of influence of bones to specific areas of the image? like vertex painting almost. like the software so far but im having a hard time getting things to distort the way i want them to with just circles for selecting its influence

[@AidanFilms]

Great video! I have one question when I right click the layer group then go to distortions I can't find Skeleton Deformation I also looked in the other tab and still can't find it. I am using linux mint 18 kde. Please help! Thanks!

[@ProgrammerSheep]

Voice is satisfying.

[@Amy-ky2qc]

thaaaaaaank you i love yooooou

[@fived9424]

If I may ask, is it possible to make the area that the bone affects a different shape, other than a circle?

[@gi8051]

Хорошо что есть субтитры

[@farazzaidi944]

If only people knew the power of synfig...

[@SaffireAnimation]

how do I animate once the rigging is done?

[@N8teyrve]

When I make a skeleton deformation no green box appears just one bone

[@edmundoboone1259]

try zoom out

[@alcore3906]

why is your synfig programm so beautiful???

[@Vecderg]

Edit > Preferences > Interface > Dark UI Theme

[@abdisamadadam288]

How can i expand the squere to choose where bones shoulf effect

[@tutikongo4366]

what for a version is this ?

[@themichaelbeckmethod4644]

This works, but when I add my background it warps that too....

[@jokhkb5290]

why do you select the 2d bone to create arm bones? i men cn i select the st or the 3d one?

[@pujllay]

Because that's how hierarchy works in animation. Arm bones are childs of the 2nd bone. This prevents the arms to move when you want to move just the head, for example.

[@MrWinstonSmith]

1:33
The Bone Slayer!?
What terrifying beast is this?

[@wanshsingh7842]

the green box doesn't appears
...

[@KamexPro]

Go to "view" > "show/hide..."> then select the one of the bones

[@FluffyCatGirl1]

How do you enable dark mode.

[@ampeyro]

These tutorials are awesome, but it gets a bit confusing with all the versions of the program.

[@bebophunter8998]

why no more videos? its been 3 years

[@antonyvenneri6264]

I don't get any green box

[@NewRootsRecords]

And creating child bone doesn't do anything- the first bone disappears and doesn't come back.

[@NewRootsRecords]

Clicking doesn't create a bone.

[@hynnd323]

there is no skeleton deformation

[@hynnd323]

ok, thanks for the answer

[@sujjtech]

which software are you use?

[@Random212312]

It says it in the title.

[@TFG287]

its free ?

[@techatteach1177]

Liquid Animation tutorial : th-cam.com/video/UgiD4rLkztk/w-d-xo.html

[@TheSvartdemon]

My animation got all deformed, this is not helpful, since its to simple, I want to animate a mouth!

[@shortorderkook5410]

suuuub-SCrrrrbd!

[@emberleona9278]

Thanks