4 Free Animation Software For Mac

4 Free Animation Software For Mac

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Animation, Popular

Animation software isn't cheap if you are planning to learn it. However, you can always practice with some free software that comes with drawing and animating capability. I've searched on the internet for free software for Mac's Maverick OS that you can consider if you wish to learn to create your own cartoon video.   Free And Usable 2D Software Digicel Flipbook is absolutely free for you to download and usable on Mac OS Maverick. It is easy to get started on animation and the interface is simple. I can start to draw on the canvas and use the Xsheet panel for frame selection. Flipbook comes with a light box function which I fin helpful in the animation process. This is similar to the traditional development where the artist uses light box to see through tracing paper for drawing reference. The final animation video will have a Digicel logo watermark for this trial version until you buy the full version at USD$58.   Free 2D Software But For Trial Period Animation-ish is not a free animation software, but it has a 15-day free trial for you to explore. Its interface is filled with hand drawn graphic, giving a fun cartoon atmosphere and generally easy to learn. This software makes use of the traditional frame by frame approach to create animation digitally. It guides you on drawing and tracing and create interesting animation using the timeline. This software comes with pre-drawn animation which you can easily insert into your canvas and learn from them. If you like to draw and learn animation, Animation-ish could be great affordable animation software to...
Low cost 2D Animation Software for Beginners

Low cost 2D Animation Software for Beginners

by | Jun 17, 2012 | 2D Flash Animation

Learning digital animation requires both animation and software skills. When we choose our animation software, specially when we are beginners, we do have some factors to consider before deciding on where to start. Almost anything in our life is possible until we start to talk about money & cents, and time. I’m sure some of you who are now reading this articles are as poor as me when I started learning animation, so money and time is definitely one of the many factors. I would wish to invest my hard earned money and precious time on things that are worthwhile. So here’s my two cents worth of recommendation on how to start your 2D animation at low cost AND create quality animation using relevant industry software, just in case you decide to switch your career.   Adobe Flash Adobe Flash is my recommended 2D animation software because it has a good range of drawing and animation tools.  You are able to draw simple images similar to South Park characters even if you haven’t hold a pencil for decades. When I started learning Adobe Flash, I am able to draw with a mouse! Adobe Flash also gives you some preset motions to create animation. These presets can be very useful as an add on to improve your animation very easily.   Unfortunately, Adobe Flash is not free. You can choose to download Adobe Flash for a trial period of 30 days to test out the software before paying about USD$800+ for it. If you have friends who have this software, do test drive the software from them to get the...

Need help in animation?

Step By Step Checklist To Realistic Animation (Printable Version)

Use this cheat sheet to help you monitor your animation progress. I've also included check points to help you apply principle of animation which will make your animation looks realistic.

Need help in animation?

Step By Step Checklist To Realistic Animation (Printable Version)

Use this cheat sheet to help you monitor your animation progress. I've also included check points to help you apply principle of animation which will make your animation looks realistic.