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How To Animate in Krita for Beginners - FREE ANIMATION SOFTWARE!

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How To Animate in Krita for Beginners - FREE ANIMATION SOFTWARE!

4,847,183 views October 25, 2018 25:36

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ChannelJesse J. Jones

In brief

You’ll create simple animated cartoons in Krita, a free software, even with no prior drawing experience. The tutorial covers setup, basic drawing, frame-by-frame animation, sound integration, and exporting your final video for platforms like YouTube. Perfect for beginners eager to try digital animation without cost.

Key steps

  1. Download and install Krita from the official source
  2. Set up a basic drawing workspace in Krita
  3. Import sound or music to sync with your animation
  4. Copy, edit, and rearrange animation frames as needed
  5. Export your finished animation as a video file

Questions & answers

Is Krita free to use?

Yes, Krita is completely free to download and use.

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00:00 Download and Setup
01:40 How To Draw in Krita
12:13 How To Animate in Krita
16:57 How To Import Sound and Music
17:59 How To Copy, Edit, and Re-Arrange Frames
21:25 How To Export Animation in Krita

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In this Krita animation tutorial, you will learn how to make your own animated cartoons for FREE, even if you've never drawn before!

Krita is a free animation maker that is also great for replacing Photoshop or Gimp for painting speedpaints or backgrounds! We will go over how to install Krita, how to draw, how to animate, and how to export your video for YouTube!

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below, or Tweet at me! twitter.com/jessejayjones


Thank you for watching! ♥

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About this tutorial

Jesse J. Jones published this 25:36 video tutorial on October 25, 2018. It has been watched 4,847,183 times on YouTube.

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