Unoraptormon Saga
Dedicated to the Uno-verse & its creator, JHH Spears
Animator Resources
JHH Spears here!
Good grief, where do I start!? I am a self taught animator and it has been a struggle.
If I ever get sponsored by a place, I will put a big ol' warning on it, but otherwise, I ain't sponsored.
Programs
There are many programs out there that you can use to animate. The following programs I have listed are ones that I have used or am trying to learn. ​​
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Moho - This one I got from a Humble Bundle. This software has a 2D rigging system with a lot of features, as well as being able to export into game engines and Blender. There is just a one time payment and NO AI. While I haven't been about to figure it out, there are plenty of tutorials you can check out, both on Moho's site and Youtube.
Krita - When Adobe and Clip Studio Paint came out with their subscription models, I started looking for new software. Krita is the one I stumbled across. It is a drawing program first, but it does have animation tools. This is another one I'm still trying to learn.
Photoshop CS6 - This is my main program. CS6 is the last version of Photoshop before Adobe turned into a green sucking vampire with Gen AI for a brain. You can get a portable version via Internet Archive. I combine Photoshop, where I draw my frames, with Vegas Pro to make my animations.
Photopea - This is an in-browser program that is a weaker but free version of Photoshop.
Vegas Pro 14/22 - This isn't strictly speaking an animation program, but its what I use to put all of my frames together. I'm not a fan of the fact that version 22 and onward is starting to use AI, but version 14 doesn't have it.
Blender - Grease Pencil is the 2D part of this 3D program. You can also import images into Blender, like backgrounds. There is a very steep learning curve, however, so be prepared for that.
GIMP - This was both my first drawing program and my first animation program. Unfortunately, when GIMP went to 2.0, it messed up the animation section of the program. That is when I went over to Photoshop CS6.
Here's some playlists to help others learn about animation.
My personal collection of tutorials on Youtube - On this one, the videos are changing. Some go private, some get removed, so if you see a video, make sure you add it to your own Watch Later List.
Toniko Pantoja - He was an animator for Netflix, Dreaworks, and Cartoon Network, among other studios. He does have some How-tos, but also a lot of videos talking about his experiences as an animator.
NobelFrugal Studio - He is an animator that has a lot of How-to videos along with behind the scenes for some of his animated projects. I like his Free 2D Animation Course.