The course is available on Packt and Udemy.

Creating a new animation

  • File > New…
  • select the Animation tab
  • configure your animation
  • the Pro version of Clip Studio is limited to 24 frames.

new animation dialog
new animation dialog
animation palette
animation palette

Add animation timeline to an existing drawing

  • open your drawing
  • in the animation palette click on the new animation icon
  • then click on the new animation folder icon

click the new animation icon in the animation palette to add animation to an existing image
click the new animation icon in the animation palette to add animation to an existing image
configure the animation
configure the animation
click the new animation folder to create a folder for your animations
click the new animation folder to create a folder for your animations
a new folder group is created
a new folder group is created

Adding keyframes and playing back animation

click the add new frame to create a new frame
click the add new frame to create a new frame
click the enable onion skin to view previous and next frames
click the enable onion skin to view previous and next frames
onion skins
onion skins

Export animation as gif

  • File > Export animation > Animated GIF…

animated GIF export settings
animated GIF export settings
you can loop forever or set a loop count
you can loop forever or set a loop count
file size is reported after export
file size is reported after export

GIF animation
GIF animation

Export animation as movie

you can export as .mov or .mp4
you can export as .mov or .mp4
movie export settings
movie export settings