by skysnap » 12 Jan 2020, 08:36 When it comes to the art skills, the animation is going to take some preference in near future. As the AI takes more control over our work, I think there would be more opening in the art section. And that means more and more people going to be working into the art, animation and other fields. So here are some of the animation software that you should check if you wish to create animation.
Pencil 2D
This software is one good cross platform that can be pretty useful. It's one of those old software that you can check out. It's pretty cool software you can get started in few minutes and easily get the application designed. Pencil 2D is one good application for those who wish to create small portfolio animation. It seems like being used on both Linux and Windows based animators. So if you are into this do try out Pencil.
Animaker
There are many animation editor apps on cloud. And one such app is animaker. This animation editor app has 2D Animation that can be worth checking out. It is application that has like 20 downloads per month support. I personally don't prefer the cloud based tools. I think those tools definitely have their own share of the cloud limits. I'd recommend only if you are into the cloud based editors.
Stop Motion Studio
I am sure many of you watched some of the clay stop motion animation. I know many people who used the old softwares which are now much more improved. Now a days you get one such software on android, windows and mac too. The software is cheap in cost too. Like under 5$ software that you can download and try out for the work. Though animation takes a lot of time but this app is pretty good for that part.
ToonBoom Harmony
When you go for paid software, then you tend to have a lot of options in the animation sector. And for example, harmony is one software which is being used by the animation production studios. And most of the people who choose to spend a lot on software, they often go with the toonboom harmony. There are some old and new version of the software that you can try and see if it suits your case. It's a paid software so only get into it if you are serious and have clients to pay for.
2D Animation will never go out of style. And those who want regular work in the animation. They should definitely create the samples of the animations. And they can even work as freelancer or the business. I have noticed that most of the business and the freelancer prefer to master atleast one software. And that would surely help establish get handle on the animation skill. I hope the above listed software you'd find them useful.
