How to Make an Animated Cartoon Video of Yourself in Under 5 mins? [Easiest Tutorial]
TLDRIn this tutorial, learn how to create animated characters that resemble real-life people using Animaker. It’s designed for beginners with no prior animation knowledge. The video walks you through creating a character using the platform's character builder and customizing features like skin tone, facial features, attire, and accessories. Then, see how to animate your character, add text, and customize the background and music to produce a fully animated video. Finally, discover how to download and publish your video. Don't forget to subscribe for more helpful tutorials!
Takeaways
- 📽️ This tutorial shows how to create animated characters resembling real-life people, ideal for beginners without animation experience.
- 🖥️ To start, visit Animaker's website and create a free account to access the character builder.
- 🖼️ Use a reference image to customize your character’s gender, skin color, facial features, attire, and accessories for a unique look.
- 👗 Personalize the character’s attire, accessories like handbags and glasses, to match your reference image.
- 💾 After creating the character, save it and move on to creating an animated video using Animaker’s dashboard.
- 🧩 The workspace consists of various tools, including animation, audio, and camera timelines, to help build your video.
- 💬 Add animations and actions to the characters, such as waving, using the actions tab in the workspace.
- 🎨 Customize the background by adding colors, 2D images, or photos from the library to suit your video’s needs.
- 🔤 To add text, use the text section and adjust font, size, color, and animation effects for both entry and exit.
- 🎶 Add music from over 30,000 copyright-free tracks in the music library to complete your animated video.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of this video tutorial?
-The video tutorial aims to show beginners how to create animated cartoon characters that resemble real-life people and use them to create videos quickly and easily.
Do I need prior animation experience to follow this tutorial?
-No, the tutorial is designed for beginners and doesn't require any prior knowledge of animation.
What platform does the video use for creating animated characters?
-The video uses the platform 'Animaker' to create animated characters and videos.
How do you start creating a character in Animaker?
-You start by selecting the 'Create' option, then choose 'Create a Character' from the dashboard. You can use a reference picture to match the character's features to a real-life person.
What customization options are available for creating a character?
-You can customize skin color, facial features (like eyes, eyebrows, ears, face shape), attire, accessories, and more to match your reference picture.
How can you add animation actions to a character in Animaker?
-After creating your character, you can select it from the 'My Characters' section in the library. Use the 'Actions' tab to search for and apply various actions, such as waving or walking.
Can you change the background of your video in Animaker?
-Yes, you can change the background by clicking on the workspace and choosing the 'Edit' option. You can add solid colors, 2D backgrounds, or image backgrounds from the library.
How do you add and customize text in the video?
-You can add text by selecting the 'Text' section in the library and choosing a text box. Customize the text using the settings tab, where you can adjust the font style, size, color, spacing, and apply animation effects.
How do you add music to your animated video?
-To add music, go to the 'Music' section in the library, choose a track from the available options, and click on it to add it to your video. You can then control the volume, duplicate, or delete the track.
How do you save and download your completed animated video?
-After finishing your video, click on the 'Publish' option at the top and select 'Download Video' to download your project.
Outlines
🎥 Introduction to Creating Real-Life Animation Characters
The video begins by welcoming viewers and explaining that it will teach beginners how to create animated characters resembling real-life people, using Animaker. Before diving into the tutorial, the narrator requests viewers to subscribe, noting that most haven't yet done so. The tutorial then starts by guiding users to create a free account on Animaker. The process of character creation involves selecting a gender, template, and using a reference photo. Users can modify facial features such as skin tone, eyes, and facial shape. The video emphasizes that Animaker offers countless customization options, allowing the creation of billions of unique characters. After customizing attire and accessories like handbags or glasses, the character can be saved for further use in animated videos.
🖼️ Using Your Character to Create an Animated Video
Once the character is created, the video explains how to use it in an animated video. Users return to the Animaker dashboard, select 'Create a Video,' and access a blank page for their project. The layout of Animaker's interface is introduced, including the workspace, scene section, and the three types of timelines (animation, video/audio, and camera). The character is retrieved from the 'My Characters' section and added to the workspace. The video demonstrates how to assign actions to the character, such as waving, and control the timing of the appearance using the timeline. The scene preview feature helps users check their progress. The tutorial mentions how users can add multiple actions to create detailed animations. A related video on character animation is linked in the description.
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Keywords
💡Animaker
💡Character Builder
💡Dashboard
💡Timeline
💡Actions Tab
💡Scene
💡Background
💡Text Effects
💡Music Section
💡Publish
Highlights
Learn how to create animated characters resembling real-life people, even with no prior animation experience.
Reminder to subscribe to the channel as 97% of viewers have not subscribed.
Create a free account on Animaker and access the character builder to start designing your character.
Use a reference image to recreate a character based on your own photo.
Customize your character’s appearance by adjusting facial features like face shape, eyes, eyebrows, and more.
Change the character’s attire and add accessories such as handbags or glasses for a personalized look.
Save your character and use it in the Animaker dashboard to create animated videos.
Learn about Animaker’s interface: workspace, scene section, timeline, and library elements.
Access pre-built characters and create actions like 'waving' for your character in the action timeline.
Customize the background by adding colors, images, or 2D backgrounds.
Add and customize text in your video with various font styles, colors, and animation effects.
Control the scene duration and animation effect duration using timeline controls.
Add multiple scenes and transition effects to create a full-fledged animation video.
Use over 30,000 copyright-free music tracks to enhance your animation video.
Download your completed animated video directly from Animaker’s publish option.