Learn How to Make Your Characters Interactive in Unity Animation Rigging

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Animation is one such aspect that is formed from the integration of several varied factors and processes. One of the most vital ones is the process of rigging. Thus, we will be discussing Unity character rigging as Unity is one of the most efficient platforms for animation.

Additionally, we will introduce you to one of the best tools you can use to edit videos and nurture the creative skills you carry in yourself. So, without any further delay, let us start our discussion.

In this article

01 [What is Unity Rigging?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?](#Part 2)

03 [How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity](#Part 3)

Part 1 What is Unity Rigging?

To understand what Unity rigging is, we must start our discussion first by discussing rigging in animation. In animation, rigging is the process in which your animation characters are separated into two parts. One is the mesh-like structure of the characters. And the other is the skeletal structure given to the characters.

You integrate bones and joints and join them accordingly in the characters present in your animation. It is similar to the presence of the human skeletal system. Moreover, just like the skeletal system in humans helps in the movements of the different parts of the body, the bone and joint structure through rigging also enables the characters in animation to move.

Therefore, we can say that rigging is the process by which you can enable your characters’ in animation to move and show different facial expressions, etc. So, it is obvious that without the process of rigging, the animation is impossible, which makes rigging one of the most crucial aspects of animation.

Now that we know what rigging in animation is, we will be discussing what is animation rigging in Unity. Unity technologies have developed a cross-platform gaming engine called ‘Unity’. And this platform also offers the ones interested in animation to learn animation rigging.

The Unity platform offers robust and effective tools for animation rigging. And these tools assist the animators to create real-time rigs in Unity. Most commonly, the set of tools in Unity for rigging is used on the characters. But, if one likes, they can also use the tools on ani Game Object that includes animations and skeletons.

Therefore, when you utilise the platform of Unity or the toolsets of Unity to perform rigging in animation, it can be referred to as unity rigging. It is one of the most powerful and renowned platforms for animation, creating the finest and most professional animation creations.

Part 2 Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?

Another platform that can ideally assist you in animation is Blender. A common question arises as to whether one should choose blender rigging over Unity or vice versa. We have laid down the following table to compare the different features of Blender with that of Unity.

| | Unity | Blender | |
| ——————- | ————————————————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————————— |
| About | It is a game engine that enables you in creating human-machine interfaces, AR simulations, customize splash screens, etc. | It is a computer graphics software that is open source and is mainly used for creating 3D models. |
| Types Supported | Supports 3D | |
| Best Purpose | Ideal for film, architecture, automotive, transportation, and other industries | Ideal for animation and design that assists in VFX, simulation, organizations of all sizes with rendering, modeling, and video editing. |

There are many features that Blender lacks, but Unity includes. The features included in Unity but are absent in Blender are as follows.

● Drawing

● Games

● In-Game Analytics

● Multi-player Gaming Network

● Player Management

● Virtual Reality

● IT Asset Management

● Prototype Creation

Therefore, it is preferred to opt for Unity rigging than Blender rigging, as Blender lacks a considerable number of features.

Part 3 How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity

Now, we will be introducing you to the different steps that will help you in unity rig animation. The following list includes the steps in the sequence that, when you deploy, will help you rig in the platform of Unity.

Step 1Installation

The first step is to install the “animation rigging package” of Unity. You will get the animation rigging package in the “Package Manager”. You will be able to avail of this animation package in Unity 2019.1 and above.

This package offers you a library that consists of rig constraints. And this library of rig constraints enables you to create procedural motion during the runtime. And the general term used for this is called “runtime rigging”.

The “Asset’s Animator Root” consist of the “Rig Builder Component”, which is the source where the rigs are accumulated. The rigs here are the constraints put together in groups. With these steps you will be able to create Unity humanoid rig that will make your animation creations look the finest, most realistic and most professional.

Step 2Rig Builder set-up

After installing the unity animation rigging package, the next step is to set up the rig builder. You will have to use the “Animator component” in this step. Using the “Animator component”, integrate the “Rig Builder component” with the “GameObject”. Generally, in the hierarchy of rig, it is the topmost “Transform”.

Then, you will have to make a new child GameObject. To which, you will have to integrate the “Rig component”. After this step, you need to access the “Animator root”, where you will find the “Rig Builder component”. In the “Rig Builder component”, you need to assign the “Rig to the Rig Layers” list.

It will complete the task of creating the most basic rig. The further steps will help you install the required behaviours in the character or characters.

Step 3Bone Rendering

Whether it is unity rigging or 3D, bone rendering is the most crucial step to enable your animation characters to gain movement. The “Unity Editor” will help you interact and work with the character’s skeleton in the “Scene view.”

You can add “Transform” lists and then display them in various visual styles with the help of the “Bone Renderer: component. It enables you to integrate numerous “Bone Renderer” components, each of them having its unique style of display. As a result, gameplay debugging, rig setup, keyframing, and other artist workflows are facilitated.

Step 4Adding Rig Effectors

This step enables one to add Gizmos to Transforms, facilitating selection and visualisation. The “Effector” are invisible during “Game View”, and this step enhances the quality of the character animation.

Step 5Managing the Rig Constraints

Your characters gain “runtime animation” through the rig constraints, and thus, these are the building blocks facilitating assembling the rigs. The rigs are combined in multiple and varied ways to obtain the desired motions and movements in the characters.

Step 6Working with the Two Bone IK Constraint

The first step here is to rest your character to the “Bind Pose.” you can do so by opting for the “Menu Bar” and selecting the “Animation Rigging” option. You will find the “Bind Pose” option there, and you will have to click on it.

Then add a child GameObject below “Character Rig”. Then add a new child GameObject below “Right Arm IK”. Integrate two new child GameObjects beneath the “Right Arm Ik” by naming the first and the second one “RH IK Target” and “RH IK Hint”, respectively.

Integrate the “Rig Builder Component” with the “Animator root GameObject”. Then proceed with selecting the “CharecterRig GameObject” and integrating a “Rig Component”. Select “Two Bone IK Contrainst” to the “Right Arm IK.”

Then, incorporate a “Box Effector” to the RH IK Target. Integrate a “Ball Effector” to the “RH IK Hint”.

Then select the “RH IK Hint” and “Right Elbow”. Select “Animation Rigging>align Transform”. Move away from the “Ball Effector”. Select the “Right Arm IK GameObject” and integrate the required bones. Integrate the Character Rig GameObkect with Rig Layer list by selecting the option of “Ninja”. Then press “Play” and see your creation come to life.

Now, you might as well want to showcase your creativity in editing and video making. For that, we have the best tool for you- FILMORA. This is the finest video editing tool with the most proficient features included in the following list.

● Over 8effects for editing videos

● Keyboard shortcut, audio ducking colour, colour match

● You can also change the speed of the videos

● Every professional-level video editing tool that you need is included in Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

The features are innumerable and so can not be possibly listed differently. So, you can readily try out this tool yourself, and if you do not want to purchase in the first instance, you can easily avail of its free trial. Although, we can guarantee that after using its free trial, you would definitely want to use every avail feature of the tool!

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● A short introduction to the process of rigging, with which we proceeded on describing and understanding what unity rigging is. We also stated how important it is in the sphere of animation.

● Next, we compared rigging in Blender and Unity. After comparing the different factors, we decided that it is optimum to choose Unity for character rigging because of the lack of features in Blender.

● Lastly, we introduced you to the best video editing tool that will equally assist you in nurturing your creativity, video editing, and animation skills.

Try It Free Try It Free

Animation is one such aspect that is formed from the integration of several varied factors and processes. One of the most vital ones is the process of rigging. Thus, we will be discussing Unity character rigging as Unity is one of the most efficient platforms for animation.

Additionally, we will introduce you to one of the best tools you can use to edit videos and nurture the creative skills you carry in yourself. So, without any further delay, let us start our discussion.

In this article

01 [What is Unity Rigging?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?](#Part 2)

03 [How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity](#Part 3)

Part 1 What is Unity Rigging?

To understand what Unity rigging is, we must start our discussion first by discussing rigging in animation. In animation, rigging is the process in which your animation characters are separated into two parts. One is the mesh-like structure of the characters. And the other is the skeletal structure given to the characters.

You integrate bones and joints and join them accordingly in the characters present in your animation. It is similar to the presence of the human skeletal system. Moreover, just like the skeletal system in humans helps in the movements of the different parts of the body, the bone and joint structure through rigging also enables the characters in animation to move.

Therefore, we can say that rigging is the process by which you can enable your characters’ in animation to move and show different facial expressions, etc. So, it is obvious that without the process of rigging, the animation is impossible, which makes rigging one of the most crucial aspects of animation.

Now that we know what rigging in animation is, we will be discussing what is animation rigging in Unity. Unity technologies have developed a cross-platform gaming engine called ‘Unity’. And this platform also offers the ones interested in animation to learn animation rigging.

The Unity platform offers robust and effective tools for animation rigging. And these tools assist the animators to create real-time rigs in Unity. Most commonly, the set of tools in Unity for rigging is used on the characters. But, if one likes, they can also use the tools on ani Game Object that includes animations and skeletons.

Therefore, when you utilise the platform of Unity or the toolsets of Unity to perform rigging in animation, it can be referred to as unity rigging. It is one of the most powerful and renowned platforms for animation, creating the finest and most professional animation creations.

Part 2 Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?

Another platform that can ideally assist you in animation is Blender. A common question arises as to whether one should choose blender rigging over Unity or vice versa. We have laid down the following table to compare the different features of Blender with that of Unity.

| | Unity | Blender | |
| ——————- | ————————————————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————————— |
| About | It is a game engine that enables you in creating human-machine interfaces, AR simulations, customize splash screens, etc. | It is a computer graphics software that is open source and is mainly used for creating 3D models. |
| Types Supported | Supports 3D | |
| Best Purpose | Ideal for film, architecture, automotive, transportation, and other industries | Ideal for animation and design that assists in VFX, simulation, organizations of all sizes with rendering, modeling, and video editing. |

There are many features that Blender lacks, but Unity includes. The features included in Unity but are absent in Blender are as follows.

● Drawing

● Games

● In-Game Analytics

● Multi-player Gaming Network

● Player Management

● Virtual Reality

● IT Asset Management

● Prototype Creation

Therefore, it is preferred to opt for Unity rigging than Blender rigging, as Blender lacks a considerable number of features.

Part 3 How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity

Now, we will be introducing you to the different steps that will help you in unity rig animation. The following list includes the steps in the sequence that, when you deploy, will help you rig in the platform of Unity.

Step 1Installation

The first step is to install the “animation rigging package” of Unity. You will get the animation rigging package in the “Package Manager”. You will be able to avail of this animation package in Unity 2019.1 and above.

This package offers you a library that consists of rig constraints. And this library of rig constraints enables you to create procedural motion during the runtime. And the general term used for this is called “runtime rigging”.

The “Asset’s Animator Root” consist of the “Rig Builder Component”, which is the source where the rigs are accumulated. The rigs here are the constraints put together in groups. With these steps you will be able to create Unity humanoid rig that will make your animation creations look the finest, most realistic and most professional.

Step 2Rig Builder set-up

After installing the unity animation rigging package, the next step is to set up the rig builder. You will have to use the “Animator component” in this step. Using the “Animator component”, integrate the “Rig Builder component” with the “GameObject”. Generally, in the hierarchy of rig, it is the topmost “Transform”.

Then, you will have to make a new child GameObject. To which, you will have to integrate the “Rig component”. After this step, you need to access the “Animator root”, where you will find the “Rig Builder component”. In the “Rig Builder component”, you need to assign the “Rig to the Rig Layers” list.

It will complete the task of creating the most basic rig. The further steps will help you install the required behaviours in the character or characters.

Step 3Bone Rendering

Whether it is unity rigging or 3D, bone rendering is the most crucial step to enable your animation characters to gain movement. The “Unity Editor” will help you interact and work with the character’s skeleton in the “Scene view.”

You can add “Transform” lists and then display them in various visual styles with the help of the “Bone Renderer: component. It enables you to integrate numerous “Bone Renderer” components, each of them having its unique style of display. As a result, gameplay debugging, rig setup, keyframing, and other artist workflows are facilitated.

Step 4Adding Rig Effectors

This step enables one to add Gizmos to Transforms, facilitating selection and visualisation. The “Effector” are invisible during “Game View”, and this step enhances the quality of the character animation.

Step 5Managing the Rig Constraints

Your characters gain “runtime animation” through the rig constraints, and thus, these are the building blocks facilitating assembling the rigs. The rigs are combined in multiple and varied ways to obtain the desired motions and movements in the characters.

Step 6Working with the Two Bone IK Constraint

The first step here is to rest your character to the “Bind Pose.” you can do so by opting for the “Menu Bar” and selecting the “Animation Rigging” option. You will find the “Bind Pose” option there, and you will have to click on it.

Then add a child GameObject below “Character Rig”. Then add a new child GameObject below “Right Arm IK”. Integrate two new child GameObjects beneath the “Right Arm Ik” by naming the first and the second one “RH IK Target” and “RH IK Hint”, respectively.

Integrate the “Rig Builder Component” with the “Animator root GameObject”. Then proceed with selecting the “CharecterRig GameObject” and integrating a “Rig Component”. Select “Two Bone IK Contrainst” to the “Right Arm IK.”

Then, incorporate a “Box Effector” to the RH IK Target. Integrate a “Ball Effector” to the “RH IK Hint”.

Then select the “RH IK Hint” and “Right Elbow”. Select “Animation Rigging>align Transform”. Move away from the “Ball Effector”. Select the “Right Arm IK GameObject” and integrate the required bones. Integrate the Character Rig GameObkect with Rig Layer list by selecting the option of “Ninja”. Then press “Play” and see your creation come to life.

Now, you might as well want to showcase your creativity in editing and video making. For that, we have the best tool for you- FILMORA. This is the finest video editing tool with the most proficient features included in the following list.

● Over 8effects for editing videos

● Keyboard shortcut, audio ducking colour, colour match

● You can also change the speed of the videos

● Every professional-level video editing tool that you need is included in Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

The features are innumerable and so can not be possibly listed differently. So, you can readily try out this tool yourself, and if you do not want to purchase in the first instance, you can easily avail of its free trial. Although, we can guarantee that after using its free trial, you would definitely want to use every avail feature of the tool!

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● A short introduction to the process of rigging, with which we proceeded on describing and understanding what unity rigging is. We also stated how important it is in the sphere of animation.

● Next, we compared rigging in Blender and Unity. After comparing the different factors, we decided that it is optimum to choose Unity for character rigging because of the lack of features in Blender.

● Lastly, we introduced you to the best video editing tool that will equally assist you in nurturing your creativity, video editing, and animation skills.

Try It Free Try It Free

Animation is one such aspect that is formed from the integration of several varied factors and processes. One of the most vital ones is the process of rigging. Thus, we will be discussing Unity character rigging as Unity is one of the most efficient platforms for animation.

Additionally, we will introduce you to one of the best tools you can use to edit videos and nurture the creative skills you carry in yourself. So, without any further delay, let us start our discussion.

In this article

01 [What is Unity Rigging?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?](#Part 2)

03 [How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity](#Part 3)

Part 1 What is Unity Rigging?

To understand what Unity rigging is, we must start our discussion first by discussing rigging in animation. In animation, rigging is the process in which your animation characters are separated into two parts. One is the mesh-like structure of the characters. And the other is the skeletal structure given to the characters.

You integrate bones and joints and join them accordingly in the characters present in your animation. It is similar to the presence of the human skeletal system. Moreover, just like the skeletal system in humans helps in the movements of the different parts of the body, the bone and joint structure through rigging also enables the characters in animation to move.

Therefore, we can say that rigging is the process by which you can enable your characters’ in animation to move and show different facial expressions, etc. So, it is obvious that without the process of rigging, the animation is impossible, which makes rigging one of the most crucial aspects of animation.

Now that we know what rigging in animation is, we will be discussing what is animation rigging in Unity. Unity technologies have developed a cross-platform gaming engine called ‘Unity’. And this platform also offers the ones interested in animation to learn animation rigging.

The Unity platform offers robust and effective tools for animation rigging. And these tools assist the animators to create real-time rigs in Unity. Most commonly, the set of tools in Unity for rigging is used on the characters. But, if one likes, they can also use the tools on ani Game Object that includes animations and skeletons.

Therefore, when you utilise the platform of Unity or the toolsets of Unity to perform rigging in animation, it can be referred to as unity rigging. It is one of the most powerful and renowned platforms for animation, creating the finest and most professional animation creations.

Part 2 Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?

Another platform that can ideally assist you in animation is Blender. A common question arises as to whether one should choose blender rigging over Unity or vice versa. We have laid down the following table to compare the different features of Blender with that of Unity.

| | Unity | Blender | |
| ——————- | ————————————————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————————— |
| About | It is a game engine that enables you in creating human-machine interfaces, AR simulations, customize splash screens, etc. | It is a computer graphics software that is open source and is mainly used for creating 3D models. |
| Types Supported | Supports 3D | |
| Best Purpose | Ideal for film, architecture, automotive, transportation, and other industries | Ideal for animation and design that assists in VFX, simulation, organizations of all sizes with rendering, modeling, and video editing. |

There are many features that Blender lacks, but Unity includes. The features included in Unity but are absent in Blender are as follows.

● Drawing

● Games

● In-Game Analytics

● Multi-player Gaming Network

● Player Management

● Virtual Reality

● IT Asset Management

● Prototype Creation

Therefore, it is preferred to opt for Unity rigging than Blender rigging, as Blender lacks a considerable number of features.

Part 3 How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity

Now, we will be introducing you to the different steps that will help you in unity rig animation. The following list includes the steps in the sequence that, when you deploy, will help you rig in the platform of Unity.

Step 1Installation

The first step is to install the “animation rigging package” of Unity. You will get the animation rigging package in the “Package Manager”. You will be able to avail of this animation package in Unity 2019.1 and above.

This package offers you a library that consists of rig constraints. And this library of rig constraints enables you to create procedural motion during the runtime. And the general term used for this is called “runtime rigging”.

The “Asset’s Animator Root” consist of the “Rig Builder Component”, which is the source where the rigs are accumulated. The rigs here are the constraints put together in groups. With these steps you will be able to create Unity humanoid rig that will make your animation creations look the finest, most realistic and most professional.

Step 2Rig Builder set-up

After installing the unity animation rigging package, the next step is to set up the rig builder. You will have to use the “Animator component” in this step. Using the “Animator component”, integrate the “Rig Builder component” with the “GameObject”. Generally, in the hierarchy of rig, it is the topmost “Transform”.

Then, you will have to make a new child GameObject. To which, you will have to integrate the “Rig component”. After this step, you need to access the “Animator root”, where you will find the “Rig Builder component”. In the “Rig Builder component”, you need to assign the “Rig to the Rig Layers” list.

It will complete the task of creating the most basic rig. The further steps will help you install the required behaviours in the character or characters.

Step 3Bone Rendering

Whether it is unity rigging or 3D, bone rendering is the most crucial step to enable your animation characters to gain movement. The “Unity Editor” will help you interact and work with the character’s skeleton in the “Scene view.”

You can add “Transform” lists and then display them in various visual styles with the help of the “Bone Renderer: component. It enables you to integrate numerous “Bone Renderer” components, each of them having its unique style of display. As a result, gameplay debugging, rig setup, keyframing, and other artist workflows are facilitated.

Step 4Adding Rig Effectors

This step enables one to add Gizmos to Transforms, facilitating selection and visualisation. The “Effector” are invisible during “Game View”, and this step enhances the quality of the character animation.

Step 5Managing the Rig Constraints

Your characters gain “runtime animation” through the rig constraints, and thus, these are the building blocks facilitating assembling the rigs. The rigs are combined in multiple and varied ways to obtain the desired motions and movements in the characters.

Step 6Working with the Two Bone IK Constraint

The first step here is to rest your character to the “Bind Pose.” you can do so by opting for the “Menu Bar” and selecting the “Animation Rigging” option. You will find the “Bind Pose” option there, and you will have to click on it.

Then add a child GameObject below “Character Rig”. Then add a new child GameObject below “Right Arm IK”. Integrate two new child GameObjects beneath the “Right Arm Ik” by naming the first and the second one “RH IK Target” and “RH IK Hint”, respectively.

Integrate the “Rig Builder Component” with the “Animator root GameObject”. Then proceed with selecting the “CharecterRig GameObject” and integrating a “Rig Component”. Select “Two Bone IK Contrainst” to the “Right Arm IK.”

Then, incorporate a “Box Effector” to the RH IK Target. Integrate a “Ball Effector” to the “RH IK Hint”.

Then select the “RH IK Hint” and “Right Elbow”. Select “Animation Rigging>align Transform”. Move away from the “Ball Effector”. Select the “Right Arm IK GameObject” and integrate the required bones. Integrate the Character Rig GameObkect with Rig Layer list by selecting the option of “Ninja”. Then press “Play” and see your creation come to life.

Now, you might as well want to showcase your creativity in editing and video making. For that, we have the best tool for you- FILMORA. This is the finest video editing tool with the most proficient features included in the following list.

● Over 8effects for editing videos

● Keyboard shortcut, audio ducking colour, colour match

● You can also change the speed of the videos

● Every professional-level video editing tool that you need is included in Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

The features are innumerable and so can not be possibly listed differently. So, you can readily try out this tool yourself, and if you do not want to purchase in the first instance, you can easily avail of its free trial. Although, we can guarantee that after using its free trial, you would definitely want to use every avail feature of the tool!

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● A short introduction to the process of rigging, with which we proceeded on describing and understanding what unity rigging is. We also stated how important it is in the sphere of animation.

● Next, we compared rigging in Blender and Unity. After comparing the different factors, we decided that it is optimum to choose Unity for character rigging because of the lack of features in Blender.

● Lastly, we introduced you to the best video editing tool that will equally assist you in nurturing your creativity, video editing, and animation skills.

Try It Free Try It Free

Animation is one such aspect that is formed from the integration of several varied factors and processes. One of the most vital ones is the process of rigging. Thus, we will be discussing Unity character rigging as Unity is one of the most efficient platforms for animation.

Additionally, we will introduce you to one of the best tools you can use to edit videos and nurture the creative skills you carry in yourself. So, without any further delay, let us start our discussion.

In this article

01 [What is Unity Rigging?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?](#Part 2)

03 [How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity](#Part 3)

Part 1 What is Unity Rigging?

To understand what Unity rigging is, we must start our discussion first by discussing rigging in animation. In animation, rigging is the process in which your animation characters are separated into two parts. One is the mesh-like structure of the characters. And the other is the skeletal structure given to the characters.

You integrate bones and joints and join them accordingly in the characters present in your animation. It is similar to the presence of the human skeletal system. Moreover, just like the skeletal system in humans helps in the movements of the different parts of the body, the bone and joint structure through rigging also enables the characters in animation to move.

Therefore, we can say that rigging is the process by which you can enable your characters’ in animation to move and show different facial expressions, etc. So, it is obvious that without the process of rigging, the animation is impossible, which makes rigging one of the most crucial aspects of animation.

Now that we know what rigging in animation is, we will be discussing what is animation rigging in Unity. Unity technologies have developed a cross-platform gaming engine called ‘Unity’. And this platform also offers the ones interested in animation to learn animation rigging.

The Unity platform offers robust and effective tools for animation rigging. And these tools assist the animators to create real-time rigs in Unity. Most commonly, the set of tools in Unity for rigging is used on the characters. But, if one likes, they can also use the tools on ani Game Object that includes animations and skeletons.

Therefore, when you utilise the platform of Unity or the toolsets of Unity to perform rigging in animation, it can be referred to as unity rigging. It is one of the most powerful and renowned platforms for animation, creating the finest and most professional animation creations.

Part 2 Is It Better to Rig in Unity or Blender?

Another platform that can ideally assist you in animation is Blender. A common question arises as to whether one should choose blender rigging over Unity or vice versa. We have laid down the following table to compare the different features of Blender with that of Unity.

| | Unity | Blender | |
| ——————- | ————————————————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————————— |
| About | It is a game engine that enables you in creating human-machine interfaces, AR simulations, customize splash screens, etc. | It is a computer graphics software that is open source and is mainly used for creating 3D models. |
| Types Supported | Supports 3D | |
| Best Purpose | Ideal for film, architecture, automotive, transportation, and other industries | Ideal for animation and design that assists in VFX, simulation, organizations of all sizes with rendering, modeling, and video editing. |

There are many features that Blender lacks, but Unity includes. The features included in Unity but are absent in Blender are as follows.

● Drawing

● Games

● In-Game Analytics

● Multi-player Gaming Network

● Player Management

● Virtual Reality

● IT Asset Management

● Prototype Creation

Therefore, it is preferred to opt for Unity rigging than Blender rigging, as Blender lacks a considerable number of features.

Part 3 How To Use Animation Rigging In Unity

Now, we will be introducing you to the different steps that will help you in unity rig animation. The following list includes the steps in the sequence that, when you deploy, will help you rig in the platform of Unity.

Step 1Installation

The first step is to install the “animation rigging package” of Unity. You will get the animation rigging package in the “Package Manager”. You will be able to avail of this animation package in Unity 2019.1 and above.

This package offers you a library that consists of rig constraints. And this library of rig constraints enables you to create procedural motion during the runtime. And the general term used for this is called “runtime rigging”.

The “Asset’s Animator Root” consist of the “Rig Builder Component”, which is the source where the rigs are accumulated. The rigs here are the constraints put together in groups. With these steps you will be able to create Unity humanoid rig that will make your animation creations look the finest, most realistic and most professional.

Step 2Rig Builder set-up

After installing the unity animation rigging package, the next step is to set up the rig builder. You will have to use the “Animator component” in this step. Using the “Animator component”, integrate the “Rig Builder component” with the “GameObject”. Generally, in the hierarchy of rig, it is the topmost “Transform”.

Then, you will have to make a new child GameObject. To which, you will have to integrate the “Rig component”. After this step, you need to access the “Animator root”, where you will find the “Rig Builder component”. In the “Rig Builder component”, you need to assign the “Rig to the Rig Layers” list.

It will complete the task of creating the most basic rig. The further steps will help you install the required behaviours in the character or characters.

Step 3Bone Rendering

Whether it is unity rigging or 3D, bone rendering is the most crucial step to enable your animation characters to gain movement. The “Unity Editor” will help you interact and work with the character’s skeleton in the “Scene view.”

You can add “Transform” lists and then display them in various visual styles with the help of the “Bone Renderer: component. It enables you to integrate numerous “Bone Renderer” components, each of them having its unique style of display. As a result, gameplay debugging, rig setup, keyframing, and other artist workflows are facilitated.

Step 4Adding Rig Effectors

This step enables one to add Gizmos to Transforms, facilitating selection and visualisation. The “Effector” are invisible during “Game View”, and this step enhances the quality of the character animation.

Step 5Managing the Rig Constraints

Your characters gain “runtime animation” through the rig constraints, and thus, these are the building blocks facilitating assembling the rigs. The rigs are combined in multiple and varied ways to obtain the desired motions and movements in the characters.

Step 6Working with the Two Bone IK Constraint

The first step here is to rest your character to the “Bind Pose.” you can do so by opting for the “Menu Bar” and selecting the “Animation Rigging” option. You will find the “Bind Pose” option there, and you will have to click on it.

Then add a child GameObject below “Character Rig”. Then add a new child GameObject below “Right Arm IK”. Integrate two new child GameObjects beneath the “Right Arm Ik” by naming the first and the second one “RH IK Target” and “RH IK Hint”, respectively.

Integrate the “Rig Builder Component” with the “Animator root GameObject”. Then proceed with selecting the “CharecterRig GameObject” and integrating a “Rig Component”. Select “Two Bone IK Contrainst” to the “Right Arm IK.”

Then, incorporate a “Box Effector” to the RH IK Target. Integrate a “Ball Effector” to the “RH IK Hint”.

Then select the “RH IK Hint” and “Right Elbow”. Select “Animation Rigging>align Transform”. Move away from the “Ball Effector”. Select the “Right Arm IK GameObject” and integrate the required bones. Integrate the Character Rig GameObkect with Rig Layer list by selecting the option of “Ninja”. Then press “Play” and see your creation come to life.

Now, you might as well want to showcase your creativity in editing and video making. For that, we have the best tool for you- FILMORA. This is the finest video editing tool with the most proficient features included in the following list.

● Over 8effects for editing videos

● Keyboard shortcut, audio ducking colour, colour match

● You can also change the speed of the videos

● Every professional-level video editing tool that you need is included in Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

The features are innumerable and so can not be possibly listed differently. So, you can readily try out this tool yourself, and if you do not want to purchase in the first instance, you can easily avail of its free trial. Although, we can guarantee that after using its free trial, you would definitely want to use every avail feature of the tool!

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● A short introduction to the process of rigging, with which we proceeded on describing and understanding what unity rigging is. We also stated how important it is in the sphere of animation.

● Next, we compared rigging in Blender and Unity. After comparing the different factors, we decided that it is optimum to choose Unity for character rigging because of the lack of features in Blender.

● Lastly, we introduced you to the best video editing tool that will equally assist you in nurturing your creativity, video editing, and animation skills.

How-To Guide: Make Animation Characters with the Best Animated Character Creators

How-to Guide: Make Animation Characters with the Best Animated Character Creators

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

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Are you a marketer and don’t know where to start? You can start with character animation?

This article will engage you with many software to create your own animated character. Plus, some easy ways too for those novices in this field with simple apps to create your own animated character.

In this article

01 [How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 8 Software to make Character Animation. ](#Part 2)

03 [3 Easy Ways to Make Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)](#Part 3)

Part 1 How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?

If you are concerned about which character animation maker to choose, be aware of the analysis and alternatives you need to know. After knowing the needs of the animation as going to be mentioned below, your chances of selecting the software correctly will increase.

At first, you need to know what are you creating, what kind of animation software you want to produce? What are the objectives of videos marketing or movies? By answering these questions, you can choose the correct software.

You need to decide the features you require in the software. You may not require all the advanced features. If you are doing a simple animated video, you require only simple features but enough to complete your project.

There is a separate type of software for 2D and 3D, and you need to choose your requirement to complete the project

Now that you have known all the features you need to consider before choosing software choose it wisely and enjoy creating character animation. We’ll go over a considerable number of animation software in this journal, and you can choose one of them.

Part 2 Top 8 software to Create Character Animation

Due to the difficulty in selecting character animation software, we have sorted out some of the most beneficial and user-friendly options.

01 Animaker

The best part of this software is its versatility and flexibility. Animaker is valuable software for every kind of business animation, and it involves multiple features. It is a feature-rich free animated character creator.

●You may create six different styles using Animaker: 2D, 2.5D, typography, infographic, whiteboard, and handcrafts.

●100 charts, 1000 icons, and 3000 maps are in the animated infographic.

●You can use advanced animation features like a record, multi-move, curve, transition effects, camera in and out, and enter/exit effects.

●Animaker supports audio features like text to speech, sound effects, voice recording, and creating custom sounds.

●Also, it comes along with pre-designed transition effects and supports HD videos.

This is free software for simple basic features, but in the case of professional uses, the price ranges from $12 - $99 based on the features required.

02Stop Motion Studio

If you are a beginner, this software would be helpful. After creating high-quality 2K stop motion animations videos, you can mix them with 2D drawings. The disadvantage does not have any free features.

●It runs on different operating systems like iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows.

●It has DSLR camera support.

●There is a green screen option to change the background of the video or animation.

●Other handy tools like paint tools, magic erasers, and sound effects.

●This is an effortless editing app.

The price of the Stop Motion Studio varies based on the operating system. For Windows, it is $1.99; for iOS and Android, the price is $4.99; and for Mac, the cost is $9.99.

03Vyond

With Vyond, you can create an array of handy and professional animated character creator videos. Users from pro to beginners can easily access this software for creating an explainer video and whiteboard animations using this feature-rich software.

●It offers a wide range of entering/exit effects for static images.

●Convenient drag and drop features for beginners to access quickly.

●One of the unique features here is automatic lip-syncing.

●There is a built-in library that you can customize.

●Vyond supports team collaboration and camera tools like camera angles and pan zooms.

Vyond offers a free trial of 14 days to check the features and friendliness. You can get the active features for a month or a year by paying $49 and $999 based on the specs you require.

04Wideo

This is an excellent online tool designed for beginners to develop animated videos. Here, you can create an animated character and use that in animated videos, presentations, and promotions with the animated character creator, the best tool for beginners.

●‘Wideo’ provides HD support for the users.

●You may use an extensive library of templates to make videos for various reasons.

●Add music and soundtracks to your videos.

●Publish the final animated videos directly to YouTube.

●The length of your videos and the amount of storage space depend on your plan.

The licensing plan of Wideo varies based on the expertise and features required. It ranges from $19 to $79 per month. Also, it has a free trial of 7 days.

05Blender

Blender is open-source software used to create animated characters online to create video games, models, renderings, etc. Blender has a rich animation feature, helping everyone to make all levels of animation.

●Blender is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

●Advanced modeling, sculpting, and UV tools are included.

●Provided with rigging as well as animation in advanced mode.

●Enjoy other features like sculpt brush strokes, onion skinning, layers, and colors for the stroke and fill.

●It creates a very smooth animation video.

This is free animated character creator software. Thus, you need not pay to access any tools or features in Blender. It will be more beneficial for personal use without any investment.

06’Mango Animate’ Character Maker

‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker is the most excellent beginner character animating software available.

●It includes several action skeletons templates that make it simple to turn several PNG/PSD photos into realistic 2D animated creatures.

●Mango Animate CM comes with an extensive library of predefined motions, allowing users to animate their chosen character quickly and effortlessly.

●It may also personalize animated characters by changing their clothing or skin tone.

●Add facial expressions to tell fantastic stories.

●It can be operated by beginners also easily.

The ‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker price ranges from $ 4.08 to $16.58 per month based on the level of animation you are going to make (starter, pro, and enterprise).

01iClone

How about a character animation software whose name links to well-known companies like Ford and Microsoft?

●iClone is precisely that software with completely customizable 3D characters.

●And a wide range of lip-sync options.

●It’s a favorite among animators looking for a program that includes facial animation, motion key editing, and soft fabric physics simulation.

●Furthermore, thanks to its enhanced shadowing and lighting effects.

●Creating a realistic environment for characters has never been easier.

The price of iClone software is $398 for the character animation essential bundle and $199 for the standard package.

08Auto Desk Maya

Professional animation designers will find Autodesk Maya to be the ideal toolkit.

●It is a medium for channeling your technical and artistic abilities into fascinating 3D animations.

●Since it is a comprehensive program, it covers rendering, simulation, and modeling simultaneously.

●Clump modifier, MASH nodes, UV editor, and After Effects Live Link is significant characteristics worth highlighting in their innovative features.

●You can easily shape 3D objects and scenes with institutive modeling tools.

●It creates realistic effects from explosions to cloth simulation.

Auto Desk Maya is a costly software with a price of $215 per month and $4845 for three years.

Part 3 3 Easy Ways to Create Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)

Using the right yet easy tool is the right approach for those pretty new in creating their cartoon character. So, here we shall reveal about such easy ways to make your cartoon character.

01Online Avatar Builders

To create animated characters online, an avatar with avatar builders is a fun approach to a unique look for yourself. Because these tools are frequently online, you won’t need to install any software. In most circumstances, you won’t need to register to utilize the service. Online avatar generators have several advantages, including that they are either free or inexpensive to use. One significant disadvantage is that they can only acquire a hazy resemblance to you.

01Character Creator

With this online tool, create your own animated character, a custom female or male vector character. Aside from facial customization, you get access to a vast wardrobe of clothing, shoes, and body accessories. The character creator is ideal for generating a muscular, alternative “video game type” identity.

03Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor is an excellent option if you want simple but strong video editing tools. The keyframing tools will assist you in creating smooth and precise cartoon effects. With one click, you can quickly turn a photo into a comic. Additionally, you can choose from a variety of header templates and transitions. This is a free animated character creator.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

This YouTube tutorial will help you learn about keyframes and different templates. In comparison to the other ten ways listed above, we recommend Wondershare Filmora Video Editor .

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Understanding how to choose the right character animator

● Eight software to create your own character animation

● Some of the simple ways to create cartoon characters.

Try It Free Try It Free

Are you a marketer and don’t know where to start? You can start with character animation?

This article will engage you with many software to create your own animated character. Plus, some easy ways too for those novices in this field with simple apps to create your own animated character.

In this article

01 [How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 8 Software to make Character Animation. ](#Part 2)

03 [3 Easy Ways to Make Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)](#Part 3)

Part 1 How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?

If you are concerned about which character animation maker to choose, be aware of the analysis and alternatives you need to know. After knowing the needs of the animation as going to be mentioned below, your chances of selecting the software correctly will increase.

At first, you need to know what are you creating, what kind of animation software you want to produce? What are the objectives of videos marketing or movies? By answering these questions, you can choose the correct software.

You need to decide the features you require in the software. You may not require all the advanced features. If you are doing a simple animated video, you require only simple features but enough to complete your project.

There is a separate type of software for 2D and 3D, and you need to choose your requirement to complete the project

Now that you have known all the features you need to consider before choosing software choose it wisely and enjoy creating character animation. We’ll go over a considerable number of animation software in this journal, and you can choose one of them.

Part 2 Top 8 software to Create Character Animation

Due to the difficulty in selecting character animation software, we have sorted out some of the most beneficial and user-friendly options.

01 Animaker

The best part of this software is its versatility and flexibility. Animaker is valuable software for every kind of business animation, and it involves multiple features. It is a feature-rich free animated character creator.

●You may create six different styles using Animaker: 2D, 2.5D, typography, infographic, whiteboard, and handcrafts.

●100 charts, 1000 icons, and 3000 maps are in the animated infographic.

●You can use advanced animation features like a record, multi-move, curve, transition effects, camera in and out, and enter/exit effects.

●Animaker supports audio features like text to speech, sound effects, voice recording, and creating custom sounds.

●Also, it comes along with pre-designed transition effects and supports HD videos.

This is free software for simple basic features, but in the case of professional uses, the price ranges from $12 - $99 based on the features required.

02Stop Motion Studio

If you are a beginner, this software would be helpful. After creating high-quality 2K stop motion animations videos, you can mix them with 2D drawings. The disadvantage does not have any free features.

●It runs on different operating systems like iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows.

●It has DSLR camera support.

●There is a green screen option to change the background of the video or animation.

●Other handy tools like paint tools, magic erasers, and sound effects.

●This is an effortless editing app.

The price of the Stop Motion Studio varies based on the operating system. For Windows, it is $1.99; for iOS and Android, the price is $4.99; and for Mac, the cost is $9.99.

03Vyond

With Vyond, you can create an array of handy and professional animated character creator videos. Users from pro to beginners can easily access this software for creating an explainer video and whiteboard animations using this feature-rich software.

●It offers a wide range of entering/exit effects for static images.

●Convenient drag and drop features for beginners to access quickly.

●One of the unique features here is automatic lip-syncing.

●There is a built-in library that you can customize.

●Vyond supports team collaboration and camera tools like camera angles and pan zooms.

Vyond offers a free trial of 14 days to check the features and friendliness. You can get the active features for a month or a year by paying $49 and $999 based on the specs you require.

04Wideo

This is an excellent online tool designed for beginners to develop animated videos. Here, you can create an animated character and use that in animated videos, presentations, and promotions with the animated character creator, the best tool for beginners.

●‘Wideo’ provides HD support for the users.

●You may use an extensive library of templates to make videos for various reasons.

●Add music and soundtracks to your videos.

●Publish the final animated videos directly to YouTube.

●The length of your videos and the amount of storage space depend on your plan.

The licensing plan of Wideo varies based on the expertise and features required. It ranges from $19 to $79 per month. Also, it has a free trial of 7 days.

05Blender

Blender is open-source software used to create animated characters online to create video games, models, renderings, etc. Blender has a rich animation feature, helping everyone to make all levels of animation.

●Blender is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

●Advanced modeling, sculpting, and UV tools are included.

●Provided with rigging as well as animation in advanced mode.

●Enjoy other features like sculpt brush strokes, onion skinning, layers, and colors for the stroke and fill.

●It creates a very smooth animation video.

This is free animated character creator software. Thus, you need not pay to access any tools or features in Blender. It will be more beneficial for personal use without any investment.

06’Mango Animate’ Character Maker

‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker is the most excellent beginner character animating software available.

●It includes several action skeletons templates that make it simple to turn several PNG/PSD photos into realistic 2D animated creatures.

●Mango Animate CM comes with an extensive library of predefined motions, allowing users to animate their chosen character quickly and effortlessly.

●It may also personalize animated characters by changing their clothing or skin tone.

●Add facial expressions to tell fantastic stories.

●It can be operated by beginners also easily.

The ‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker price ranges from $ 4.08 to $16.58 per month based on the level of animation you are going to make (starter, pro, and enterprise).

01iClone

How about a character animation software whose name links to well-known companies like Ford and Microsoft?

●iClone is precisely that software with completely customizable 3D characters.

●And a wide range of lip-sync options.

●It’s a favorite among animators looking for a program that includes facial animation, motion key editing, and soft fabric physics simulation.

●Furthermore, thanks to its enhanced shadowing and lighting effects.

●Creating a realistic environment for characters has never been easier.

The price of iClone software is $398 for the character animation essential bundle and $199 for the standard package.

08Auto Desk Maya

Professional animation designers will find Autodesk Maya to be the ideal toolkit.

●It is a medium for channeling your technical and artistic abilities into fascinating 3D animations.

●Since it is a comprehensive program, it covers rendering, simulation, and modeling simultaneously.

●Clump modifier, MASH nodes, UV editor, and After Effects Live Link is significant characteristics worth highlighting in their innovative features.

●You can easily shape 3D objects and scenes with institutive modeling tools.

●It creates realistic effects from explosions to cloth simulation.

Auto Desk Maya is a costly software with a price of $215 per month and $4845 for three years.

Part 3 3 Easy Ways to Create Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)

Using the right yet easy tool is the right approach for those pretty new in creating their cartoon character. So, here we shall reveal about such easy ways to make your cartoon character.

01Online Avatar Builders

To create animated characters online, an avatar with avatar builders is a fun approach to a unique look for yourself. Because these tools are frequently online, you won’t need to install any software. In most circumstances, you won’t need to register to utilize the service. Online avatar generators have several advantages, including that they are either free or inexpensive to use. One significant disadvantage is that they can only acquire a hazy resemblance to you.

01Character Creator

With this online tool, create your own animated character, a custom female or male vector character. Aside from facial customization, you get access to a vast wardrobe of clothing, shoes, and body accessories. The character creator is ideal for generating a muscular, alternative “video game type” identity.

03Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor is an excellent option if you want simple but strong video editing tools. The keyframing tools will assist you in creating smooth and precise cartoon effects. With one click, you can quickly turn a photo into a comic. Additionally, you can choose from a variety of header templates and transitions. This is a free animated character creator.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

This YouTube tutorial will help you learn about keyframes and different templates. In comparison to the other ten ways listed above, we recommend Wondershare Filmora Video Editor .

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Understanding how to choose the right character animator

● Eight software to create your own character animation

● Some of the simple ways to create cartoon characters.

Try It Free Try It Free

Are you a marketer and don’t know where to start? You can start with character animation?

This article will engage you with many software to create your own animated character. Plus, some easy ways too for those novices in this field with simple apps to create your own animated character.

In this article

01 [How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 8 Software to make Character Animation. ](#Part 2)

03 [3 Easy Ways to Make Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)](#Part 3)

Part 1 How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?

If you are concerned about which character animation maker to choose, be aware of the analysis and alternatives you need to know. After knowing the needs of the animation as going to be mentioned below, your chances of selecting the software correctly will increase.

At first, you need to know what are you creating, what kind of animation software you want to produce? What are the objectives of videos marketing or movies? By answering these questions, you can choose the correct software.

You need to decide the features you require in the software. You may not require all the advanced features. If you are doing a simple animated video, you require only simple features but enough to complete your project.

There is a separate type of software for 2D and 3D, and you need to choose your requirement to complete the project

Now that you have known all the features you need to consider before choosing software choose it wisely and enjoy creating character animation. We’ll go over a considerable number of animation software in this journal, and you can choose one of them.

Part 2 Top 8 software to Create Character Animation

Due to the difficulty in selecting character animation software, we have sorted out some of the most beneficial and user-friendly options.

01 Animaker

The best part of this software is its versatility and flexibility. Animaker is valuable software for every kind of business animation, and it involves multiple features. It is a feature-rich free animated character creator.

●You may create six different styles using Animaker: 2D, 2.5D, typography, infographic, whiteboard, and handcrafts.

●100 charts, 1000 icons, and 3000 maps are in the animated infographic.

●You can use advanced animation features like a record, multi-move, curve, transition effects, camera in and out, and enter/exit effects.

●Animaker supports audio features like text to speech, sound effects, voice recording, and creating custom sounds.

●Also, it comes along with pre-designed transition effects and supports HD videos.

This is free software for simple basic features, but in the case of professional uses, the price ranges from $12 - $99 based on the features required.

02Stop Motion Studio

If you are a beginner, this software would be helpful. After creating high-quality 2K stop motion animations videos, you can mix them with 2D drawings. The disadvantage does not have any free features.

●It runs on different operating systems like iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows.

●It has DSLR camera support.

●There is a green screen option to change the background of the video or animation.

●Other handy tools like paint tools, magic erasers, and sound effects.

●This is an effortless editing app.

The price of the Stop Motion Studio varies based on the operating system. For Windows, it is $1.99; for iOS and Android, the price is $4.99; and for Mac, the cost is $9.99.

03Vyond

With Vyond, you can create an array of handy and professional animated character creator videos. Users from pro to beginners can easily access this software for creating an explainer video and whiteboard animations using this feature-rich software.

●It offers a wide range of entering/exit effects for static images.

●Convenient drag and drop features for beginners to access quickly.

●One of the unique features here is automatic lip-syncing.

●There is a built-in library that you can customize.

●Vyond supports team collaboration and camera tools like camera angles and pan zooms.

Vyond offers a free trial of 14 days to check the features and friendliness. You can get the active features for a month or a year by paying $49 and $999 based on the specs you require.

04Wideo

This is an excellent online tool designed for beginners to develop animated videos. Here, you can create an animated character and use that in animated videos, presentations, and promotions with the animated character creator, the best tool for beginners.

●‘Wideo’ provides HD support for the users.

●You may use an extensive library of templates to make videos for various reasons.

●Add music and soundtracks to your videos.

●Publish the final animated videos directly to YouTube.

●The length of your videos and the amount of storage space depend on your plan.

The licensing plan of Wideo varies based on the expertise and features required. It ranges from $19 to $79 per month. Also, it has a free trial of 7 days.

05Blender

Blender is open-source software used to create animated characters online to create video games, models, renderings, etc. Blender has a rich animation feature, helping everyone to make all levels of animation.

●Blender is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

●Advanced modeling, sculpting, and UV tools are included.

●Provided with rigging as well as animation in advanced mode.

●Enjoy other features like sculpt brush strokes, onion skinning, layers, and colors for the stroke and fill.

●It creates a very smooth animation video.

This is free animated character creator software. Thus, you need not pay to access any tools or features in Blender. It will be more beneficial for personal use without any investment.

06’Mango Animate’ Character Maker

‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker is the most excellent beginner character animating software available.

●It includes several action skeletons templates that make it simple to turn several PNG/PSD photos into realistic 2D animated creatures.

●Mango Animate CM comes with an extensive library of predefined motions, allowing users to animate their chosen character quickly and effortlessly.

●It may also personalize animated characters by changing their clothing or skin tone.

●Add facial expressions to tell fantastic stories.

●It can be operated by beginners also easily.

The ‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker price ranges from $ 4.08 to $16.58 per month based on the level of animation you are going to make (starter, pro, and enterprise).

01iClone

How about a character animation software whose name links to well-known companies like Ford and Microsoft?

●iClone is precisely that software with completely customizable 3D characters.

●And a wide range of lip-sync options.

●It’s a favorite among animators looking for a program that includes facial animation, motion key editing, and soft fabric physics simulation.

●Furthermore, thanks to its enhanced shadowing and lighting effects.

●Creating a realistic environment for characters has never been easier.

The price of iClone software is $398 for the character animation essential bundle and $199 for the standard package.

08Auto Desk Maya

Professional animation designers will find Autodesk Maya to be the ideal toolkit.

●It is a medium for channeling your technical and artistic abilities into fascinating 3D animations.

●Since it is a comprehensive program, it covers rendering, simulation, and modeling simultaneously.

●Clump modifier, MASH nodes, UV editor, and After Effects Live Link is significant characteristics worth highlighting in their innovative features.

●You can easily shape 3D objects and scenes with institutive modeling tools.

●It creates realistic effects from explosions to cloth simulation.

Auto Desk Maya is a costly software with a price of $215 per month and $4845 for three years.

Part 3 3 Easy Ways to Create Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)

Using the right yet easy tool is the right approach for those pretty new in creating their cartoon character. So, here we shall reveal about such easy ways to make your cartoon character.

01Online Avatar Builders

To create animated characters online, an avatar with avatar builders is a fun approach to a unique look for yourself. Because these tools are frequently online, you won’t need to install any software. In most circumstances, you won’t need to register to utilize the service. Online avatar generators have several advantages, including that they are either free or inexpensive to use. One significant disadvantage is that they can only acquire a hazy resemblance to you.

01Character Creator

With this online tool, create your own animated character, a custom female or male vector character. Aside from facial customization, you get access to a vast wardrobe of clothing, shoes, and body accessories. The character creator is ideal for generating a muscular, alternative “video game type” identity.

03Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor is an excellent option if you want simple but strong video editing tools. The keyframing tools will assist you in creating smooth and precise cartoon effects. With one click, you can quickly turn a photo into a comic. Additionally, you can choose from a variety of header templates and transitions. This is a free animated character creator.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

This YouTube tutorial will help you learn about keyframes and different templates. In comparison to the other ten ways listed above, we recommend Wondershare Filmora Video Editor .

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Understanding how to choose the right character animator

● Eight software to create your own character animation

● Some of the simple ways to create cartoon characters.

Try It Free Try It Free

Are you a marketer and don’t know where to start? You can start with character animation?

This article will engage you with many software to create your own animated character. Plus, some easy ways too for those novices in this field with simple apps to create your own animated character.

In this article

01 [How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 8 Software to make Character Animation. ](#Part 2)

03 [3 Easy Ways to Make Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)](#Part 3)

Part 1 How to Choose the Right Character Animation Maker?

If you are concerned about which character animation maker to choose, be aware of the analysis and alternatives you need to know. After knowing the needs of the animation as going to be mentioned below, your chances of selecting the software correctly will increase.

At first, you need to know what are you creating, what kind of animation software you want to produce? What are the objectives of videos marketing or movies? By answering these questions, you can choose the correct software.

You need to decide the features you require in the software. You may not require all the advanced features. If you are doing a simple animated video, you require only simple features but enough to complete your project.

There is a separate type of software for 2D and 3D, and you need to choose your requirement to complete the project

Now that you have known all the features you need to consider before choosing software choose it wisely and enjoy creating character animation. We’ll go over a considerable number of animation software in this journal, and you can choose one of them.

Part 2 Top 8 software to Create Character Animation

Due to the difficulty in selecting character animation software, we have sorted out some of the most beneficial and user-friendly options.

01 Animaker

The best part of this software is its versatility and flexibility. Animaker is valuable software for every kind of business animation, and it involves multiple features. It is a feature-rich free animated character creator.

●You may create six different styles using Animaker: 2D, 2.5D, typography, infographic, whiteboard, and handcrafts.

●100 charts, 1000 icons, and 3000 maps are in the animated infographic.

●You can use advanced animation features like a record, multi-move, curve, transition effects, camera in and out, and enter/exit effects.

●Animaker supports audio features like text to speech, sound effects, voice recording, and creating custom sounds.

●Also, it comes along with pre-designed transition effects and supports HD videos.

This is free software for simple basic features, but in the case of professional uses, the price ranges from $12 - $99 based on the features required.

02Stop Motion Studio

If you are a beginner, this software would be helpful. After creating high-quality 2K stop motion animations videos, you can mix them with 2D drawings. The disadvantage does not have any free features.

●It runs on different operating systems like iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows.

●It has DSLR camera support.

●There is a green screen option to change the background of the video or animation.

●Other handy tools like paint tools, magic erasers, and sound effects.

●This is an effortless editing app.

The price of the Stop Motion Studio varies based on the operating system. For Windows, it is $1.99; for iOS and Android, the price is $4.99; and for Mac, the cost is $9.99.

03Vyond

With Vyond, you can create an array of handy and professional animated character creator videos. Users from pro to beginners can easily access this software for creating an explainer video and whiteboard animations using this feature-rich software.

●It offers a wide range of entering/exit effects for static images.

●Convenient drag and drop features for beginners to access quickly.

●One of the unique features here is automatic lip-syncing.

●There is a built-in library that you can customize.

●Vyond supports team collaboration and camera tools like camera angles and pan zooms.

Vyond offers a free trial of 14 days to check the features and friendliness. You can get the active features for a month or a year by paying $49 and $999 based on the specs you require.

04Wideo

This is an excellent online tool designed for beginners to develop animated videos. Here, you can create an animated character and use that in animated videos, presentations, and promotions with the animated character creator, the best tool for beginners.

●‘Wideo’ provides HD support for the users.

●You may use an extensive library of templates to make videos for various reasons.

●Add music and soundtracks to your videos.

●Publish the final animated videos directly to YouTube.

●The length of your videos and the amount of storage space depend on your plan.

The licensing plan of Wideo varies based on the expertise and features required. It ranges from $19 to $79 per month. Also, it has a free trial of 7 days.

05Blender

Blender is open-source software used to create animated characters online to create video games, models, renderings, etc. Blender has a rich animation feature, helping everyone to make all levels of animation.

●Blender is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

●Advanced modeling, sculpting, and UV tools are included.

●Provided with rigging as well as animation in advanced mode.

●Enjoy other features like sculpt brush strokes, onion skinning, layers, and colors for the stroke and fill.

●It creates a very smooth animation video.

This is free animated character creator software. Thus, you need not pay to access any tools or features in Blender. It will be more beneficial for personal use without any investment.

06’Mango Animate’ Character Maker

‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker is the most excellent beginner character animating software available.

●It includes several action skeletons templates that make it simple to turn several PNG/PSD photos into realistic 2D animated creatures.

●Mango Animate CM comes with an extensive library of predefined motions, allowing users to animate their chosen character quickly and effortlessly.

●It may also personalize animated characters by changing their clothing or skin tone.

●Add facial expressions to tell fantastic stories.

●It can be operated by beginners also easily.

The ‘Mango Animate’ Character Maker price ranges from $ 4.08 to $16.58 per month based on the level of animation you are going to make (starter, pro, and enterprise).

01iClone

How about a character animation software whose name links to well-known companies like Ford and Microsoft?

●iClone is precisely that software with completely customizable 3D characters.

●And a wide range of lip-sync options.

●It’s a favorite among animators looking for a program that includes facial animation, motion key editing, and soft fabric physics simulation.

●Furthermore, thanks to its enhanced shadowing and lighting effects.

●Creating a realistic environment for characters has never been easier.

The price of iClone software is $398 for the character animation essential bundle and $199 for the standard package.

08Auto Desk Maya

Professional animation designers will find Autodesk Maya to be the ideal toolkit.

●It is a medium for channeling your technical and artistic abilities into fascinating 3D animations.

●Since it is a comprehensive program, it covers rendering, simulation, and modeling simultaneously.

●Clump modifier, MASH nodes, UV editor, and After Effects Live Link is significant characteristics worth highlighting in their innovative features.

●You can easily shape 3D objects and scenes with institutive modeling tools.

●It creates realistic effects from explosions to cloth simulation.

Auto Desk Maya is a costly software with a price of $215 per month and $4845 for three years.

Part 3 3 Easy Ways to Create Your Own Cartoon Character (For Beginners/Non-Illustrators)

Using the right yet easy tool is the right approach for those pretty new in creating their cartoon character. So, here we shall reveal about such easy ways to make your cartoon character.

01Online Avatar Builders

To create animated characters online, an avatar with avatar builders is a fun approach to a unique look for yourself. Because these tools are frequently online, you won’t need to install any software. In most circumstances, you won’t need to register to utilize the service. Online avatar generators have several advantages, including that they are either free or inexpensive to use. One significant disadvantage is that they can only acquire a hazy resemblance to you.

01Character Creator

With this online tool, create your own animated character, a custom female or male vector character. Aside from facial customization, you get access to a vast wardrobe of clothing, shoes, and body accessories. The character creator is ideal for generating a muscular, alternative “video game type” identity.

03Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor is an excellent option if you want simple but strong video editing tools. The keyframing tools will assist you in creating smooth and precise cartoon effects. With one click, you can quickly turn a photo into a comic. Additionally, you can choose from a variety of header templates and transitions. This is a free animated character creator.

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For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

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This YouTube tutorial will help you learn about keyframes and different templates. In comparison to the other ten ways listed above, we recommend Wondershare Filmora Video Editor .

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Understanding how to choose the right character animator

● Eight software to create your own character animation

● Some of the simple ways to create cartoon characters.

10 Top Memorable Japanese Cat Cartoons

10 Most Memorable Japanese Cat Cartoons

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

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Japanese cartoon series has a huge fan base from all over the world. These shows fascinate the kids of age group 1-10 years. Japanese shows are always remembered because of their unique stories and lovely characters. All these shows have a unique cat character.

Cat is the most loved pet animal that is found in almost every Japanese household. Cats are cute and naughty at the same time, that’s why they are the most loved cartoon characters from all the Japanese cartoon shows.

All Japanese cartoons generally have at least one cat character, but some of them have a separate fan base due to their unique personalities and roles. We have listed the 10 most memorable Japanese cat cartoons below:

01Doraemon

Doraemon is the most loved cartoon character from Japan. Children from all over the world are very fond of this cartoon series. Doraemon is a cute, blue robot cat from the future. He often uses his gadgets from the 22nd century to help Nobita. These gadgets are kept in his magical pocket.

The series shows that Nobita is bullied by his school friends and then Doraemon helps him to solve the problems. Some episodes even show violent acts, but the overall content is good for children. All the episodes of this wonderful Japanese cat cartoon are full of fun and teach moral values at the end.

Rating: 7.4/10

Stars: 3.8

Votes: 10,522

02Chi’s Sweet Home

This is another Japanese cartoon series that kids love very much. Chi is a small and cute cat who lost her family. A young boy named Youhie and his mother adopt her. After the adoption, Chi feels loved and likes her new family. Parents should make their young kids watch the show rather playing video games. This show is overloaded with family values and friendship.

It is a must-watch cartoon show for kids. Both Youhie and Chi share a cute and strong bond of friendship. With each passing episode, they make new friends and wonderful memories.

Rating: 7.7/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 25,419

03The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns is another adventurous and magical animated series from Japan. The character of this series is Haru Yoshioka – a shy, 17-year-old high-school girl. She can talk with the cats. One day, she saves an extraordinary cat from a truck. That extraordinary cat turns out to be the Prince of the Cat Kingdom.

As a token of thanks, the cat offers her to get married to Lune – the Prince of the Cat Kingdom. Here, comes the savior Baron. He is a statue of a cat that comes to life. He saves Haru from being transformed into a cat and getting married to Lune.

Rating: 7.2/10

Stars: 4.7

Votes: 54,838

04Pokémon

Pokémon is one of the most loved adventurous Japanese cartoon series. This series became so popular that there are Pokémon video games, card games, etc. All the characters of Pokémon are loved and have a separate fan base. This series shows a beautiful and strong bond of friendship.

The main character of this series is Ash, who wants to become the world’s best Pokémon trainer. This series shows his journey into the Pokémon battlefield along with his yellow pet – Pikachu and his friends. There are many cat-based Pokémon in this series, but out of those Meowth is the most popular. He walks and talks like a human and he is one of the characters who is known all over the world. He is a member of the Rocket Team, portraying the negative character.

Rating: 7.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 41,767

05Natsume’s Book of Friends

This is another adventurous series of Japanese cartoons. In this series, the main character is Takashi Natsume. He has got a special ability to see spirits inherited from his grandmother. He spends a lonely childhood because of his extraordinary ability to see the spirits and feels left out.

When his grandmother is about to die, she hands him her Book of Friends, which contains the names of all the spirits that she has seen and helped in her life. Many good spirits visit Takashi for help and bad spirits visit him for the possession of the Book of Friends.

That’s where the cat-based character Nyanko enters for helping him. Nyanko has got the special abilities to talk, fly, and has an amazing strength to scare away bad spirits. The series also shows the strong bond of friendship between Takashi and Nyanko.

Rating: 8.3/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 167,646

06The Prince of Tennis

This cartoon series revolves around the life of a young Tennis player – Ryoma Echizen. The protagonist joins a famous academy for the most talented tennis players. While his fast grasping skills, Ryoma quickly makes his position as one of the top tennis players.

He aims at winning National Middle School Tennis Championship. In his journey toward his aim, he makes new friends and learns different and complex techniques of Tennis. As the series moves forward, Ryoma realizes his passion and love for the game.

Ryoma also has a cute cat as his pet. The name of the cat is Karupin. It is a brown and white colored small creature with blue eyes. Ryoma shares a beautiful bond with Karupin.

Rating: 7.9/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 77,350

07Yokai Watch

This series is based on the mythical creatures of Japan. It excites the children with its great storytelling concept and supernatural creatures. It revolves around different Yokai haunting the city. The main character of this anime is Keita. He gets a friendship medal every time he befriends a Yokai. This friendship medal helps him to summon his friend Yokai. He can make him do anything like fighting other Yokai, helping people, etc.

Moving further, the cartoon shows the special bond of friendship between Keita and Whisper. Whisper is Keita’s cat Yokai. They both set on an adventurous journey and Whisper helps him to befriend other Yokais, who he later summons using the friendship medal and his Yokai watch to help him throughout his journey.

Rating: 6.5/10

Stars: 3.6

Votes: 11,777

08Kiki’s Delivery Service

It is a lovely Japanese cartoon series based on the fantasy world. The protagonist of this series is a trainee 13-year-old witch, who leaves the house with his black cat – Jiji. After this, she starts her delivery service business. Her first delivery becomes a complete mess when she drops the black toy cat while flying on his broomstick. She sends Jiji, who pretends to be the toy cat to a client’s house and searches for the toy to rescue Jiji.

Kiki shares a cute bond with a boy named Tombo, who largely admires her flying skills. One bad delivery reaction depresses her and she loses all her powers and ability to fly. Later, Ursula visits her and tells her that she will regain all her powers after getting a new purpose in her life.

Rating: 7.8/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 138,823

09Fairy Tail

This is an adventurous anime series from Japan. Natsu Dragneel is a Dragon Slayor wizard who teams up with 17-year-old Lucy while searching for his lost father. Lucy makes a great team with her cat-like pet Happy and other members named Grey Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, and Carla.

They all start their adventurous journey in the Fairy Tale guild. The character of Happy is memorable as a cute cat with a lot of magical powers. He can talk, fly, and perform different magics. He is Lucy’s best friend and appears a lot in the series.

Rating: 7.6/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 919,985

10 Nichijou – My Ordinary Life

It is a comedy Japanese cartoon series. The main character of this series is Hakase – the Professor. She is an 8-year-old girl, who made Nano. Nano is an android school girl. She finds a black cat named Sakamoto. Initially, Sakamoto was a normal cat, but later she gets the ability to speak. She gets this ability when she wears a pink scarf made by the professor.

Watching the funny gestures of Sakamoto is the real fun that the children would love.

Rating: 8.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 318,287

● Ending Thoughts →

● No doubt, Japanese cartoon cats are memorable characters full of life and fun. These cats are not only loved and remembered in Japan but all over the world. Small kids are fond of Japanese cartoon shows.

● Japanese cartoon series is not only fun-filled but they also teach moral and family values to the kids.

● A strong bond of friendship is shown in every cartoon show from Japan. Japanese cartoons are evergreen and they will never fade away in this digital world of video games.

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Japanese cartoon series has a huge fan base from all over the world. These shows fascinate the kids of age group 1-10 years. Japanese shows are always remembered because of their unique stories and lovely characters. All these shows have a unique cat character.

Cat is the most loved pet animal that is found in almost every Japanese household. Cats are cute and naughty at the same time, that’s why they are the most loved cartoon characters from all the Japanese cartoon shows.

All Japanese cartoons generally have at least one cat character, but some of them have a separate fan base due to their unique personalities and roles. We have listed the 10 most memorable Japanese cat cartoons below:

01Doraemon

Doraemon is the most loved cartoon character from Japan. Children from all over the world are very fond of this cartoon series. Doraemon is a cute, blue robot cat from the future. He often uses his gadgets from the 22nd century to help Nobita. These gadgets are kept in his magical pocket.

The series shows that Nobita is bullied by his school friends and then Doraemon helps him to solve the problems. Some episodes even show violent acts, but the overall content is good for children. All the episodes of this wonderful Japanese cat cartoon are full of fun and teach moral values at the end.

Rating: 7.4/10

Stars: 3.8

Votes: 10,522

02Chi’s Sweet Home

This is another Japanese cartoon series that kids love very much. Chi is a small and cute cat who lost her family. A young boy named Youhie and his mother adopt her. After the adoption, Chi feels loved and likes her new family. Parents should make their young kids watch the show rather playing video games. This show is overloaded with family values and friendship.

It is a must-watch cartoon show for kids. Both Youhie and Chi share a cute and strong bond of friendship. With each passing episode, they make new friends and wonderful memories.

Rating: 7.7/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 25,419

03The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns is another adventurous and magical animated series from Japan. The character of this series is Haru Yoshioka – a shy, 17-year-old high-school girl. She can talk with the cats. One day, she saves an extraordinary cat from a truck. That extraordinary cat turns out to be the Prince of the Cat Kingdom.

As a token of thanks, the cat offers her to get married to Lune – the Prince of the Cat Kingdom. Here, comes the savior Baron. He is a statue of a cat that comes to life. He saves Haru from being transformed into a cat and getting married to Lune.

Rating: 7.2/10

Stars: 4.7

Votes: 54,838

04Pokémon

Pokémon is one of the most loved adventurous Japanese cartoon series. This series became so popular that there are Pokémon video games, card games, etc. All the characters of Pokémon are loved and have a separate fan base. This series shows a beautiful and strong bond of friendship.

The main character of this series is Ash, who wants to become the world’s best Pokémon trainer. This series shows his journey into the Pokémon battlefield along with his yellow pet – Pikachu and his friends. There are many cat-based Pokémon in this series, but out of those Meowth is the most popular. He walks and talks like a human and he is one of the characters who is known all over the world. He is a member of the Rocket Team, portraying the negative character.

Rating: 7.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 41,767

05Natsume’s Book of Friends

This is another adventurous series of Japanese cartoons. In this series, the main character is Takashi Natsume. He has got a special ability to see spirits inherited from his grandmother. He spends a lonely childhood because of his extraordinary ability to see the spirits and feels left out.

When his grandmother is about to die, she hands him her Book of Friends, which contains the names of all the spirits that she has seen and helped in her life. Many good spirits visit Takashi for help and bad spirits visit him for the possession of the Book of Friends.

That’s where the cat-based character Nyanko enters for helping him. Nyanko has got the special abilities to talk, fly, and has an amazing strength to scare away bad spirits. The series also shows the strong bond of friendship between Takashi and Nyanko.

Rating: 8.3/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 167,646

06The Prince of Tennis

This cartoon series revolves around the life of a young Tennis player – Ryoma Echizen. The protagonist joins a famous academy for the most talented tennis players. While his fast grasping skills, Ryoma quickly makes his position as one of the top tennis players.

He aims at winning National Middle School Tennis Championship. In his journey toward his aim, he makes new friends and learns different and complex techniques of Tennis. As the series moves forward, Ryoma realizes his passion and love for the game.

Ryoma also has a cute cat as his pet. The name of the cat is Karupin. It is a brown and white colored small creature with blue eyes. Ryoma shares a beautiful bond with Karupin.

Rating: 7.9/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 77,350

07Yokai Watch

This series is based on the mythical creatures of Japan. It excites the children with its great storytelling concept and supernatural creatures. It revolves around different Yokai haunting the city. The main character of this anime is Keita. He gets a friendship medal every time he befriends a Yokai. This friendship medal helps him to summon his friend Yokai. He can make him do anything like fighting other Yokai, helping people, etc.

Moving further, the cartoon shows the special bond of friendship between Keita and Whisper. Whisper is Keita’s cat Yokai. They both set on an adventurous journey and Whisper helps him to befriend other Yokais, who he later summons using the friendship medal and his Yokai watch to help him throughout his journey.

Rating: 6.5/10

Stars: 3.6

Votes: 11,777

08Kiki’s Delivery Service

It is a lovely Japanese cartoon series based on the fantasy world. The protagonist of this series is a trainee 13-year-old witch, who leaves the house with his black cat – Jiji. After this, she starts her delivery service business. Her first delivery becomes a complete mess when she drops the black toy cat while flying on his broomstick. She sends Jiji, who pretends to be the toy cat to a client’s house and searches for the toy to rescue Jiji.

Kiki shares a cute bond with a boy named Tombo, who largely admires her flying skills. One bad delivery reaction depresses her and she loses all her powers and ability to fly. Later, Ursula visits her and tells her that she will regain all her powers after getting a new purpose in her life.

Rating: 7.8/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 138,823

09Fairy Tail

This is an adventurous anime series from Japan. Natsu Dragneel is a Dragon Slayor wizard who teams up with 17-year-old Lucy while searching for his lost father. Lucy makes a great team with her cat-like pet Happy and other members named Grey Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, and Carla.

They all start their adventurous journey in the Fairy Tale guild. The character of Happy is memorable as a cute cat with a lot of magical powers. He can talk, fly, and perform different magics. He is Lucy’s best friend and appears a lot in the series.

Rating: 7.6/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 919,985

10 Nichijou – My Ordinary Life

It is a comedy Japanese cartoon series. The main character of this series is Hakase – the Professor. She is an 8-year-old girl, who made Nano. Nano is an android school girl. She finds a black cat named Sakamoto. Initially, Sakamoto was a normal cat, but later she gets the ability to speak. She gets this ability when she wears a pink scarf made by the professor.

Watching the funny gestures of Sakamoto is the real fun that the children would love.

Rating: 8.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 318,287

● Ending Thoughts →

● No doubt, Japanese cartoon cats are memorable characters full of life and fun. These cats are not only loved and remembered in Japan but all over the world. Small kids are fond of Japanese cartoon shows.

● Japanese cartoon series is not only fun-filled but they also teach moral and family values to the kids.

● A strong bond of friendship is shown in every cartoon show from Japan. Japanese cartoons are evergreen and they will never fade away in this digital world of video games.

Try It Free Try It Free

Japanese cartoon series has a huge fan base from all over the world. These shows fascinate the kids of age group 1-10 years. Japanese shows are always remembered because of their unique stories and lovely characters. All these shows have a unique cat character.

Cat is the most loved pet animal that is found in almost every Japanese household. Cats are cute and naughty at the same time, that’s why they are the most loved cartoon characters from all the Japanese cartoon shows.

All Japanese cartoons generally have at least one cat character, but some of them have a separate fan base due to their unique personalities and roles. We have listed the 10 most memorable Japanese cat cartoons below:

01Doraemon

Doraemon is the most loved cartoon character from Japan. Children from all over the world are very fond of this cartoon series. Doraemon is a cute, blue robot cat from the future. He often uses his gadgets from the 22nd century to help Nobita. These gadgets are kept in his magical pocket.

The series shows that Nobita is bullied by his school friends and then Doraemon helps him to solve the problems. Some episodes even show violent acts, but the overall content is good for children. All the episodes of this wonderful Japanese cat cartoon are full of fun and teach moral values at the end.

Rating: 7.4/10

Stars: 3.8

Votes: 10,522

02Chi’s Sweet Home

This is another Japanese cartoon series that kids love very much. Chi is a small and cute cat who lost her family. A young boy named Youhie and his mother adopt her. After the adoption, Chi feels loved and likes her new family. Parents should make their young kids watch the show rather playing video games. This show is overloaded with family values and friendship.

It is a must-watch cartoon show for kids. Both Youhie and Chi share a cute and strong bond of friendship. With each passing episode, they make new friends and wonderful memories.

Rating: 7.7/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 25,419

03The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns is another adventurous and magical animated series from Japan. The character of this series is Haru Yoshioka – a shy, 17-year-old high-school girl. She can talk with the cats. One day, she saves an extraordinary cat from a truck. That extraordinary cat turns out to be the Prince of the Cat Kingdom.

As a token of thanks, the cat offers her to get married to Lune – the Prince of the Cat Kingdom. Here, comes the savior Baron. He is a statue of a cat that comes to life. He saves Haru from being transformed into a cat and getting married to Lune.

Rating: 7.2/10

Stars: 4.7

Votes: 54,838

04Pokémon

Pokémon is one of the most loved adventurous Japanese cartoon series. This series became so popular that there are Pokémon video games, card games, etc. All the characters of Pokémon are loved and have a separate fan base. This series shows a beautiful and strong bond of friendship.

The main character of this series is Ash, who wants to become the world’s best Pokémon trainer. This series shows his journey into the Pokémon battlefield along with his yellow pet – Pikachu and his friends. There are many cat-based Pokémon in this series, but out of those Meowth is the most popular. He walks and talks like a human and he is one of the characters who is known all over the world. He is a member of the Rocket Team, portraying the negative character.

Rating: 7.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 41,767

05Natsume’s Book of Friends

This is another adventurous series of Japanese cartoons. In this series, the main character is Takashi Natsume. He has got a special ability to see spirits inherited from his grandmother. He spends a lonely childhood because of his extraordinary ability to see the spirits and feels left out.

When his grandmother is about to die, she hands him her Book of Friends, which contains the names of all the spirits that she has seen and helped in her life. Many good spirits visit Takashi for help and bad spirits visit him for the possession of the Book of Friends.

That’s where the cat-based character Nyanko enters for helping him. Nyanko has got the special abilities to talk, fly, and has an amazing strength to scare away bad spirits. The series also shows the strong bond of friendship between Takashi and Nyanko.

Rating: 8.3/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 167,646

06The Prince of Tennis

This cartoon series revolves around the life of a young Tennis player – Ryoma Echizen. The protagonist joins a famous academy for the most talented tennis players. While his fast grasping skills, Ryoma quickly makes his position as one of the top tennis players.

He aims at winning National Middle School Tennis Championship. In his journey toward his aim, he makes new friends and learns different and complex techniques of Tennis. As the series moves forward, Ryoma realizes his passion and love for the game.

Ryoma also has a cute cat as his pet. The name of the cat is Karupin. It is a brown and white colored small creature with blue eyes. Ryoma shares a beautiful bond with Karupin.

Rating: 7.9/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 77,350

07Yokai Watch

This series is based on the mythical creatures of Japan. It excites the children with its great storytelling concept and supernatural creatures. It revolves around different Yokai haunting the city. The main character of this anime is Keita. He gets a friendship medal every time he befriends a Yokai. This friendship medal helps him to summon his friend Yokai. He can make him do anything like fighting other Yokai, helping people, etc.

Moving further, the cartoon shows the special bond of friendship between Keita and Whisper. Whisper is Keita’s cat Yokai. They both set on an adventurous journey and Whisper helps him to befriend other Yokais, who he later summons using the friendship medal and his Yokai watch to help him throughout his journey.

Rating: 6.5/10

Stars: 3.6

Votes: 11,777

08Kiki’s Delivery Service

It is a lovely Japanese cartoon series based on the fantasy world. The protagonist of this series is a trainee 13-year-old witch, who leaves the house with his black cat – Jiji. After this, she starts her delivery service business. Her first delivery becomes a complete mess when she drops the black toy cat while flying on his broomstick. She sends Jiji, who pretends to be the toy cat to a client’s house and searches for the toy to rescue Jiji.

Kiki shares a cute bond with a boy named Tombo, who largely admires her flying skills. One bad delivery reaction depresses her and she loses all her powers and ability to fly. Later, Ursula visits her and tells her that she will regain all her powers after getting a new purpose in her life.

Rating: 7.8/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 138,823

09Fairy Tail

This is an adventurous anime series from Japan. Natsu Dragneel is a Dragon Slayor wizard who teams up with 17-year-old Lucy while searching for his lost father. Lucy makes a great team with her cat-like pet Happy and other members named Grey Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, and Carla.

They all start their adventurous journey in the Fairy Tale guild. The character of Happy is memorable as a cute cat with a lot of magical powers. He can talk, fly, and perform different magics. He is Lucy’s best friend and appears a lot in the series.

Rating: 7.6/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 919,985

10 Nichijou – My Ordinary Life

It is a comedy Japanese cartoon series. The main character of this series is Hakase – the Professor. She is an 8-year-old girl, who made Nano. Nano is an android school girl. She finds a black cat named Sakamoto. Initially, Sakamoto was a normal cat, but later she gets the ability to speak. She gets this ability when she wears a pink scarf made by the professor.

Watching the funny gestures of Sakamoto is the real fun that the children would love.

Rating: 8.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 318,287

● Ending Thoughts →

● No doubt, Japanese cartoon cats are memorable characters full of life and fun. These cats are not only loved and remembered in Japan but all over the world. Small kids are fond of Japanese cartoon shows.

● Japanese cartoon series is not only fun-filled but they also teach moral and family values to the kids.

● A strong bond of friendship is shown in every cartoon show from Japan. Japanese cartoons are evergreen and they will never fade away in this digital world of video games.

Try It Free Try It Free

Japanese cartoon series has a huge fan base from all over the world. These shows fascinate the kids of age group 1-10 years. Japanese shows are always remembered because of their unique stories and lovely characters. All these shows have a unique cat character.

Cat is the most loved pet animal that is found in almost every Japanese household. Cats are cute and naughty at the same time, that’s why they are the most loved cartoon characters from all the Japanese cartoon shows.

All Japanese cartoons generally have at least one cat character, but some of them have a separate fan base due to their unique personalities and roles. We have listed the 10 most memorable Japanese cat cartoons below:

01Doraemon

Doraemon is the most loved cartoon character from Japan. Children from all over the world are very fond of this cartoon series. Doraemon is a cute, blue robot cat from the future. He often uses his gadgets from the 22nd century to help Nobita. These gadgets are kept in his magical pocket.

The series shows that Nobita is bullied by his school friends and then Doraemon helps him to solve the problems. Some episodes even show violent acts, but the overall content is good for children. All the episodes of this wonderful Japanese cat cartoon are full of fun and teach moral values at the end.

Rating: 7.4/10

Stars: 3.8

Votes: 10,522

02Chi’s Sweet Home

This is another Japanese cartoon series that kids love very much. Chi is a small and cute cat who lost her family. A young boy named Youhie and his mother adopt her. After the adoption, Chi feels loved and likes her new family. Parents should make their young kids watch the show rather playing video games. This show is overloaded with family values and friendship.

It is a must-watch cartoon show for kids. Both Youhie and Chi share a cute and strong bond of friendship. With each passing episode, they make new friends and wonderful memories.

Rating: 7.7/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 25,419

03The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns is another adventurous and magical animated series from Japan. The character of this series is Haru Yoshioka – a shy, 17-year-old high-school girl. She can talk with the cats. One day, she saves an extraordinary cat from a truck. That extraordinary cat turns out to be the Prince of the Cat Kingdom.

As a token of thanks, the cat offers her to get married to Lune – the Prince of the Cat Kingdom. Here, comes the savior Baron. He is a statue of a cat that comes to life. He saves Haru from being transformed into a cat and getting married to Lune.

Rating: 7.2/10

Stars: 4.7

Votes: 54,838

04Pokémon

Pokémon is one of the most loved adventurous Japanese cartoon series. This series became so popular that there are Pokémon video games, card games, etc. All the characters of Pokémon are loved and have a separate fan base. This series shows a beautiful and strong bond of friendship.

The main character of this series is Ash, who wants to become the world’s best Pokémon trainer. This series shows his journey into the Pokémon battlefield along with his yellow pet – Pikachu and his friends. There are many cat-based Pokémon in this series, but out of those Meowth is the most popular. He walks and talks like a human and he is one of the characters who is known all over the world. He is a member of the Rocket Team, portraying the negative character.

Rating: 7.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 41,767

05Natsume’s Book of Friends

This is another adventurous series of Japanese cartoons. In this series, the main character is Takashi Natsume. He has got a special ability to see spirits inherited from his grandmother. He spends a lonely childhood because of his extraordinary ability to see the spirits and feels left out.

When his grandmother is about to die, she hands him her Book of Friends, which contains the names of all the spirits that she has seen and helped in her life. Many good spirits visit Takashi for help and bad spirits visit him for the possession of the Book of Friends.

That’s where the cat-based character Nyanko enters for helping him. Nyanko has got the special abilities to talk, fly, and has an amazing strength to scare away bad spirits. The series also shows the strong bond of friendship between Takashi and Nyanko.

Rating: 8.3/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 167,646

06The Prince of Tennis

This cartoon series revolves around the life of a young Tennis player – Ryoma Echizen. The protagonist joins a famous academy for the most talented tennis players. While his fast grasping skills, Ryoma quickly makes his position as one of the top tennis players.

He aims at winning National Middle School Tennis Championship. In his journey toward his aim, he makes new friends and learns different and complex techniques of Tennis. As the series moves forward, Ryoma realizes his passion and love for the game.

Ryoma also has a cute cat as his pet. The name of the cat is Karupin. It is a brown and white colored small creature with blue eyes. Ryoma shares a beautiful bond with Karupin.

Rating: 7.9/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 77,350

07Yokai Watch

This series is based on the mythical creatures of Japan. It excites the children with its great storytelling concept and supernatural creatures. It revolves around different Yokai haunting the city. The main character of this anime is Keita. He gets a friendship medal every time he befriends a Yokai. This friendship medal helps him to summon his friend Yokai. He can make him do anything like fighting other Yokai, helping people, etc.

Moving further, the cartoon shows the special bond of friendship between Keita and Whisper. Whisper is Keita’s cat Yokai. They both set on an adventurous journey and Whisper helps him to befriend other Yokais, who he later summons using the friendship medal and his Yokai watch to help him throughout his journey.

Rating: 6.5/10

Stars: 3.6

Votes: 11,777

08Kiki’s Delivery Service

It is a lovely Japanese cartoon series based on the fantasy world. The protagonist of this series is a trainee 13-year-old witch, who leaves the house with his black cat – Jiji. After this, she starts her delivery service business. Her first delivery becomes a complete mess when she drops the black toy cat while flying on his broomstick. She sends Jiji, who pretends to be the toy cat to a client’s house and searches for the toy to rescue Jiji.

Kiki shares a cute bond with a boy named Tombo, who largely admires her flying skills. One bad delivery reaction depresses her and she loses all her powers and ability to fly. Later, Ursula visits her and tells her that she will regain all her powers after getting a new purpose in her life.

Rating: 7.8/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 138,823

09Fairy Tail

This is an adventurous anime series from Japan. Natsu Dragneel is a Dragon Slayor wizard who teams up with 17-year-old Lucy while searching for his lost father. Lucy makes a great team with her cat-like pet Happy and other members named Grey Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, and Carla.

They all start their adventurous journey in the Fairy Tale guild. The character of Happy is memorable as a cute cat with a lot of magical powers. He can talk, fly, and perform different magics. He is Lucy’s best friend and appears a lot in the series.

Rating: 7.6/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 919,985

10 Nichijou – My Ordinary Life

It is a comedy Japanese cartoon series. The main character of this series is Hakase – the Professor. She is an 8-year-old girl, who made Nano. Nano is an android school girl. She finds a black cat named Sakamoto. Initially, Sakamoto was a normal cat, but later she gets the ability to speak. She gets this ability when she wears a pink scarf made by the professor.

Watching the funny gestures of Sakamoto is the real fun that the children would love.

Rating: 8.5/10

Stars: 4

Votes: 318,287

● Ending Thoughts →

● No doubt, Japanese cartoon cats are memorable characters full of life and fun. These cats are not only loved and remembered in Japan but all over the world. Small kids are fond of Japanese cartoon shows.

● Japanese cartoon series is not only fun-filled but they also teach moral and family values to the kids.

● A strong bond of friendship is shown in every cartoon show from Japan. Japanese cartoons are evergreen and they will never fade away in this digital world of video games.

5 Websites with Animated Logos That Catch Your Eyes

5 Websites with Animated Logos That Can Catch Your Eyes

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Animated logos could be difficult to make for someone who has no experience with animation. That is why we are here to tell you how you can make an attractive animated logo.

Learn more about websites with animated logos through this article.

In this article

01 [Why You Should Use Logo Animation](#Part 1)

02 [5 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation](#Part 2)

03 [6 of the Best Animated Logos](#Part 3)

04 [8 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why You Should Use Logo Animation

Those who make it big are known to brave the storm. The ones who follow the crowd just turn out to be ordinary. However, those who innovate, rise to a higher level. Here is why you should go for a website with animated logo!

01They grab viewers attraction

The human mind chooses to believe in the supremacy of what appeals to them visually. It is highly important to grab the user’s attention in order to make a mark. Animated logos help your website to visually appeal to the viewer and grab his/her attention. Potential customers will tend to remember the logo of your website and this would directly impact the conversion rates of your website.

02Increase in brand awareness

Brand awareness is key to a website’s success. As we saw earlier, people often tend to remember brands by their logo and not name. An attractive animated logo will help you create a strong brand awareness among potential customers and help your brand gain popularity.

03Animated logos can convey more

A brand logo is supposed to be the identity of a brand. The logo should be capable enough of explaining your website’s understanding about the field. For instance, if your company is in the cyber security domain, the logo should be good enough to justify your company’s expertise. Animated logos help you establish trust by conveying more through the medium of a logo.

Part 2 4 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation

01They can serve as introductions to marketing videos

Video marketing is one of the most commonly used marketing techniques. Research suggested that about 99 percent of brands use video marketing in order to enhance their brand image. Starting of your video with an animated logo will not just look catchy but also make the video all the more professional.

02They can make great outros

Just like animated videos can serve as amazing introductory bits of the video, they can also be the perfect outros to videos. If you haven’t added your animated logo in the introduction of the video then they can be added at the end. This will lead to your viewers remembering your brand for a longer time.

03Look very attractive at trade shows

Trade shows are opportunities where websites and company owners can interact with investors and potential customers face to face. It’s an excellent opportunity to make your mark on the big stage. Logos of companies may be projected on the big screen in such events. At such events when you have just a few seconds to make a mark, you need your logo to grab the viewer’s attention. Hence, animated logos could be very useful.

04They could be a great addition to your company’s email signature

Emails are regarded as the 3rd largest information sources in the B2B industry. It is one of the largest means of communication and marketing. Email signatures have been around for years; however the traditional email signatures have now gone out of fashion. Contemporary email signatures include animated logos to leave a bigger impact on the receiver. Using animated logos, you can add grace to your email signatures and escape the ordinary.

Part 3 6 of the Best Animated Logos

01Mastercard

Mastercard is one of the first companies to use animated logos. The logo is simply fantastic due to the meaning it conveys without any complex animation. The animated logo involves the traditional venn diagram logo of mastercard morphing into several objects. These objects include everything from food to groceries to luxurious products. It basically includes the various kinds of commodities people buy using mastercards.

02Burger king

Another popular brand that uses animated logos is the american fast food giant, burger king. The logo is not highly flashy like we see in mastercard. However, the animated logo does obviously look more attention seeking than the conventional static logo. The logo shows the stacking of the different elements of the logo one by one over each other. This resembles the process of making a burger.

03Fedex

Another logo that would classify as a flashy animated logo is the fedex logo. Initially, fedex had experimented with several logos before sticking to the arrow logo which continues even today. The animated logo involves an arrow making the letter “Fedex” with its trajectory and then finally settling in between letters X and E. The logistics giant delivers couriers from one corner of the world to another, and the arrow symbolizes exactly that!

04Flickr

Flickr is a popular stock image and video hosting platform. Anyone can use the stock images and videos in their content. The logo starts with a blue and pink dot initially. These dots later expand in a whirlpool like motion. The logo starts off with the static logo before it expands. The idea is to show that the online stock image portal goes beyond limits and has every picture and video you’d need

05Bundle

Bundle is a popular app that offers its users rewards upon shopping from selected stores. These stores have an alliance with bundle and upon shopping from them, users seek reward points on the bundle app. The animated logo starts of with a pink screen which later converges to become a large “B” wrapped with a gifting ribbon. Although, the logo is pretty simple it does an amazing job at explaining the brand’s MSP and attracts customers.

06Google

The logo of google has evolved over the years. Google is almost synonymous to attractive logos and it comes up with attractive new logos every now and then. One of the newest logos, an animated one, is by far one of the most attractive animated logos. It aims to depict the numerous things users can search using “Google voice search”.

Part 4 5 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates

01RenderForest

There are several applications you can use for animating your next logo for your website. RenderForest is one such software that lets you explore multiple animated logo templates. The tool has an array of templates you can choose from. Each of the templates is unique in its own way and has its own charm. Additionally, the software also has a functionality using which you can animate your static logo using templates.

Developed and managed by Adobe, the editing application is a popular one. The software allows you to use several pre-made templates while animating. The animations that you can find on adobe spark are

02Adobe Spark

Adobe spark seamless and designed perfectly. Using adobe spark, you can give your animated logo a touch of class and perfection. Although the software is paid, it is worth every penny due to the numerous animation templates and video editing tools available.

03Design free logo

Another amazing tool for animation, design free logo is a complete animation tool that offers several animation templates. Additionally, the free software also lets users animate in 3 dimensions. The software is best suited for novice animators who have limited experience with animation. The software is very simple to use unlike its sophisticated counterparts.

04Logo maker plus

If you are looking for an android application that helps you create seamless animated logos, well logo maker plus is just the perfect application for you. The app has more than a 100 templates for animating your logo, hence making it the perfect app for those who want to perform basic animation. Additionally, the app also has multiple visual effects which would enable you to make catchy logos

05Animaker

The final software on this list of amazing softwares is animaker. The software works well to animate logos, presentations, and marketing videos. The software has more than 50 effects. Moreover, using this software you can add filters, effects and sound effects. The software also lets users upload the videos to facebook and youtube directly!

Final Thoughts

● Today, we took a look at a few of the best animated logos which you could idealize.

● Nowadays, even big brands are adopting animated logos.

● They help establish a brand image and take your brand to a higher level.

● We also saw a few softwares that could help you make an animated logo. Wish to make an animated logo? Head to any one of the websites and make your website with animated logos!

Try It Free Try It Free

Animated logos could be difficult to make for someone who has no experience with animation. That is why we are here to tell you how you can make an attractive animated logo.

Learn more about websites with animated logos through this article.

In this article

01 [Why You Should Use Logo Animation](#Part 1)

02 [5 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation](#Part 2)

03 [6 of the Best Animated Logos](#Part 3)

04 [8 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why You Should Use Logo Animation

Those who make it big are known to brave the storm. The ones who follow the crowd just turn out to be ordinary. However, those who innovate, rise to a higher level. Here is why you should go for a website with animated logo!

01They grab viewers attraction

The human mind chooses to believe in the supremacy of what appeals to them visually. It is highly important to grab the user’s attention in order to make a mark. Animated logos help your website to visually appeal to the viewer and grab his/her attention. Potential customers will tend to remember the logo of your website and this would directly impact the conversion rates of your website.

02Increase in brand awareness

Brand awareness is key to a website’s success. As we saw earlier, people often tend to remember brands by their logo and not name. An attractive animated logo will help you create a strong brand awareness among potential customers and help your brand gain popularity.

03Animated logos can convey more

A brand logo is supposed to be the identity of a brand. The logo should be capable enough of explaining your website’s understanding about the field. For instance, if your company is in the cyber security domain, the logo should be good enough to justify your company’s expertise. Animated logos help you establish trust by conveying more through the medium of a logo.

Part 2 4 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation

01They can serve as introductions to marketing videos

Video marketing is one of the most commonly used marketing techniques. Research suggested that about 99 percent of brands use video marketing in order to enhance their brand image. Starting of your video with an animated logo will not just look catchy but also make the video all the more professional.

02They can make great outros

Just like animated videos can serve as amazing introductory bits of the video, they can also be the perfect outros to videos. If you haven’t added your animated logo in the introduction of the video then they can be added at the end. This will lead to your viewers remembering your brand for a longer time.

03Look very attractive at trade shows

Trade shows are opportunities where websites and company owners can interact with investors and potential customers face to face. It’s an excellent opportunity to make your mark on the big stage. Logos of companies may be projected on the big screen in such events. At such events when you have just a few seconds to make a mark, you need your logo to grab the viewer’s attention. Hence, animated logos could be very useful.

04They could be a great addition to your company’s email signature

Emails are regarded as the 3rd largest information sources in the B2B industry. It is one of the largest means of communication and marketing. Email signatures have been around for years; however the traditional email signatures have now gone out of fashion. Contemporary email signatures include animated logos to leave a bigger impact on the receiver. Using animated logos, you can add grace to your email signatures and escape the ordinary.

Part 3 6 of the Best Animated Logos

01Mastercard

Mastercard is one of the first companies to use animated logos. The logo is simply fantastic due to the meaning it conveys without any complex animation. The animated logo involves the traditional venn diagram logo of mastercard morphing into several objects. These objects include everything from food to groceries to luxurious products. It basically includes the various kinds of commodities people buy using mastercards.

02Burger king

Another popular brand that uses animated logos is the american fast food giant, burger king. The logo is not highly flashy like we see in mastercard. However, the animated logo does obviously look more attention seeking than the conventional static logo. The logo shows the stacking of the different elements of the logo one by one over each other. This resembles the process of making a burger.

03Fedex

Another logo that would classify as a flashy animated logo is the fedex logo. Initially, fedex had experimented with several logos before sticking to the arrow logo which continues even today. The animated logo involves an arrow making the letter “Fedex” with its trajectory and then finally settling in between letters X and E. The logistics giant delivers couriers from one corner of the world to another, and the arrow symbolizes exactly that!

04Flickr

Flickr is a popular stock image and video hosting platform. Anyone can use the stock images and videos in their content. The logo starts with a blue and pink dot initially. These dots later expand in a whirlpool like motion. The logo starts off with the static logo before it expands. The idea is to show that the online stock image portal goes beyond limits and has every picture and video you’d need

05Bundle

Bundle is a popular app that offers its users rewards upon shopping from selected stores. These stores have an alliance with bundle and upon shopping from them, users seek reward points on the bundle app. The animated logo starts of with a pink screen which later converges to become a large “B” wrapped with a gifting ribbon. Although, the logo is pretty simple it does an amazing job at explaining the brand’s MSP and attracts customers.

06Google

The logo of google has evolved over the years. Google is almost synonymous to attractive logos and it comes up with attractive new logos every now and then. One of the newest logos, an animated one, is by far one of the most attractive animated logos. It aims to depict the numerous things users can search using “Google voice search”.

Part 4 5 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates

01RenderForest

There are several applications you can use for animating your next logo for your website. RenderForest is one such software that lets you explore multiple animated logo templates. The tool has an array of templates you can choose from. Each of the templates is unique in its own way and has its own charm. Additionally, the software also has a functionality using which you can animate your static logo using templates.

Developed and managed by Adobe, the editing application is a popular one. The software allows you to use several pre-made templates while animating. The animations that you can find on adobe spark are

02Adobe Spark

Adobe spark seamless and designed perfectly. Using adobe spark, you can give your animated logo a touch of class and perfection. Although the software is paid, it is worth every penny due to the numerous animation templates and video editing tools available.

03Design free logo

Another amazing tool for animation, design free logo is a complete animation tool that offers several animation templates. Additionally, the free software also lets users animate in 3 dimensions. The software is best suited for novice animators who have limited experience with animation. The software is very simple to use unlike its sophisticated counterparts.

04Logo maker plus

If you are looking for an android application that helps you create seamless animated logos, well logo maker plus is just the perfect application for you. The app has more than a 100 templates for animating your logo, hence making it the perfect app for those who want to perform basic animation. Additionally, the app also has multiple visual effects which would enable you to make catchy logos

05Animaker

The final software on this list of amazing softwares is animaker. The software works well to animate logos, presentations, and marketing videos. The software has more than 50 effects. Moreover, using this software you can add filters, effects and sound effects. The software also lets users upload the videos to facebook and youtube directly!

Final Thoughts

● Today, we took a look at a few of the best animated logos which you could idealize.

● Nowadays, even big brands are adopting animated logos.

● They help establish a brand image and take your brand to a higher level.

● We also saw a few softwares that could help you make an animated logo. Wish to make an animated logo? Head to any one of the websites and make your website with animated logos!

Try It Free Try It Free

Animated logos could be difficult to make for someone who has no experience with animation. That is why we are here to tell you how you can make an attractive animated logo.

Learn more about websites with animated logos through this article.

In this article

01 [Why You Should Use Logo Animation](#Part 1)

02 [5 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation](#Part 2)

03 [6 of the Best Animated Logos](#Part 3)

04 [8 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why You Should Use Logo Animation

Those who make it big are known to brave the storm. The ones who follow the crowd just turn out to be ordinary. However, those who innovate, rise to a higher level. Here is why you should go for a website with animated logo!

01They grab viewers attraction

The human mind chooses to believe in the supremacy of what appeals to them visually. It is highly important to grab the user’s attention in order to make a mark. Animated logos help your website to visually appeal to the viewer and grab his/her attention. Potential customers will tend to remember the logo of your website and this would directly impact the conversion rates of your website.

02Increase in brand awareness

Brand awareness is key to a website’s success. As we saw earlier, people often tend to remember brands by their logo and not name. An attractive animated logo will help you create a strong brand awareness among potential customers and help your brand gain popularity.

03Animated logos can convey more

A brand logo is supposed to be the identity of a brand. The logo should be capable enough of explaining your website’s understanding about the field. For instance, if your company is in the cyber security domain, the logo should be good enough to justify your company’s expertise. Animated logos help you establish trust by conveying more through the medium of a logo.

Part 2 4 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation

01They can serve as introductions to marketing videos

Video marketing is one of the most commonly used marketing techniques. Research suggested that about 99 percent of brands use video marketing in order to enhance their brand image. Starting of your video with an animated logo will not just look catchy but also make the video all the more professional.

02They can make great outros

Just like animated videos can serve as amazing introductory bits of the video, they can also be the perfect outros to videos. If you haven’t added your animated logo in the introduction of the video then they can be added at the end. This will lead to your viewers remembering your brand for a longer time.

03Look very attractive at trade shows

Trade shows are opportunities where websites and company owners can interact with investors and potential customers face to face. It’s an excellent opportunity to make your mark on the big stage. Logos of companies may be projected on the big screen in such events. At such events when you have just a few seconds to make a mark, you need your logo to grab the viewer’s attention. Hence, animated logos could be very useful.

04They could be a great addition to your company’s email signature

Emails are regarded as the 3rd largest information sources in the B2B industry. It is one of the largest means of communication and marketing. Email signatures have been around for years; however the traditional email signatures have now gone out of fashion. Contemporary email signatures include animated logos to leave a bigger impact on the receiver. Using animated logos, you can add grace to your email signatures and escape the ordinary.

Part 3 6 of the Best Animated Logos

01Mastercard

Mastercard is one of the first companies to use animated logos. The logo is simply fantastic due to the meaning it conveys without any complex animation. The animated logo involves the traditional venn diagram logo of mastercard morphing into several objects. These objects include everything from food to groceries to luxurious products. It basically includes the various kinds of commodities people buy using mastercards.

02Burger king

Another popular brand that uses animated logos is the american fast food giant, burger king. The logo is not highly flashy like we see in mastercard. However, the animated logo does obviously look more attention seeking than the conventional static logo. The logo shows the stacking of the different elements of the logo one by one over each other. This resembles the process of making a burger.

03Fedex

Another logo that would classify as a flashy animated logo is the fedex logo. Initially, fedex had experimented with several logos before sticking to the arrow logo which continues even today. The animated logo involves an arrow making the letter “Fedex” with its trajectory and then finally settling in between letters X and E. The logistics giant delivers couriers from one corner of the world to another, and the arrow symbolizes exactly that!

04Flickr

Flickr is a popular stock image and video hosting platform. Anyone can use the stock images and videos in their content. The logo starts with a blue and pink dot initially. These dots later expand in a whirlpool like motion. The logo starts off with the static logo before it expands. The idea is to show that the online stock image portal goes beyond limits and has every picture and video you’d need

05Bundle

Bundle is a popular app that offers its users rewards upon shopping from selected stores. These stores have an alliance with bundle and upon shopping from them, users seek reward points on the bundle app. The animated logo starts of with a pink screen which later converges to become a large “B” wrapped with a gifting ribbon. Although, the logo is pretty simple it does an amazing job at explaining the brand’s MSP and attracts customers.

06Google

The logo of google has evolved over the years. Google is almost synonymous to attractive logos and it comes up with attractive new logos every now and then. One of the newest logos, an animated one, is by far one of the most attractive animated logos. It aims to depict the numerous things users can search using “Google voice search”.

Part 4 5 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates

01RenderForest

There are several applications you can use for animating your next logo for your website. RenderForest is one such software that lets you explore multiple animated logo templates. The tool has an array of templates you can choose from. Each of the templates is unique in its own way and has its own charm. Additionally, the software also has a functionality using which you can animate your static logo using templates.

Developed and managed by Adobe, the editing application is a popular one. The software allows you to use several pre-made templates while animating. The animations that you can find on adobe spark are

02Adobe Spark

Adobe spark seamless and designed perfectly. Using adobe spark, you can give your animated logo a touch of class and perfection. Although the software is paid, it is worth every penny due to the numerous animation templates and video editing tools available.

03Design free logo

Another amazing tool for animation, design free logo is a complete animation tool that offers several animation templates. Additionally, the free software also lets users animate in 3 dimensions. The software is best suited for novice animators who have limited experience with animation. The software is very simple to use unlike its sophisticated counterparts.

04Logo maker plus

If you are looking for an android application that helps you create seamless animated logos, well logo maker plus is just the perfect application for you. The app has more than a 100 templates for animating your logo, hence making it the perfect app for those who want to perform basic animation. Additionally, the app also has multiple visual effects which would enable you to make catchy logos

05Animaker

The final software on this list of amazing softwares is animaker. The software works well to animate logos, presentations, and marketing videos. The software has more than 50 effects. Moreover, using this software you can add filters, effects and sound effects. The software also lets users upload the videos to facebook and youtube directly!

Final Thoughts

● Today, we took a look at a few of the best animated logos which you could idealize.

● Nowadays, even big brands are adopting animated logos.

● They help establish a brand image and take your brand to a higher level.

● We also saw a few softwares that could help you make an animated logo. Wish to make an animated logo? Head to any one of the websites and make your website with animated logos!

Try It Free Try It Free

Animated logos could be difficult to make for someone who has no experience with animation. That is why we are here to tell you how you can make an attractive animated logo.

Learn more about websites with animated logos through this article.

In this article

01 [Why You Should Use Logo Animation](#Part 1)

02 [5 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation](#Part 2)

03 [6 of the Best Animated Logos](#Part 3)

04 [8 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why You Should Use Logo Animation

Those who make it big are known to brave the storm. The ones who follow the crowd just turn out to be ordinary. However, those who innovate, rise to a higher level. Here is why you should go for a website with animated logo!

01They grab viewers attraction

The human mind chooses to believe in the supremacy of what appeals to them visually. It is highly important to grab the user’s attention in order to make a mark. Animated logos help your website to visually appeal to the viewer and grab his/her attention. Potential customers will tend to remember the logo of your website and this would directly impact the conversion rates of your website.

02Increase in brand awareness

Brand awareness is key to a website’s success. As we saw earlier, people often tend to remember brands by their logo and not name. An attractive animated logo will help you create a strong brand awareness among potential customers and help your brand gain popularity.

03Animated logos can convey more

A brand logo is supposed to be the identity of a brand. The logo should be capable enough of explaining your website’s understanding about the field. For instance, if your company is in the cyber security domain, the logo should be good enough to justify your company’s expertise. Animated logos help you establish trust by conveying more through the medium of a logo.

Part 2 4 Awesome Ways to Use Logo Animation

01They can serve as introductions to marketing videos

Video marketing is one of the most commonly used marketing techniques. Research suggested that about 99 percent of brands use video marketing in order to enhance their brand image. Starting of your video with an animated logo will not just look catchy but also make the video all the more professional.

02They can make great outros

Just like animated videos can serve as amazing introductory bits of the video, they can also be the perfect outros to videos. If you haven’t added your animated logo in the introduction of the video then they can be added at the end. This will lead to your viewers remembering your brand for a longer time.

03Look very attractive at trade shows

Trade shows are opportunities where websites and company owners can interact with investors and potential customers face to face. It’s an excellent opportunity to make your mark on the big stage. Logos of companies may be projected on the big screen in such events. At such events when you have just a few seconds to make a mark, you need your logo to grab the viewer’s attention. Hence, animated logos could be very useful.

04They could be a great addition to your company’s email signature

Emails are regarded as the 3rd largest information sources in the B2B industry. It is one of the largest means of communication and marketing. Email signatures have been around for years; however the traditional email signatures have now gone out of fashion. Contemporary email signatures include animated logos to leave a bigger impact on the receiver. Using animated logos, you can add grace to your email signatures and escape the ordinary.

Part 3 6 of the Best Animated Logos

01Mastercard

Mastercard is one of the first companies to use animated logos. The logo is simply fantastic due to the meaning it conveys without any complex animation. The animated logo involves the traditional venn diagram logo of mastercard morphing into several objects. These objects include everything from food to groceries to luxurious products. It basically includes the various kinds of commodities people buy using mastercards.

02Burger king

Another popular brand that uses animated logos is the american fast food giant, burger king. The logo is not highly flashy like we see in mastercard. However, the animated logo does obviously look more attention seeking than the conventional static logo. The logo shows the stacking of the different elements of the logo one by one over each other. This resembles the process of making a burger.

03Fedex

Another logo that would classify as a flashy animated logo is the fedex logo. Initially, fedex had experimented with several logos before sticking to the arrow logo which continues even today. The animated logo involves an arrow making the letter “Fedex” with its trajectory and then finally settling in between letters X and E. The logistics giant delivers couriers from one corner of the world to another, and the arrow symbolizes exactly that!

04Flickr

Flickr is a popular stock image and video hosting platform. Anyone can use the stock images and videos in their content. The logo starts with a blue and pink dot initially. These dots later expand in a whirlpool like motion. The logo starts off with the static logo before it expands. The idea is to show that the online stock image portal goes beyond limits and has every picture and video you’d need

05Bundle

Bundle is a popular app that offers its users rewards upon shopping from selected stores. These stores have an alliance with bundle and upon shopping from them, users seek reward points on the bundle app. The animated logo starts of with a pink screen which later converges to become a large “B” wrapped with a gifting ribbon. Although, the logo is pretty simple it does an amazing job at explaining the brand’s MSP and attracts customers.

06Google

The logo of google has evolved over the years. Google is almost synonymous to attractive logos and it comes up with attractive new logos every now and then. One of the newest logos, an animated one, is by far one of the most attractive animated logos. It aims to depict the numerous things users can search using “Google voice search”.

Part 4 5 Websites with Premium Animated Logo Templates

01RenderForest

There are several applications you can use for animating your next logo for your website. RenderForest is one such software that lets you explore multiple animated logo templates. The tool has an array of templates you can choose from. Each of the templates is unique in its own way and has its own charm. Additionally, the software also has a functionality using which you can animate your static logo using templates.

Developed and managed by Adobe, the editing application is a popular one. The software allows you to use several pre-made templates while animating. The animations that you can find on adobe spark are

02Adobe Spark

Adobe spark seamless and designed perfectly. Using adobe spark, you can give your animated logo a touch of class and perfection. Although the software is paid, it is worth every penny due to the numerous animation templates and video editing tools available.

03Design free logo

Another amazing tool for animation, design free logo is a complete animation tool that offers several animation templates. Additionally, the free software also lets users animate in 3 dimensions. The software is best suited for novice animators who have limited experience with animation. The software is very simple to use unlike its sophisticated counterparts.

04Logo maker plus

If you are looking for an android application that helps you create seamless animated logos, well logo maker plus is just the perfect application for you. The app has more than a 100 templates for animating your logo, hence making it the perfect app for those who want to perform basic animation. Additionally, the app also has multiple visual effects which would enable you to make catchy logos

05Animaker

The final software on this list of amazing softwares is animaker. The software works well to animate logos, presentations, and marketing videos. The software has more than 50 effects. Moreover, using this software you can add filters, effects and sound effects. The software also lets users upload the videos to facebook and youtube directly!

Final Thoughts

● Today, we took a look at a few of the best animated logos which you could idealize.

● Nowadays, even big brands are adopting animated logos.

● They help establish a brand image and take your brand to a higher level.

● We also saw a few softwares that could help you make an animated logo. Wish to make an animated logo? Head to any one of the websites and make your website with animated logos!

Tutorials to Make Animated Images – Even if You’re Just Starting Out

Tutorials to Make Animated Images – Even if You’re Just Starting out

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

Try It Free Try It Free

Not to mention, if you animate pictures, you’ll be able to stand apart in the crowd and maximize your brand exposure. By creating animated happy birthday images, you’ll be able to bring life to the still images.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through different ways to make animated images. Read this guide and you’ll be able to animate your images without any hassle.

In this article

01 [What are Animated Pictures?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures](#Part 3)

Part 1 What are Animated Pictures?

For readers who aren’t familiar with animated images, here’s what you need to know. An animated image (also referred to as GIF) is designed by adding motion to a still image. Remember all the funny cat memes you see on Instagram? Well, they are a great example of animated images.

However, it’s important to understand that the applications of animated images aren’t only limited to social media and marketing. You can even animate your family photos and add life to those 20-year old pictures you’ve been saving forever. Not to mention, you can also create animated images of your favorite superhero movie. Love the Justice League starcast? Simply pick your favorite superhero and you’ll get stunning Justice League animated images.

Part 2 Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?

When it comes to animating images, the majority of users want to know if it’s at all possible to create animated images by themselves. Even though animating an image is a tedious task, it’s safe to say that you can do it without any external help.

Of course, if you choose a tool like Adobe Photoshop to do the job, you’ll be out of luck because of the steep learning curve. But, there are hundreds of other alternatives you can use to animate pictures. There are ready-to-use 3D photo animators online that’ll allow you to animate any image within a few seconds. These tools are equipped with pre-installed animation templates that you can apply to any image and bring life to them.

Part 3 4 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures

So, now that you know the key benefits of animated pictures, let’s take a look at the seven best tools you can use to create stunning animated images. To ensure we provide you with a diverse list of photo animators, we have included both platform-dependent and cross-platform solutions to the list.

01Motion Leap

Motion Leap is a free 3D motion graphics generator that works on the Android platform. The tool offers an easy-to-use interface that editors can utilize to turn their still images into dedicated videos that play in loop. One of the major advantages of using Motion Leap for animating images is that it doesn’t leave a watermark on your pictures, even if you are using the free version of the tool. In fact, the free version offers all the necessary tools you’ll need to create animated pictures.

Since Motion Leap works on mobile, you don’t have to fire up your laptop every time you want to create an animated picture. Simply launch the app on your smartphone and you’ll be able to animate pictures right away. As of now, the only downside of Motion Leap is that it doesn’t save the output in GIF format, unless you have purchased the premium version.

Key Features:

● Add motion graphics by simply dragging objects on your screen

● Freeze specific areas within the image and apply dedicated filters

● Built-in editing panel to adjust different elements such as exposure, contrast, highlights, etc.

● Motion Leap is affordable

02Animate Me

Animate Me is an exclusive iOS 3D photo animator that you can install on your iDevices and animate different types of images instantly. Though the app isn’t targeted towards professional marketers, it’s a fun tool if you want to animate your family photos or create happy birthday animated images. The app is available for free, which means you can create fun animated pictures without paying a single penny.

In addition to animating pictures, you can also use Animate Me to animate videos and create visually appealing eCards. In case you don’t know, e-Cards are used to communicate with others in a fun manner. With dozens of built-in e-card templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality e-cards right away. These templates support complete customization - so you can also use your face to customize the e-card.

Key Features of Animate Me:

● Hundreds of ready-to-use e-card templates

● Add sound effects to the characters used in an e-card

● Animate images and videos right on your smartphone

03Gyazo

Gyazo is a desktop-based screen capture tool that’s primarily designed to capture full or a specific portion of the screen. The tool is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, which means you can use it across all desktop platforms without any hassle.

Apart from capturing screens, you can also use Gyazo to turn screen captures into dedicated GIFs with a single click. It’s worth noting that you won’t get any advanced editing options like other tools mentioned in the list, but Gyazo is still a reliable tool for users who want to animate screenshots.

Key Features:

● Capture screens and turn them into GIFs

● Animate pictures for free

● Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

04GIFmaker.me

GIFMaker.me is an online 3D photo animator that’s primarily designed to turn regular images into GIFs. Being an online tool, you have the liberty to access GIFmaker.me across different platforms, be it mobile or desktop. The online editor offers an easy-to-use interface and provides an array of built-in features that you can use to create stunning GIFs.

All you have to do is decide the motion by dragging the subjects across the screen and the tool will automatically replicate it in a loop. Apart from creating GIFs from still images, you can also use GIFmaker to add animations to your videos. The tool has several ready-to-use animation templates that you can apply to your videos with the simple drag-&-drop functionality.

Key Features:

● Merge multiple images to create a custom GIF

● Reduce the size or reverse the motion of a particular GIF

● No sign-in required. You can start creating animated images directly with GIFmaker.me

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Animated pictures can be used in different situations, be it for marketing purposes or simply for fun

● With dedicated tools, you can animate pictures all by yourself - without any professional assistance

● Wondershare Filmora Pro is an ideal video editing tool that provides a plethora of animation templates that you can apply to both videos and images.

Try It Free Try It Free

Not to mention, if you animate pictures, you’ll be able to stand apart in the crowd and maximize your brand exposure. By creating animated happy birthday images, you’ll be able to bring life to the still images.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through different ways to make animated images. Read this guide and you’ll be able to animate your images without any hassle.

In this article

01 [What are Animated Pictures?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures](#Part 3)

Part 1 What are Animated Pictures?

For readers who aren’t familiar with animated images, here’s what you need to know. An animated image (also referred to as GIF) is designed by adding motion to a still image. Remember all the funny cat memes you see on Instagram? Well, they are a great example of animated images.

However, it’s important to understand that the applications of animated images aren’t only limited to social media and marketing. You can even animate your family photos and add life to those 20-year old pictures you’ve been saving forever. Not to mention, you can also create animated images of your favorite superhero movie. Love the Justice League starcast? Simply pick your favorite superhero and you’ll get stunning Justice League animated images.

Part 2 Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?

When it comes to animating images, the majority of users want to know if it’s at all possible to create animated images by themselves. Even though animating an image is a tedious task, it’s safe to say that you can do it without any external help.

Of course, if you choose a tool like Adobe Photoshop to do the job, you’ll be out of luck because of the steep learning curve. But, there are hundreds of other alternatives you can use to animate pictures. There are ready-to-use 3D photo animators online that’ll allow you to animate any image within a few seconds. These tools are equipped with pre-installed animation templates that you can apply to any image and bring life to them.

Part 3 4 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures

So, now that you know the key benefits of animated pictures, let’s take a look at the seven best tools you can use to create stunning animated images. To ensure we provide you with a diverse list of photo animators, we have included both platform-dependent and cross-platform solutions to the list.

01Motion Leap

Motion Leap is a free 3D motion graphics generator that works on the Android platform. The tool offers an easy-to-use interface that editors can utilize to turn their still images into dedicated videos that play in loop. One of the major advantages of using Motion Leap for animating images is that it doesn’t leave a watermark on your pictures, even if you are using the free version of the tool. In fact, the free version offers all the necessary tools you’ll need to create animated pictures.

Since Motion Leap works on mobile, you don’t have to fire up your laptop every time you want to create an animated picture. Simply launch the app on your smartphone and you’ll be able to animate pictures right away. As of now, the only downside of Motion Leap is that it doesn’t save the output in GIF format, unless you have purchased the premium version.

Key Features:

● Add motion graphics by simply dragging objects on your screen

● Freeze specific areas within the image and apply dedicated filters

● Built-in editing panel to adjust different elements such as exposure, contrast, highlights, etc.

● Motion Leap is affordable

02Animate Me

Animate Me is an exclusive iOS 3D photo animator that you can install on your iDevices and animate different types of images instantly. Though the app isn’t targeted towards professional marketers, it’s a fun tool if you want to animate your family photos or create happy birthday animated images. The app is available for free, which means you can create fun animated pictures without paying a single penny.

In addition to animating pictures, you can also use Animate Me to animate videos and create visually appealing eCards. In case you don’t know, e-Cards are used to communicate with others in a fun manner. With dozens of built-in e-card templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality e-cards right away. These templates support complete customization - so you can also use your face to customize the e-card.

Key Features of Animate Me:

● Hundreds of ready-to-use e-card templates

● Add sound effects to the characters used in an e-card

● Animate images and videos right on your smartphone

03Gyazo

Gyazo is a desktop-based screen capture tool that’s primarily designed to capture full or a specific portion of the screen. The tool is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, which means you can use it across all desktop platforms without any hassle.

Apart from capturing screens, you can also use Gyazo to turn screen captures into dedicated GIFs with a single click. It’s worth noting that you won’t get any advanced editing options like other tools mentioned in the list, but Gyazo is still a reliable tool for users who want to animate screenshots.

Key Features:

● Capture screens and turn them into GIFs

● Animate pictures for free

● Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

04GIFmaker.me

GIFMaker.me is an online 3D photo animator that’s primarily designed to turn regular images into GIFs. Being an online tool, you have the liberty to access GIFmaker.me across different platforms, be it mobile or desktop. The online editor offers an easy-to-use interface and provides an array of built-in features that you can use to create stunning GIFs.

All you have to do is decide the motion by dragging the subjects across the screen and the tool will automatically replicate it in a loop. Apart from creating GIFs from still images, you can also use GIFmaker to add animations to your videos. The tool has several ready-to-use animation templates that you can apply to your videos with the simple drag-&-drop functionality.

Key Features:

● Merge multiple images to create a custom GIF

● Reduce the size or reverse the motion of a particular GIF

● No sign-in required. You can start creating animated images directly with GIFmaker.me

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Animated pictures can be used in different situations, be it for marketing purposes or simply for fun

● With dedicated tools, you can animate pictures all by yourself - without any professional assistance

● Wondershare Filmora Pro is an ideal video editing tool that provides a plethora of animation templates that you can apply to both videos and images.

Try It Free Try It Free

Not to mention, if you animate pictures, you’ll be able to stand apart in the crowd and maximize your brand exposure. By creating animated happy birthday images, you’ll be able to bring life to the still images.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through different ways to make animated images. Read this guide and you’ll be able to animate your images without any hassle.

In this article

01 [What are Animated Pictures?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures](#Part 3)

Part 1 What are Animated Pictures?

For readers who aren’t familiar with animated images, here’s what you need to know. An animated image (also referred to as GIF) is designed by adding motion to a still image. Remember all the funny cat memes you see on Instagram? Well, they are a great example of animated images.

However, it’s important to understand that the applications of animated images aren’t only limited to social media and marketing. You can even animate your family photos and add life to those 20-year old pictures you’ve been saving forever. Not to mention, you can also create animated images of your favorite superhero movie. Love the Justice League starcast? Simply pick your favorite superhero and you’ll get stunning Justice League animated images.

Part 2 Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?

When it comes to animating images, the majority of users want to know if it’s at all possible to create animated images by themselves. Even though animating an image is a tedious task, it’s safe to say that you can do it without any external help.

Of course, if you choose a tool like Adobe Photoshop to do the job, you’ll be out of luck because of the steep learning curve. But, there are hundreds of other alternatives you can use to animate pictures. There are ready-to-use 3D photo animators online that’ll allow you to animate any image within a few seconds. These tools are equipped with pre-installed animation templates that you can apply to any image and bring life to them.

Part 3 4 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures

So, now that you know the key benefits of animated pictures, let’s take a look at the seven best tools you can use to create stunning animated images. To ensure we provide you with a diverse list of photo animators, we have included both platform-dependent and cross-platform solutions to the list.

01Motion Leap

Motion Leap is a free 3D motion graphics generator that works on the Android platform. The tool offers an easy-to-use interface that editors can utilize to turn their still images into dedicated videos that play in loop. One of the major advantages of using Motion Leap for animating images is that it doesn’t leave a watermark on your pictures, even if you are using the free version of the tool. In fact, the free version offers all the necessary tools you’ll need to create animated pictures.

Since Motion Leap works on mobile, you don’t have to fire up your laptop every time you want to create an animated picture. Simply launch the app on your smartphone and you’ll be able to animate pictures right away. As of now, the only downside of Motion Leap is that it doesn’t save the output in GIF format, unless you have purchased the premium version.

Key Features:

● Add motion graphics by simply dragging objects on your screen

● Freeze specific areas within the image and apply dedicated filters

● Built-in editing panel to adjust different elements such as exposure, contrast, highlights, etc.

● Motion Leap is affordable

02Animate Me

Animate Me is an exclusive iOS 3D photo animator that you can install on your iDevices and animate different types of images instantly. Though the app isn’t targeted towards professional marketers, it’s a fun tool if you want to animate your family photos or create happy birthday animated images. The app is available for free, which means you can create fun animated pictures without paying a single penny.

In addition to animating pictures, you can also use Animate Me to animate videos and create visually appealing eCards. In case you don’t know, e-Cards are used to communicate with others in a fun manner. With dozens of built-in e-card templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality e-cards right away. These templates support complete customization - so you can also use your face to customize the e-card.

Key Features of Animate Me:

● Hundreds of ready-to-use e-card templates

● Add sound effects to the characters used in an e-card

● Animate images and videos right on your smartphone

03Gyazo

Gyazo is a desktop-based screen capture tool that’s primarily designed to capture full or a specific portion of the screen. The tool is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, which means you can use it across all desktop platforms without any hassle.

Apart from capturing screens, you can also use Gyazo to turn screen captures into dedicated GIFs with a single click. It’s worth noting that you won’t get any advanced editing options like other tools mentioned in the list, but Gyazo is still a reliable tool for users who want to animate screenshots.

Key Features:

● Capture screens and turn them into GIFs

● Animate pictures for free

● Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

04GIFmaker.me

GIFMaker.me is an online 3D photo animator that’s primarily designed to turn regular images into GIFs. Being an online tool, you have the liberty to access GIFmaker.me across different platforms, be it mobile or desktop. The online editor offers an easy-to-use interface and provides an array of built-in features that you can use to create stunning GIFs.

All you have to do is decide the motion by dragging the subjects across the screen and the tool will automatically replicate it in a loop. Apart from creating GIFs from still images, you can also use GIFmaker to add animations to your videos. The tool has several ready-to-use animation templates that you can apply to your videos with the simple drag-&-drop functionality.

Key Features:

● Merge multiple images to create a custom GIF

● Reduce the size or reverse the motion of a particular GIF

● No sign-in required. You can start creating animated images directly with GIFmaker.me

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Animated pictures can be used in different situations, be it for marketing purposes or simply for fun

● With dedicated tools, you can animate pictures all by yourself - without any professional assistance

● Wondershare Filmora Pro is an ideal video editing tool that provides a plethora of animation templates that you can apply to both videos and images.

Try It Free Try It Free

Not to mention, if you animate pictures, you’ll be able to stand apart in the crowd and maximize your brand exposure. By creating animated happy birthday images, you’ll be able to bring life to the still images.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through different ways to make animated images. Read this guide and you’ll be able to animate your images without any hassle.

In this article

01 [What are Animated Pictures?](#Part 1)

02 [Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures](#Part 3)

Part 1 What are Animated Pictures?

For readers who aren’t familiar with animated images, here’s what you need to know. An animated image (also referred to as GIF) is designed by adding motion to a still image. Remember all the funny cat memes you see on Instagram? Well, they are a great example of animated images.

However, it’s important to understand that the applications of animated images aren’t only limited to social media and marketing. You can even animate your family photos and add life to those 20-year old pictures you’ve been saving forever. Not to mention, you can also create animated images of your favorite superhero movie. Love the Justice League starcast? Simply pick your favorite superhero and you’ll get stunning Justice League animated images.

Part 2 Is It Possible to Animate Pictures On Your Own?

When it comes to animating images, the majority of users want to know if it’s at all possible to create animated images by themselves. Even though animating an image is a tedious task, it’s safe to say that you can do it without any external help.

Of course, if you choose a tool like Adobe Photoshop to do the job, you’ll be out of luck because of the steep learning curve. But, there are hundreds of other alternatives you can use to animate pictures. There are ready-to-use 3D photo animators online that’ll allow you to animate any image within a few seconds. These tools are equipped with pre-installed animation templates that you can apply to any image and bring life to them.

Part 3 4 Best Tools to Make Animated Pictures

So, now that you know the key benefits of animated pictures, let’s take a look at the seven best tools you can use to create stunning animated images. To ensure we provide you with a diverse list of photo animators, we have included both platform-dependent and cross-platform solutions to the list.

01Motion Leap

Motion Leap is a free 3D motion graphics generator that works on the Android platform. The tool offers an easy-to-use interface that editors can utilize to turn their still images into dedicated videos that play in loop. One of the major advantages of using Motion Leap for animating images is that it doesn’t leave a watermark on your pictures, even if you are using the free version of the tool. In fact, the free version offers all the necessary tools you’ll need to create animated pictures.

Since Motion Leap works on mobile, you don’t have to fire up your laptop every time you want to create an animated picture. Simply launch the app on your smartphone and you’ll be able to animate pictures right away. As of now, the only downside of Motion Leap is that it doesn’t save the output in GIF format, unless you have purchased the premium version.

Key Features:

● Add motion graphics by simply dragging objects on your screen

● Freeze specific areas within the image and apply dedicated filters

● Built-in editing panel to adjust different elements such as exposure, contrast, highlights, etc.

● Motion Leap is affordable

02Animate Me

Animate Me is an exclusive iOS 3D photo animator that you can install on your iDevices and animate different types of images instantly. Though the app isn’t targeted towards professional marketers, it’s a fun tool if you want to animate your family photos or create happy birthday animated images. The app is available for free, which means you can create fun animated pictures without paying a single penny.

In addition to animating pictures, you can also use Animate Me to animate videos and create visually appealing eCards. In case you don’t know, e-Cards are used to communicate with others in a fun manner. With dozens of built-in e-card templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality e-cards right away. These templates support complete customization - so you can also use your face to customize the e-card.

Key Features of Animate Me:

● Hundreds of ready-to-use e-card templates

● Add sound effects to the characters used in an e-card

● Animate images and videos right on your smartphone

03Gyazo

Gyazo is a desktop-based screen capture tool that’s primarily designed to capture full or a specific portion of the screen. The tool is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, which means you can use it across all desktop platforms without any hassle.

Apart from capturing screens, you can also use Gyazo to turn screen captures into dedicated GIFs with a single click. It’s worth noting that you won’t get any advanced editing options like other tools mentioned in the list, but Gyazo is still a reliable tool for users who want to animate screenshots.

Key Features:

● Capture screens and turn them into GIFs

● Animate pictures for free

● Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

04GIFmaker.me

GIFMaker.me is an online 3D photo animator that’s primarily designed to turn regular images into GIFs. Being an online tool, you have the liberty to access GIFmaker.me across different platforms, be it mobile or desktop. The online editor offers an easy-to-use interface and provides an array of built-in features that you can use to create stunning GIFs.

All you have to do is decide the motion by dragging the subjects across the screen and the tool will automatically replicate it in a loop. Apart from creating GIFs from still images, you can also use GIFmaker to add animations to your videos. The tool has several ready-to-use animation templates that you can apply to your videos with the simple drag-&-drop functionality.

Key Features:

● Merge multiple images to create a custom GIF

● Reduce the size or reverse the motion of a particular GIF

● No sign-in required. You can start creating animated images directly with GIFmaker.me

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Animated pictures can be used in different situations, be it for marketing purposes or simply for fun

● With dedicated tools, you can animate pictures all by yourself - without any professional assistance

● Wondershare Filmora Pro is an ideal video editing tool that provides a plethora of animation templates that you can apply to both videos and images.

Tips on How to Learn Graphics Animation

Tips for Learning Graphics Animation

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

Try It Free Try It Free

In the recent few years, videos have become the primary tool for marketers to attract their target customers. Unlike banners and pamphlets, videos are relatively more engaging and make it easier for marketers to establish a connection with the viewers. Now, each brand has different preferences when it comes to choosing the right video marketing strategy.

While some brands opt for conventional video advertisements, others get a bit creative and introduce graphics animation to their videos to make them more captivating. Of course, if you want to maximize the user’s attention and retain more customers, you would prefer the latter. Animated videos are more engaging and also sets the brand apart from the rest of the crowd.

In this article

01 [Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?](#Part 1)

02 [What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics](#Part 3)

04 [How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand Out](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?

So, why should you care about graphic design and animation? The answer is pretty simple - because these two concepts can help you step up your brand’s marketing game and attract maximum leads. By incorporating graphics and animations into your videos, you’ll be able to make them highly engaging.

However, user engagement isn’t the only reason why graphics and animations should be a part of your marketing strategy. They can also be used to simplify complex topics and explain them in an interactive manner. Let’s say you want to explain the overall working of a particular product. Instead of creating a boring tutorial, you can design explainer white paper animations to explain each step in detail and help viewers understand the overall dynamics of the product more conveniently.

Similarly, the applications of animated videos are endless. From product promotion to everyday marketing, they can help businesses in different scenarios and maximize the results.

Part 2 What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?

Now, whenever we talk about graphic animation videos, people often get confused between motion graphics and simple animations. While both these terms are in correlation, there are certain factors that separate motion graphics from animations. In layman terms, all motion graphics are animations, but not all animations are motion graphics. To give you a better clarity, we have explained both motion graphics and animations in detail.

01Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics are one of the sub-categories of animations that are primarily created to add motion to still images. The flashing logos you see on different websites are the perfect example of motion graphics. The primary objective of motion graphics is to make designs more appealing. A traditional website logo may not grab the visitor’s attention, but if it has a slight movement, it’ll most likely draw the eyeballs, even if someone is visiting the website for the first time. In general, designers apply motion graphics to objects and texts to enhance their visual appearance.

Moreover, motion graphics can also make it easier to educate people on a certain topic. For instance, a still image may not clarify the overall USPs of your brand. However, by designing a dedicated motion graphics, you’ll be able to explain everything and connect with the potential customers more effectively. Some designers also use motion graphics to simply uplift the overall visual appearance of their designs.

Whatever the reason, using motion graphics in 20can make you reach your marketing objectives more conveniently.

02Animations

Animation, on the other hand, is a general broader Umbrella term that’s used to define a wide variety of visual representations. As we mentioned earlier, motion graphics are also a part of graphics animations. However, animations aren’t just limited to moving text/objects. According to the official definition, an animation can be explained as a video in which motion is introduced to make static objects move in the landscape.

The general idea of an animation is to convey a storyline in an interactive manner while keeping the customers engaged. Animations are usually divided into two categories, i.e., animations and animations. White paper animations are a great example of animations as the entire movement is in a two-dimensional landscape. In animations, on the other hand, the movement is not restricted to two dimensions only. Cartoons and animated series are the perfect example of animations as the objects are allowed to move in a three dimensional landscape.

Part 3 5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics

So, now that you know how motion graphics differ from the regular animations, let’s understand the tactics to design motion graphics as a beginner. Of course, if you are planning to step into the world of animated videos, you are less likely to start with graphic animation videos. A better starting point would be something as simple as a motion graphics animation. Here are 5 tactics that’ll guide you the right way while creating a motion graphics animation for the first time.

01Start With a Template

Now, when it comes to designing a motion graphics animation, you can either start on a blank canvas or choose one of the ready-to-use templates to speed up the entire designing process. As an absolute beginner, it would be better to choose the latter as it’ll require less designing from your part.

Working on a blank canvas is quite a challenging task, especially when you don’t have years of experience as a designer. But, with a ready made template, you can start with the editing process right away. There are a plethora of editing platforms like Canva, PicArt, and Visme where you’ll find motion graphics templates. These templates are fully customizable, which means you can manipulate their design to meet your specific brand requirements.

02Be Subtle With Personal Branding

Now, even if you are choosing a built-in template, it would be crucial to customize its color scheme so that it matches the overall theme of your brand. Let’s say you are using red and white colors on your website. So, while designing the motion graphics, make sure to change its existing color scheme with red and white so that it can go with your website in a hassle-free manner.

In addition to the color scheme, you can also use other visual elements that represent your brand in the digital landscape. However, do not overdo the personal branding as it may also backfire and affect the quality of your motion graphics animation.

03Do Not Add Unnecessary Elements

It’s also worth noting that any unnecessary element in your motion graphics design will only make it cluttered and damage the overall user experience. Before you publish the motion graphics on any online portal, make sure to analyze it from users’ point-of-view. In case you find any invaluable elements, go ahead and remove them from the design.

04Design Multiple Variations

It’s not necessary that the first motion graphic you design will be worth publishing on your website. That’s why it’s always necessary to design multiple variations so that you can upload the most appealing design on your website. Some designers also A/B test their motion graphics design to choose the best design among all the variations. In any case, having multiple variations will only help you maintain the high market standards.

05Use GIF Format

Finally, once your motion graphics animation is ready, go ahead and save it in GIF format. With GIF format, you’ll be able to upload the picture across all platforms and ensure that the object movement inside the motion graphics doesn’t get affected at all.

Part 5 How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand out

At this point, you already know that designing a graphics animation requires a professional editing tool. While there are different options to choose from, we recommend using Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor . It’s a professional video editing tool that comes with a built-in media library where you’ll find hundreds of ready-to-use animation templates.

These templates are one-click away from being integrated into your videos, which means you’ll be able to design graphic animation videos in no time. The tool offers a timeline based editing panel that speeds up the entire editing process and makes your workflow much smoother. All the animation templates in Filmora are completely customizable. So, as an editor, you’ll be able to edit the template and customize it to match the overall storyline of your video.

Filmora is an ideal editing software for editors who want to add motion graphics and animations directly to their videos. Instead of switching to a different editing tool, Filmora will allow you to integrate the animations directly to your video and enjoy an uninterrupted workflow.

Some of the key features that make Filmora the perfect editing tool for motion graphics animation include:

● Built-in media library containing several animation templates

● Advanced editing features such as keyframing and motion graphics design

● Timeline-based user interface for quick editing

● Cross-platform compatibility

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● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Graphic animations and motion graphics have become the new go-to tool for marketers to promote their product/services

● A simple motion graphics can help you maximize the retention rate of your marketing campaigns due to their higher customer engagement

● If you want to add graphics animation to videos, install Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor on your system. With its ready-to-use animation templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality and visually stunning graphic animations in no time

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In the recent few years, videos have become the primary tool for marketers to attract their target customers. Unlike banners and pamphlets, videos are relatively more engaging and make it easier for marketers to establish a connection with the viewers. Now, each brand has different preferences when it comes to choosing the right video marketing strategy.

While some brands opt for conventional video advertisements, others get a bit creative and introduce graphics animation to their videos to make them more captivating. Of course, if you want to maximize the user’s attention and retain more customers, you would prefer the latter. Animated videos are more engaging and also sets the brand apart from the rest of the crowd.

In this article

01 [Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?](#Part 1)

02 [What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics](#Part 3)

04 [How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand Out](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?

So, why should you care about graphic design and animation? The answer is pretty simple - because these two concepts can help you step up your brand’s marketing game and attract maximum leads. By incorporating graphics and animations into your videos, you’ll be able to make them highly engaging.

However, user engagement isn’t the only reason why graphics and animations should be a part of your marketing strategy. They can also be used to simplify complex topics and explain them in an interactive manner. Let’s say you want to explain the overall working of a particular product. Instead of creating a boring tutorial, you can design explainer white paper animations to explain each step in detail and help viewers understand the overall dynamics of the product more conveniently.

Similarly, the applications of animated videos are endless. From product promotion to everyday marketing, they can help businesses in different scenarios and maximize the results.

Part 2 What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?

Now, whenever we talk about graphic animation videos, people often get confused between motion graphics and simple animations. While both these terms are in correlation, there are certain factors that separate motion graphics from animations. In layman terms, all motion graphics are animations, but not all animations are motion graphics. To give you a better clarity, we have explained both motion graphics and animations in detail.

01Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics are one of the sub-categories of animations that are primarily created to add motion to still images. The flashing logos you see on different websites are the perfect example of motion graphics. The primary objective of motion graphics is to make designs more appealing. A traditional website logo may not grab the visitor’s attention, but if it has a slight movement, it’ll most likely draw the eyeballs, even if someone is visiting the website for the first time. In general, designers apply motion graphics to objects and texts to enhance their visual appearance.

Moreover, motion graphics can also make it easier to educate people on a certain topic. For instance, a still image may not clarify the overall USPs of your brand. However, by designing a dedicated motion graphics, you’ll be able to explain everything and connect with the potential customers more effectively. Some designers also use motion graphics to simply uplift the overall visual appearance of their designs.

Whatever the reason, using motion graphics in 20can make you reach your marketing objectives more conveniently.

02Animations

Animation, on the other hand, is a general broader Umbrella term that’s used to define a wide variety of visual representations. As we mentioned earlier, motion graphics are also a part of graphics animations. However, animations aren’t just limited to moving text/objects. According to the official definition, an animation can be explained as a video in which motion is introduced to make static objects move in the landscape.

The general idea of an animation is to convey a storyline in an interactive manner while keeping the customers engaged. Animations are usually divided into two categories, i.e., animations and animations. White paper animations are a great example of animations as the entire movement is in a two-dimensional landscape. In animations, on the other hand, the movement is not restricted to two dimensions only. Cartoons and animated series are the perfect example of animations as the objects are allowed to move in a three dimensional landscape.

Part 3 5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics

So, now that you know how motion graphics differ from the regular animations, let’s understand the tactics to design motion graphics as a beginner. Of course, if you are planning to step into the world of animated videos, you are less likely to start with graphic animation videos. A better starting point would be something as simple as a motion graphics animation. Here are 5 tactics that’ll guide you the right way while creating a motion graphics animation for the first time.

01Start With a Template

Now, when it comes to designing a motion graphics animation, you can either start on a blank canvas or choose one of the ready-to-use templates to speed up the entire designing process. As an absolute beginner, it would be better to choose the latter as it’ll require less designing from your part.

Working on a blank canvas is quite a challenging task, especially when you don’t have years of experience as a designer. But, with a ready made template, you can start with the editing process right away. There are a plethora of editing platforms like Canva, PicArt, and Visme where you’ll find motion graphics templates. These templates are fully customizable, which means you can manipulate their design to meet your specific brand requirements.

02Be Subtle With Personal Branding

Now, even if you are choosing a built-in template, it would be crucial to customize its color scheme so that it matches the overall theme of your brand. Let’s say you are using red and white colors on your website. So, while designing the motion graphics, make sure to change its existing color scheme with red and white so that it can go with your website in a hassle-free manner.

In addition to the color scheme, you can also use other visual elements that represent your brand in the digital landscape. However, do not overdo the personal branding as it may also backfire and affect the quality of your motion graphics animation.

03Do Not Add Unnecessary Elements

It’s also worth noting that any unnecessary element in your motion graphics design will only make it cluttered and damage the overall user experience. Before you publish the motion graphics on any online portal, make sure to analyze it from users’ point-of-view. In case you find any invaluable elements, go ahead and remove them from the design.

04Design Multiple Variations

It’s not necessary that the first motion graphic you design will be worth publishing on your website. That’s why it’s always necessary to design multiple variations so that you can upload the most appealing design on your website. Some designers also A/B test their motion graphics design to choose the best design among all the variations. In any case, having multiple variations will only help you maintain the high market standards.

05Use GIF Format

Finally, once your motion graphics animation is ready, go ahead and save it in GIF format. With GIF format, you’ll be able to upload the picture across all platforms and ensure that the object movement inside the motion graphics doesn’t get affected at all.

Part 5 How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand out

At this point, you already know that designing a graphics animation requires a professional editing tool. While there are different options to choose from, we recommend using Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor . It’s a professional video editing tool that comes with a built-in media library where you’ll find hundreds of ready-to-use animation templates.

These templates are one-click away from being integrated into your videos, which means you’ll be able to design graphic animation videos in no time. The tool offers a timeline based editing panel that speeds up the entire editing process and makes your workflow much smoother. All the animation templates in Filmora are completely customizable. So, as an editor, you’ll be able to edit the template and customize it to match the overall storyline of your video.

Filmora is an ideal editing software for editors who want to add motion graphics and animations directly to their videos. Instead of switching to a different editing tool, Filmora will allow you to integrate the animations directly to your video and enjoy an uninterrupted workflow.

Some of the key features that make Filmora the perfect editing tool for motion graphics animation include:

● Built-in media library containing several animation templates

● Advanced editing features such as keyframing and motion graphics design

● Timeline-based user interface for quick editing

● Cross-platform compatibility

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● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Graphic animations and motion graphics have become the new go-to tool for marketers to promote their product/services

● A simple motion graphics can help you maximize the retention rate of your marketing campaigns due to their higher customer engagement

● If you want to add graphics animation to videos, install Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor on your system. With its ready-to-use animation templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality and visually stunning graphic animations in no time

Try It Free Try It Free

In the recent few years, videos have become the primary tool for marketers to attract their target customers. Unlike banners and pamphlets, videos are relatively more engaging and make it easier for marketers to establish a connection with the viewers. Now, each brand has different preferences when it comes to choosing the right video marketing strategy.

While some brands opt for conventional video advertisements, others get a bit creative and introduce graphics animation to their videos to make them more captivating. Of course, if you want to maximize the user’s attention and retain more customers, you would prefer the latter. Animated videos are more engaging and also sets the brand apart from the rest of the crowd.

In this article

01 [Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?](#Part 1)

02 [What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics](#Part 3)

04 [How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand Out](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?

So, why should you care about graphic design and animation? The answer is pretty simple - because these two concepts can help you step up your brand’s marketing game and attract maximum leads. By incorporating graphics and animations into your videos, you’ll be able to make them highly engaging.

However, user engagement isn’t the only reason why graphics and animations should be a part of your marketing strategy. They can also be used to simplify complex topics and explain them in an interactive manner. Let’s say you want to explain the overall working of a particular product. Instead of creating a boring tutorial, you can design explainer white paper animations to explain each step in detail and help viewers understand the overall dynamics of the product more conveniently.

Similarly, the applications of animated videos are endless. From product promotion to everyday marketing, they can help businesses in different scenarios and maximize the results.

Part 2 What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?

Now, whenever we talk about graphic animation videos, people often get confused between motion graphics and simple animations. While both these terms are in correlation, there are certain factors that separate motion graphics from animations. In layman terms, all motion graphics are animations, but not all animations are motion graphics. To give you a better clarity, we have explained both motion graphics and animations in detail.

01Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics are one of the sub-categories of animations that are primarily created to add motion to still images. The flashing logos you see on different websites are the perfect example of motion graphics. The primary objective of motion graphics is to make designs more appealing. A traditional website logo may not grab the visitor’s attention, but if it has a slight movement, it’ll most likely draw the eyeballs, even if someone is visiting the website for the first time. In general, designers apply motion graphics to objects and texts to enhance their visual appearance.

Moreover, motion graphics can also make it easier to educate people on a certain topic. For instance, a still image may not clarify the overall USPs of your brand. However, by designing a dedicated motion graphics, you’ll be able to explain everything and connect with the potential customers more effectively. Some designers also use motion graphics to simply uplift the overall visual appearance of their designs.

Whatever the reason, using motion graphics in 20can make you reach your marketing objectives more conveniently.

02Animations

Animation, on the other hand, is a general broader Umbrella term that’s used to define a wide variety of visual representations. As we mentioned earlier, motion graphics are also a part of graphics animations. However, animations aren’t just limited to moving text/objects. According to the official definition, an animation can be explained as a video in which motion is introduced to make static objects move in the landscape.

The general idea of an animation is to convey a storyline in an interactive manner while keeping the customers engaged. Animations are usually divided into two categories, i.e., animations and animations. White paper animations are a great example of animations as the entire movement is in a two-dimensional landscape. In animations, on the other hand, the movement is not restricted to two dimensions only. Cartoons and animated series are the perfect example of animations as the objects are allowed to move in a three dimensional landscape.

Part 3 5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics

So, now that you know how motion graphics differ from the regular animations, let’s understand the tactics to design motion graphics as a beginner. Of course, if you are planning to step into the world of animated videos, you are less likely to start with graphic animation videos. A better starting point would be something as simple as a motion graphics animation. Here are 5 tactics that’ll guide you the right way while creating a motion graphics animation for the first time.

01Start With a Template

Now, when it comes to designing a motion graphics animation, you can either start on a blank canvas or choose one of the ready-to-use templates to speed up the entire designing process. As an absolute beginner, it would be better to choose the latter as it’ll require less designing from your part.

Working on a blank canvas is quite a challenging task, especially when you don’t have years of experience as a designer. But, with a ready made template, you can start with the editing process right away. There are a plethora of editing platforms like Canva, PicArt, and Visme where you’ll find motion graphics templates. These templates are fully customizable, which means you can manipulate their design to meet your specific brand requirements.

02Be Subtle With Personal Branding

Now, even if you are choosing a built-in template, it would be crucial to customize its color scheme so that it matches the overall theme of your brand. Let’s say you are using red and white colors on your website. So, while designing the motion graphics, make sure to change its existing color scheme with red and white so that it can go with your website in a hassle-free manner.

In addition to the color scheme, you can also use other visual elements that represent your brand in the digital landscape. However, do not overdo the personal branding as it may also backfire and affect the quality of your motion graphics animation.

03Do Not Add Unnecessary Elements

It’s also worth noting that any unnecessary element in your motion graphics design will only make it cluttered and damage the overall user experience. Before you publish the motion graphics on any online portal, make sure to analyze it from users’ point-of-view. In case you find any invaluable elements, go ahead and remove them from the design.

04Design Multiple Variations

It’s not necessary that the first motion graphic you design will be worth publishing on your website. That’s why it’s always necessary to design multiple variations so that you can upload the most appealing design on your website. Some designers also A/B test their motion graphics design to choose the best design among all the variations. In any case, having multiple variations will only help you maintain the high market standards.

05Use GIF Format

Finally, once your motion graphics animation is ready, go ahead and save it in GIF format. With GIF format, you’ll be able to upload the picture across all platforms and ensure that the object movement inside the motion graphics doesn’t get affected at all.

Part 5 How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand out

At this point, you already know that designing a graphics animation requires a professional editing tool. While there are different options to choose from, we recommend using Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor . It’s a professional video editing tool that comes with a built-in media library where you’ll find hundreds of ready-to-use animation templates.

These templates are one-click away from being integrated into your videos, which means you’ll be able to design graphic animation videos in no time. The tool offers a timeline based editing panel that speeds up the entire editing process and makes your workflow much smoother. All the animation templates in Filmora are completely customizable. So, as an editor, you’ll be able to edit the template and customize it to match the overall storyline of your video.

Filmora is an ideal editing software for editors who want to add motion graphics and animations directly to their videos. Instead of switching to a different editing tool, Filmora will allow you to integrate the animations directly to your video and enjoy an uninterrupted workflow.

Some of the key features that make Filmora the perfect editing tool for motion graphics animation include:

● Built-in media library containing several animation templates

● Advanced editing features such as keyframing and motion graphics design

● Timeline-based user interface for quick editing

● Cross-platform compatibility

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● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Graphic animations and motion graphics have become the new go-to tool for marketers to promote their product/services

● A simple motion graphics can help you maximize the retention rate of your marketing campaigns due to their higher customer engagement

● If you want to add graphics animation to videos, install Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor on your system. With its ready-to-use animation templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality and visually stunning graphic animations in no time

Try It Free Try It Free

In the recent few years, videos have become the primary tool for marketers to attract their target customers. Unlike banners and pamphlets, videos are relatively more engaging and make it easier for marketers to establish a connection with the viewers. Now, each brand has different preferences when it comes to choosing the right video marketing strategy.

While some brands opt for conventional video advertisements, others get a bit creative and introduce graphics animation to their videos to make them more captivating. Of course, if you want to maximize the user’s attention and retain more customers, you would prefer the latter. Animated videos are more engaging and also sets the brand apart from the rest of the crowd.

In this article

01 [Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?](#Part 1)

02 [What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?](#Part 2)

03 [5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics](#Part 3)

04 [How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand Out](#Part 4)

Part 1 Why Study Graphic Design and Animation?

So, why should you care about graphic design and animation? The answer is pretty simple - because these two concepts can help you step up your brand’s marketing game and attract maximum leads. By incorporating graphics and animations into your videos, you’ll be able to make them highly engaging.

However, user engagement isn’t the only reason why graphics and animations should be a part of your marketing strategy. They can also be used to simplify complex topics and explain them in an interactive manner. Let’s say you want to explain the overall working of a particular product. Instead of creating a boring tutorial, you can design explainer white paper animations to explain each step in detail and help viewers understand the overall dynamics of the product more conveniently.

Similarly, the applications of animated videos are endless. From product promotion to everyday marketing, they can help businesses in different scenarios and maximize the results.

Part 2 What’s the Difference Between Motion Graphics and Animation?

Now, whenever we talk about graphic animation videos, people often get confused between motion graphics and simple animations. While both these terms are in correlation, there are certain factors that separate motion graphics from animations. In layman terms, all motion graphics are animations, but not all animations are motion graphics. To give you a better clarity, we have explained both motion graphics and animations in detail.

01Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics are one of the sub-categories of animations that are primarily created to add motion to still images. The flashing logos you see on different websites are the perfect example of motion graphics. The primary objective of motion graphics is to make designs more appealing. A traditional website logo may not grab the visitor’s attention, but if it has a slight movement, it’ll most likely draw the eyeballs, even if someone is visiting the website for the first time. In general, designers apply motion graphics to objects and texts to enhance their visual appearance.

Moreover, motion graphics can also make it easier to educate people on a certain topic. For instance, a still image may not clarify the overall USPs of your brand. However, by designing a dedicated motion graphics, you’ll be able to explain everything and connect with the potential customers more effectively. Some designers also use motion graphics to simply uplift the overall visual appearance of their designs.

Whatever the reason, using motion graphics in 20can make you reach your marketing objectives more conveniently.

02Animations

Animation, on the other hand, is a general broader Umbrella term that’s used to define a wide variety of visual representations. As we mentioned earlier, motion graphics are also a part of graphics animations. However, animations aren’t just limited to moving text/objects. According to the official definition, an animation can be explained as a video in which motion is introduced to make static objects move in the landscape.

The general idea of an animation is to convey a storyline in an interactive manner while keeping the customers engaged. Animations are usually divided into two categories, i.e., animations and animations. White paper animations are a great example of animations as the entire movement is in a two-dimensional landscape. In animations, on the other hand, the movement is not restricted to two dimensions only. Cartoons and animated series are the perfect example of animations as the objects are allowed to move in a three dimensional landscape.

Part 3 5 Graphic Design Techniques for Motion Graphics

So, now that you know how motion graphics differ from the regular animations, let’s understand the tactics to design motion graphics as a beginner. Of course, if you are planning to step into the world of animated videos, you are less likely to start with graphic animation videos. A better starting point would be something as simple as a motion graphics animation. Here are 5 tactics that’ll guide you the right way while creating a motion graphics animation for the first time.

01Start With a Template

Now, when it comes to designing a motion graphics animation, you can either start on a blank canvas or choose one of the ready-to-use templates to speed up the entire designing process. As an absolute beginner, it would be better to choose the latter as it’ll require less designing from your part.

Working on a blank canvas is quite a challenging task, especially when you don’t have years of experience as a designer. But, with a ready made template, you can start with the editing process right away. There are a plethora of editing platforms like Canva, PicArt, and Visme where you’ll find motion graphics templates. These templates are fully customizable, which means you can manipulate their design to meet your specific brand requirements.

02Be Subtle With Personal Branding

Now, even if you are choosing a built-in template, it would be crucial to customize its color scheme so that it matches the overall theme of your brand. Let’s say you are using red and white colors on your website. So, while designing the motion graphics, make sure to change its existing color scheme with red and white so that it can go with your website in a hassle-free manner.

In addition to the color scheme, you can also use other visual elements that represent your brand in the digital landscape. However, do not overdo the personal branding as it may also backfire and affect the quality of your motion graphics animation.

03Do Not Add Unnecessary Elements

It’s also worth noting that any unnecessary element in your motion graphics design will only make it cluttered and damage the overall user experience. Before you publish the motion graphics on any online portal, make sure to analyze it from users’ point-of-view. In case you find any invaluable elements, go ahead and remove them from the design.

04Design Multiple Variations

It’s not necessary that the first motion graphic you design will be worth publishing on your website. That’s why it’s always necessary to design multiple variations so that you can upload the most appealing design on your website. Some designers also A/B test their motion graphics design to choose the best design among all the variations. In any case, having multiple variations will only help you maintain the high market standards.

05Use GIF Format

Finally, once your motion graphics animation is ready, go ahead and save it in GIF format. With GIF format, you’ll be able to upload the picture across all platforms and ensure that the object movement inside the motion graphics doesn’t get affected at all.

Part 5 How to Create Animated Graphics That Stand out

At this point, you already know that designing a graphics animation requires a professional editing tool. While there are different options to choose from, we recommend using Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor . It’s a professional video editing tool that comes with a built-in media library where you’ll find hundreds of ready-to-use animation templates.

These templates are one-click away from being integrated into your videos, which means you’ll be able to design graphic animation videos in no time. The tool offers a timeline based editing panel that speeds up the entire editing process and makes your workflow much smoother. All the animation templates in Filmora are completely customizable. So, as an editor, you’ll be able to edit the template and customize it to match the overall storyline of your video.

Filmora is an ideal editing software for editors who want to add motion graphics and animations directly to their videos. Instead of switching to a different editing tool, Filmora will allow you to integrate the animations directly to your video and enjoy an uninterrupted workflow.

Some of the key features that make Filmora the perfect editing tool for motion graphics animation include:

● Built-in media library containing several animation templates

● Advanced editing features such as keyframing and motion graphics design

● Timeline-based user interface for quick editing

● Cross-platform compatibility

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● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Graphic animations and motion graphics have become the new go-to tool for marketers to promote their product/services

● A simple motion graphics can help you maximize the retention rate of your marketing campaigns due to their higher customer engagement

● If you want to add graphics animation to videos, install Wondershare Wondershare Filmora Video Editor on your system. With its ready-to-use animation templates, you’ll be able to create high-quality and visually stunning graphic animations in no time

10 Great Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

10 Awesome Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

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PowerPoints can be quite dull without anything to spice it up. So, this question is more than 100% warranted. Fortunately, we were able to pull together a tutorial on creating moving animation PowerPoint presentations.

Complete with some templates that you can start off with (if you’d prefer to make it as simple as possible for yourself.)

In this article

01 [6 Animated Powerpoint Templates with Interactive Features](#Part 1)

02 [How to Create a Moving Animation in Powerpoint](#Part 2)

03 [10 Moving Animation Powerpoint Techniques](#Part 3)

Part 1 6 Animated PowerPoint Templates with Interactive Features

The default people tend to-go-to when it comes to presentations are videos. As they tend to be more engaging on their own. For that, you’ll see people gravitating towards software like Filmora, which can create beautiful, eye-catching presentations that you can easily and quickly share. Not just to an immediate audience, but also on social media and the like.

However, of course, sometimes a personal touch is important in a presentation — important to have a ‘voice’ attached to the image on the screen. But just because this is the case, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go all out on your presentation. Hence, why moving animation PowerPoint templates are such a big deal:

01Company Presentation PowerPoint Template

For the first of the Moving Animation PowerPoint templates that we have to introduce, we chose the ‘Company Presentation PowerPoint Template.’ As you can perhaps guess from the name, it’s a very professional template. It comes with a total of 500 sample slides that you can choose from (50 of which are unique), and it’s set up with professional animations that can spice up your presentation without making it look gaudy or over-the-top.

02Move Animated PowerPoint Template

Next is the modern, minimalistic template called “Move Animated.” This one is a lot more versatile, with every single one of the 144 unique slides available suitably animated. The best part of it is definitely the easy way in which it can be used. With the modern, minimalistic style, it’s easy enough to remove the presets and replace them with suitable company or product images to promote your content, idea, or project.

0340 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint

Again, we have another modern and minimalistic kind of PowerPoint template with ‘40 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint.’ It comes with 40 modern slides, all of which come fully animated are easy enough to customize with your own branding or content.

04UNIGRAPH - Animated & Creative Template (PPTX)

For a bit more fun, our next template is “UNIGRAPH.” This still definitely fits the description ‘minimalistic’ but the pop of color and effects that it brings to the table gives it a different kind of vibe from all the others. No less professional, but certainly more fun. Of course, most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that each slide is smoothly animated.

05Graph & Charts PowerPoint Presentation

For this next one, we introduce a template set called “Graphs & Charts” for those who may want to present their products, projects, ideas, etc. in the shape of graphs and charts. It’s perfect for professionals, certainly. Especially with its clean look, brightened only by occasional pops of color that can be seen from the graphs and charts that it comes with.

06Laststyle - PowerPoint Template

This next PowerPoint template is most suited for businesses looking to promote their products. The creator of the template has provided five different colored versions of the template, each with 30 unique slides that were carefully sectioned with suitable animations.

Part 2 How to Create a Moving Animation in PowerPoint

Now we come to the point of the article where we speak directly to those who may want to experiment more by personally creating a moving animation PowerPoint. For this example, we’ll be teaching you how to create a path animation PowerPoint with the available tools that the software offers under ‘Animation.’ Stick around if you want to learn more.

01Step 1. Open Project.

First things first, of course. Start a new project. When you’ve started, move on to the Animation tab (which we’ve pointed out in the image below.)

02Step 2. Add Animation.

Then, make sure to select the object or model that you want to animate (in this case, we’ve inserted a 2D model of a businessman), and then click the ‘Add Animation’ button (shown in the image below.)

03Step 3. Choose Animation.

Under ‘Add Animation’ you’ll find several different options for animations that you can choose from. Of course, since our goal is to create a PowerPoint Motion Path Animation, we have selected one of the ‘Motion Path’ options.

04Step 4. Choose Motion Path Animation

In order to make motion animation in PowerPoint, you must select one of the offered ‘Motion Paths’ (i.e., Bounce, Line, Arcs, etc.) and then use the motion path tool that appears to control the direction you wish to make your character move.

In this example, we chose the ‘Lines’ motion path (1) and then used the line tool to create a path for our businessman model. To walk from the right side of the screen towards the left.

05Step 5. Adjust Animation.

With path animation PowerPoint complete, you can adjust as needed with the tools provided. For example, you can have the character start moving as soon as the slide opens, or wait until a minute has passed, you can extend the animation by changing duration, etc.

Part 3 10 Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

For this last step, we break down some important PowerPoint 3D Animation need-to-knows. Including the specifics provided by each of the options made available to you and why it’s important to explore every single one to create better and more professional-looking presentations.

01Transitions

When it comes to PowerPoint presentations, most people are no doubt the most familiar with ‘Transitions’ when talking in terms of adding animation into a presentation. This one decides whether you want to shift from one slide to another smoothly, or if you want the previous slide to break into splinters, or rotate into the next slide, and so on and so forth. It’s an ‘in-between’ animation that signals where one ends and the other begins.

02Animations

Now, for the ‘Animations’ tab, we focus on animations that occur in the slide (not in-between like transitions). This can include a wide array of things. Whether it be characters moving (like shown in the tutorial we provided), text boxes appearing and disappearing in short order, images bouncing into view in dramatic fashion, and so on and so forth. There’s lots of potential here.

03Animation - Start

We mentioned this previously in the tutorial, but PowerPoint (which does not offer the more advanced 3D customization options), does still give you the freedom to choose how you want certain animations to work.

In the case of the ‘Animations-Start’ option, the goal is to decide when an animation starts playing. Do you want it to start after a click? Or maybe you want it to start up immediately? Whatever the case may be, this function will let you choose the specifics.

044. Animation - Duration

Next, we decide how long you want the animation to last. For example, if you chose to add a PowerPoint 3D rotation animation into a character, how long do you want it to spin before it settles into place? Perhaps only a second? Perhaps more? Whatever you chose, this is the option that will let you finalize that.

05Animation - Delay

This one is self-explanatory as well. But suffice to say, the ‘Delay’ option is for deciding how much an animation is delayed before starting. For example, if you chose to start it ‘On Click’ you can increase the delay to keep it from playing immediately on click.

06Break Up Presentation into Sections

A lot of PowerPoint templates, you’ll find, are naturally broken into sections. This is because it is easier to consume it in that way. It’s also a good signal to your audience as to what point of the presentation you are on. Are you in the beginning? The middle? Near the end? Etc. In this case, the best option for showing it is transitions that separate the sections from one another.

07Add Animation - Entrance

As promised earlier, we’ll be going through each type of animation is available under the ‘Add Animation’ option. The first is “Entrance” animations. This one is pretty easy to guess. It makes up a variety of animations that serve as its entrance animation. Here are some examples:

● Appear: To have objects appear without any other effect.

● Fade: To have objects fade into view.

● Bounce: To have objects bounce into view.

● Swivel: To have objects swivel into view.

08Add Animation - Emphasis

This next animation style is to give emphasis to an already-present object. For example, at a click, you can have a text box ‘Pulse’ and become the center of attention. You can change ‘Object Color’ to make it stand out. And so on.

099. Add Animation - Exit

Opposite of the ‘Entrance’ animations are the ‘Exit’ animations. You’ll notice that the style of animations is the same here. The only difference is that the animations occur to exit the project out of the presentation. For example, an image exiting to reveal text. Or text flying out to be replaced with more text, etc.

10Add Animation - Motion Path

We’ve already mentioned the PowerPoint Motion Path animation style previously, but just to reiterate some things, this is the most customizable animation feature on PowerPoint. One that allows you to move objects across the slide in whatever way you wish. In our example, we created a motion path animation that took the character from the center of the screen to the left of the screen.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● While videos are the most popular way to share information, there are some presentations that require a heavier guiding hand.

● In these situations, a PowerPoint presentation, carefully animated, can serve in place of an edited video.

● There are templates available that you can take advantage of if you’d prefer to start with something to work from. We introduced some in this article that we think were particularly notable.

● But, of course, more careful personalization is sometimes necessary. In that case, we hope that you find our tutorial and our list of PowerPoint techniques helpful.

Try It Free Try It Free

PowerPoints can be quite dull without anything to spice it up. So, this question is more than 100% warranted. Fortunately, we were able to pull together a tutorial on creating moving animation PowerPoint presentations.

Complete with some templates that you can start off with (if you’d prefer to make it as simple as possible for yourself.)

In this article

01 [6 Animated Powerpoint Templates with Interactive Features](#Part 1)

02 [How to Create a Moving Animation in Powerpoint](#Part 2)

03 [10 Moving Animation Powerpoint Techniques](#Part 3)

Part 1 6 Animated PowerPoint Templates with Interactive Features

The default people tend to-go-to when it comes to presentations are videos. As they tend to be more engaging on their own. For that, you’ll see people gravitating towards software like Filmora, which can create beautiful, eye-catching presentations that you can easily and quickly share. Not just to an immediate audience, but also on social media and the like.

However, of course, sometimes a personal touch is important in a presentation — important to have a ‘voice’ attached to the image on the screen. But just because this is the case, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go all out on your presentation. Hence, why moving animation PowerPoint templates are such a big deal:

01Company Presentation PowerPoint Template

For the first of the Moving Animation PowerPoint templates that we have to introduce, we chose the ‘Company Presentation PowerPoint Template.’ As you can perhaps guess from the name, it’s a very professional template. It comes with a total of 500 sample slides that you can choose from (50 of which are unique), and it’s set up with professional animations that can spice up your presentation without making it look gaudy or over-the-top.

02Move Animated PowerPoint Template

Next is the modern, minimalistic template called “Move Animated.” This one is a lot more versatile, with every single one of the 144 unique slides available suitably animated. The best part of it is definitely the easy way in which it can be used. With the modern, minimalistic style, it’s easy enough to remove the presets and replace them with suitable company or product images to promote your content, idea, or project.

0340 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint

Again, we have another modern and minimalistic kind of PowerPoint template with ‘40 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint.’ It comes with 40 modern slides, all of which come fully animated are easy enough to customize with your own branding or content.

04UNIGRAPH - Animated & Creative Template (PPTX)

For a bit more fun, our next template is “UNIGRAPH.” This still definitely fits the description ‘minimalistic’ but the pop of color and effects that it brings to the table gives it a different kind of vibe from all the others. No less professional, but certainly more fun. Of course, most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that each slide is smoothly animated.

05Graph & Charts PowerPoint Presentation

For this next one, we introduce a template set called “Graphs & Charts” for those who may want to present their products, projects, ideas, etc. in the shape of graphs and charts. It’s perfect for professionals, certainly. Especially with its clean look, brightened only by occasional pops of color that can be seen from the graphs and charts that it comes with.

06Laststyle - PowerPoint Template

This next PowerPoint template is most suited for businesses looking to promote their products. The creator of the template has provided five different colored versions of the template, each with 30 unique slides that were carefully sectioned with suitable animations.

Part 2 How to Create a Moving Animation in PowerPoint

Now we come to the point of the article where we speak directly to those who may want to experiment more by personally creating a moving animation PowerPoint. For this example, we’ll be teaching you how to create a path animation PowerPoint with the available tools that the software offers under ‘Animation.’ Stick around if you want to learn more.

01Step 1. Open Project.

First things first, of course. Start a new project. When you’ve started, move on to the Animation tab (which we’ve pointed out in the image below.)

02Step 2. Add Animation.

Then, make sure to select the object or model that you want to animate (in this case, we’ve inserted a 2D model of a businessman), and then click the ‘Add Animation’ button (shown in the image below.)

03Step 3. Choose Animation.

Under ‘Add Animation’ you’ll find several different options for animations that you can choose from. Of course, since our goal is to create a PowerPoint Motion Path Animation, we have selected one of the ‘Motion Path’ options.

04Step 4. Choose Motion Path Animation

In order to make motion animation in PowerPoint, you must select one of the offered ‘Motion Paths’ (i.e., Bounce, Line, Arcs, etc.) and then use the motion path tool that appears to control the direction you wish to make your character move.

In this example, we chose the ‘Lines’ motion path (1) and then used the line tool to create a path for our businessman model. To walk from the right side of the screen towards the left.

05Step 5. Adjust Animation.

With path animation PowerPoint complete, you can adjust as needed with the tools provided. For example, you can have the character start moving as soon as the slide opens, or wait until a minute has passed, you can extend the animation by changing duration, etc.

Part 3 10 Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

For this last step, we break down some important PowerPoint 3D Animation need-to-knows. Including the specifics provided by each of the options made available to you and why it’s important to explore every single one to create better and more professional-looking presentations.

01Transitions

When it comes to PowerPoint presentations, most people are no doubt the most familiar with ‘Transitions’ when talking in terms of adding animation into a presentation. This one decides whether you want to shift from one slide to another smoothly, or if you want the previous slide to break into splinters, or rotate into the next slide, and so on and so forth. It’s an ‘in-between’ animation that signals where one ends and the other begins.

02Animations

Now, for the ‘Animations’ tab, we focus on animations that occur in the slide (not in-between like transitions). This can include a wide array of things. Whether it be characters moving (like shown in the tutorial we provided), text boxes appearing and disappearing in short order, images bouncing into view in dramatic fashion, and so on and so forth. There’s lots of potential here.

03Animation - Start

We mentioned this previously in the tutorial, but PowerPoint (which does not offer the more advanced 3D customization options), does still give you the freedom to choose how you want certain animations to work.

In the case of the ‘Animations-Start’ option, the goal is to decide when an animation starts playing. Do you want it to start after a click? Or maybe you want it to start up immediately? Whatever the case may be, this function will let you choose the specifics.

044. Animation - Duration

Next, we decide how long you want the animation to last. For example, if you chose to add a PowerPoint 3D rotation animation into a character, how long do you want it to spin before it settles into place? Perhaps only a second? Perhaps more? Whatever you chose, this is the option that will let you finalize that.

05Animation - Delay

This one is self-explanatory as well. But suffice to say, the ‘Delay’ option is for deciding how much an animation is delayed before starting. For example, if you chose to start it ‘On Click’ you can increase the delay to keep it from playing immediately on click.

06Break Up Presentation into Sections

A lot of PowerPoint templates, you’ll find, are naturally broken into sections. This is because it is easier to consume it in that way. It’s also a good signal to your audience as to what point of the presentation you are on. Are you in the beginning? The middle? Near the end? Etc. In this case, the best option for showing it is transitions that separate the sections from one another.

07Add Animation - Entrance

As promised earlier, we’ll be going through each type of animation is available under the ‘Add Animation’ option. The first is “Entrance” animations. This one is pretty easy to guess. It makes up a variety of animations that serve as its entrance animation. Here are some examples:

● Appear: To have objects appear without any other effect.

● Fade: To have objects fade into view.

● Bounce: To have objects bounce into view.

● Swivel: To have objects swivel into view.

08Add Animation - Emphasis

This next animation style is to give emphasis to an already-present object. For example, at a click, you can have a text box ‘Pulse’ and become the center of attention. You can change ‘Object Color’ to make it stand out. And so on.

099. Add Animation - Exit

Opposite of the ‘Entrance’ animations are the ‘Exit’ animations. You’ll notice that the style of animations is the same here. The only difference is that the animations occur to exit the project out of the presentation. For example, an image exiting to reveal text. Or text flying out to be replaced with more text, etc.

10Add Animation - Motion Path

We’ve already mentioned the PowerPoint Motion Path animation style previously, but just to reiterate some things, this is the most customizable animation feature on PowerPoint. One that allows you to move objects across the slide in whatever way you wish. In our example, we created a motion path animation that took the character from the center of the screen to the left of the screen.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● While videos are the most popular way to share information, there are some presentations that require a heavier guiding hand.

● In these situations, a PowerPoint presentation, carefully animated, can serve in place of an edited video.

● There are templates available that you can take advantage of if you’d prefer to start with something to work from. We introduced some in this article that we think were particularly notable.

● But, of course, more careful personalization is sometimes necessary. In that case, we hope that you find our tutorial and our list of PowerPoint techniques helpful.

Try It Free Try It Free

PowerPoints can be quite dull without anything to spice it up. So, this question is more than 100% warranted. Fortunately, we were able to pull together a tutorial on creating moving animation PowerPoint presentations.

Complete with some templates that you can start off with (if you’d prefer to make it as simple as possible for yourself.)

In this article

01 [6 Animated Powerpoint Templates with Interactive Features](#Part 1)

02 [How to Create a Moving Animation in Powerpoint](#Part 2)

03 [10 Moving Animation Powerpoint Techniques](#Part 3)

Part 1 6 Animated PowerPoint Templates with Interactive Features

The default people tend to-go-to when it comes to presentations are videos. As they tend to be more engaging on their own. For that, you’ll see people gravitating towards software like Filmora, which can create beautiful, eye-catching presentations that you can easily and quickly share. Not just to an immediate audience, but also on social media and the like.

However, of course, sometimes a personal touch is important in a presentation — important to have a ‘voice’ attached to the image on the screen. But just because this is the case, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go all out on your presentation. Hence, why moving animation PowerPoint templates are such a big deal:

01Company Presentation PowerPoint Template

For the first of the Moving Animation PowerPoint templates that we have to introduce, we chose the ‘Company Presentation PowerPoint Template.’ As you can perhaps guess from the name, it’s a very professional template. It comes with a total of 500 sample slides that you can choose from (50 of which are unique), and it’s set up with professional animations that can spice up your presentation without making it look gaudy or over-the-top.

02Move Animated PowerPoint Template

Next is the modern, minimalistic template called “Move Animated.” This one is a lot more versatile, with every single one of the 144 unique slides available suitably animated. The best part of it is definitely the easy way in which it can be used. With the modern, minimalistic style, it’s easy enough to remove the presets and replace them with suitable company or product images to promote your content, idea, or project.

0340 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint

Again, we have another modern and minimalistic kind of PowerPoint template with ‘40 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint.’ It comes with 40 modern slides, all of which come fully animated are easy enough to customize with your own branding or content.

04UNIGRAPH - Animated & Creative Template (PPTX)

For a bit more fun, our next template is “UNIGRAPH.” This still definitely fits the description ‘minimalistic’ but the pop of color and effects that it brings to the table gives it a different kind of vibe from all the others. No less professional, but certainly more fun. Of course, most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that each slide is smoothly animated.

05Graph & Charts PowerPoint Presentation

For this next one, we introduce a template set called “Graphs & Charts” for those who may want to present their products, projects, ideas, etc. in the shape of graphs and charts. It’s perfect for professionals, certainly. Especially with its clean look, brightened only by occasional pops of color that can be seen from the graphs and charts that it comes with.

06Laststyle - PowerPoint Template

This next PowerPoint template is most suited for businesses looking to promote their products. The creator of the template has provided five different colored versions of the template, each with 30 unique slides that were carefully sectioned with suitable animations.

Part 2 How to Create a Moving Animation in PowerPoint

Now we come to the point of the article where we speak directly to those who may want to experiment more by personally creating a moving animation PowerPoint. For this example, we’ll be teaching you how to create a path animation PowerPoint with the available tools that the software offers under ‘Animation.’ Stick around if you want to learn more.

01Step 1. Open Project.

First things first, of course. Start a new project. When you’ve started, move on to the Animation tab (which we’ve pointed out in the image below.)

02Step 2. Add Animation.

Then, make sure to select the object or model that you want to animate (in this case, we’ve inserted a 2D model of a businessman), and then click the ‘Add Animation’ button (shown in the image below.)

03Step 3. Choose Animation.

Under ‘Add Animation’ you’ll find several different options for animations that you can choose from. Of course, since our goal is to create a PowerPoint Motion Path Animation, we have selected one of the ‘Motion Path’ options.

04Step 4. Choose Motion Path Animation

In order to make motion animation in PowerPoint, you must select one of the offered ‘Motion Paths’ (i.e., Bounce, Line, Arcs, etc.) and then use the motion path tool that appears to control the direction you wish to make your character move.

In this example, we chose the ‘Lines’ motion path (1) and then used the line tool to create a path for our businessman model. To walk from the right side of the screen towards the left.

05Step 5. Adjust Animation.

With path animation PowerPoint complete, you can adjust as needed with the tools provided. For example, you can have the character start moving as soon as the slide opens, or wait until a minute has passed, you can extend the animation by changing duration, etc.

Part 3 10 Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

For this last step, we break down some important PowerPoint 3D Animation need-to-knows. Including the specifics provided by each of the options made available to you and why it’s important to explore every single one to create better and more professional-looking presentations.

01Transitions

When it comes to PowerPoint presentations, most people are no doubt the most familiar with ‘Transitions’ when talking in terms of adding animation into a presentation. This one decides whether you want to shift from one slide to another smoothly, or if you want the previous slide to break into splinters, or rotate into the next slide, and so on and so forth. It’s an ‘in-between’ animation that signals where one ends and the other begins.

02Animations

Now, for the ‘Animations’ tab, we focus on animations that occur in the slide (not in-between like transitions). This can include a wide array of things. Whether it be characters moving (like shown in the tutorial we provided), text boxes appearing and disappearing in short order, images bouncing into view in dramatic fashion, and so on and so forth. There’s lots of potential here.

03Animation - Start

We mentioned this previously in the tutorial, but PowerPoint (which does not offer the more advanced 3D customization options), does still give you the freedom to choose how you want certain animations to work.

In the case of the ‘Animations-Start’ option, the goal is to decide when an animation starts playing. Do you want it to start after a click? Or maybe you want it to start up immediately? Whatever the case may be, this function will let you choose the specifics.

044. Animation - Duration

Next, we decide how long you want the animation to last. For example, if you chose to add a PowerPoint 3D rotation animation into a character, how long do you want it to spin before it settles into place? Perhaps only a second? Perhaps more? Whatever you chose, this is the option that will let you finalize that.

05Animation - Delay

This one is self-explanatory as well. But suffice to say, the ‘Delay’ option is for deciding how much an animation is delayed before starting. For example, if you chose to start it ‘On Click’ you can increase the delay to keep it from playing immediately on click.

06Break Up Presentation into Sections

A lot of PowerPoint templates, you’ll find, are naturally broken into sections. This is because it is easier to consume it in that way. It’s also a good signal to your audience as to what point of the presentation you are on. Are you in the beginning? The middle? Near the end? Etc. In this case, the best option for showing it is transitions that separate the sections from one another.

07Add Animation - Entrance

As promised earlier, we’ll be going through each type of animation is available under the ‘Add Animation’ option. The first is “Entrance” animations. This one is pretty easy to guess. It makes up a variety of animations that serve as its entrance animation. Here are some examples:

● Appear: To have objects appear without any other effect.

● Fade: To have objects fade into view.

● Bounce: To have objects bounce into view.

● Swivel: To have objects swivel into view.

08Add Animation - Emphasis

This next animation style is to give emphasis to an already-present object. For example, at a click, you can have a text box ‘Pulse’ and become the center of attention. You can change ‘Object Color’ to make it stand out. And so on.

099. Add Animation - Exit

Opposite of the ‘Entrance’ animations are the ‘Exit’ animations. You’ll notice that the style of animations is the same here. The only difference is that the animations occur to exit the project out of the presentation. For example, an image exiting to reveal text. Or text flying out to be replaced with more text, etc.

10Add Animation - Motion Path

We’ve already mentioned the PowerPoint Motion Path animation style previously, but just to reiterate some things, this is the most customizable animation feature on PowerPoint. One that allows you to move objects across the slide in whatever way you wish. In our example, we created a motion path animation that took the character from the center of the screen to the left of the screen.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● While videos are the most popular way to share information, there are some presentations that require a heavier guiding hand.

● In these situations, a PowerPoint presentation, carefully animated, can serve in place of an edited video.

● There are templates available that you can take advantage of if you’d prefer to start with something to work from. We introduced some in this article that we think were particularly notable.

● But, of course, more careful personalization is sometimes necessary. In that case, we hope that you find our tutorial and our list of PowerPoint techniques helpful.

Try It Free Try It Free

PowerPoints can be quite dull without anything to spice it up. So, this question is more than 100% warranted. Fortunately, we were able to pull together a tutorial on creating moving animation PowerPoint presentations.

Complete with some templates that you can start off with (if you’d prefer to make it as simple as possible for yourself.)

In this article

01 [6 Animated Powerpoint Templates with Interactive Features](#Part 1)

02 [How to Create a Moving Animation in Powerpoint](#Part 2)

03 [10 Moving Animation Powerpoint Techniques](#Part 3)

Part 1 6 Animated PowerPoint Templates with Interactive Features

The default people tend to-go-to when it comes to presentations are videos. As they tend to be more engaging on their own. For that, you’ll see people gravitating towards software like Filmora, which can create beautiful, eye-catching presentations that you can easily and quickly share. Not just to an immediate audience, but also on social media and the like.

However, of course, sometimes a personal touch is important in a presentation — important to have a ‘voice’ attached to the image on the screen. But just because this is the case, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go all out on your presentation. Hence, why moving animation PowerPoint templates are such a big deal:

01Company Presentation PowerPoint Template

For the first of the Moving Animation PowerPoint templates that we have to introduce, we chose the ‘Company Presentation PowerPoint Template.’ As you can perhaps guess from the name, it’s a very professional template. It comes with a total of 500 sample slides that you can choose from (50 of which are unique), and it’s set up with professional animations that can spice up your presentation without making it look gaudy or over-the-top.

02Move Animated PowerPoint Template

Next is the modern, minimalistic template called “Move Animated.” This one is a lot more versatile, with every single one of the 144 unique slides available suitably animated. The best part of it is definitely the easy way in which it can be used. With the modern, minimalistic style, it’s easy enough to remove the presets and replace them with suitable company or product images to promote your content, idea, or project.

0340 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint

Again, we have another modern and minimalistic kind of PowerPoint template with ‘40 Animated Conceptual Slides for PowerPoint.’ It comes with 40 modern slides, all of which come fully animated are easy enough to customize with your own branding or content.

04UNIGRAPH - Animated & Creative Template (PPTX)

For a bit more fun, our next template is “UNIGRAPH.” This still definitely fits the description ‘minimalistic’ but the pop of color and effects that it brings to the table gives it a different kind of vibe from all the others. No less professional, but certainly more fun. Of course, most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that each slide is smoothly animated.

05Graph & Charts PowerPoint Presentation

For this next one, we introduce a template set called “Graphs & Charts” for those who may want to present their products, projects, ideas, etc. in the shape of graphs and charts. It’s perfect for professionals, certainly. Especially with its clean look, brightened only by occasional pops of color that can be seen from the graphs and charts that it comes with.

06Laststyle - PowerPoint Template

This next PowerPoint template is most suited for businesses looking to promote their products. The creator of the template has provided five different colored versions of the template, each with 30 unique slides that were carefully sectioned with suitable animations.

Part 2 How to Create a Moving Animation in PowerPoint

Now we come to the point of the article where we speak directly to those who may want to experiment more by personally creating a moving animation PowerPoint. For this example, we’ll be teaching you how to create a path animation PowerPoint with the available tools that the software offers under ‘Animation.’ Stick around if you want to learn more.

01Step 1. Open Project.

First things first, of course. Start a new project. When you’ve started, move on to the Animation tab (which we’ve pointed out in the image below.)

02Step 2. Add Animation.

Then, make sure to select the object or model that you want to animate (in this case, we’ve inserted a 2D model of a businessman), and then click the ‘Add Animation’ button (shown in the image below.)

03Step 3. Choose Animation.

Under ‘Add Animation’ you’ll find several different options for animations that you can choose from. Of course, since our goal is to create a PowerPoint Motion Path Animation, we have selected one of the ‘Motion Path’ options.

04Step 4. Choose Motion Path Animation

In order to make motion animation in PowerPoint, you must select one of the offered ‘Motion Paths’ (i.e., Bounce, Line, Arcs, etc.) and then use the motion path tool that appears to control the direction you wish to make your character move.

In this example, we chose the ‘Lines’ motion path (1) and then used the line tool to create a path for our businessman model. To walk from the right side of the screen towards the left.

05Step 5. Adjust Animation.

With path animation PowerPoint complete, you can adjust as needed with the tools provided. For example, you can have the character start moving as soon as the slide opens, or wait until a minute has passed, you can extend the animation by changing duration, etc.

Part 3 10 Moving Animation PowerPoint Techniques

For this last step, we break down some important PowerPoint 3D Animation need-to-knows. Including the specifics provided by each of the options made available to you and why it’s important to explore every single one to create better and more professional-looking presentations.

01Transitions

When it comes to PowerPoint presentations, most people are no doubt the most familiar with ‘Transitions’ when talking in terms of adding animation into a presentation. This one decides whether you want to shift from one slide to another smoothly, or if you want the previous slide to break into splinters, or rotate into the next slide, and so on and so forth. It’s an ‘in-between’ animation that signals where one ends and the other begins.

02Animations

Now, for the ‘Animations’ tab, we focus on animations that occur in the slide (not in-between like transitions). This can include a wide array of things. Whether it be characters moving (like shown in the tutorial we provided), text boxes appearing and disappearing in short order, images bouncing into view in dramatic fashion, and so on and so forth. There’s lots of potential here.

03Animation - Start

We mentioned this previously in the tutorial, but PowerPoint (which does not offer the more advanced 3D customization options), does still give you the freedom to choose how you want certain animations to work.

In the case of the ‘Animations-Start’ option, the goal is to decide when an animation starts playing. Do you want it to start after a click? Or maybe you want it to start up immediately? Whatever the case may be, this function will let you choose the specifics.

044. Animation - Duration

Next, we decide how long you want the animation to last. For example, if you chose to add a PowerPoint 3D rotation animation into a character, how long do you want it to spin before it settles into place? Perhaps only a second? Perhaps more? Whatever you chose, this is the option that will let you finalize that.

05Animation - Delay

This one is self-explanatory as well. But suffice to say, the ‘Delay’ option is for deciding how much an animation is delayed before starting. For example, if you chose to start it ‘On Click’ you can increase the delay to keep it from playing immediately on click.

06Break Up Presentation into Sections

A lot of PowerPoint templates, you’ll find, are naturally broken into sections. This is because it is easier to consume it in that way. It’s also a good signal to your audience as to what point of the presentation you are on. Are you in the beginning? The middle? Near the end? Etc. In this case, the best option for showing it is transitions that separate the sections from one another.

07Add Animation - Entrance

As promised earlier, we’ll be going through each type of animation is available under the ‘Add Animation’ option. The first is “Entrance” animations. This one is pretty easy to guess. It makes up a variety of animations that serve as its entrance animation. Here are some examples:

● Appear: To have objects appear without any other effect.

● Fade: To have objects fade into view.

● Bounce: To have objects bounce into view.

● Swivel: To have objects swivel into view.

08Add Animation - Emphasis

This next animation style is to give emphasis to an already-present object. For example, at a click, you can have a text box ‘Pulse’ and become the center of attention. You can change ‘Object Color’ to make it stand out. And so on.

099. Add Animation - Exit

Opposite of the ‘Entrance’ animations are the ‘Exit’ animations. You’ll notice that the style of animations is the same here. The only difference is that the animations occur to exit the project out of the presentation. For example, an image exiting to reveal text. Or text flying out to be replaced with more text, etc.

10Add Animation - Motion Path

We’ve already mentioned the PowerPoint Motion Path animation style previously, but just to reiterate some things, this is the most customizable animation feature on PowerPoint. One that allows you to move objects across the slide in whatever way you wish. In our example, we created a motion path animation that took the character from the center of the screen to the left of the screen.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● While videos are the most popular way to share information, there are some presentations that require a heavier guiding hand.

● In these situations, a PowerPoint presentation, carefully animated, can serve in place of an edited video.

● There are templates available that you can take advantage of if you’d prefer to start with something to work from. We introduced some in this article that we think were particularly notable.

● But, of course, more careful personalization is sometimes necessary. In that case, we hope that you find our tutorial and our list of PowerPoint techniques helpful.

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