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Any suggestions for the 2D/2.5D animation software or plugins for me?

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Any suggestions for the 2D/2.5D animation software or plugins for me?

Hey all,

I'm getting back into animation after several years of hiatus after graduating college for digital animation but I don't know if there's a program or plugin that could help me animate how I would like to now. I could use some suggestions! :)

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I basically want Illustrator but with a few extra features:

1) Must still have:

a) warp/liquify tool

b) stacking layers 

c) blob brush

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2) Must have basic animation tools:

a) Keyframing

b) Onion skin of a few frames

c) easy looping 

d) multiple layers of animation

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3) In addition, I want:

a) full-body IK

b) custom skeleton and constraints/parenting 

c) lock and unlock skeleton orientation and animate interaction 

d) create like blend shapes linking to triggers/drivers [timeline, angle of joint, etc] 

e) physics and [ideally] collisions on objects 

f) change the intensity of any modification and animation with a slider like Mudbox has

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Lastly, it'd be amazing if it had a pipeline to work with Unity with the IK Skeleton

and Photoshop or had sufficient shading, layer styles, and masking tools.

Thanks and all the best!

Edited by: Brinzer Decalli on 08/29/2020 - 11:07am
Here Ya Go

Here Ya Go

Ok So I Dont know if these have ALL of teh features you asked but they sure have most of them.

Free

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Krita is the BEST free one. It has most of the features Photoshop does and u can do animation and digital art.

 

PAID

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1) Adobe Animate CC

This is the most famous one. Every professional uses it. Tho it's for $20 per month.

2) Toon Boom Harmony

This is also a GREAT software for 2D and 3D but the catch is....$109 Per month.

So if you can afford to pay, get animate cc, but in free KRITA is the best.