Flipbooks.

What if you are more comfortable with writing words than you are with drawing pictures? Perfect for any of you who want to learn to animate but maybe don’t know how to start.

Solution: Let’s animate text, then.

Useful: What about an animated text message you can give as a gift? Or a GIF (if you film the ‘flip’ using a timelapse app).

I made a Flipbook Tutorial for you. It’s something small ( 3″x3″) and it’s something you can do in minutes. All you need is a post-it (or sticky note) pad and a pencil. You provide your own messages, whether they are heartfelt or goofy or an inside joke… The inside jokes tend to be keepsakes.


(If you make one or many, I would love to see them. Please let me know where I can see them in the comments.)