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    SUPER DECENT stop motion ANIMATION tricks! ► Reference, Replace, Repeat, Reconsider, Rectify…

    May 26, 2023 /

    Here are a handful of techniques you can use to make your own stop-motion animations QUICKLY! STICKYBONES ANIMATION FIGURE/TOOL: http://www.stickybones.com ATOMSTACK FB2 ENCLOSURE: https://www.atomstack.com/collections… DRAGONFRAME ANIMATION SOFTWARE: https://www.dragonframe.com

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    How to build “Enoch” from Over the Garden Wall

    October 19, 2024
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    “It runs STRONG in my family…” (LEGO Stop-Motion Animation)

    May 24, 2023 /

    Just a short animated snippet from an upcoming episode about ECONOMICAL STOP-MOTION ANIMATION.

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    How I make SIMPLE MUSIC for YouTube videos, one track at a time

    September 27, 2024

    (PART 2) 7 BEST INDIE MOVIES YOU’VE (probably) NEVER SEEN!

    May 6, 2025

    Hopefully this makes things easier.

    August 16, 2023
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    “In memory of my uncle… and VHS.”

    October 24, 2022 /

    Rolan the bug talks about his uncle, and VHS. This is an original bug character sketch that I brought into the computer to animate.Software used: Inkscape, Photoshop, After Effects, Edius (NLE), Reaper (DAW).

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    How to make your own FONT! (Easy FREE DIY Method)

    June 7, 2021

    Making a MINIATURE version of my shop! (For a channel intro.)

    May 17, 2022

    How to make REALISTIC, FLESHY, (GROSS?) polymer clay creatures!

    September 7, 2024
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    From SKETCH to CAD… to MOLD? || Designing a little plastic space figure.

    September 5, 2022 /

    3D/CAD SCULPTING BY SEBASTIAN: https://www.fiverr.com/sebagaggino https://instagram.com/sebagaggino?igs… This is a little figure we’re tentatively calling the “POCKETNAUT”. The idea is it’s like a little astronaut style character that can go in your pocket. Maybe the little grooves, bumps, and nubbies are for tactile/feel, and the figure can be a type of worry stone.

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    DIY Rubber Quarter | Metallic Molding | REAL QUICK

    December 13, 2020

    Dollar Tree Kitbashing

    December 27, 2020

    How to make the most realistic harmless hatchet. (DIY Film Props)

    July 24, 2024
  • New Video

    MODIBOTS customizable figures! (Review + Animation Test)

    July 13, 2022 /

    GET YOUR MODIBOT HERE: http://www.modibot.com/steadycraftin (10% OFF CODE: STEADYCRAFTIN)

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    How to make your own TOY ACCESSORIES! (VISORS, HOSES, ATTACHMENTS…)

    July 23, 2026

    Does your dog do this? (air-burying)

    February 2, 2022

    How I make SIMPLE MUSIC for YouTube videos, one track at a time

    September 27, 2024
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    How to build a MINIATURE Shop scene! (Using mostly tree branches. LOL.)

    June 22, 2022 /

    These Are Shapes: https://linktr.ee/theseareshapes “Roads That Bend” Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4k7… SUPPLIES USED: * Static Grass Applicator https://amzn.to/3Nd9Ytv Floral Foam: https://amzn.to/3NcrXQX More Miniature Scenery Supplies: https://amzn.to/3N5FVE9

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    Dressing up a new anvil for my son

    April 25, 2021

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    I’m fixin to disappear. (QUALITY)

    April 1, 2021
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    Making a MINIATURE version of my shop! (For a channel intro.)

    May 17, 2022 /

    This is a somewhat crude miniature version of the exterior of my shop. The idea is to use this in an animated channel intro. LINKS: ABANDONED MINIATURES: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbandonedMi… MINI MATERIALS: https://www.minimaterials.com/ PLASTIC PELLETS: https://www.techkits.com/products/res… BONUS!: Crafsmama’s Cobbler Recipe – https://www.patreon.com/posts/crafsmamas-or-66599717

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    PEWTER injection mold! Does it WORK? Is it dangerous?

    May 31, 2022

    From plastic to COLD-CAST steel, Mr. Hong Kong Robot

    March 25, 2021

    OCD LEGO builders be like…

    February 24, 2022
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    My favorite animation tool: The WINDER.

    April 29, 2022 /

    This video shows how I use a professional winder tool to animate walking, running, and jumping. Winder from Kinetic Armatures: https://kineticarmatures.com/rigs-and…

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    I made a complicated SIMPLE TOY with DIY injection molding

    January 24, 2021

    Make PAINT stick to PLASTIC! (Flame Treatment) How to paint tricky plastics like PP, LDPE, HDPE…

    September 7, 2021

    How to make a GIANT WORM ATTACK diorama (with BEADBOTS!)

    July 24, 2023
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    I’m a FULL-TIME… animator?

    January 19, 2022 /

    Can this be for real? With your help, yes indeed! I animate with DragonFrame software and the USB controller. The slider unit is by Edelkrone, and I’ll cover using that in a separate video. TACK-IT (gummy stuff used to make things stick): https://amzn.to/33pXZbm

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