# Does anyone know animation **URL:** \ **Category:** general\ **Created:** [December 7, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/does-anyone-know-animation/1261 "2016-12-07T17:19:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johtoguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/johtoguy/32/917_2.png) [@Johtoguy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Johtoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/does-anyone-know-animation/1261/1 "2016-12-07T17:19:10Z")
I think i would like to do animation, but I don’t have any experience with it. I was hoping for some information such as what programs are good(Cheap hopefully), where can i go (hopefully free and online), and lastly any advice? ---
**Author:** ![Woodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/woodman/32/24_2.png) [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/does-anyone-know-animation/1261/2 "2016-12-07T17:31:33Z")
Youtube. It’s how I do my initial dive in research in any potential skill. It’s easier than trying to read a website or book with a bunch of terms I don’t know. And it sometimes shows parts of it that I just don’t want to mess with, or something about the oprocess that I just have to learn it. ---
**Author:** ![RRabbit42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rrabbit42/32/79_2.png) [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/does-anyone-know-animation/1261/3 "2016-12-08T03:03:39Z")
There’s not much on it right now, but I took over a wiki because the guy who created it decided he’d start spinning lies about people harassing him and attempting to sell the wiki. So, I decided to turn it into a kind of animation resource wiki since it was already called the [Animedia Wiki](http://animedia.wikia.com/wiki/Animedia_Wiki). It’s going to have books on artwork and technique, but if you find info on animation software, feel free to add it. ---
**Author:** ![ToasterFairy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/toasterfairy/32/472_2.png) [@ToasterFairy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ToasterFairy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/does-anyone-know-animation/1261/4 "2016-12-15T16:41:28Z")
A friend of mine works for $ToyCompany as an illustrator/animator, and teaches at a local college. He could probably give you better advice than I could. He uses a lot of high-end software, but has pointed me at a few cheaper tools. Toon Boom has some cheaper software if you’re thinking of 2D animation. > **[Toon Boom Animate](http://download.cnet.com/Toon-Boom-Animate/3000-2186_4-10907900.html)** > > Animate brings together the most advanced animation feature set available on the market, all embedded in a flexible environment: vector, bitmap, symbols, pegs,