# Latest

**URL:** https://discuss.pencil2d.org/latest.md

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## [Display window not following camera](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-window-not-following-camera/12044)

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**Author:** [@ChimaAmla](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/ChimaAmla)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [21 September 2026 07:43 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-window-not-following-camera/12044 "2026-09-21T07:43:38Z")

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I have the camera set to pan across a still background image a few times in time with music, and when I hit ‘play’ in the program, it shows the highlight box of the camera moving correctly…but the main display panel of P…

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## [Any lesser known but useful features](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/any-lesser-known-but-useful-features/12042)

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**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2026 14:45 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/any-lesser-known-but-useful-features/12042 "2026-09-18T14:45:07Z")

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I was wondering whether there are some lesser known but useful features example: I found out that you could move multiple frames at once in the animation tab That might be just me being clueless but that’s neither here n…

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## [Display icon not visible](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-icon-not-visible/12043)

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**Author:** [@Johnrz](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Johnrz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2026 14:35 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-icon-not-visible/12043 "2026-09-18T14:35:52Z")

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Display icon not visible on the Window, Tools or other menu. I have tried reset etc. (The topic on the onion skin should solve that problem). Regards, John

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## [Cricket and Dundee (Крикет и Данди) - Pencil 2D](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/cricket-and-dundee-pencil-2d/12041)

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**Author:** [@DANIIL.KROS04](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/DANIIL.KROS04)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2026 19:53 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/cricket-and-dundee-pencil-2d/12041 "2026-09-13T19:53:54Z")

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Cricket and Dundee (Крикет и Данди) is a Russian animated web series created by DANIIL.KROS04. Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated series were made in Pencil 2d. The materials from the first season were not preserved, but a…

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## [Malibus Most Wanted GameCast (Flash)](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/malibus-most-wanted-gamecast-flash/12038)

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**Author:** [@jali](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/jali)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2026 11:47 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/malibus-most-wanted-gamecast-flash/12038 "2026-09-10T11:47:41Z")

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## [pencil2D web version :)](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/pencil2d-web-version/878)

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**Author:** [@gordie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/gordie)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [6 September 2026 12:52 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/pencil2d-web-version/878 "2026-09-06T12:52:00Z")

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Heeey… Woah. I had a dream today :slight\_smile: I dreamed that pencil2D was a web app :slight\_smile: It would be wonderful… No compiling, no C++, no installation… It would be awesome. Well, I setup a little test h…

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## [The future of tags on the forum](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-future-of-tags-on-the-forum/11833)

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**Author:** [@J5lx](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/J5lx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [23 August 2026 00:45 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-future-of-tags-on-the-forum/11833 "2026-08-23T00:45:51Z")

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When we migrated to our forum software to Discourse around eight years ago, I made the decision to enable tags on this forum after @JoseMoreno mentioned he found them useful the way they were used in the Natron forum.\[1\] …

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## [Corrupted animation! Please help!](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/corrupted-animation-please-help/11999)

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**Author:** [@Cl0v3r](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Cl0v3r)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2026 06:23 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/corrupted-animation-please-help/11999 "2026-08-22T06:23:44Z")

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I had one of my animations corrupt yesterday, and I’ve tried almost everything to try to fix it. I dunno what to do! Can someone help me restore it please??

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## [If you need help with recovering a animation come here i will try to help](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/if-you-need-help-with-recovering-a-animation-come-here-i-will-try-to-help/11996)

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**Author:** [@ThePolyLineAnimator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/ThePolyLineAnimator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2026 00:07 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/if-you-need-help-with-recovering-a-animation-come-here-i-will-try-to-help/11996 "2026-08-08T00:07:05Z")

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I will help with this if i can

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## [Fitts's Law and it's application in graphics software like Pencil2d](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/fittss-law-and-its-application-in-graphics-software-like-pencil2d/11772)

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**Author:** [@StopMotionVector](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/StopMotionVector)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2026 06:25 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/fittss-law-and-its-application-in-graphics-software-like-pencil2d/11772 "2026-08-06T06:25:26Z")

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When in 1950 Paul Fitts was working with measuring the time it took to move an object from one location to another, he wasn’t thinking about computer graphics. Computer graphics as we know it today, with high resolution…

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## [Is there any way to make it so when i resize/rotate a bitmap drawing, it doesn't blur?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-make-it-so-when-i-resize-rotate-a-bitmap-drawing-it-doesnt-blur/11982)

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**Author:** [@danethepain](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/danethepain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 July 2026 22:16 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-make-it-so-when-i-resize-rotate-a-bitmap-drawing-it-doesnt-blur/11982 "2026-07-24T22:16:44Z")

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how can i make it so my image doesn’t blur when rotating or resizing a bitmap image? theres no way to change it from bilinear to nearest neighbor? or anti aliasing? no matter where i look, i cant find it. can anyone help…

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## [Jumpstile Animación de mi Oc Kore - Stickman/girl](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/jumpstile-animacion-de-mi-oc-kore-stickman-girl/11974)

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**Author:** [@Pru](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Pru)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2026 16:47 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/jumpstile-animacion-de-mi-oc-kore-stickman-girl/11974 "2026-07-21T16:47:24Z")

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Me acostumbro a usar varios documentos pero esta ves lo hice todo en uno, desde el sketch hasta el coloreado, les comparto para uso netamente educativo. Use la versión 6.5 por costumbre pero al ver mejor el 7.2 vi la dup…

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## [Dogapiller animation 1](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/dogapiller-animation-1/11976)

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**Author:** [@Niene1\_Creator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Niene1_Creator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 July 2026 00:19 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/dogapiller-animation-1/11976 "2026-07-20T00:19:00Z")

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dogapillers are a creature I made up & I thought it would be cute to make an animation of some.

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## [Move all frames in one layer](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/move-all-frames-in-one-layer/11968)

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**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2026 11:14 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/move-all-frames-in-one-layer/11968 "2026-07-11T11:14:37Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to move all the drawings in animation frames in one layer at once. Ie move everything uniformly, otherwise the alternative is one by one moving each drawing in each animation fram…

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## [Add / Subtract exposure across multipe layers](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/add-subtract-exposure-across-multipe-layers/11970)

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**Author:** [@Dileep](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Dileep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2026 07:59 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/add-subtract-exposure-across-multipe-layers/11970 "2026-07-11T07:59:44Z")

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Hi, The commands for Add and Subtract exposure for frames was a game-changer for me. But it would be really convenient to be able to do it for multiple layers because usually that is how it gets used. Example: I added e…

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## [We can not make good animation in pencil 2d](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/we-can-not-make-good-animation-in-pencil-2d/11849)

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**Author:** [@adhvik](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/adhvik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [7 July 2026 01:33 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/we-can-not-make-good-animation-in-pencil-2d/11849 "2026-07-07T01:33:59Z")

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We can not make good animation in pencil 2d

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## [45 second animation made with Pencil2D](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/45-second-animation-made-with-pencil2d/11946)

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**Author:** [@heero](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/heero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 July 2026 21:37 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/45-second-animation-made-with-pencil2d/11946 "2026-07-02T21:37:45Z")

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Just a bit of silliness, really.

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## [Using Pencil2D to produce vector animations](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/using-pencil2d-to-produce-vector-animations/11794)

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**Author:** [@StopMotionVector](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/StopMotionVector)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2026 23:22 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/using-pencil2d-to-produce-vector-animations/11794 "2026-06-26T23:22:03Z")

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Using Pencil2D 2 produce vector animations involves finding ways around the occasional small problem. But I enjoy the challenges and I’m having situations like those which triggered the making of this short animation, th…

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## [MyPaint version pre-alpha preview](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/mypaint-version-pre-alpha-preview/1185)

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**Author:** [@feeef](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/feeef)\
**Replies:** 309\
**Last updated:** [14 June 2026 14:26 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/mypaint-version-pre-alpha-preview/1185 "2026-06-14T14:26:49Z")

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Hi! I come with a very good news for all of you, fans of animations and fans of Pencil2D! I have managed to put together a preview version of Pencil2D with MyPaint as the Bitmap brush engine. You can try it by cloning m…

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## [The Ultimate Solution for Installing a Dark Theme (on Linux)](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-ultimate-solution-for-installing-a-dark-theme-on-linux/11873)

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**Author:** [@kosstenko](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/kosstenko)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [31 May 2026 19:37 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-ultimate-solution-for-installing-a-dark-theme-on-linux/11873 "2026-05-31T19:37:40Z")

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Hello everyone! I searched the internet for a way to enable dark mode. I couldn’t find a solution, even AI didn’t help. I noticed that Pencil2d uses the Qt library for its user interface. I use ArchLinux, so this method…

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## [A few quality of life improvements](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/a-few-quality-of-life-improvements/11893)

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**Author:** [@n00b](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/n00b)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 May 2026 09:32 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/a-few-quality-of-life-improvements/11893 "2026-05-28T09:32:55Z")

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I have been using aseprite a lot lately to do some pixel art for game development and I just recently opened pencil2d for the first time in a while. I found myself missing some basic features that I had in pencil2d so I …

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## [On Guix, sound is only one frame](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/on-guix-sound-is-only-one-frame/11892)

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**Author:** [@breatheoutbreathein](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/breatheoutbreathein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 May 2026 03:48 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/on-guix-sound-is-only-one-frame/11892 "2026-05-27T03:48:02Z")

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Similar issue to what’s reported here: \[solved\] Sound is only one frame except the solution (to convert mp3 to wav) doesn’t work for me. Imported WAV files and MP3 files all result in a single sound layer frame, with …

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## [Here is a computer animation I made](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/here-is-a-computer-animation-i-made/6880)

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**Author:** [@AnimateBlade](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/AnimateBlade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 May 2026 01:24 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/here-is-a-computer-animation-i-made/6880 "2026-05-26T01:24:34Z")

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Here I am with another animation completed. It’s entirely made in Pencil2D.

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## [Tweening in animation](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/tweening-in-animation/11890)

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**Author:** [@paledzyie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/paledzyie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 May 2026 02:36 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/tweening-in-animation/11890 "2026-05-22T02:36:17Z")

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I just have a punch that this has already been requested, but anyway, I’d be stoked to see a tweening feature on Pencil2d. The camera tweening is great, but being able to tween the animation itself is a whole other thing…

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## [Selection box doesn't disappear when next frame is made](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/selection-box-doesnt-disappear-when-next-frame-is-made/11882)

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**Author:** [@Niene1\_Creator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Niene1_Creator)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 May 2026 14:45 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/selection-box-doesnt-disappear-when-next-frame-is-made/11882 "2026-05-14T14:45:06Z")

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the selection box just vanishes when I make a new or duplicate a frame. because it didn’t do this in an earlier version I’ve been using the outdated 0.6.6 for years instead of using the latest version. it was really conv…

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## [A lil thing that plays at the beginning of my videos](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/a-lil-thing-that-plays-at-the-beginning-of-my-videos/11889)

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**Author:** [@Niene1\_Creator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Niene1_Creator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 May 2026 00:31 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/a-lil-thing-that-plays-at-the-beginning-of-my-videos/11889 "2026-05-14T00:31:55Z")

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I like how this turned out & to prove it was made in pencil2d here’s the animation file https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Pj9SguVQ8OPB651d2YOxMhNRY7bjAr4/view?usp=sharing

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## [Object Show Animations](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/object-show-animations/10044)

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**Author:** [@Niene1\_Creator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Niene1_Creator)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [13 May 2026 18:54 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/object-show-animations/10044 "2026-05-13T18:54:41Z")

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I hope people in the OSC (object show community) try to use pencil2d to animate BFDI characters or maybe even animate their own object shows!

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## [Most well animated moment in ep 4 of my show](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/most-well-animated-moment-in-ep-4-of-my-show/11885)

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**Author:** [@Niene1\_Creator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Niene1_Creator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 May 2026 18:30 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/most-well-animated-moment-in-ep-4-of-my-show/11885 "2026-05-13T18:30:31Z")

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full video is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRpU0S7zZEU what do you think?

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## ["Office World" Animated trailer I made for my book](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/office-world-animated-trailer-i-made-for-my-book/9648)

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**Author:** [@DevinSolano](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/DevinSolano)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [13 May 2026 02:17 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/office-world-animated-trailer-i-made-for-my-book/9648 "2026-05-13T02:17:12Z")

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\[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsNrQULEVY&ab\_channel=DevinSolano\]

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## [Second animation ever. very short stickman style animation, trying out impact frames. :)](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/second-animation-ever-very-short-stickman-style-animation-trying-out-impact-frames/9729)

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**Author:** [@aviv](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/aviv)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [13 May 2026 02:11 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/second-animation-ever-very-short-stickman-style-animation-trying-out-impact-frames/9729 "2026-05-13T02:11:38Z")

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very short impact frame trial

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