DesertEagle's Movement Tutorial

Although I may not be that good of an Eztooner, I decided to make this tutorial because I was bored and because there are so few Easytoon tutorials. So don't expect Veteran material, I am just here to help a bit.

Basic Punches
Punches are of course an important part of most animations, because most animations involve hand-to-hand fighting. I will show you two kinds of punches.

Type one: Still Stance

This type of punch is carried out without taking a step forward, thus making it less powerful. I used six frames, many animators may use more. For Eztoon I prefer using less frames at 6-8 frame delay, because I usually have my stickmen very small in the end, after zooming out.

Frame 1:

The stickman is in a solid stance. I zoomed in a lot, don't forget to zoom out when finished!

Frame 2:

He leans backward a little bit, the punching arm goes back and isn't visible anymore.

Frame 3:

You see the punching arm winding up for the punch. The supportive arm goes up a bit. You see the stickman leaning into his back foot.

Frame 4:

The punching arm goes at the same level as the head and you see that it is bent. The supportive arm doesn't move much, stance doesn't change.

Frame 5:

The punching arm isn't visible, it's "behind" the head. The supportive arm goes back, the whole dude leans forward already.

Frame 6:

There you go, the actual punch. The arm rushes forward. The supportive arm swings backward, the stickman leans into the punch, but not much.


Optional Addition

I always like to add this after the punch to have a good start for a fast combo. It's already a tricky move because he spins around 180°.

Frame 1:


Frame 2

Warning: I kinda screwed this frame >_> but I don't feel like re-doing it.

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Frame 7:



Final Product



Here's the .ezt file:

http://www.kram-hochladen.de/download.php?id=ODM2OTg=



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The rest is under construction! Wait until tomorrow and you will see much more movements being added! But feel fre to leave a comment already!

Basic Kick

Of course, punching isn't the only thing you will need in a fight. Let's move on to kicking.

Frame 1:

Again, we start with a basic stance.

Frame 2:

He leans forward a little bit. The kicking leg begins to bend.

Frame 3:


Frame 4:

Now, the kicking leg is liftet from the ground, he leans forward lots more.

Frame 5:

He gets his leg in tighter and goes forward.

Frame 6:

The kicking leg comes out forward now, the other leg is almost straight down.

Frame 7:

Now, the whole kicking leg has passed the standing leg. His upper body bends.

Frame 8:

Let's go. The leg isn't bent anymore, but it isn't stretched completely. You will notice the little trail I added. I will tell you more about that later. He is leaning his standing leg forward a lot more.

Frame 9:

The leg is streched. He leans forward a bit more, his upper body bends more.

Frame 10 + 11:



Just two easing frames, make the movements go slower and slower within those. His upper body unbents.

Frame 12:

The standing leg now goes forward more, he is starting to get his kicking leg to the ground. His upper body isn't bent anymore.


After this, just add some frames to get his leg down.


Final Product



Download the .ezt:

http://www.kram-hochladen.de/download.php?id=ODM4Mzc=


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More to be added.