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Hasini D.

Information & Communication Technology Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/31/2019

"Flexible animator app"

5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

It has the best brush tools and they are working perfectly. It is easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

Not special dislikes. Lack of tools are disadvantage, but it is great software rather than other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Pencil2D:

It is best for beginners. Try it for create fantastic animations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pencil2D solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using it to create two dimensional animations. Once well known about the layout, it helps to create best animations without doubt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JM

jemaica m.

Operations

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/31/2019

"great free program to get started with 3d"

5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

great price - free! so its good for people just getting started. Very easy to use and get started with animation. Nice to use the layers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

Its good for being free of course they could always update and add more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UU

Verified User in Utilities

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/31/2019

"Wonderful Design Tool at a Low Cost"

5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

I like how I'm able to animate and feel comfortable doing so from a beginner skill level to advanced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

I don't dislike anything in particular, the functionality is ahead of its game, and I'm quite fond of this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sabrina B.

Freelance Graphic Designer

Real Estate

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/29/2017

"Great for beginners, but you'll have to redo all of your setting preferences."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

Super simple to use, especially when you are just learning to use a drawing tablet. You can start from the bottom (i.e. character design) and work your way up to creating full-length animations. Pencil 2D allows you to set the pace for your animation with a "timeline" feature, so you can determine how fast or slow you want them to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

You'll have to redo your setting preferences because the program resets to default whenever you open it up. This is especially true for if you want to use the pen tool, or if you want to use different colours to connote different parts of your animation. You also have to be careful to make sure that each part of your animation is in a different layer, otherwise, you'd have a pile of drawings or sketches instead of an animated character or scene.In addition, the eraser tool isn't the best when it comes to erasing details in your animation; it leaves a lot of pieces of sketches behind. Moreover, there are not near enough tutorials for Pencil 2D so a lot of self-teaching is involved. Finally, you have to make sure you save to the correct file type with Pencil 2D, and the program will only allow you to export images of your animation rather than actual video files. You'll have to compose those images into an animation using a different program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Pencil2D:

Refer to animation tutorial vids on youtube and blogs about the product(there aren't a lot of Pencil 2D tutorial vids, unfortunately). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pencil2D solving and how is that benefiting you?

I learned how to create fluid animations with Pencil2D software. As I've said before, Pencil 2D is a very simple program to use--there are very few tools you have to learn to use, and once you know where everything is, then you should have no trouble creating a decent animation. Pencil 2D is also the cheapest source for any beginning animators who want to learn the trade but don't have the money to buy expensive software programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Grey P.

analista de siniestros

Insurance

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/23/2016

"Pencil2D"

5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

Excellent, as it is a 2D animation software - free and open source available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. It is a fork of 'Pencil'. The application uses a bitmap/vector drawing interface to produce simple graphics and drawings in 2D, as well as animation. Pencil is written in C++ and is Qt-based. The application's license is the GNU General Public License. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

Everything is excellent in this application as it is compatible with all operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sara C.

Sketch Artist

Animation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/30/2016

"I Can't Wait for Updates!"

5/5

What do you like best about Pencil2D?

Obviously one of the things I like most about this program is that it is free. I also enjoy how easy it is to understand this right off the bat. I was able to start animating immediately! Another extreme plus is the ability to use layers. Without this feature I would definitely not be able to happily use this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pencil2D?

I definitely wish there were more updates to this program because I enjoy using it so much. For example it needs much more importing and exporting options. As a dedicated user, I would pay extra to have a much more detailed program to use, especially on a mac where 2D animation software is a bit harder to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Pencil2D:

I highly recommend this to artists of all ages and interests. Not only is it free, but it is so simple to use as well. Another draw to it is that if you don't have your animation desk and punched paper handy, Pencil 2D will allow you to easily animate your ideas. So many times I have turned to it to get an idea out and had fun doing it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pencil2D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coloring keyframes is not as easy as the screenshots make it look. I tend to do pencil tests with this program then export the frames to render in another one i.e. Photoshop. Another thing is more brushes! What I would give to have a more photoshop-like palette and selection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.