Flip Boom Software - 2D Mac Animation Tool for Children

Flip Boom is a free-form animation tool designed just for kids of all ages. As such, it is the perfect educational software solution for any beginner animator. Winner of the 2008 Parents’ Choice Gold Award, Flip Boom is a fun and creative choice for developing quality 2D animations quickly.

This software works with QuickTime and the iPod, and runs on Mac OS X. Based on traditional animation principles, Flip Boom sets the imagination free while teaching kids concepts of timing and motion, including the principles of onion-skinning and coloring behind linework.

For example, Squash and Stretch is the principle of how an object squashes or how it stretches. When children  watch an animation they  may have noticed that the movement of many objects are deformed to produce a more realistic feel. However, squash and stretch can also be used to exaggerate a movement to make the animation more cartoony.

This software also teaches kids how to create transitions between different scenes, and how to use them in animation projects. A great way for kids to enhance animated film is to add weather effects and have fun with animated alphabet.

Children are also thought the basics of the Follow Through animation technique. This technique is a little bit harder to do and may take a little bit of practice to learn. Once children master this technique, their animations will look better.

You can order Flip Boom software for your kids directly from Toon Boom web site for $39.99.