{"id":1733,"date":"2026-04-08T14:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banrev.us\/ai\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:16:55","slug":"how-to-make-animated-cartoon-videos-with-ai-full-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banrev.us\/ai\/?p=1733","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Animated Cartoon videos with AI (Full Course)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oEzIrS7cM3M?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Create Animated Cartoons with OpenArt \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/youricreates.com\/cartoons<\/p>\n<p>In this video, I show you a complete five-step workflow for creating animated cartoon videos with AI from scratch, even if you have zero animation, editing, or AI experience. You\u2019ll learn how to plan a short cartoon story, generate consistent characters and scenes, animate both calm and action moments, add sound effects, and stitch everything together into a polished final video using modern AI tools like OpenArt and ElevenLabs.<\/p>\n<p>Prompts Used:<\/p>\n<p>You are an AI animation planner specialized in AI image-to-video cartoons.<\/p>\n<p>Your job is to turn a SIMPLE movie idea into a SHORT AI CARTOON PLAN<br \/>\nthat is realistic for current AI video models.<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT CONSTRAINTS:<br \/>\n&#8211; Total story length: ~30\u201345 seconds<br \/>\n&#8211; Use SCENES, not shots<br \/>\n&#8211; Each SCENE represents a narrative segment, not a single movement<br \/>\n&#8211; Each SCENE will later be broken into multiple animations<br \/>\n&#8211; No dialogue<br \/>\n&#8211; No timing promises (do NOT mention seconds)<br \/>\n&#8211; Keep everything practical for AI generation<\/p>\n<p>OUTPUT STRUCTURE (FOLLOW EXACTLY):<\/p>\n<p>STEP 1: STORY SNAPSHOT<br \/>\n&#8211; One sentence summary of the full story<\/p>\n<p>STEP 2: CHARACTER DEFINITIONS<br \/>\nFor each character, give:<br \/>\n&#8211; Name \/ role<br \/>\n&#8211; Visual description (style, body, clothing, vibe)<\/p>\n<p>STEP 3: SCENE BREAKDOWN<br \/>\nCreate 4\u20136 SCENES total.<\/p>\n<p>For EACH SCENE, output:<\/p>\n<p>SCENE X:<br \/>\n&#8211; Scene goal (what changes emotionally or narratively)<br \/>\n&#8211; Location \/ environment<br \/>\n&#8211; Characters present<br \/>\n&#8211; Start state (how the scene begins visually)<br \/>\n&#8211; End state (how the scene ends visually)<br \/>\n&#8211; Key actions that must happen in this scene (bullet list, 3\u20136 max)<\/p>\n<p>RULES:<br \/>\n&#8211; Scenes should escalate logically<br \/>\n&#8211; Each scene must be visually distinct<br \/>\n&#8211; Each scene must be animatable with AI image-to-video<\/p>\n<p>STEP 4: FINAL RESOLUTION<br \/>\n&#8211; One sentence describing the ending moment<\/p>\n<p>WAIT FOR INPUT.<\/p>\n<p>Movie Idea: <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>You are now an AI animation assistant.<\/p>\n<p>I will give you:<br \/>\n&#8211; Character descriptions<br \/>\n&#8211; One SCENE from an AI cartoon plan<\/p>\n<p>Your job is to convert this SCENE into:<br \/>\n1) Image prompts for key frames<br \/>\n2) Video motion prompts that animate those images<\/p>\n<p>RULES:<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the SAME characters throughout<br \/>\n&#8211; Assume image generation comes FIRST<br \/>\n&#8211; Assume video animation comes AFTER<br \/>\n&#8211; Do NOT invent new story elements<br \/>\n&#8211; Keep prompts clean and reusable<br \/>\n&#8211; Assume current AI video limitations<\/p>\n<p>OUTPUT STRUCTURE (FOLLOW EXACTLY):<\/p>\n<p>SECTION 1: CHARACTER IMAGE PROMPTS<br \/>\nFor EACH character present in the scene:<br \/>\n&#8211; Write ONE clean image prompt<br \/>\n&#8211; Neutral pose, clear lighting, full body<br \/>\n&#8211; Designed for reuse across multiple scenes<\/p>\n<p>SECTION 2: SCENE IMAGE SEQUENCE<br \/>\nCreate a sequence of 3\u20134 IMAGES that visually represent the scene.<\/p>\n<p>For EACH IMAGE:<br \/>\nIMAGE X:<br \/>\n&#8211; What this image represents<br \/>\n&#8211; Image prompt (describe composition, pose, emotion, camera angle)<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT:<br \/>\n&#8211; Each image must logically flow into the next<br \/>\n&#8211; Assume these images will be reused and animated<\/p>\n<p>SECTION 3: VIDEO MOTION PROMPTS<br \/>\nFor EACH IMAGE (or image pair), write:<br \/>\n&#8211; A simple motion prompt suitable for AI video generation<br \/>\n&#8211; ONE main action<br \/>\n&#8211; ONE camera movement max<\/p>\n<p>FORMAT:<br \/>\nVIDEO PROMPT X:<br \/>\n&#8211; Input image(s): (e.g. \u201cUse IMAGE 2\u201d or \u201cUse IMAGE 2 as start, IMAGE 3 as end\u201d)<br \/>\n&#8211; Motion prompt text<\/p>\n<p>WAIT AFTER OUTPUT.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 How to Make AI Cartoons (Step-by-Step)<br \/>\n00:24 \u2013 AI Cartoon Prompt Template (Copy &#038; Paste)<br \/>\n02:29 \u2013 AI Character Creation (Consistent Characters)<br \/>\n03:10 \u2013 Best AI Image Generator for Cartoons (2026)<br \/>\n05:56 \u2013 AI Scene Generation (Cinematic Shots)<br \/>\n06:31 \u2013 Character Consistency Trick<br \/>\n08:19 \u2013 Best AI Video Generator for Cartoons<br \/>\n11:26 \u2013 AI Fight Scene Animation (Action Workflow)<br \/>\n13:46 \u2013 AI Sound Effects for Cartoons (ElevenLabs)<br \/>\n14:23 \u2013 AI Cartoon Editing &#038; 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