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2D animation with characters and scenes: a 30-second story from animatic to final timing
2D animation in 3–5 working days, from $53 AI-assisted / $73 human-led: we design up to 2 characters and 2 style frames, build an animatic with rough timing and sound, then animate a master of up to 30 seconds and adapt it to 2 more formats. The price includes 1 revision round on the deliverables.
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What does 2D animation include?
2D animation starts at USD 53 with AI-assisted production or USD 73 with a human-led route; typical delivery is 3–5 working days.
The published scope includes up to 2 characters designed in a style that fits your brand, 2 style frames that fix colour, line and texture before animation, 1 animatic: the storyboard timed to a scratch soundtrack, approved before full animation.
Includes 1 revision round on the deliverables; VITON13 confirms the scope in writing.
What you get and on what terms
2D animation
AI-assistedfrom $53
Human-ledfrom $73
- Timeline
- 3–5 working days
- Revisions
- 1 round on the deliverables
- Included
- only the deliverables listed in the agreed package
- Not included
- external costs and work outside the agreed scope
- From you
- brief, current materials and any access needed for this scope
- You receive
- listed deliverables plus a written completion note
Prices in USD; other currencies are approximate. Scope, revisions and dates are written into your estimate.
Who it is for
A brand or a product team that wants a short animated story, for a campaign, a social feed or a presentation, in which characters or scenes carry the idea better than footage.
What is included
- Up to 2 characters designed in a style that fits your brand
- 2 style frames that fix colour, line and texture before animation
- 1 animatic: the storyboard timed to a scratch soundtrack, approved before full animation
- 1 animated master of up to 30 seconds in 16:9
- 2 format adaptations, 9:16 and 1:1, recomposed rather than cropped
Not included
- Voice actors and licensed music (quoted separately)
- A series or episodes beyond the one master
- 3D models and 3D animation
- A script-led explanation of a complex offer (that is the explainer video)
How the work runs
- 01
We agree the story in a few sentences: who is on screen, what changes and what the viewer should feel or do.
- 02
We design the characters and the style frames; you approve the look before anything moves.
- 03
We time the animatic to a scratch soundtrack, which is where the pace is decided.
- 04
We animate the master and the 2 adaptations; the revision round comes before the final render.
Example
Pilot / new service — first client cases in progressHow pilots work
No 2D animation case is published yet. The first client cases are in progress.
Work
Cases
INTERNALOur own product
Reels for our studio’s Instagram
10 Reels · 274.1 s · AI and stock footage · 2026
Ten vertical Reels for VITON13 Studio’s own Instagram, from an 18-second product keynote to a 52-second voiced explainer. Every frame is drawn from an HTML scene and the music is synthesised in code; five reels carry AI voice-overs, several use AI imagery and an AI presenter, and three are cut from Pexels and Mixkit stock footage. Our own work, not a client commission.
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INTERNALOur own product
Ten Reels in Code
10 Reels · 152 s · code only · 2026
Ten vertical motion films for the studio’s Instagram, each built on a different technique: a particle globe, a murmuration, a machine that plays music by collisions, a 3D medallion, a kinetic-type edit. Every frame is drawn by code and every sound is synthesised: no stock footage, no AI imagery, no licensed music.
Read the case →Related guides
All guidesMotion graphics
Explain an abstract product, process or number through controlled motion and hierarchy.
How it differs
2D animation tells a story with characters or scenes. Motion graphics animates type, numbers, interface and the logo, for ads, product screens and social cut-downs.
Is motion graphics the same as 2D animation?
Both are ordered from this page, as separate options. 2D animation tells a story with scenes; motion graphics animates type, numbers, interface and logos.
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Scope and pricingYou can choose later+
01 / Scope & estimate
2D animation
Starting budgetFrom $53
Explain a sequence or idea with a purposeful 2D motion language built from storyboard to final timing.
Inside this scope
- Up to 2 characters designed in a style that fits your brand
- 2 style frames that fix colour, line and texture before animation
- 1 animatic: the storyboard timed to a scratch soundtrack, approved before full animation
- 1 animated master of up to 30 seconds in 16:9
- 2 format adaptations, 9:16 and 1:1, recomposed rather than cropped
- Timeline: 3–5 working days
- Revisions: 1 round on the deliverables
- Included: only the deliverables listed in the agreed package
- Excluded: external costs and work outside the agreed scope
- Input required: brief, current materials and any access needed for this scope
- Handoff: listed deliverables plus a written completion note
A starting estimate for the selected scope. We confirm deliverables, timing and the final price in writing before work starts. External costs are separate.
What you can count on
- Written estimate within 1 working day, sent to the contact you choose.
- Scope in writing before work starts: deliverables, revision rounds and what is not included.
- We work in four languages and show prices in your currency.
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2D animation: how to commission video people will actually finish
2D animation needs a designed frame language, limited motion vocabulary and reusable assets before full scene production begins. Explain a sequence or idea with a purposeful 2D motion language built from storyboard to final timing.
Open the article↗Questions people ask before buying
01Why an animatic before the animation?+
Timing is the expensive thing to change. The animatic shows every shot in its place with rough sound, so pace and order are settled before hours of animation go in.
02Can you use our existing characters or mascot?+
Yes, if you have the files and the rights. We check that the drawings can be animated and, if needed, simplify them for movement.
03Why only 30 seconds?+
In feeds and ads, a short piece with one story works harder than a long one, and it keeps the package within its window. Longer films are possible and estimated separately.
04What do you need from us?+
The idea or the message, your logo, colours and fonts, and any references you like. If there is a voice-over, its text; if there is music, a track you hold the rights to.
05Where can the animation be used?+
Anywhere you hold the rights for: your website, social media, ads and presentations. You receive the master and the 2 adaptations in the formats each platform expects.
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