My friend created this cartoon using AI after I walked her through my workflow ðŸ¤
She had no prior experience, but she was determined to learn because she wanted to bring her ideas to life.
Here’s how she made it happen 👇 https://t.co/w4v42Cd7S8
My friend recently left her pharmacy career and gave herself 6 months to start over.
She dove into creative AI and quickly got hooked on image and video generation.
After discovering I’ve been in the space for 2+ years, she asked if I could teach her how to make AI cartoons.
I’d been working on a 1:1 tutoring program for a while and needed someone to test my materials with.
I wanted to see if a complete beginner could pull off a decent cartoon with the right tools and support.
So I said yes.
We hopped on a call, and I walked her through the essentials:
1. How AI animation workflow differs from traditional animation.
2. Why it’s crucial to master short-form AI videos before moving to longer formats.
3. How to easily come up with cartoon ideas.
4. How to create a storyboard and fix style, character, and environment consistency across shots.
5. How to animate those shots (I recommended the $95 unlimited Runway plan so she could generate as many clips as needed).
6. Why each animated shot should be short and punchy - and why pacing is key to holding viewer attention.
7. I also suggested she learn basic CapCut editing to assemble the videos and add sound - though she already had some experience with it
After our call, I told her to take her time and come up with some ideas (images that could be turned into a cartoon) and send them over for feedback.
But the very next day, instead of a storyboard, she surprised me with a full cartoon draft! https://t.co/gZpj8Yvyfk
I was genuinely surprised.
She went with a funny sketch about a painter trying - and failing - to paint the iconic surrealist artist Frida Kahlo.
She chose a style inspired by Mexican culture, which was completely different from what I usually prefer myself (anime, 3d).
And though it looked like a really decent draft, there were some serious issues:
1. The story was a bit messy, some scenes were unclear, repetitive.
2. There were major brightness and color inconsistencies between scenes.
3. Some shots were too long, others too short — pacing issues
4. The painting was looking OK - no point for Frida to get angry.
5. There was no sound design, just some random ambient track.
I pointed out her mistakes, explaining why each one mattered and how they affected the overall viewer experience.
I showed her how to improve the pacing, fix visual consistency, and think more intentionally about the whole process.
After a while, she sent me the final version, the one you can see in the main post video.
So as my friend just finished her first cartoon, she’s now super pumped and eager to explore her creativity by making more videos! (hopefully she will, so I could post them haha)
I’ve improved a lot too - on how to explain things to a total beginner, how to break down steps I usually take instinctively, and how to find creative workarounds when things don’t go as planned.
This experience also helped me finalize my 1:1 tutoring program, where I’ll teach people creative thinking by making cartoons with AI.
It’s a paid, 3–4 week journey where I’ll work closely with a student and guide him through the entire process.
DM me if you are interested! 📩
