# DIY Filmmakers Animation Chefs Teach You How to Cook Up Your Own Cartoons By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-09-26 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animation-chefs References: [animationchefs](http://www.animationchefs.com/) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/user/theanimationchefs) Animation Chefs are three young animators who encourage people to get creative by making their own [cartoon animations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autodraft-ai) using [simple materials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-chef-x-ikea) and cheap equipment. The Chefs have made several cartoons of their own that can serve as inspiration. The Animation Chefs' videos provide short how-to lessons about animation and cartoons. They also give bits of technical information that will be helpful to [novice animators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mind-visuals). Making a cartoon or cartoon series is a great DIY project for anyone who wants to have some fun, and the Animation Chefs help to make it easy too! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **DIY Animation:** Encourages people to create their own high-quality animations with simple materials using inexpensive equipment - **Online Creative Learning:** Teaches people the basics of animation and other creative skills through accessible video lessons - **Elevating Accessible Art:** Democratizes animation and makes it more accessible to everyone ### Where This Applies - **Education:** Integration of creative DIY task-based learning in early stages would be innovative in the learning industry especially visual arts education - **Entertainment:** Utilizing this low-tech do it yourself approach would be very innovative in the entertainment space where a largely-used High-tech approach is witnessed - **Consumer Electronics:** Creating products tailored to DIY animation with specialized hardware would provide innovative and tailored feature for consumers in this industry ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Film-Inspired Cooking Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooking-with-pixar-series.md) - [AI-Powered Animation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tooncrafter.md) - [AI Animation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tooncrafter-ai1.md) - [Adult Animated Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animated-comedy.md) - [AI Animation Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animate-ai2.md) - [Life Lesson Animated Cartoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/veefriends-cartoons.md) - [Automated Animation Creation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixfun.md) - [3D-Printed Flip Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stl-sculptures.md) - [Video Recipe Automations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chef-lens.md)