Karltoon

Sometimes you find some really useful stuff searching about on Google. Today I came across these free characters for use in MOHO. You can get 3 characters for 3, or get the complete pack from Patreon, which I haven't done yet. I want to check out the freebies first!

Christmas on a Friday

Cartoon Animator 4 is ideal for making quick animations when everything works as it should. This animation took about an hour, but admittedly could do with some more polishing.

Domain name change

Please note that the domain for this website is now https://www.karltoon.co.uk Previously, we were www.macdonut.co.uk which is still running, but under a different guise.

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