01Historical face quiz
Gallery of Faces
A recognisable portrait is drawn line by line before the answer lands.
Saved channel lookWalnut ground · gold frame · editorial serif · one recurring question
Photoreal engravingPortrait quiz48 sec
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Make a whole channel on your own PC
Find your motion.
Turn your images into satisfying art, reveal and explainer videos. Find a look you love, save it for your channel and make the next six months in one session.
One payment. No subscription. No render credits.
- Pay once
- No monthly bill or credits
- Make locally
- Your videos stay on your PC
- 26 weeks
- Plan and batch a full season
STUDIO EDITION · 01
Two real results from the appColour by RegionPainted Canvas
See the complete app
This is what it actually makes.
The film follows real videos from the first image to a saved channel look and a six-month content plan.
02:21 complete walkthroughCreator voiceoverSix start-to-finish processes
Why I built it
I wanted drawing videos that were genuinely satisfying to watch.
EtchMotion started as a small experiment with portraits. I kept rebuilding it until the lines felt deliberate, the darker areas were really drawn and the final image stayed recognisable.
Then it became something more useful: a way to find a visual style, save it and turn one good idea into a complete channel without paying for every render.
Six channel ideas · three finished videos each
One channel style. Three repeatable episodes.
See how one saved look stays recognisable across several episodes. Play any example to watch a finished video made in EtchMotion.
02Draw-and-colour puzzle
Colour Clue Club
First the colouring page is drawn. Only then do the regions come alive.
Saved channel lookDark studio · coral progress · playful sans · curious score
Colour illustrationDraw first30 sec
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03Travel guessing game
Postcards in Pieces
A destination assembles tile by tile; the city is the answer.
Saved channel lookObsidian stage · restrained gold · ceramic fragments · electronic pulse
Mosaic AssemblyTravel quiz26 sec
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04Painted product studies
Object Study
Hard surfaces, glass and fine mechanisms are built from recorded paint strokes.
Saved channel lookCharcoal studio · cool blue line · product gouache · slow material reveal
Detailed paintingProduct detail46 sec
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05Narrated visual explainers
Small Wonders
A subject is sketched, then each spoken fact is connected to the right detail.
Saved channel lookField-guide paper · fine green callouts · British narrator · warm acoustic bed
Story PlateLocal narration32 sec
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06Fictional archive stories
Found & Remembered
A damaged family photograph is physically repaired and returned to colour.
Saved channel lookArchive black · warm paper · conservation tools · gentle piano
Photo restorationMemory reveal24 sec
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These are eighteen finished videos from the app. The channel names are fictional, so you can focus on how clearly each look repeats from episode to episode.
One simple route
Try a look. Keep it. Make more.
You do not need to understand every setting. Start with a real preview, keep what feels right and let that choice guide the rest of the channel.
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Discover
Try a few real motion previews with your own image. Compare the feeling, pace and final result.
Find the version you would actually publish - 02
Lock
Save the exact visual and audio choices as a named Channel Style. Use it again without rebuilding the recipe.
Your style stays editable and versioned - 03
Scale
Plan up to twenty-six weeks, review the sources and render a production batch locally when you are ready.
Titles, descriptions, dates and CSV
Six ways to make a video
Choose the process that fits the idea.
Compare each result with the image that went in. Pick the process that makes your idea worth watching.
source01Portrait atelier
Hand-drawn engraving
Watch a recognisable portrait appear line by line before the final reveal.
source02Natural history
Colour by region
Turn an image into a colouring page, then bring it to life one calm area at a time.
source03Conservation atelier
Physical restoration
Begin with an aged print, repair it on screen and slowly bring back the detail and colour.
source04Material studies
Mosaic assembly
Build the image from hundreds of ceramic pieces, starting around the details that matter most.
source05Painter's study
Painted canvas
Paint the image from the first rough shapes through to detail and final highlights.
source06Visual explanation
Story Plate
Draw the subject first, then explain it point by point with arrows, labels and an optional narrator.
Your saved Channel Style
Make one video. Keep the style. Build the channel.
Save the settings that made your pilot work. EtchMotion carries them into the next video, the next batch and the longer story you build later.
- Save the exact look, pace, layout and sound
- Keep your channel voice and recurring ideas together
- Plan four weeks or a complete six-month season
- Review every source before a batch starts
- Download titles and descriptions as a CSV
Useful beyond one type of channel
Let the motion become part of the format.
Use one recognisable style for a quick reveal, a product story or a complete chapter in a longer video.
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Guess-who and quiz reveals
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History, science and fact channels
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Product and craft stories
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Museum and archive content
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Explainer scenes and chapter art
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Campaigns with one recognisable visual language
Not only for shorts
Put several scenes together as one complete video.
Choose the scene order, keep one look and add continuous music. Narrated explanation scenes keep their timing. If you connect your own AI agent, it can help with ideas and batches, while you still approve what gets made.
2 to 12scenes in one video
Your AIoptional agent connection
Your approvalbefore anything renders
EtchMotion Studio launch edition
Pay once. Make as much as your PC can render.
You buy the Windows app once and keep using that version. There is no subscription and EtchMotion does not charge per video.
€59founder price for the first 25 licences
Six real motion processesReady-made starting stylesBatch and six-month planningMulti-scene longer videosIncluded local Story Plate narratorCommercial creator licenceLocal rendering with no credits
Read purchase informationCheckout and download will be handled securely by Gumroad when v1.0 goes live.
Straight answers
Before you build.
Is it really a one-time purchase?
Yes. You pay once and keep using the version you bought. There are no render credits or required monthly fees. The founder price is €59 for the first 25 licences; the planned regular price is €89.
Does EtchMotion generate the source image?
Not by default. Start with your own image, choose a reusable image found in the app, or bring in art from the image tool you already use. EtchMotion turns it into a repeatable video style.
Is everything rendered locally?
Yes. The art, voice-over, batch queue and final videos are made on your Windows PC. Image search or an AI you choose to connect may use the internet, but EtchMotion does not charge for cloud rendering.
Can I make more than short-form videos?
Yes. Put two to twelve scenes in order, add chapter cards, narration and continuous music, then export one complete video.
Does a batch publish automatically?
No. EtchMotion prepares renders and upload-ready CSV metadata. You stay in control of source review and publishing through YouTube Studio or your chosen scheduler.