Whiteboard animation examples
Whiteboard animation examples, and what makes them work
The best whiteboard animation examples share three traits: one drawing per idea, a hand that draws each element the moment the voice mentions it, and a script written to be heard. Below are real videos generated from plain text with AnimatedBoard, in the classic doodle style and in the full-colour story style, with notes on why each works and how to make your own.
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Script
The brain weighs just three pounds, yet it uses 20% of the body's energy…
Generated from a plain-text script, nothing edited by hand. You can make any video like this in 5–10 minutes.
Two whiteboard animation videos generated from a script
No manual timing, no library search. Each clip started as a paragraph of text; our AI split it into scenes, illustrated them, narrated and synced the drawing.
Whiteboard doodle example: an explainer
The classic format: a hand draws black line illustrations on white while the voice explains. Notice that every element appears when it is mentioned, not before, so the viewer follows the argument through the drawing.
Story style example: illustrated scenes
The same script workflow with full-colour illustrated scenes, transitions and documentary narration. Used for tales, biographies and mystery channels where mood matters more than diagrams.
What to look for in a whiteboard animation example
Use these when judging an example, a template or your own first video.
One idea, one drawing
Each sentence or idea gets one visual. Scenes that add elements progressively hold attention better than scenes that appear whole.
Drawing on the word
The hand should start drawing the object as the narration names it. Early or late by a second and the effect breaks.
Consistent line
Same stroke weight and style throughout, black on white. Mixing library styles is the most common giveaway of a rushed video.
A script that sounds spoken
Short sentences, second person, concrete nouns. Examples that feel like lectures read from a document lose viewers at the 30-second mark.
Subtitles present
The best-performing examples on social feeds have subtitles because most plays are muted.
The right length
Explainer examples run 60–120 seconds; educational examples run longer but are chaptered.
Whiteboard animation examples by use case
Education: a concept explained with a diagram that builds as the teacher speaks, for example how compound interest grows, drawn as a curve that extends with each year mentioned. These videos run 5 to 15 minutes and are chaptered.
Explainers and marketing: a 60 to 90-second story of a problem, a failed fix and a product, with a single call to action. The drawing shows the before and after; the voice does the selling.
Finance and psychology channels: faceless YouTube content where the whiteboard style replaces a presenter. Volume matters here, which is why these channels moved earliest to script-based generation.
Storytelling: tales, history and mysteries suit the story style better than pure whiteboard, with colour scenes and a slower narration. Same script, different style setting.
Internal training: procedures and onboarding drawn step by step, in the team's languages, updated by editing a sentence when the procedure changes.
How to make a whiteboard animation like these examples
The workflow behind the clips above, in AnimatedBoard.
Paste a script
200 words or more. Or give our AI a topic and a length and rewrite its draft. Your final text is used verbatim.
Choose style, voice and subtitles
Doodle or story. A natural voice in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese, or your own recording. Subtitles on or off.
Review the scenes
Our AI proposes scene cuts and a drawing brief for each. Edit briefs, regenerate images or upload your own.
Generate and download
Illustrations, narration and word-level sync are generated; the video renders in 16:9 or 9:16 with a downloadable .srt.
Make your own whiteboard animation example
First minute free, no card: enough for a full example with voice, drawing and subtitles.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find whiteboard animation examples?
On this page you can watch two videos generated from a script with AnimatedBoard. On YouTube, search for education, finance or psychology explainer channels: many use the whiteboard style for every upload.
What is the best whiteboard animation maker for creating videos like these?
For script-based production, AnimatedBoard: it generates the illustrations, the voice and the sync from your text. For manual, library-based production, VideoScribe and Doodly are the classic editors. See our software comparison.
Can I use the example videos on this page?
They are shown to illustrate the output of the tool. To get videos you own, create a free account and generate your own from your script.
Are these examples edited after generation?
No. They are rendered directly by the engine from a text script, with the default doodle and story settings, to show what you get without manual work.
How long should a whiteboard animation video be?
60 to 120 seconds for marketing explainers; 5 to 15 minutes for lessons and educational channels, ideally with chapters; under 60 seconds for Shorts and Reels in 9:16.
Can I make whiteboard animation examples in colour?
Yes. AnimatedBoard's story style produces full-colour illustrated scenes. The doodle style is deliberately black line art on white, which is what most people mean by whiteboard animation.
The next example could be your script
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