10 Spine 2D Animation Techniques Every Animator Should Know in 2026

1. Reuse Poses and Animations

Some portions of animations are very repetitive such as blinking or other facial emotions. In those cases it's great to reuse animations. For that just save that portion of the animation in a separate animation so later you can copy the frames and paste in the animation you are working currently

You can even save constraints settings in animation so later you quickly reuse it by copy pasting it

And since those animations are not for export you can right away uncheck the export option when animation is selected

2. Simple Rig For 3D Effect