The water cycle

Water cycle video · 0:43

Water cycle animation

Watch the water cycle drawn by hand: the sun lifts vapour off the sea, it gathers into a cloud, rain falls on the mountain and the river carries it back to the sea. A whiteboard clip made from one finished diagram.

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0:43
Drawn
Lines, then colour
Hand
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MP4 or WebM
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The water cycle, step by step

  1. 1 Line art

    0:00

    The whole diagram is outlined first: the cloud and its rain, the sun and the rising vapour, the arrows of the cycle, the mountain, the river and the sea.

  2. 2 Colour

    0:23

    Then colour washes in, blue water and sky, green hills, the yellow sun, so the cycle reads at a glance.

Where this water cycle animation fits

Use it to open a science lesson on evaporation, condensation and precipitation, as the moment the diagram clicks in an explainer video, or as a short for social. The same process turns your own water cycle diagram into a clip.

  • Science lessons
  • Explainer videos
  • Social shorts
  • Classroom slides
What do I need to upload?

One finished picture — PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 10 MB. Illustrations, diagrams and flat artwork work best.

How long does a drawing take?

About fifteen seconds before it starts to draw. The video is as long as you choose, and saving it takes a few seconds more.

Can I use the clips commercially?

Pro includes a commercial licence: use your clips in client work, ads and paid courses. Free and Starter clips are for personal and non-commercial use.

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