Whimsical Animations Course Open House

A simple course preview turned into a full-on love fest with a side of price discourse when creator Josh Comeau popped into the thread to invite people into his “open house” for Whimsical Animations. The setup is straightforward: a handful of lessons are free for a few days so curious visitors can sample his teaching style before buying. There are a few guest-mode annoyances, like settings that won’t save unless you’re a registered student, but commenters barely lingered on that. Instead, they went straight to the real headline: is Josh just absurdly good at this?

The loudest opinion by far was glowing praise. One fan bluntly admitted the courses are expensive, then immediately defended the price by saying they’re better than a college class and left them feeling “much smarter.” That’s the closest thing this thread had to drama: a tiny whiff of sticker shock, followed by a flood of people effectively saying, “Yeah, but worth it.” Others called the animation lesson a “banger,” praised the craft and detail, and marveled at how much they learned from just one public lesson.

And because this is the internet, the thread also got its dose of meme energy. One commenter declared, “The whimsy is strong rn,” celebrating the cosmic timing of Josh posting in the same week as Neal.fun. Translation for non-internet people: the vibes were immaculate, the fans were out in force, and the comments section basically turned into a standing ovation with jazz hands.