How to make AI cartoon videos with Seedance 2.0

To make AI cartoon videos, open the Picsart Video Generator, pick Seedance 2.0 as the model, describe the cartoon scene you want in a prompt, and hit Generate. A clip with characters, motion, and sound lands in your library in seconds. No animation experience, no storyboarding skills, no expensive software.

That’s the whole shift. AI video models can now produce cartoon scenes from a single prompt, 3D Pixar-style characters, slapstick comedy, cinematic storytelling, and anime transformations, all generated straight from text. What used to take a studio now takes a paragraph.

Seedance 2.0 inside the Picsart Video Generator makes that especially doable for cartoon work. You get up to 15-second clips, native audio generation, multiple aspect ratios, and prompt enhancement, all in the same editor you already use. This guide covers how to create cartoon videos step by step, the best prompt techniques to get clean, on-style output, and a set of ready-to-paste example prompts for different cartoon looks.

Meet Seedance 2.0, the engine behind cartoon-ready video

Seedance 2.0 is ByteDance’s latest AI video model, built for multimodal generation across text, image, video, and audio inputs. For cartoon videos specifically, it’s a strong pick. Here’s why.

Characters stay consistent across shots. The same face, outfit, and proportions carry through every frame of a sequence, which is the classic failure point of earlier models. Multi-shot storytelling works too, so you can stage a scene, a reaction, and a payoff inside one clip with proper transitions and narrative flow.

Audio comes built in. Seedance 2.0 generates sound effects, ambient noise, and music alongside the visuals, matched to the action happening on screen. No separate audio pass, no stock library run.

Style versatility is the other big win. Seedance 2.0 handles 3D Pixar looks, anime, slapstick, cinematic, and stylized aesthetics based on prompt descriptions alone. Clips run up to 15 seconds at 1080p.

Two input modes: Text-to-Video to describe a cartoon scene from scratch, or Image-to-Video to upload a character design or reference image and animate it. Both live inside the Picsart Video Generator alongside other models, so switching between Seedance 2.0, Veo, Runway, and the rest takes one click.

Make AI cartoon videos with Picsart step by step

Open the Picsart Video Generator. That’s your starting point for every cartoon video walkthrough below.

Choose your input type. Pick Text to Video if you’re creating a cartoon scene from a blank slate. Pick Image to Video if you already have a character design, illustration, or still image you want to animate. Image-to-Video is the move when character consistency matters, and you want to lock in a specific look before the motion begins.

Write your cartoon prompt. Describe the scene, the characters, the animation style, the camera angles, and the mood. Be specific about the cartoon aesthetic you want: 3D Pixar, anime, slapstick, stop-motion clay, cel-shaded, each reads very differently to the model. Name the style early in the prompt and keep character details clear and repeatable.

Open Advanced Settings. Tap the settings panel to customize the generation options that matter most for cartoon work.

Select Seedance 2.0 from the model dropdown. This is the pick for consistent characters, multi-shot storytelling, and native audio. If the dropdown shows other models, just switch to Seedance 2.0 for this run.

Set the duration to 15s. Drag the slider to the maximum length. Longer clips give the model room for setup, action, and payoff, which is where cartoon storytelling actually happens. Shorter clips work for single gags or loops, but 15 seconds is the sweet spot for a full scene.

Choose your aspect ratio. Go 16:9 Landscape for cinematic scenes, multi-shot sequences, and YouTube-style content. Go 9:16 Portrait for Reels, TikTok, Shorts, and anything vertical. Pick before you generate, since reframing after the fact can cost you composition.

Toggle on Enhance prompt. This lets the model expand and polish your prompt for better results, useful if your draft is short or loose. If your prompt is already detailed and locked, you can leave it off.

Toggle on Generate audio. This adds sound effects, ambient audio, and music that match the scene. Cartoon videos lean heavily on audio for comedic timing and emotion, so leaving this on is usually the right call.

Hit Generate.

Pro tip: generate two or three versions of the same prompt and compare. Small seed changes can shift a whole scene, and picking the best take is faster than endlessly rewriting.

Write sharper cartoon video prompts

Name the animation style early. “Pixar-style 3D,” “anime,” “stop-motion clay,” “cel-shaded 2D,” each one gives the model a clear direction to lock into. Vague prompts produce vague output.

Describe characters in detail. Body type, clothing, colors, expressions, hair, and accessories. More detail equals more consistency across shots. “A cat” is weak. “An orange tabby cat in a tiny denim jacket and red scarf, big round eyes, clumsy posture,” lands.

Use shot language. Wide shot, close-up, push-in, tracking shot, overhead. Camera direction shapes the cinematic feel and helps the model compose the frame.

Break stories into shots. For multi-shot sequences, write “Shot 1… Shot 2…” with distinct actions per shot. It keeps the narrative clean and gives you control over pacing.

Include sound direction. Describe the audio mood: “playful xylophone,” “dramatic orchestral hit,” “ambient rain,” “slapstick percussion.” Seedance 2.0 generates audio based on these cues.

Specify what to avoid. “No morphing transitions,” “no distortion,” “smooth motion,” “hard cuts only.” Negative prompts prevent the common artifacts that break cartoon illusions.

Try these AI cartoon video prompts

five ready-to-use prompts for the Picsart Video Generator with Seedance 2.0, covering different cartoon styles and techniques. Copy, paste, customize, generate.

Pixar-style 3D character design, a moon character with a fishing boy

Creates an anthropomorphic crescent moon character with a fishing boy, unified being, deep royal blue material, architectural form, and full Pixar features.

A Pixar-style 3D animated character, a stylized, non-human personification of DreamWorks. The character is an anthropomorphic living crescent moon with a fishing boy, the boy and moon one unified being, built entirely from this logo’s visual DNA. The body is a bold D-crescent moon form, the thick crescent given full three-dimensional mass. The surface is deep royal blue, the exact logo blue, rich, smooth ceramic. The crescent is thick and architectural, the inner curve forming a natural seated ledge where the body rests comfortably. The head is a rounded, boyish form, full of Pixar features, soft and dreamy. Two large eyes with deep royal blue irises, warm, wonder-filled, watching something far away on the horizon. Thick soft brow ridges. A small, round nose, soft and boyish. A wide, gentle mouth with lips built from the crescent curve, upper lip deep navy, lower lip royal blue. The smile is quiet, peaceful, and lost in imagination. The body sits naturally on the crescent ledge, knees drawn up, relaxed, the classic fishing pose made three-dimensional. The right hand holds a long, slender fishing rod, royal blue, arcing dramatically upward, the line disappearing into invisible sky above. The entire character, boy and moon, is one unified deep royal blue material; the logo’s monochrome silhouette is brought into three dimensions. The sneakers are bold, dreamy Pixar high-tops, thick, deep navy rubber soles with small crescent stamps, royal blue upper with a crescent arc across the toe box, silver fishing line laces, a full D-crescent heel in polished blue chrome, and a continuous royal blue glow strip along the sole edge.

Multi-shot fantasy adventure, a cute explorer story

Creates a 9-shot adventure sequence, an enchanted forest, treasure map discovery, cave exploration, witch battle, and treasure chest reveal.

A Cute Adventure Story. A stylized 3D animated fantasy adventure with a cute, brave young explorer, big expressive eyes, small backpack, colorful outfit, magical forest environment, playful cinematic lighting, high-quality 3D animation, charming family-friendly tone, exciting action, clear storytelling, dynamic framing, cute but epic mood, hard cuts only, no fade, no dissolve, no morph transition. Shot 1: Wide shot of a cute young adventurer entering an enchanted forest, glowing plants, floating fireflies, curious expression. Cut to Shot 2: The hero finds an old treasure map glowing on a stone altar, eyes lighting up with excitement. Cut to Shot 3: Medium shot of the hero running through the forest, jumping over roots and ducking under branches. Cut to Shot 4: The hero arrives at a mysterious cave hidden behind vines, golden light glowing from inside. Cut to Shot 5: Inside the cave, a funny but dangerous witch appears in a swirl of green magic, blocking the treasure chest. Cut to Shot 6: Action shot, the hero dodges a magical spell and uses a glowing crystal slingshot or magic charm to fight back. Cut to Shot 7: The witch is defeated in a burst of sparkles, her broom spinning away harmlessly. Cut to Shot 8: The hero opens the treasure chest and finds a glowing magical gem and piles of gold. Cut to Shot 9: Final heroic shot of the cute adventurer holding the treasure proudly at the cave entrance as sunlight breaks through the trees.

Timed slapstick comedy, an ice cream vendor, and a kid

Creates a timed 15-second comedy sequence with a child and an ice cream vendor, fake-out gags, chase, and payoff.

Stylized 3D animation, hyperreal pop, squash-and-stretch. Mood: fast slapstick mischief with fake wins and payoff. Characters: a round-faced child with huge eyes, copper-red pigtails, a yellow polka-dot dress; a tall vendor with a curled mustache, crimson vest, tilted cap, and a brass ice cream paddle. Environment: a sunlit stone courtyard in a hillside town, flower archways, mosaic fountain, brass cart, cobblestones, warm late-afternoon light. Timeline: 0:00 to 0:04, ice cream trick reveals fake-outs, cone appears and disappears, quick miss gag, sfx gasp, whoosh, chuckle, bell. 0:04 to 0:09, switch trick, scramble chase, fake victory, then cone removed, sfx swish, skid, laughter, chime cut. 0:09 to 0:15, public tease, then real cone given, calm payoff and taste moment, sfx crowd laugh, bell, soft chime, applause.

Anime transformation sequence, rooftop hero

Creates a 5-shot magical transformation, rooftop close-up, glowing symbols, costume transform, dynamic spin, hero pose over a neon city.

Vertical 9:16, 15 seconds, high-energy anime transformation sequence. Use the main character’s face shape and costume colors. Shot 1: static close-up, city rooftop at night, wind lifts hair. Shot 2: glowing symbols circle around her hands, camera tilts upward. Shot 3: burst of light, costume transforms into a sleek, futuristic anime outfit. Shot 4: dynamic spin with trailing light ribbons and dramatic backlight. Shot 5: wide hero pose above the city skyline, neon signs below, subtle rain in the air. Style: premium anime trailer, sharp outlines, vivid cinematic neon, dynamic camera choreography, controlled physics, punchy music hits.

Cinematic food scene, a Ratatouille-style mouse chef

Creates a 6-shot cooking sequence, a mouse chef in a Parisian kitchen, chopping, stirring, tasting, plating ragout with an Eiffel Tower backdrop.

Shot 1: A small expressive mouse wearing a tiny chef hat and apron, standing in a cozy Parisian kitchen. Warm yellow lighting, wooden table, fresh ingredients around (tomatoes, herbs, garlic). Medium close-up shot, slow cinematic push-in. Cozy warm tones, detailed textures, soft shadows, and photorealistic. No distortion, smooth motion, consistent character. Shot 2: The mouse skillfully chops vegetables on a small cutting board, moving quickly and confidently. Close-up shot, slight handheld camera. High detail on food textures, vibrant colors, and steam lightly visible. No jitter, smooth motion. Shot 3: A pot of ragout simmering on the stove, steam rising softly, rich sauce bubbling. The mouse stirs with a tiny spoon. Close-up shot, shallow depth of field. Warm lighting, cinematic food aesthetic, highly detailed. No glitches, stable frame. Shot 4: The mouse tastes the ragout, closes eyes briefly with satisfaction, then nods proudly. Medium close-up shot, slow push-in. Cozy, charming atmosphere, soft glow. No distortion, smooth motion. Shot 5: The mouse plates the dish carefully, placing it on a small, elegant plate near a window with a view of Paris rooftops or the Eiffel Tower in the distance. Medium shot, soft natural light mixing with warm indoor light. No jitter. Shot 6: Final shot, the mouse stands proudly next to the finished ragout dish, smiling confidently, kitchen glowing warmly around him. Wide shot, slow cinematic pull-back. Clean, cozy, magical Parisian aesthetic.

Treat these as starting points. Swap the characters, change the environments, shift the style, keep what works, and rewrite what doesn’t. More prompt inspiration lives in the Seedance 2.0 prompts guide.

Start making AI cartoon videos

Seedance 2.0 inside the Picsart Video Generator turns a paragraph of prompt into a 15-second cartoon clip with characters, motion, and sound. No animation skills needed, no extra software, no stock audio pass. Try one of the prompts above, or write your own from scratch, and see what lands.