Environmentalists looking for new ways to engage others with their work may enjoy this science communications training from UK-based forest ecologist Tom Ovenden. In this tutorial series, Ovenden teaches viewers how to create storytelling animations that help distill sci-comm topics for a wider audience. Videos discuss animation tools (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro, and RStudio), highlight the key aspects of animation, and provide step-by-step visuals and examples. Ovenden created these videos with novice illustrators in mind, providing digestible lessons without assuming prior training or knowledge. Readers can enjoy the entire tutorial by scrolling down the page and watching videos in order. Alternatively, viewers with some background knowledge can check out the video descriptions and tags (noting the software used) to focus on topics of interest. The videos are also posted as a playlist ("SciComm: Animation Training for Scientists") on Ovenden's YouTube channel.