How to Make Viral Ancient Style Stickman Animations with Ai Automation?

Have you noticed these ancient stick

figure videos blowing up on YouTube

lately? There's this channel called Ink

Explainer and they hit over 35,000

subscribers with just 11 videos. On top

of that, pretty much every single upload

has crossed 100,000 views. The craziest

part? Once you actually watch their

videos, you'll realize they're made

using nothing but simple images. There's

no crazy editing, no complicated

animation, but somehow they're

incredibly fun to watch. And it's not

just them. There are at least three or

four more channels using the exact same

style and they're getting insane

results, too. The best part? This niche

is still wide open. The competition is

surprisingly low, which means it's

actually one of the easiest

opportunities to grow a new channel

right now. But here's where things get

really interesting. What if I told you

that today we're going to build a

complete AI-powered automation system

that can create these high-quality

videos in just a few minutes with almost

no manual work. I've already put

together the entire step-by-step

roadmap. And by the end of this video,

you'll know exactly how to make these

videos from start to finish. All right,

let's jump right in.

First, take a look at your screen. I've

already put together a complete roadmap

that walks you through this entire

process. Right here, you'll find three

proven viral scripts, three

high-performing thumbnails, a channel

description, hashtags, and everything

else you need, all in one place. You'll

find the download link in the

description so you can grab everything

for free. Now, you might be wondering,

why do we even need all of this? Don't

worry. By the end of this video, it'll

all make sense. Putting this together

took me hours. So, if it saves you some

time, all I ask in return is that you

hit the like button. I'd really

appreciate it. You'll also notice

there's a master prompt over here. We're

going to use that in just a minute and

I'll show you exactly how it works

step-by-step. So, let's get started. The

first thing you want to do is open

Google and search for ChatGPT. If you

don't already have an account, just sign

up using your Gmail. It only takes a

minute. Once you're in ChatGPT, copy and

paste the master prompt I gave you into

the prompt box. I've already designed

this prompt to tell ChatGPT exactly what

we want. It understands that we're

building a brand new YouTube channel and

knows exactly how it's supposed to help

us from that point on. Next, download

the three thumbnails I showed you

earlier. Then,

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>> copy all three scripts and paste them

into Chat GPT along with their original

titles. After that, paste the channel

description and the hashtags from the

road map as well. Your conversation

should end up looking something like a

complete document with everything in one

place. Now, hit submit. At this point,

Chat GPT starts breaking everything

down. It analyzes the scripts, the

hooks, the titles, the thumbnails, the

writing style. Basically, the entire DNA

of those videos. Once it understands

that pattern, creating new videos

becomes way easier because it'll keep

generating ideas that match the same

style. But, here's the part I love the

most. You don't even have to spend hours

thinking of a channel idea. I can

literally ask Chat GPT for 10 channel

ideas, and within seconds it gives me

ideas that fit my niche perfectly. Since

we've already fed it all the reference

material, it understands exactly what

kind of content we're trying to build.

If you see a channel name you like, just

copy it. Then, head over to YouTube

Studio, click customization, and paste

it in as your channel name. Now, if you

don't already have a YouTube channel, go

ahead and create a new one. But, if you

already have an older channel, that's

usually the better option because it's

had more time to build trust with

YouTube. If you do create a brand new

channel, don't upload videos

immediately. Instead, spend a couple of

days using it like a normal person.

Watch some videos, leave a few likes,

write a couple of comments, and complete

all your channel settings including the

verification steps. That gives your new

channel a much more natural start before

you begin uploading content. Now, let's

create the channel branding. Back in

Chat GPT, I ask it to write a channel

description, and within seconds it

generates one that's perfectly matched

to the niche. Then, I ask it for two

logo prompts, and just like that, it

gives me both. Now, we need an AI image

generator to turn those prompts into

logos. There are plenty of options you

can use like Leonardo AI, Google AI

Studio, Google Flow, [music]

or even Chat GPT if image generation is

available. I'm going to use Google Flow.

Just search for it on Google. Create a

free account if you don't already have

one, and open the image generator.

Scroll down to the settings, choose

image generation, pick your aspect

ratio, decide how many images you want

to generate, and make sure Nano Banana

Pro is selected. You can use it for free

with a basic account. Now, just paste

your prompt and click generate. The

first logo looked pretty good, but it

wasn't exactly what I wanted. So, I went

back to Chat GPT and told it I wanted a

stick figure style logo instead. It

instantly rewrote the prompt. I copied

the new prompt, pasted it back into

Google Flow, generated another image,

then did the same thing with the second

prompt. And honestly, the results came

out way better. Once you see a logo you

like, just download the high-quality

version. Trust me. Trying to come up

with all of this on your own can take

forever. That's exactly why I made this

process as simple as possible. Now, head

back to YouTube Studio and upload your

new logo. That's it. Now, let's create a

banner for the channel. Just go back to

Chat GPT and ask it to generate a

YouTube banner prompt. Copy the first

prompt, head back over to Google Flow,

switch the aspect ratio to match a

YouTube banner, adjust the settings if

needed, paste the prompt, and hit

generate. Then do the exact same thing

with the second prompt. And just look at

these results. Honestly, these banners

came out way better than I expected. If

you tried making something like this

from scratch, it would probably take

hours. But with a solid prompt and the

right AI tools, you can create

professional-looking channel art in just

a few minutes. Once you find the one you

like, download it and upload it to your

YouTube channel. Now that the channel is

fully set up, it's finally time to make

some videos. The first thing I do is ask

Chat GPT for 10 viral video ideas. Since

we've already trained it using

successful examples, it now understands

exactly what type of content we're

looking for. So, instead of giving

random ideas, it suggests topics that

actually fit the niche. Pick the idea

you like the most, paste it into Chat

GPT, and tell it how long you want the

video to be. For this example, I'm only

asking for a 1-minute script, but you

can easily ask for a 10-minute or even a

15-minute video if that's what you're

making. Because Chat GPT already

understands the style and structure of

the reference videos we gave it, the

script it generates will naturally

follow a very similar format. That said,

don't just copy and upload it. Always

read through the script first, make sure

everything makes sense, and improve it

wherever you can. A few personal edits

can make a huge difference. Now that we

have the script, it's time to create the

visuals. And yes, we're going to

automate this part, too. Inside the

roadmap, you'll find a scene generation

prompt. Go ahead and copy that. You'll

also see a folder with several reference

images. Download those, as well. Now,

head back to ChatGPT. Upload all of the

reference images, paste in the scene

generation prompt, and let ChatGPT do

the heavy lifting. It'll read your

script, break it down scene by scene,

figure out how many visuals the video

needs, and then write a separate image

prompt for every single scene. It even

creates something called a global style

prompt, which keeps every image looking

consistent throughout the video. Now,

here's how I use it. I copy the prompt

for the first scene and paste it into

Google Flow, but don't generate it just

yet. Go back to ChatGPT, copy the global

style prompt, then paste it underneath

the scene prompt in Google Flow. Now,

hit generate, and just look at the

result. The image comes out looking

clean, detailed, and most importantly,

it matches the style we're using for the

rest of the video. Generate a few

options, download the one you like best,

and move on to the next scene. Google

Flow can generate multiple versions at

once, so just pick your favorite and

keep going. Then, repeat the exact same

process for every remaining scene. One

little tip that'll save you a lot of

time. Instead of manually adding the

global style prompt every single time,

just tell ChatGPT to automatically

include both the global style prompt and

the character prompt inside every scene

prompt it generates. [music]

That way, every prompt is already

complete, and all you have to do is

copy, paste, and generate the image. It

saves a ton of time and keeps every

image looking consistent from start to

finish. Once that's done, the rest is

honestly super simple. Just copy the

first scene prompt, paste it into Google

Flow, generate the image, then move on

to the next one. Copy, paste, generate,

repeat. [music] That's literally it. In

less than 5 minutes, you can generate

every single image you need for your

entire video. Now, think about how

powerful this workflow really is. Most

people still create every image

manually. They have to explain each

scene one by one, rewrite prompts over

and over again, and spend forever trying

to get everything to match. But, with

the system I put together, almost

everything is automated. If this is

saving you time, do me a quick favor,

hit the like button, and let me know in

the comments. It really helps support

the channel. Now, take a look at the

results. Every image matches the script

perfectly. The art style stays

consistent from beginning to end. The

characters look the same throughout the

video, and there aren't any random

changes between scenes. Once you're

happy with everything, just download all

of the images in high quality. Now,

let's move on to the voiceover. There

are a lot of AI voice tools out there,

but for this tutorial, we're going to

use Google AI Studio. Inside the

roadmap, you'll also find a special

voice generation prompt. Go ahead and

copy that first. Then, search for Google

AI Studio. Create a free account if you

don't already have one. And once you're

inside, click the add voiceover option

in the bottom left corner. You'll notice

there's already some text inside the

prompt boxes. Just delete all of it.

Now, go back to ChatGPT and paste in the

special voice prompt I gave you. Within

a few seconds, ChatGPT will generate two

things for you: a scene description and

a sample context. If they're a little

too long, just ask ChatGPT to shorten

them. Then, copy the sample context into

the sample context box inside Google AI

Studio, and paste the scene description

into the scene box. After that, paste

your script into the main script section

below. In the top right corner, click

the model selector and choose Gemini

2.5. From there, you can customize the

rest of the settings however you like.

Open the speaker settings, try different

voices, and experiment until you find

one that fits your channel. Every voice

sounds a little different, so don't be

afraid to test a few options. The more

combinations you try, the easier it'll

be to find one that sounds natural for

your content. Once everything looks

good, just click generate. In a few

moments, your AI voiceover will be

ready. Now, it's time for the final

step: editing. You can use pretty much

any editor you like, whether you're on

your phone or your computer. The editing

itself is actually very simple.

Personally, I'm using CapCut on my

laptop, but feel free to use whatever

editing software you're most comfortable

with. Now, it's time to put everything

together. Import all of your images and

your voiceover into your editing

software. Place the voiceover on the

timeline first, then start adding the

images one by one above it, making sure

each image matches what the narrator is

talking about. Once everything is lined

up, click on the first image and add a

keyframe at the beginning. Then add

another keyframe at the end of that

image and slowly zoom in from the first

keyframe to the second. This creates a

smooth camera movement that makes the

video feel much more dynamic. If you've

never used keyframes before, don't

worry. There are plenty of quick

tutorials on YouTube that can teach you

the basics in just a few minutes. Now,

repeat the same process for every image

in your video. After that, start

polishing everything up. Add transitions

between scenes, throw in a few

animations, use effects if they fit your

style, and if you want, add filters,

sound effects, or background music. How

far you take the editing is completely

up to you. Personally, I like to keep it

clean and simple. The editing process

really isn't that complicated, so I'm

pretty confident you'll be able to do it

without any problems. Now, let's upload

the video. Open YouTube Studio and

upload your finished video. For the

title, you can either use the one

ChatGPT generated earlier or tweak it

yourself to make it even stronger. Next,

let's create the thumbnail. Go back to

the roadmap and find the thumbnail

generation prompt. Copy it, paste it

into ChatGPT, and within seconds it'll

generate a thumbnail prompt for your

video. Now, head back to Google Flow,

paste that prompt, and click generate.

If you want more options, just ask

ChatGPT to generate a few more thumbnail

prompts and keep testing until you find

one you really like. Within a few

seconds, you'll have a thumbnail that

matches your video perfectly. And

honestly, that's the best part about

this entire workflow. You don't have to

spend hours designing everything

yourself. I've already done the hard

part by putting together the prompts in

the system. All you have to do is follow

the steps, copy, paste, and customize it

for your own videos. Once you've picked

your favorite thumbnail, upload it to

your video. Now, let's finish the

description. Go back to ChatGPT one last

time, paste in the description prompt,

and it'll generate a complete YouTube

description based on your video. Copy

it, paste it into the description box,

make any small changes you want, and

then go through the remaining YouTube

settings before publishing. And that's

it. Your video is ready to go live. Now,

just think about it. Using this

workflow, you can create and publish

videos in a fraction of the time it

would normally take. If you stay

consistent and upload regularly, you can

build a serious content library without

spending your entire day editing. I

really hope this tutorial saves you a

ton of time. If it did, make sure to hit

the like button, subscribe to the

channel, and check out my other videos,

too. I've got a lot more tutorials and

AI workflows coming that can make

creating YouTube content even easier.