You are thinking in the right direction.
You are thinking about what people don't want to see. That's good. The content you mentioned may be useful on the site but not on the opening page.
Now reverse your thinking and ask yourself, "What are people looking for?" What search term did they use to get there? When my page opens what do they need to see to convince them they came to the place they want to be?
They don't need to be pushed right into an animation or tutorial because you don't know what kind they are looking for, but they came to your site looking for something specific and they need to see prominently displayed something that tells them they will find it on your site.
As has been pointed out in many comments on this site, people may only be on your page two or three seconds if they don't see something to tell them they want to be there. So you are right to recognize how important this page is.
Without taking time to develop anything original (you can do that for yourself), you need a title that clearly identifies the site content. It could be as simple as "Animation Tutorials." I can easily see three or four paragraphs to describe your content with navigation listing tutorials, etc. on the side.
First paragraph: "If you are looking for tutorials to help you make your own animations for a website you are at the right place. ...
Second paragraph: "Helpful tutorials you will find here include...[use list format and include names with brief descriptions of the tutorials you offer]"
Third paragraph: "In addition to the tutorials, I enjoy posting some of my own animations and some contributed by viewers like you......[another list"
Just a few thoughts.
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