Author Archives: Rodney

Well worth checking out. The animation itself it great but also consider the highly effective use of the background plate. Sasha Dorogov assignment:  

This rendering from OpenToonz represents a number of interesting features and methodologies… too many to keep track of… so I’m posting this as a general reminder to cue my memory in case I ever need them.  Here are a few: … Continue reading →

This link was shared so I’ll share it with other creative minds. theplot.io is a very basic online storyboarding application. Free access is very limited but may be enough to get where you want. Gif animation is supported so that … Continue reading →

No, not THAT kind of expression. Here’s my first use of expressions in OpenToonz to drive animated movement using mathematical expressions.   It’s a simple set of rotations that could be easily done manually but I used it to explore … Continue reading →

Sometimes my testings get out of control. In this case I thought I might try to make some old fashioned eyes while refining the smoothness of drawing (smoothness setting) and use of the Tape Tool to form the little triangular … Continue reading →

A test of texturing and line control control…

Hang in there!

Background buildings added to the A:M Exchange courtesy of Jason Hess and others.