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A:M, OpenToonz and Motion Monster (Together again for the first time)

The latest Motion Monster has been released! Turtletooth Studios cutting edge branch of the powerful OpenToonz animation software is a welcome addition with features not yet incorporated into the official OpenToonz branch. This latest release is primarily designed to provide a … Continue reading

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The most realistic render I’ve yet attempted in OpenToonz/Motion Monster

So I was…doodling… then I started blurring things… then this came out of the Motion Monster renderer:  

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Andreas Deja, Clean Up and Color Models

Here courtesy of legendary Disney animator Andreas Deja is a frame from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ that I’ve used OpenToonz to clean up and color.  I’m tempted to work the entire sequence for the practice (and to demonstrate the benefits of … Continue reading

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What is… Motion Monster?

    MotionMonster is a byproduct of OpenToonz brought to you by the ever prolific Turtletooth, maker of the portable release of OpenToonz.  It brings some features forward that aren’t included in the primary release of OpenToonz.  No huge changes … Continue reading

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OpenToonz 1.1 – minor version update!

Some great additions are in this latest update to OpenToonz.  Well worth downloading installing and putting to work: https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.1.0   And a new portable version that builds off that is available too! https://github.com/turtletooth/OpenToonzPortable/releases/tag/v1.1

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OpenToonz Portable – Feature Release 8-1-16

  Turtletooth has posted another Feature Release of the portable version of OpenToonz. Included are a variety of improvements to include: Ability to have multiple project roots Updated autosave settings Additional resolution presets Fixes for pixels only mode Ctrl+Alt for … Continue reading

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Rate Your Pain

On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your experience with your 2D animation software? I can think of one software in particular that is a pleasure to use.  

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Random Beagleboy

Well, not entirely random.  In this case it’s 761-167… or is it? These guys always fascinated me as a kid. The Beagle Boys were all basically carbon copies of each other and yet each had his own personality.  That is … Continue reading

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Blackmagic Fusion 8.2 Released

Fusion is a must have software for graphic artists and animators. Do yourself a favor.  Download.  Install.  Explore. With thousands of Hollywood movies having compositing and effects from Fusion the software is well established and proven. Do it! https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion For … Continue reading

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OpenToonz: Troubleshooting and Creating New Tools

This morning has been quite productive. Here’s a rough from Disney’s ‘Rescuers Down Under’** I used in OpenToonz to create the shift in color/focus to make the drawings appear to animate.   It’s a neat little illusion… the kind of … Continue reading

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