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OpenToonz: Adding FX (Blurs, Merges, etc. etc.)

Someone asked about blending drawings and such. As with most things there are multiple approaches. Here’s a video outlining the process when in the Schematic view. The other way (perhaps more straightforward but accomplishing the same thing as it results … Continue reading

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OpenToonz: Schematic / FX

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OpenToonz: Creating New Frames, Onion Skin and Rendering Tips

From Kibate Kaito (and the OpenToonz Users Forum comes the following tips: Creating New Frames In the “PltEdit” Mode, you can see the frames of your scene. Try drawing in the image and you will see the first frame is … Continue reading

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OpenToonz: How to Draw (Basic Tutorial)

  From Bonnien360 comes this video on basic usage of OpenToonz:     Thanks!

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OpenToonz: Customizing the User Interface

This is a little bit of ‘cart before the horse’ but this video has some very useful information on customizing the OpenToonz software.   Thanks Simon!

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OpenToonz software

OPENTOONZ 1.0 has been released I’m going to attempt to post some useful links to the recently released Toonz software. More information will be posted as I encounter new information and resources related to this software. This is where you’ll … Continue reading

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The Dragon’s Lair Project is now on Indiegogo

Dragon’s Lair: The Movie – Indiegogo Video from Don Bluth on Vimeo. For those interested or that have invested in the kickstarter… Don and Gary cancelled their kickstarter project and moved the entire fundraising endeavor over to Indiegogo. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dragon-s-lair-returns/x/9070129#/   … Continue reading

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Don Bluth Kickstarter (Dragon’s Lair)

There are still 9 days left to join the kickstarter Don Bluth and Gary Goldman are using to launch their effort to get back into the traditional animation game (pun intended!). While the project is a great one… the rewards are … Continue reading

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Animation Analysis – James Baxter Horse Run (cycle)

Ah, technology…  so very useful when analyzing animation. In this case the animation is from James Baxter’s work on Dreamworks ‘Spirit: Legend of the Cimarron’. Here’s a look at a horse’s run cycle in motion and as a still of all … Continue reading

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A:M v18n is available for download

For those that might have missed it, the latest release of Animation:Master is available for download. What are you waiting for?  Go get it. Click on the image or this link to go to latest release

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