Synfig now has the capability of creating switch layers. If you’ve never heard of switch layers before, it’s great for cut-out characters. The gist is simple. What you can do is have a folder of mouths or hands that you can easily change out during while timing the animation. Free-for-all To do my part and […]
Misty available for switch layers Read More »
Today I made some headway and was able to finish Misty’s hand positions for her front view. I think that I’ll be able to reuse the hands for other views of Misty. Make the different hands actually didn’t take very long. While I was working on Misty’s hands, I also took a crack at redoing
New feet and hands for Misty Read More »
After spending the past week working on how to make libraries in Synfig, I finally was able to start working on all the different body positions for Misty. I’m hoping to get everything drawn in the next week. I may rethink how I originally constructed Misty once everything is drawn. I think I may be
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Working with libraries Understanding libraries was pretty easy so far thanks to Ricardo Graça and Quadro Chave. I can’t thank them enough for everything they’ve posted with regards to Synfig and creating libraries. Libraries are essential for creating cut-out characters. If you want to change facial expressions, mouth shapes or gestures, libraries can help you
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New and Improved This is a product innovation that can be described as “new and improved.” For anyone who has ever longed for easily creating variable-line widths when illustrating, look no further. Synfig has been able to adjust line width for as long as I’ve been tinkering with it, but it’s really upped the ante
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Today I downloaded files from Lungching that he created illustrating Synfig libraries. They were a great help for me and I highly encourage those of you that are trying to use Synfig to check them out. While downloading, I noticed that he was posting them on GitHub and I felt left out by not knowing
Gitting New Things Daily Read More »
Quadro Chave is the Bomb! Quadro Chave’s nice enough to have their Synfig discoveries online on Vimeo. While watching their videos, I picked up a wonderful gem for making some order and controlling your character. Special thanks goes out to all their hard work in helping making sense of this wonderfully deep program. Create a
Synfig How To: Bones Trick for Cut-Out Character Read More »
Hi there. I included a blurb under my terminology post because I was totally lost while reading the Synfig wiki and running into the term “Child dialogue.” I had no clue what it was until I figured out that they just meant the Children Panel. Good to know, right? 🙂
Today I reviewed how to create a cut-out character for Synfig and created Thumbalina to explain the process. In the next couple days I’ll be adding my tips, process and notes. the steps were easy for me to go through and I hope that I can make the process clear for others. When I’m done
Thumbalina: My Cut-Out Character for Synfig Read More »
Update! Genete, one of the Synfig Gods and all around great guy, did some research and found out that there is a glitch that’s broke with the new version and they are looking into repairing it. I’ve been following Genete’s brilliance since my early Moho days. I can’t thank him enough for taking the time
Flower Tutorial Hick Up (AVERTED) Read More »
