Did you ever do something stupid like drive your car for two weeks with the emergency brake on without realizing it, resulting in a damaged car and emotional psyche? A similar thing happened to me with Synfig this week but the only problem was that the emergency brake was not in clear sight and it […]
A significant Synfig setback Read More »
In between working on Misty’s new feet and poses over the past weekend. I started trying out different clothing options for Misty. The cover up I’ve been working on Misty as a character for some time now. When I work in public spaces like Starbucks, I feel kind of like a perv. It’s sad that
Clothing Ideas for Misty Read More »
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
Synfig: Library How-To Read More »
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 »
I actually found these notes I created in 2010 for creating a cut-out character taken from the tutorial on the Synfig site. I’ll read and try my notes first and see if they actually work:) Here are the notes that I made. If I need to add to them, I will. I’ll be taking more
Notes for Cut-Out Animation Step-by-Step Read More »
Here is the frontal view. This morning I started sketch what the rotation looks like. I don’t know if I’m going to have a facial profile. So far I like Misty with indication of a nose using a shadow. That gets kind of messed up when she turns to a profile. The sketch so far
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