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[Greenlaw]

Whoa! I just noticed I passed 10,000 posts to the forum recently. That's kooky!

[Little Yamori]

Congrats on the 10,000 posts

And thanks for these tutorials, I've learned something useful from each one so far.

Keep up the great work

[Greenlaw]

Our first tutorial for 2025!



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Here's the description from the YouTube page...

Discover the differences between the five Bone Binding methods, and how they work! This tutorial is essential for learning how to rig puppets in Moho for animation.

To follow along with D.R., download the FREE Moho activity project file from the link below…

Download Project: https://bit.ly/TUT-005-Activities

Watch the Puss-In-Boots rig demo and show reel here: My 'Puss In Boots Interactive' Demo Reel

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan

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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein
Voices: FluffTheSphinx and D.R. Greenlaw
Theme Music by Amber Waldron, Additional Music by lucastot
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:36 The 5 Bone Binding Methods
01:17 Free Content Instructions
01:41 Method #1 - Flexi-bind
03:18 Method #2 - Link Bones
05:45 Fixing Incorrectly Linked Bones
06:09 Applying Link Bones to Multiple Layers
06:36 How to Unlink Bones
06:50 Method #3 - Smooth Joint
09:53 Method #4 - Bind Layers
11:18 Method #5 - Bind Points
11:50 About Frame 0, aka the Setup Frame
15:01 Combining Bind Points with Flexi-bind
16:50 Which Method Should I Use?
18:09 Reset All Bone Rigging
19:05 Closing

[twin22]

This tutorial was fun. I didn't know about smooth joints. Then I checked and found out it was added in version 12.

[Greenlaw]

That sounds about right! Moho 12 came out when I was working on the Puss-In-Boots show.

[twin22]

If you hadn't posted your video, I still wouldn't know it was a thing. I was still manipulating points and creating actions to make smooth joint movements. Thank you!!!!!

[SimplSam]

Whoa! I just noticed I passed 10,000 posts to the forum recently. That's kooky!

Still a little way to go, to the top seat. "Competition is fierce as they near the final corner ...."

[Greenlaw]

If you recently updated to Moho 14.3, and you see something weird with the Timeline, watch this tutorial for an easy fix!



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Here's the description from the channel page...

Moho 14.3 is out, and it...is...AWESOME! But if you updated from a previous version of 14, and you see something strange in the Timeline, like mysteriously keyframed channels or missing keyframes, this Moho Troubleshooter episode shows how to fix the problem so you can get back to making cool stuff!

Remember to Like, Share, and Subscribe!

Love,

Mame-chan

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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein
Theme Music by Amber Waldron
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)
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Chapters
00:00 The Problem
00:54 The Solution
02:27 The Explanation

[Greenlaw]

If you hadn't posted your video, I still wouldn't know it was a thing. I was still manipulating points and creating actions to make smooth joint movements. Thank you!!!!!

I know a few easy tricks for minimizing or eliminating the amount of point correction I need to do for joints. I'll make a video about this soon.

[Greenlaw]

Alisa wants me to write shorter tutorials, but they keep winding up like this one.

At least, I'm getting the production time down: This one took a week to produce. For comparison, the binding methods tutorial took a month to create. I FINALLY have the pipeline figured out, and I think we'll be able to hit a predictable release schedule before too long. The production quality of this episode is looking and sounding better too.

We still have a ways to go to make this project sustainable, but it's getting there.

Anyway, Moho Switch Layer Tips! Pt 2 should be ready next week! This one will be a shorter tutorial for sure. (I promise, Alisa!)

Please enjoy this episode and let me know what you think. As always, please Like, Share, and Subscribe!



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Here's the description from the channel page...

In the Moho Pro animation software, there are 7 different ways to operate a Switch Layer. In this episode, we're learning about all 8 of them! (No, that's not a typo!)

To follow along with D.R., download the FREE Moho activity file from the link below…

Project DownloadLink: TUT-007_Activities.zip

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan

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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein
Select Bone Layer Script by Davoodice
Theme Music by Amber Waldron
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:32 What's A Switch Layer?
01:06 Download FREE Activity Files!
01:22 Selecting Layers
03:04 Method #1: R-Click The Switch Layer
03:40 Method #2: R-Click The Drawing Layer
04:42 Method #3: Shortcuts In The Working Area
05:50 Method #4: Working Area's Pop-up List
06:41 Method #5: Switch Layer Tool Options
07:09 Method #6: Smart Bone Dial
08:48 Method #7: Switch Selection Window
10:40 Method #8: Super Secret Select Switch Layer Tool
11:33 Closing

[calogiga]

My friend : I love your tutorials. There are awesome. Easy to understand, funny, and full of wisdom. Please go on.
It's a pleasure.

[Greenlaw]

I fell a little behind schedule this week, but for good reason: I finally got around to cutting my new demo reel this week. (The last one was five years ago, pre-pandemic days!) You can watch the new reel on my personal YouTube channel (not the Little Green Dog one.)



I used a lot of different tools to create animations at DreamWorks (Maya, LightWave, Blender, Moho, Animate, Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke, etc.,) but there's a healthy amount of Moho represented here, sometimes in unexpected ways.

I'm still trying to get Moho Switch Layer Tips, Part 2 out today. It's a short one, so it could still happen.

In the meantime, please enjoy the reel and let me know what you think!

[Greenlaw]

Ok, I'm back on schedule! This morning, we launched Moho Switch Layer Tips! Part 2!



This episode is about the 'secret' Select Switch Layer command shown at the end of Part 1. In a bonus lesson, I also explain how to use Davoodice's Select Bone Layer script.

Enjoy!



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Here's the description from YouTube...

In this episode, we'll learn about the mysterious Select Switch Layer (Shift+S) command demonstrated in the last episode. As a bonus lesson, we’re also going to learn about the Select Bone Layer (Shift+B) command. These are not standard Moho commands, but D.R. will show you how to get them and how to use them to streamline your Moho animation workflow.

Special thanks to Davoodice for sharing his handy Select Bone Layer tool, and allowing D.R. to modify and share his variation as the Select Switch Layer tool.

If you enjoy our tutorials and find them helpful, become a supporter by making a donation on our Ko-fi page! While you’re there, grab the complete storyboard created for Space Tommy: Mission Critical from our Ko-fi Shop…it's FREE!

Visit our Ko-fi page:
https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Here are the links mentioned in the video…

Download LGD Select Switch Layer script:
LGD_SelectSwitchLayer.zip

Download DV Select Parent Bone Layer v1.8 from the Lost Marble Forum:
DV SELECT PARENT BONE LAYER V 1.8

Download TUT-008 Activity file:
TUT-008_Activity-01.zip

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan

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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein
Select Bone Layer Script by Davoodice
Theme Music by Amber Waldron
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:41 The Select Switch Layer Tool
03:43 Using the Select Switch Layer Tool
05:53 The Select Bone Layer Tool
07:07 Using the Select Bone Layer Tool
07:45 Install Script Command
08:22 We have a Ko-fi page! Support our work! Get FREE stuff!

[Greenlaw]

That's right, you can download the complete storyboard for Space Tommy: Mission Critical from our new Ko-fi shop...FREE!



This is a PDF of the storyboard created for Space Tommy: Mission Critical, the cartoon short on the Little Green Dog Channel. A storyboard is one of the earliest stages of making an animated cartoon. Seven pages and a total of 50 panels were drawn to plan the action and timing of this one-minute short.

Download it, study it, ask questions. If you'd like to see a tutorial on how to make a storyboard like this one, let me know!

By the way, if you enjoy our cartoons and find our Moho animation tutorial series helpful, please consider making a donation at the Ko-fi page! I love teaching Moho and making these videos, but they take a lot of work and time to produce, so your support and contributions are greatly appreciated!

Watch for an announcement video about other fun stuff we will be offering on Ko-fi.

[Greenlaw]

Hiya!

Over on YouTube, @jobbahthehal notified me that the link for the TUT-008 Activity was downloading the wrong file. This has been corrected. Yay!

Sorry for any inconvenience, and thanks to @jobbahthehal for letting me know!