Little Green Dog Channel

[Greenlaw]

This one is extra fun!



Animating tails is one of my favorite things to do in Moho.



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Here's Mameneko's description from YouTube...

In this episode, we'll learn how to rig and animate a cat's tail (like mine!) Once you master this skill, you can use it to animate wiggly, swingy, whippy things like rope, chains, and hair.

If you enjoy our tutorials and find them helpful, become a supporter at our Ko-fi page! While you’re there, read D.R.'s blog and check out the gallery for more fun stuff!

This episode was funded with support from Keith and Toon Lyrics! Thank you so very much, guys!

Little Green Dog's Ko-fi page:
https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Download this episode's Activity files:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9go7uf72 ... qdu3&raw=1

Have fun, everyone!

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 Intro
00:27 The Root Bone
01:57 The Sketch Bones Tool
02:54 Binding The Artwork
03:26 Testing The Rig
03:57 Let's Animate The Tail!
07:18 Practice Assignment
07:42 Support Our Channel! Get Fun Stuff!

[Greenlaw]

Bouncing into this week is 'Moho Physics For Dummies'...by a physics dummy!



Enjoy!



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Here's Mameneko's description from YouTube...

Nope! This is NOT just another bouncing ball animation tutorial. In this episode, learn how to use Moho Physics! Then, learn how to add a squash and stretch effect to your animation!

Here's the link for the FREE Moho Pro project files...

https://ko-fi.com/s/2b9a7805d1

This is a .zip file containing...

• A completed 'Bouncy' activity
• A variation of the 'Bouncy' activity
• A BONUS 'Catsketball' project file...with notes by D.R.
• A clean (no keyframes) version of 'Catsketball' to play with.

Have fun, and please leave a tip on our Ko-fi page if you can! Your contribution will help fund these videos, and we really appreciate it!

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 Intro
00:34 Moho Physics
10:31 Squash And Stretch
13:11 Catsketball
13:42 Support Our Channel! Get Fun Stuff!

[Greenlaw]

In this episode, I show how I use **MR Select Child Bones** when working with long tails and other bone chains that are otherwise difficult to select during animation. After assigning Shift+C as a shortcut, it makes a nice companion to the Shift+S and and Shift+B workflow I described in the earlier tutorial.

Special thanks to Mult Rush for creating MR Select Child Bones and other useful tools, and sharing them with the Moho Community!



Peace out,



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Here's Mameneko's description from YouTube...

In this episode, D.R. shows how he uses MR Select Child Bones and Shift-C to select and edit tails and other bone chains in a rig. Shift-C is the perfect companion to the Shift-S and Shift-B shortcuts he demonstrated in the tutorial episode Switch Layer Tips! Part 2:

Download MR Select Child Bones:
https://mohoscripts.com/script/mr_select_child_bones

Mult Rush's channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@MultRush

Moho Switch Layer Tips! Part 2!:
https://youtu.be/fwU2NTU57S0

Please support our work! Visit our Ko-fi page:
https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Buy the Octopus project file for $3, or become a Team Little Green Dog Supporter for $5 and get the Octopus and other Moho assets free for 30 days. New content will be uploaded monthly.

NOTE: D.R. mistakenly says Team Little Green Dog Supporters will have access for 3 months, but Ko-fi's time window for supporters is 30 days. Don't worry, we'll make it worth your hard-earned support...you are THAT special to us!

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan
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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Mame-chan performed by FluffTheSphinx

Select Child Bones script created by Mult Rush

Theme Music by Amber Waldron
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)

Team Little Green Dog Supporters: Keith, Toon Lyrics, Eric, Domenic. Thanks, guys!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:45 MR Select Child Bones
00:03:52 Octopuss! Now in our Ko-fi shop!

Correction:
00:04:07 My bad! Ko-fi's time window for supporter access is 30 days, not 3 months. Don't worry, I'll make it worth your while.

[Greenlaw]

It's a new record! I posted two videos to the channel this week...although this one technically isn't a tutorial or a cartoon short...



Octopuss! began as a simple example for last Monday's Select Child Bones tutorial, but in setting up the project in Moho, it kinda grew into a complete animated scene.

Somehow, my 'simple' test projects tend to blow up like that. For example, Space Tommy: Mission Critical started out as a basic Moho Physics example I created for another forum member, and somehow it transformed into 'The Quest for Space-Coffee'.

Anyway, when you purchase Octopuss!, it comes with an Artist's Notes document that briefly explains the setup and what else is going on in the project. This document is not meant to be a full tutorial but I think many Moho users will find the descriptions interesting. Later this year, I may create a proper 'walkthrough' video to describe the setup in further detail.

Just trying out something different with this one. Our channel's has received so much love from other Moho users and animation fans, and I really enjoy creating these shorts and tutorials for everyone, but Alisa and I have been working on the Little Green Dog Channel for a year now and it needs to start pulling in an income this year to be sustainable. I think this is a good start...since yesterday, more new Supporters joined the team through the Ko-fi page and we soled a few Octopuss! projects!

My heartfelt thanks, everyone who visited our Ko-fi page and made a contribution or purchase. Watch for more Moho-related stuff coming to our Ko-fi Shop and exclusively for Team Little Green Dog Supporters soon!

Speaking of something different: I'll continue making tutorials as I can, but we're going to experiment with other programming this year, including a chatty show about Alisa and my experiences working in the art and animation industry.

Let me know what you think!



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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Music by TheKhimLady
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)

Team Little Green Dog Supporters: Keith, Toon Lyrics, Eric, Domenic, Clawdelle. Thanks, guys!

[threedslider]

How I am missing that thread, it is very awesome stuff done by you @Greenlaw !!!

Thanks for sharing and I love your works !!

[Greenlaw]

Thanks, threedslider! More to come...

[Greenlaw]

Yay, it's here! Yeah, I know...FINALLY.



This episode features a fun experimental use of a mostly automated character. I thought about how to make it work all week, but literally threw it together in the wee hours of last night/this morning. I was uncertain this was going to work, but the result made me laugh, so I consider it a success and think it was totally worth it! (That or I'm just super giddy from lack of sleep.)

Enjoy!

DRG


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Let's learn MORE about how to draw vector art in Moho! In this lesson, we draw the handsome Thumbs Up Cat and learn how to break out layers for puppet rigging and animation.

Download the tutorial activity file for this lesson! This file contains the Liquid Shapes version for Moho 14.3, and a Group Masking version for Moho 13.5 and 12.5.

'Let's Draw Vector Art In Moho! Part 2' Activity Files

Support our work! Catch up on Little Green Dog news! Get stuff! Visit our Ko-fi page at…

https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan
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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Theme Music by Amber Waldron
Additional Music by Ponsulak, CTMusic, & MDStockSound
(Licensed through DepositPhotos)

The mighty Team Little Green Dog Supporters are: Dave Edwards,
WildLud, Clawdelle, Keith, Toon Lyrics, Eric, Domenic, Anastasia Spruill, MichelangeloVA, 담음미디어, and Alex. Thanks, guys!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:04 Setting Up The Tracing Image
00:04:38 Let's Draw!
00:07:59 Liquid Shapes
00:09:51 Masking
00:11:22 Let's Keep Drawing!
00:29:03 Closing

[Greenlaw]

This one is for artists who want to composite their Moho animations in programs like After Effects, Fusion, and Nuke!



Even if you're not a compositing artist, check it out! You may still learn some helpful tricks in this lesson.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!



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If you’re a compositing artist interested in adding Moho to your workflow, this tutorial is for you! Whether you use After Effects, Fusion, or Nuke, you’ll learn how to break out Moho animations using Layer Comps and Moho Exporter. If you don’t use a composting program or know if you even need one, watch anyway and learn why compositing can raise the quality of your Moho animation to the next level!!

Support our work! Catch up on Little Green Dog news! Get stuff! Visit our Ko-fi page at…

ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

We'll post announcements and new content on our Ko-Fi page later this week!

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan
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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Theme Music by Amber Waldron

The mighty Team Little Green Dog Supporters are: Dave Edwards, Toon Lyrics, WardCo, WildLud, Clawdelle, Keith, Eric, Domenic,
Anastasia Spruill, MichelangeloVA, 담음미디어, Alex, and Redsbiro. Thanks, guys!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:0029 Welcome Compositors!
00:01:07 Layer Comps Window
00:06:00 Activating A Layer Comp!
00:06:48 Remember To Save!
00:07:13 File Structure & Naming Convention!
00:09:07 Moho Exporter
00:09:58 1st Walkthrough, 'Talkie' Version
00:11:45 Split Selected Item By Layer Comp Button
00:12:53 Export Profile
00:13:43 2nd Walkthrough, 'Shut Up & Just Show Me' Version
00:14:48 Start The Render And Review The Results!
00:16:17 Compositing
00:19:00 Closing

[Greenlaw]

I'm trying something different (again!) I've broken down this lesson into four separate videos. This makes the topics more focused and helps keep me on schedule, but it also gives me time to work on longer tutorials and more downloadable content for the Ko-fi Store.

Please enjoy Moho Tips! Endless Nachos, Part 1!

https://youtu.be/8YB6VRBKdhQ



Parts 2 - 4 will be released weekly!



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Learn the tricks behind our YouTube Short Endless Nachos. In Part 1, we show you how to create a Moho Project Template. Come back each week for Parts 2 - 4 of this tutorial mini-series to learn more BTS secrets!

Download the Endless Nachos Activity file FREE from our Ko-fi Store!

https://ko-fi.com/s/5b6da466e9

Support our work! Catch up on Little Green Dog news! Get stuff! Visit our Ko-fi page at…

https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Check out our Ko-fi page for announcements about our channel and downloadable content! Become a Supporter, see your name in the credits, and get free stuff!

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan
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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Theme Music by Amber Waldron

The mighty Team Little Green Dog Supporters are: Dave Edwards, Toon Lyrics, WardCo, WildLud, Clawdelle, Keith, Eric, Domenic, Anastasia Spruill, MichelangeloVA, 담음미디어, Alex, Redsbiro, and ChristianSciascia. Thanks, guys!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:24 Endless Nachos!
00:01:01 YouTube Shorts Format!
00:02:13 Let's Create A Project Template!
00:04:51 Closing

[Greenlaw]

Endless Nachos, Part 2 is out! In this episode, learn how to make a character pick up and drop items.

Still working on content for the Ko-fi page. Sorry for the delay...I'm hoping to have new stuff uploaded this weekend.

Enjoy!





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Have you ever wondered, “How do I animate a character picking up an item and dropping it?” In part 2 of our _Endless Nachos_ mini-series, we’ll learn about the ever-useful Hand-Off trick!

Download the Endless Nachos Activity file FREE from our Ko-fi Store!
https://ko-fi.com/s/5b6da466e9

Support our work! Catch up on Little Green Dog news! Get stuff! Visit our Ko-fi page at…
https://ko-fi.com/littlegreendog

Check out our Ko-fi page for announcements about our channel and downloadable content! Become a Supporter, see your name in the credits, and get free stuff!

Have fun, everyone!

Love,

Mame-chan
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Presented and Animated by D.R. Greenlaw
Produced by Alisa Loren Klein

Theme Music by Amber Waldron

The mighty Team Little Green Dog Supporters are: shuffle99, Dave Edwards, Toon Lyrics, WardCo, WildLud, Clawdelle, Keith, Eric, Domenic, Anastasia Spruill, MichelangeloVA, 담음미디어, Alex, Redsbiro, and ChristianSciascia. Thanks, guys!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:28 The Hand-Off Trick!
00:07:08 The Return Of Apple Cat!
00:07:32 Where Are The Keyframes?
00:08:34 Change In Lesson Plan
00:09:19 Closing