well first my names Martin I'm 33 yrs old. a little bout me is I have always loved to draw, took graphic arts in high school, and just recently gotten into wanting to learn how to animate. Downloaded the free trial and think debut 6 is great for a newbie. I already have the software coming to me and cant wait to really dive into the program.
Why is getting the head to turn such a devious job?
And how many of you use the pen and digital tablet?
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Welcome, Martin.
In 2D programs, getting a head to turn in (virtual) 3D is seen as a way of imbuing your character with life. It's not an easy thing to do well, so achieving that effect (semi-)automatically is seen as a Good Thing. Plenty of great animations exist without full head turns though...
I know that many people here have digital tablets -- I have. It's just a little old Wacom 3" x 5", but I couldn't draw on the computer without it.
In 2D programs, getting a head to turn in (virtual) 3D is seen as a way of imbuing your character with life. It's not an easy thing to do well, so achieving that effect (semi-)automatically is seen as a Good Thing. Plenty of great animations exist without full head turns though...
I know that many people here have digital tablets -- I have. It's just a little old Wacom 3" x 5", but I couldn't draw on the computer without it.
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
Hello Martin and welcome to the forum.
I use a Wacom intuos, love it, but for drawing in Anime Studio (I find it closer to modeling then drawing) I prefer a mouse most of the time, I find it gives me more control.
As for head turns, well, some prefer a more mechanical approach, using what I call bone tricks. You can achieve pretty decent head turns that way, but opposite to what jahnocli said, and this is my humble opinion, they tend to look mechanical.
I prefer a more traditional approach to the head turn, like these.
toonheadturn.mov
and
Homer.mov
Those are easy to achieve and do not require any special technical skills, just a good knowledge of the software and a bit of understanding of the principles of animation.
You can find many ways to animate head turns on the forum. I am sure you will find one that suits your taste.
Again, welcome!
Gilles
I use a Wacom intuos, love it, but for drawing in Anime Studio (I find it closer to modeling then drawing) I prefer a mouse most of the time, I find it gives me more control.
As for head turns, well, some prefer a more mechanical approach, using what I call bone tricks. You can achieve pretty decent head turns that way, but opposite to what jahnocli said, and this is my humble opinion, they tend to look mechanical.
I prefer a more traditional approach to the head turn, like these.
toonheadturn.mov
and
Homer.mov
Those are easy to achieve and do not require any special technical skills, just a good knowledge of the software and a bit of understanding of the principles of animation.
You can find many ways to animate head turns on the forum. I am sure you will find one that suits your taste.
Again, welcome!
Gilles
Welcome, Martin!
I know that a lot of people use tablets in Anime Studio. I have one that I use in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but I seldom use it in Anime Studio. Usually in Anime Studio I'm just tracing an image that I created in another program or a sketch that I've scanned. I've also found that using my tablet creates too many points in Anime Studio. I like to use point animation so all those extra points just get in my way. There's probably a setting to make Anime Studio add fewer points, but I haven't really looked into it. As far as I know, this is not a common problem among tablet users.
GCharb--Did you add to your Homer head? It's looking awesome.
I know that a lot of people use tablets in Anime Studio. I have one that I use in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but I seldom use it in Anime Studio. Usually in Anime Studio I'm just tracing an image that I created in another program or a sketch that I've scanned. I've also found that using my tablet creates too many points in Anime Studio. I like to use point animation so all those extra points just get in my way. There's probably a setting to make Anime Studio add fewer points, but I haven't really looked into it. As far as I know, this is not a common problem among tablet users.
GCharb--Did you add to your Homer head? It's looking awesome.
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Wow what a great welcome thank you everyone. I just ordered a tablet hoping I can do better but seems a lot of you dont like them. I have infact recieved my copy of Anime Studio Debut 6 and have been messing around with it a little learning things etc. I will checking out the links provided with the head turns.
Hi Martin,
I'm relatively new to the program too. I use a genius tablet and the "RMB" on it is iffy so I have to use the mouse to pan and select points. Freehand drawing does add TOOOO many points. I spend 5 minutes after drawing just removing unnecessary points. OR I use the add point tool to place only the points I want. But that method leaves me wanting a keyboard shortcut for the sharp corners button. Also the tablet varies my stroke even when I think I'm applying the same pressure. Be prepared to be frustrated. But I think we all have moments like that with AS. It's a labour of love it is.
I'm relatively new to the program too. I use a genius tablet and the "RMB" on it is iffy so I have to use the mouse to pan and select points. Freehand drawing does add TOOOO many points. I spend 5 minutes after drawing just removing unnecessary points. OR I use the add point tool to place only the points I want. But that method leaves me wanting a keyboard shortcut for the sharp corners button. Also the tablet varies my stroke even when I think I'm applying the same pressure. Be prepared to be frustrated. But I think we all have moments like that with AS. It's a labour of love it is.
I'm new, too, sort of. I used Moho a few years ago but never really got the hang of it. I started a new job that is far less demanding than my previous job, so I have all this extra free time to give 2D animation another shot.
The other month I picked up AS6 for Mac. I never go anywhere without my Wacom Intuos drawing pad. At first I did everything with my mouse, but the pad makes it infinitely faster than adding points and retouching curves and whatnot with my mouse. I suppose it is really personal preference. I stand behind Wacom 100%.
I'm finally getting to the lip syncing stage, and working with Papagayo really confuses me. That is how I stumbled across this forum. I'll be digging through threads as I'm sure every problem I have has been had by someone else in the past. :)
Regards
The other month I picked up AS6 for Mac. I never go anywhere without my Wacom Intuos drawing pad. At first I did everything with my mouse, but the pad makes it infinitely faster than adding points and retouching curves and whatnot with my mouse. I suppose it is really personal preference. I stand behind Wacom 100%.
I'm finally getting to the lip syncing stage, and working with Papagayo really confuses me. That is how I stumbled across this forum. I'll be digging through threads as I'm sure every problem I have has been had by someone else in the past. :)
Regards