Grahpic tablets
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armyeric8575
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Grahpic tablets
I was wondering if Graphic tablets are compatible with anime studio. As far as being able to free hand images onto the screen.
You can definitely use a graphics tablet and use the freehand (F) tool to draw -- but I suspect you'll be far better served learning to use the drawing tools inherent in AS.
The main problem with freehanding shapes is you end up with *way* too many vertices to animate and change easily. But learning to draw correctly with the superb AS tools can be even quicker than freehand and much more compatible when it comes to animating them.
I've tried it both ways and I would never go back to using a tablet.
The main problem with freehanding shapes is you end up with *way* too many vertices to animate and change easily. But learning to draw correctly with the superb AS tools can be even quicker than freehand and much more compatible when it comes to animating them.
I've tried it both ways and I would never go back to using a tablet.
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synthsin75
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I'd have to agree with Mike. I never use the freehand tool even though I do own a tablet. Like he says, it doesn't allow you to control exactly where and how many points you get.
I do all of my drawing/tracing with the add points tool using my laptop touchpad. Once you get some practice with them, they're pretty fast.
I do all of my drawing/tracing with the add points tool using my laptop touchpad. Once you get some practice with them, they're pretty fast.
Use the tablet o draw your design in painter or whatever, then import the image and trace point to point carefully with the mouse.
OR
You can draw nicely in anime with less points with the tablet if you increase the the pixel and angle tolerance with the freehand options, also switch off auto weld and fill.
This method is better for frame by frame techniques but really only works well in plain black and white as creating shapes has to be carefully done.
Colour on a new layer.
I just did this drawn in anime (with reference material) in a few minutes.
Of course I could have used many other programs to get the same or better results .
A tip use a white square as as fake onion skin between layers at 80% and draw all your layers on the same frame, with visibility turned on at the start of that frame.Then move the visibility keys to the right place for each layer in the timeline.
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You can draw nicely in anime with less points with the tablet if you increase the the pixel and angle tolerance with the freehand options, also switch off auto weld and fill.
This method is better for frame by frame techniques but really only works well in plain black and white as creating shapes has to be carefully done.
Colour on a new layer.
I just did this drawn in anime (with reference material) in a few minutes.
Of course I could have used many other programs to get the same or better results .
A tip use a white square as as fake onion skin between layers at 80% and draw all your layers on the same frame, with visibility turned on at the start of that frame.Then move the visibility keys to the right place for each layer in the timeline.
Thanks dood, but don't be too impressed, it's a clear ripoff 
(I said I used reference)
I don't know why but if you go back into the drawings to weld points, (say if you wanted to create a fill) the nearby lines go completely ragged and random , I think I've found a bug.eeeek
(I said I used reference)I don't know why but if you go back into the drawings to weld points, (say if you wanted to create a fill) the nearby lines go completely ragged and random , I think I've found a bug.eeeek
Last edited by chucky on Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I got that, I have the same book here 
The result of frame by frame animation in anime looks sweet.
How many points in the freehand drawings, with the tablet settings as you described? A lot? Or a managable amount, like would I have any issues with trying to tweak it, an overly dense mess of points or OK?
The result of frame by frame animation in anime looks sweet.
How many points in the freehand drawings, with the tablet settings as you described? A lot? Or a managable amount, like would I have any issues with trying to tweak it, an overly dense mess of points or OK?
