Psmith Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 My personal journey into the world of 3D CGI was always motivated by an underlying love and appreciation for plain old, ordinary 2D animation. For many years and even decades, now, I have looked at 3D only as a tool to accomplish what I've always wanted to do in plain old 2D - having been raised on quality Warner Bros. cartoons - with a little classic Disney thrown in there (access to Disney Cartoons was quite limited back then). 2D Animation Software that was both intuitive (simple to use) and highly functional has been mostly unknown and the focus, just like it is in the 3D world, has been on providing tools for Studios. By necessity and by design, all such 2D animation software has been aimed at Technical Directors, primarily - not directly at artists - since studios depend on T.D.s to figure everything out first - and then regurgitate their knowledge to the humble hoards of artists and animators - resulting in what we all have come to know and love - that thing called WORKFLOW a.k.a. PIPELINES. Any way you look at it - there will always be WORKFLOW to learn and techniques to master - when dealing with any kind of software. I have dedicated a relatively new YouTube Channel to the goal of understanding 2D Animation Software - with a focus on mastering the simplest, most direct methods of producing desirable animation results. Those who know me here, know that I really detest unnecessary complication - and try to avoid it at all costs. This is also a main focus of my YouTube Channel. So far, I have featured 3 main software applications - OpenToonz - Moho 12 and Blender (Grease Pencil Animation Suite). I have tried to be objective - demonstrating which tools are best for several animation tasks. Since these videos are FREE - to view - and COMMERCIAL FREE, as well - why not take a look and see if you find any of the videos to be useful: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-t3I3gSAsZWsCvsxUkBZRA Greg Smith 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Grease Pencil is marvelous in making an advancing Walk a relatively simple thing - streamlining the introduction of variation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2iyTMOkcdQLet's uncover these mysteries,Greg Smith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Here is the full video tutorial for creating an advancing Walk Cycle (with variation): Mystery of the TWO-Legged Man Many keyboard shortcuts are demonstrated - and several important Tips & Tricks Greg Smith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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