Never seen this before…
I converted PENCIL >> BRUSH
The stroke is still a vector, as it has points I can move, only the edge is weirdly pixelated. The brush tool is completely fine tho.
Any ideas?
I’m simplifying this old design for animation and feel like it really needs the space texture.
I’d like to make the stars twinkle and move as a matte on relegated areas of clothing, but to move WITH the character.
Like a preset loop of the stars that is on the same Peg as the character.
Would I use the turbulence node for this? I don’t have much experience with it.
I’ve also never used any textured before so I’m coming at this blind. Before I go into the rabbit hole I just wanted to ask if this is a logical idea or if I’ll be giving myself 10x work.
I’m editing my storyboard per act when I go to preview everything in compose view and most of my work is gone?? Like it loaded a previous version from a few hours ago. The only out of the ordinary thing I did was undo a lot of work on a few frames cuz I accidentally drew over existing ones. I only held the undo button until that 5 mins of drawing was cleared.
I edit the storyboard by going into flipbook, clearing the frame I need to redo and drawing over that same exposure. All the drawings I cleared are back. Even the ones I did hours ago.
I’m so lost right now on how this could happen. I’ve never experienced anything like it. Was it the undo button? I’ve held it before and nothing like this occurred. Genuinely upset cuz i lost a huge chunk of the story. I have it on paper but i made small changes as i was working that i didn’t write down.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQkW_yF4uzMF6zIAZMSTZ8_243LvD7arsNXshR67S2M/edit?usp=drivesdk
To those unfamiliar with storybook openings, think Shrek, Hercules, Beauty and the beast, and honestly most of the classic Disney movies.
My intro will be auditory(beauty and the beast, Hercules)- not the style of words on a page(Snow White, Shrek). The punctuation is written to be spoken out loud.
The style is medieval fantasy. I tried to stay away from difficult or niche words.
These kinds of intros are cheats for getting a lot of info across in a short amount of time with minimal animation. Instead of having the viewer sit through this explanation as a slow burn narrative or exposition dump, it’s framed as a story \\\*within\\\* the story.
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I’m looking to hear your general experience reading the script, but imagine you’re sitting at a movie and this plays before the actual movie. Ur going in having no idea it starts like this.
Is there a point where you get tired of it and want to hurry to the actual movie? Does it feel like it’s giving important information? (the info is rlly important)
Does the language feel mediaeval while still being clear to a modern audience? Do the words sound appropriate together?
Are you intrigued by the two characters? Is it clear who those main characters are? Do you feel prepped to dive into the actual story?
That’s all. Thank you to anyone who takes time to read it!
To those u familiar with storybook openings, think Shrek, Hercules, Beauty and the beast, and honestly most of the classic Disney movies.
My intro will be AUDITORY- not the style of words on a page. This is important because it means it has to sound good to the ears. The punctuation is written to be spoken out loud.
The style is medieval fantasy. I tried to stay away from difficult or niche words.
This should feel like a healthy but entertaining amount of narration before getting into the actual story. The visuals will help illustrate, but it’s predominantly narration.
Format: each paragraph is a “page,” meaning it will have its own visuals. The * segment is going to be animated regularly, then it’ll jump back into storybook format. The dividers are just for organization.
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In the age of yore, when mythical beasts roamed the land and magic flowed through the rivers, there dwelt a humble village, where magic and man lived together in Harmony.
Therein resided young Acala, a youthful dragon of spirited vigor. She and her kin knew no greater prosperity than this.
But to the East, in the great Irawan Empire, the newly anointed king issued his primal decree:
All creatures of sorcery, be they man or myth, shall be purged from these lands.
The era of man is nye.
The King’s Army raged across the land, exacting his royal decree with violent impudence.
Amidst the smoldering ashes of her once Eden, malice took root within the young dragon Acala.
She vowed upon the very ashes of her fallen kin that vengeance will be wrought. She’ll slay the royal bloodline from crown to foot. Without clemency. Without mercy. Without conscience.
She would not cease the burning in her heart until all lay slain.
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Upon a fateful eve within the Irawan palace, the royal family did feast and rejoice to herald the birth of the King’s second son. All save one…
Up within the tallest tower sat the king‘s eldest daughter, watching the revelry below with unbridled sorrow.
For this keep is her confinement, fulfilling a sentence decreed upon her at birth, whence it was found that magic doth course through her veins.
Saved only by her mother’s promise to deliver a son, the princess was to be entombed in solitude until fit for betrothed.
But tonight… the princesses' desolation would spare her from a gruesome fate…
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**Romhilda watches the festivities through her tower when she sees Acala approach.
**Intense fire and screaming as Romhilda watches in horror.
**Focus on burning room.
With her kin avenged and enemies slain, the last dragon stood amidst the pyres of her waning fury.
*[Acala: “…. It’s over”]
Swayed by neither solace nor remorse, Acala returned unto the ruins of her plundered domain. Amidst lands reaped by death and survivors contending for mere scraps, the last Dragon made a new vow:
She shall restore these lands, build a sanctuary to those burned by the crown, and ascend as the most formidable ruler in all the land!
Acala- Queen of Dragons!
Scorch of Irawan!!!
Defeating any foe who dares threaten her queendom!!
For there are many souls who seek to douse the scorch of Irawan…
But few who carry their own flame
**shot looking up at tower as a cloaked Romhilda walks into frame [R->L]
I’m doing visdev for my second year film at uni. Last year I did frame by frame on harmony and rlly enjoyed it. This year I want to streamline my process with a hybrid approach… Puppet animation for the simpler scenes, frame by frame for action and intense scenes.
I’ve been learning rigging through tutorials and slowly attempting to build this dragon lady. I’m running into MANY problems, but I’m not sure if it’s the design or my skill level.
To anyone more familiar with rigging, any advice on my design? R there certain elements I should simplify or change?
I noticed they don’t move when you drag them backwards, only forwards. Is there any option I can toggle that would give the same behavior to forwards frames?
My style of roughing out scenes is reliant on moving and adjusting frames on the timeline. I typically do this in procreate dreams.
In dreams you can adjust frame exposure forwards and backwards without affecting other frames unless it hits a created frame. Then it’s attached to this frame and when dragged will pull the frame with it without affecting the other frames exposure.
Here to bring unyielding joy to your day!
My progress:
Made traditionally (see last slide) and uploaded to procreate for coloring and touch ups.