Open Toonz Tutorial Playlist

Make a Simple Animation in Open Toonz

Today we are going to make a simple animation using Open Toonz, the same animation software previously used by Studio Ghibli.

Create more poses for your Line stickers

In the last tutorial we learned Inkscape basics and made our first line stickers. This time we are going to continue to make our own sticker set. Choose a pose and try to recreate it using your character. Select a picture from below or from the line sticker store.

Inkscape Basics: Line Stickers

Today we are going to learn to make stickers for line using Inkscape. We use Inkscape because with Inkscape we can make pictures that will look good even if we make them extremely big or extremely small. With Inkscape we can make beautiful clean lines even when using a mouse or laptop. This makes it perfect for making line stickers.

Lets remake the Cony sticker and learn to use Inkscape

1. First save the picture of Cony to the left and put it into Inkscape.

2. Click on the circle tool (or press F5) to make the circle for her head.

Using GIMP to Mask Green Screened Photographs

GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop. If you download it from the GIMP website, you may decide it is too ugly and too difficult to use. However, you can download "skins" and add ons that make it less ugly. Also, if you want to do some digital painting, you may find Krita better suited for your needs. However, today we are going to be working with green screened photographs, and while this is also possible with Krita, I found that it was quicker and more effective in GIMP. So without further delay!

 Step 1 Open up GIMP and click file open and select your photo.

 Step 2 Click on the 'fuzzy select tool'. Don't use it yet, we need to change the settings.

Step 3 Look for the tool options for the fuzzy select tool. It should be in the bottom right hand corner. Click on the bar that says 'Threshold' and change the number by clicking on it and moving your mouse. I find that 15 is a good number.

How to Make A Super Simple 3D Game in Blender

In this tutorial we will learn how to make a super simple 3D game in Blender.

Texturing Mesh Faces in Blender

Today we are going to learn about texturing in Blender. This can be difficult, but it can also be fun when it finally works! Click for more to see how it is done.

Texturing a Minecraft Cube in Blender

Difficulty: hard

Download a picture of the texture that you want to use (or use the one provided).

Open a new file in Blender

Right click to select the cube

Click on Object mode and change to edit mode.

With the cube selected, go to the texture menu.

Multicamera Video Editing in Blender

In tutorial you will learn how to edit multicamera footage together using free software. Unfortunately, the video is currently set to private. If you are a student, please ask the teacher for the link. A new public video will be made at a later stage.

Creating Simple Cube Based Pixel Art Characters in Blender

This tutorial is for absolute beginners learning blender. It teaches the basic controls for blender with additional pictures to help.

Super Simple 3D Lip Sync With Blender

Today we are going to learn about do super simple and super fast automatic lip sync in blender.

Part 1 make the shape keys.

Open up a file with your character or download the example character.
Make sure you are in object mode.

Blender 3D Basics: Part 4 How to Animate Your Super Simple 3D character

In this tutorial we are going to learn the basics of animation in Blender 3D. Click on the youtube video or read more for some preview images.

Blender 3D Basics: Part 3 Rigging for Animation

In this tutorial we are going to learn the basics of adding bones and posing characters in Blender 3D. Click on the youtube video or read more for some preview images.

Super Simple 3D modelling part 2

In this tutorial we are going to develop our character further and make them look more natural and realistic. We will also learn several new commands and controls. Click on the youtube video or read more for some preview images.

Blender 3D Basics Video: How to Make a Super Simple 3D Character

Welcome to the first tutorial on super simple 3D modelling and animation. You can follow this tutorial on youtube, or you can read the steps below.