Archive for July, 2009
Online Animation School- What is the fastest way to insert keyframes?
Many people don't know that Creatoon allows you to insert keyframes in real time! Learn how in this tutorial video. (more...)
Online animation school- How do I make a character talk in Creatoon?
This may seem easy for some people, but for someone new to cartoon animation and unfamiliar with their options, they may be asking, "How do I make my character talk? How do I change the mouth of my character in Creatoon?" If you've already viewed the animation school lesson How do I make eyes blink in Creatoon? , you may have some idea [...]
Money Making Ideas
So, you enjoy drawing, and you think animation might be something you'd like to try, either as a hobby or a source of additional cash. In this article we'll explore some possible methods to help you EARN MONEY NOW. As of 2009, the United States are in a financial slump. That's something that can work for an animator. Traditionally, during [...]
Online Animation School: Rendering Problems in Creatoon
Are you having problems rendering your NTSC AVI cartoon with Creatoon? I can't tell you how many times I tried to render a finished animation, only to go in each time and view what looked like a big ball of fuzz with some movement in it. After much, much, trial and error, I discovered that there are only a few settings that will render a great [...]
Free Smith Micro Anime Studio Characters, Scenes, and Objects
You may download the dining room set above (tables and chair) for your use, free of charge. (Your referrals and traffic helps to keep this going :) Thanks!) Please note that it's an Anime Studio file (.anme extension). Here's the link: diningroom.anme
Trees and Shrubs
Free downloads, transparent background png images found in nature. Trees, shrubs, etc. (more...)
Online animation school- How do I make eyes blink in Creatoon?
Feel free to download this character and put him together. NOTE: You will probably have to re-size some of these parts with the translational tool to make them fit correctly. TIP: Hold the shift key while clicking and dragging the corner dot of the square of the translational tool to make the object change size in its [...]
Computer animation school- How do I make body parts and rig a character for Creatoon 3.0 or 2.5?
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Audio limitations to making cartoons with Creatoon cartoon creation program
Limitations to making cartoons with Creatoon. While I absolutely love Creatoon as a beginner's program for making cartoons, it has it's limitations. One of the big ones is that... you can't render your cartoon with sound! This is an easy work-around, of course. Creatoon will allow you to import sound to lipsync your animation to, [...]
