Even though I’ve been using Pencil2D for some time, I am still discovering new techniques that I can use to enhance my animation.
I’ve recently changed from using Windows to Linux, due to problems experienced with version 11.
I’m sure that some of what I’ve found, I’ve seen before, but haven’t graped their importance or the possibilities they unlock.
The example below is using the panning and or zoom features. As you can see I’ve added a 2nd camera layer frame. I haven’t previously discovered this because I tend to use fixted backgrounds for each shot.
I’ve used the previous frames setting when moving objects around the scene, but I’d not previously noted it showed objects between the camera and they layer being worked on in this way. I have previously switch off the front layer, in this case Star!
This might be a vector only feature, because I’ve not tried it with bitmapped layers. I tend to work with vectors because when I started drawing, using computer software, bitmapped techniques weren’t so developed, as they are today.
I selected the background, using the lasso tool and then clicked on the fill using the arrow tool. This has the effect of making the background go transparent. This makes checking and modifying it very easy, to achieve the desired results.
The illustration below shows the pan at the start position.
The project file below, is the voyage of discovery project. Even if your not a vector animator i suggest it might be instructive to examine it!
TEST-5.pclx (114.2 KB)
Pencil2D seems to be a package, that keeps on giving. In my experience it’s worth pushing your techniques, to discover its full power.
Thank you, Pencil2D Team for an excellent package.
I have as a result recovered that Pencil2D, including it’s vector tool are more powerful than I had previously thought.