Comments on: Create Your Own Cartoon Character http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/ Learn how to use Toon Boom Studio to make your own cartoons Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: kelly http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-223 kelly Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:00:37 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-223 i really wanna make a character and i lovee choco milk babeeessssssss!!! xxx i really wanna make a character and i lovee choco milk babeeessssssss!!! xxx

]]> By: Will http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-205 Will Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:29:36 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-205 @Tea, it's ok if it's just your nickname, it's <b>still</b> a cool nickname! Welcome to the world of pegs! They can be both life-saving and frustrating at the same time. Such is the nature of Toon Boom! Your animation looks awesome! I truly can't wait to see the final cartoon. I love the colors you've chosen, and the character moves well. You can actually embed the cartoon right in the comments here, which I've done below. Thank you again for sharing! <embed width="440" height="420" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://v4.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2wlu9kx&s=4"> @Tea, it’s ok if it’s just your nickname, it’s still a cool nickname!

Welcome to the world of pegs! They can be both life-saving and frustrating at the same time. Such is the nature of Toon Boom!

Your animation looks awesome! I truly can’t wait to see the final cartoon. I love the colors you’ve chosen, and the character moves well. You can actually embed the cartoon right in the comments here, which I’ve done below. Thank you again for sharing!

]]> By: Tea http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-203 Tea Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:17:14 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-203 Hi, I might post the toon for this tutorial, but I thought this would be more interesting. It's short, but I plan on setting it to music and syncing it up. All the correct pegs are in place (yes I know what they are now lol). It took about 20 min to make and I am really proud seeing how am a total beginner. Anyways enjoy, it's just an emo teen playing the guitar lol (most likely I will use a tegan and sara song and add another character). Feedback is welcome!!! (I'm not sure if I'm embedding it properly so if it doesn't work here is the host link) http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2wlu9kx&s=4 ps Will sorry to disappoint but Tea is only my nickname lol Hi, I might post the toon for this tutorial, but I thought this would be more interesting. It’s short, but I plan on setting it to music and syncing it up. All the correct pegs are in place (yes I know what they are now lol). It took about 20 min to make and I am really proud seeing how am a total beginner. Anyways enjoy, it’s just an emo teen playing the guitar lol (most likely I will use a tegan and sara song and add another character). Feedback is welcome!!!

(I’m not sure if I’m embedding it properly so if it doesn’t work here is the host link)

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2wlu9kx&s=4

ps Will sorry to disappoint but Tea is only my nickname lol

]]> By: Will http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-198 Will Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:59:55 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-198 @Tea, Excellent, I'm glad it worked! If you end up posting your final result anywhere online (YouTube, for example), feel free to embed it here, we'd all love to see it. @Tea, Excellent, I’m glad it worked! If you end up posting your final result anywhere online (YouTube, for example), feel free to embed it here, we’d all love to see it.

]]> By: Tea http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-197 Tea Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:31:20 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-197 Thanks Will, I actually managed to discover this by doing the walk cycle tutorial and then reattempting cheese lol. My walk cycle kind of looks like that character is dancing, but it's still a good first try lol, and cheese is pretty good, except it's not perfectly in sync. I really do like toon boom better than flash so far because tweening is automatic and I'm sure that I will find more reasons soon. @ajay, thanks for the advice, but I really haven't gotten as far as pegs yet lol, this was my very first tutorial. Thanks Will, I actually managed to discover this by doing the walk cycle tutorial and then reattempting cheese lol. My walk cycle kind of looks like that character is dancing, but it’s still a good first try lol, and cheese is pretty good, except it’s not perfectly in sync. I really do like toon boom better than flash so far because tweening is automatic and I’m sure that I will find more reasons soon.

@ajay, thanks for the advice, but I really haven’t gotten as far as pegs yet lol, this was my very first tutorial.

]]> By: Will http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-195 Will Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:45 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-195 @Tea, It's good that you're comparing what you're doing to the Flash version. It is similar, and gives you an advantage since you've dealt with the concepts before. The main problem you're having is that there is more than one select tool in Toon Boom. The select tool you're using is meant to change the entire drawing, thus affecting all other frames. To rotate the upper head (and its children), use the Transform tool ("7" is the default shortcut key for this). With the Transform tool you should see control points appear on the drawing that will allow you to rotate and resize the keyframe, but not the drawing itself. It's an important distinction, and one of the reasons Toon Boom is so powerful. @Tea, It’s good that you’re comparing what you’re doing to the Flash version. It is similar, and gives you an advantage since you’ve dealt with the concepts before.

The main problem you’re having is that there is more than one select tool in Toon Boom. The select tool you’re using is meant to change the entire drawing, thus affecting all other frames.

To rotate the upper head (and its children), use the Transform tool (”7″ is the default shortcut key for this). With the Transform tool you should see control points appear on the drawing that will allow you to rotate and resize the keyframe, but not the drawing itself.

It’s an important distinction, and one of the reasons Toon Boom is so powerful.

]]> By: ajay http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-194 ajay Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:15:51 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-194 In TBS Keyframes are there, but u need to put a different peg for each and every part of your charcter . I know cause I'm an animation student . In TBS Keyframes are there, but u need to put a different peg for each and every part of your charcter . I know cause I’m an animation student .

]]> By: Tea http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-192 Tea Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:40:46 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-192 Thanks for this tutorial, I am super new to this...but I am having some issues. I did everything up to the animation point, but don't really understand keyframes...in flash (which I sort of know) when I add a keyframe I can change the content within it without all the other frames changing, but this is not so with toon boom. I can't rotate the upper head in frame 7 without all of the frames for the head rotating. Also, the eyes are child to the head, but do not rotate when I rotate the head. This is really frustrating since I want to finish what I've started! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :) ps Foster's home for imaginary friends is the best show ever!!! Thanks for this tutorial, I am super new to this…but I am having some issues. I did everything up to the animation point, but don’t really understand keyframes…in flash (which I sort of know) when I add a keyframe I can change the content within it without all the other frames changing, but this is not so with toon boom. I can’t rotate the upper head in frame 7 without all of the frames for the head rotating. Also, the eyes are child to the head, but do not rotate when I rotate the head. This is really frustrating since I want to finish what I’ve started! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :)

ps Foster’s home for imaginary friends is the best show ever!!!

]]> By: Carolina http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-179 Carolina Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:39:10 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-179 necesito crear un personaje de caricatura rápido, ya que estoy armando un comic nuevo necesito crear un personaje de caricatura rápido, ya que estoy armando un comic nuevo

]]> By: george http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-152 george Thu, 15 May 2008 19:38:59 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/create-your-own-cartoon-character/#comment-152 lol i like choco milk aswell lol i like choco milk aswell

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