Comments on: Staying Motivated http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/ Learn how to use Toon Boom Studio to make your own cartoons Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Will http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-117 Will Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:24:20 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-117 Very cool idea Rhiannon. That will give your animation a very unique feeling, I look forward to seeing it! Very cool idea Rhiannon. That will give your animation a very unique feeling, I look forward to seeing it!

]]> By: Rhiannon http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-113 Rhiannon Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:45:50 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-113 Here is a little update on my situation I found a way to visualize my background art in 3D. I'm making a 3D model of the house in my cartoon with foamboards,an X-acto, Knife and Foam Glue to assemble the house. I still have the drawing now hopefully I'll have a better understanding on how to create the illusion of depth on a sheet of paper or on the Illustrator canvas. Here is a little update on my situation I found a way to visualize my background art in 3D.
I’m making a 3D model of the house in my cartoon with foamboards,an X-acto, Knife and Foam Glue to assemble the house. I still have the drawing now hopefully I’ll have a better understanding on how to create the illusion of depth on a sheet of paper or on the Illustrator canvas.

]]> By: Rhiannon http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-84 Rhiannon Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:27:50 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-84 Definitely using Toonboom Studio 4 actually and because of your encouragement I'll keep going. Thank you Will. Definitely using Toonboom Studio 4 actually and because of your encouragement I’ll keep going.
Thank you Will.

]]> By: Will http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-81 Will Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:53:24 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-81 I suspect you may be farther along than you think. Instead of getting frustrated that your backgrounds aren't perfect, why not try running your photographs through an artistic and blur filter in Photoshop, then use those as your backgrounds? The blur will keep the backgrounds from becoming too distracting. Are you using Toon Boom for this animation? I suspect you may be farther along than you think. Instead of getting frustrated that your backgrounds aren’t perfect, why not try running your photographs through an artistic and blur filter in Photoshop, then use those as your backgrounds? The blur will keep the backgrounds from becoming too distracting.

Are you using Toon Boom for this animation?

]]> By: Rhiannon http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-79 Rhiannon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://www.toonboomtutorials.com/2007/staying-motivated/#comment-79 I have a great story ready and I'm satisfied with my character designs the problem is I'm stuck on how to create backgrounds. Truth of the matter is I wanted my backgrounds to look hand painted and I have absolutely no experience in painting though I have been dabbling in Corel Painter IX and have made some decent but not spectacular paintings either. I did walk around my neighborhood and took photographs of interesting looking buildings and the creek in my local area and I've created a layout and yet I feel like I'm on the urge of defeat. I haven't thrown in the towel yet I spent too much money on my hobby to just quit! I decided to still practice using painter IX and use Adobe Illustrator to create my backgrounds instead. To Add to my frustration I always end up getting pulled away from my hobby due to errands that are usually a can't wait task. I have a great story ready and I’m satisfied with my character designs the problem is I’m stuck on how to create backgrounds.

Truth of the matter is I wanted my backgrounds to look hand painted and I have absolutely no experience in painting though I have been dabbling in Corel Painter IX and have made some decent but not spectacular paintings either.

I did walk around my neighborhood and took photographs of interesting looking buildings and the creek in my local area and I’ve created a layout and yet I feel like I’m on the urge of defeat. I haven’t thrown in the towel yet I spent too much money on my hobby to just quit!

I decided to still practice using painter IX and use Adobe Illustrator to create my backgrounds instead.
To Add to my frustration I always end up getting pulled away from my hobby due to errands that are usually a can’t wait task.

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