Coloring is a pretty hassle-free part of the animation, but the cel-shading is that last thing that gives your work that anime vibe that I personally aim for. Not bad, although it could use some fixes (and the timing will be additionally tweaked in the final version.)īUT we’re pretty much ready to move on to the part that really catches peoples attention. You can see the inks onion skinned from the previous and next layer, which is on the right track! I do details that will be my tween animated frames (Eyes, brows, etc) on a different layer.įor the tween part! Duplicate the folder of the layer you inked in! These are the default settings, but I change the min width to 5% so it doesn’t look so weird when I ink. If you’re unfamiliar with the brush settings, this is how they look Consistency is important in animation and making it look good and clean. I also prefer to use the default “ Pen (Fade In/Out)” brush because it’s consistent. I usually ink with my Correction (”Stabilizer”) set to 5 or higher. Make a layer for inking above your Sketch layer, and go to work. NOW FOR THE PART THAT MAKES YOU LOOK COOL. This way, Autoplay will play each folder as a layer! This is what makes FireAlpaca magical in the animation process! :D My process is to make a new folder for each frame. Here’s a preview at 5 fps (because when I add more inbetween frames, the animation will be longer and at a higher framerate) But this looks good to me, so I can start inking (which is where I will do my tweening process) (I numbered them for easy visualization for this tutorial, but I typically don’t name my layers because it gets more tedious and interferes with the actual drawing process) Preview your animation with the “Autoplay” window to see how it looks so far: This is the first frame I drew, and I kind of winged it, drawing the follow up frames.
In fact, what I drew for the first layer is the “anticipation” before this expression: Everyone’s process is different, and the last frame might not be the first frame that you draw. But I would like for there to be a lead up to this frame. This is one of the keyframes, and the last frame of the animation. So my subject here is one of my favorite characters from “RWBY”, and he’s making an amused expression (something along the lines of 3c as suggested by one of my followers.) When animating, having a goal and a subject strongly helps with conveying the art. Also, make sure you have the Transparent background option unchecked. You can make your dimensions whatever you want for whatever purposes. Make a new canvas- I make mine 640x360 because those are Widescreen dimensions, but they’re also small, and my animation isn’t gonna be too detailed. You can dock the window whenever you need to by doubleclicking on the window title (the yellow bar, in this case) or by dragging the subwindow to one of your docked sides. This is what the subwindow looks like when its floating.
#How to add backgrounds in firealpaca gif how to#
This tutorial explains the basics of Onion Skinning, and how to preview and export animation, so be sure to check it out first, or you might get lost reading my tut.įIrstly, if you need to open a reference for what you’re drawing, be sure to make use of the Reference Subwindow (which is a GODSEND of a feature) Into a cel-shaded artwork like this for every frame: This post is long and image+GIF heavy, so its under a read more. There are already some starter tutorials and walkthroughs of FireAlpaca and its functions, but the thing I’ll be focusing on in this tutorial is 2D animation, and going from simple sketches like this: Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can make more tutorials like this! Even pledging less than $5 a month is immensely helpful, and will give you access to patron exclusive rewards!
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