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WIP Party Time & other stuff by DenX

Posted: 31 Oct 2017, 21:03
by DenX
Hi everyone !

I started a project named Party Time using TVPaint and would like to share its process through membership platforms.

Here's an introduction:


Contributors can get all scenes in HD as they are made, watch mini-making-of from each shot and download the original files in TVPP format.

You can take a look at it here in English language: https://www.patreon.com/DenX


Salut à tous !

Je me suis lancé dans un projet nommé Party Time en utilisant TVPAint et je voudrais en partager les coulisses au travers de plate-formes participatives.
Les donateurs auront accès à toutes les scènes en HD au fur et à mesure, à des mini-making-of de chaque plan et pourront télécharger les fichiers originaux au format TVPP.

Venez donc jeter un œil par ici en version Française: https://www.tipeee.com/denx

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 01 Nov 2017, 09:24
by Elodie
Cooooool ! :D Benjamin will share the link on Facebook and other social media tomorrow.

So you animate in TVPaint and then print your frames and clean them on paper ?

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 01 Nov 2017, 15:16
by DenX
Elodie wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 09:24Cooooool ! :D Benjamin will share the link on Facebook and other social media tomorrow.
Merci !
Elodie wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 09:24So you animate in TVPaint and then print your frames and clean them on paper ?
Not exactly.

With paper and ink, there's no eraser, no undo, but somehow I find it easier to get the result I want. Sometimes, having too much possibilities can be a drag.
After the rough pass on TVPaint, I print the main key poses to ink them on paper and use that as reference for the rest of the cleaning process back in TVPaint.

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 01 Nov 2017, 19:39
by Elodie
Ok ! That's an interesting workflow. A friend of mine is to direct a feature film and she's struggling between TVPaint efficiency and the genuine quality of the ink on paper. I will suggest her this workflow, thanks !

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 05:59
by DenX
I don't know if it's the best solution but it works fine for me.
Following the inked references makes my work in TVPaint much faster because the "guideline" is already extablished.
I do make some changes when it's necessary but it's minor details in general.

By the way, I use TVP tutorial recorder a lot for the making-of material.
I'm amazed how easy it is to use and how well it works on my 10+ years old computer.

I tried other animation softwares on my day-job but TVPAint is by far the lightest and most user-friendly in my opinion.
The only thing I miss is the CTG layer from v11 Pro (wich is awesome) but out of that I don't regret getting a personnal licence at all as I still discover great tools after years of use !

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 09:55
by Elodie
Thank you very much for your compliments about TVPaint o^_^o
DenX wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 05:59 but out of that I don't regret getting a personnal licence at all as I still discover great tools after years of use !
Haha ! You know what ? Even us, the TVPaint staff, has something new to learn in with our software (either because of animators' habits or because of tools that can have unexpected uses) :D

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 10:39
by DenX
Well, it's good to see program developers actually interested in what users do instead of adding stuff that no one asked and breaking what was working before.
Unfortunately, that happens a lot, especially with 3D softwares.

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 17:48
by D.T. Nethery
DenX wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 10:39 Well, it's good to see program developers actually interested in what users do instead of adding stuff that no one asked and breaking what was working before.
One of the things I LOVE about TVPaint and the people at TVPaint Development Co. !

Interesting that you rough out your work in TVPaint , then print it out to paper to ink the keys ... a few years ago I heard about someone else doing that , although I forget now what it was for ... I also know a few comic books artists who do all their roughs digitally (easy to make changes , correct compositions, lay in rough dialogue balloons) then they print their roughs in non-photo blue color on bristol board and ink it by hand with a brush or nib pen , then scan the finished inked work back into the computer for coloring.

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 19:28
by DenX
Yes, it's more or less the same thing i do.

I came to that idea because when I draw on computer, I can spend all day on a single drawing, sculpting the lines with the eraser... just because it's possible !
So using paper and ink is also a way to outsmart that stupid habit of mine.

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 06:16
by Elodie
So using paper and ink is also a way to outsmart that stupid habit of mine.
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

You made my day DenX (and it's only 7am !)
One of the things I LOVE about TVPaint and the people at TVPaint Development Co. !
Thank you David. After all these years, TVPaint Développement has been evolving a lot and, as you know, we've been through several terrible moments. But despite these events I'm glad that we've been focusing on a single goal : to satisfy our users both with a good product and an efficient technical support.
So thank you David (DenX) for confirming we're still going to the right direction :D

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 11:28
by DenX
You're welcome. ^_^

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 30 Nov 2017, 08:22
by DenX

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 30 Nov 2017, 09:24
by Elodie
Nice ! :D

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 01 Dec 2017, 06:43
by DenX
Thanks !

Next scene should be even better... if I manage to do it right. ^_^'

Re: WIP Party Time

Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 08:10
by Cardin
Fluid 2d animation and zombies. Perfect.

Well, The Walking Dead tv series keeps getting worse so I'm definitely looking forward to this :D