Re: how fast do you colour?
Posted: 03 Nov 2022, 20:33
I can give some tips from my experience that may save time/backtracking/frustration:
-Use your final cleaned up animation.
-Make sure beforehand that all gaps are closed. You can also just add another animation layer to add lines to close gaps, add those to your CTG source. It's annoying to have to switch back and forth if you missed gaps and takes time because your palette needs to be reopened if you want to change colours.
-I usually make the first frame with all colours so that I have the palette complete.
-Make sure "apply changes" is unchecked, otherwise you have to wait for tvpaint to calculate every time you touch an area.
-Then I use the exclusion colour first to go through all frames and fill the spots I don't want filled. Otherwise it's harder to see.
-I repeat this with the next colour and go through all the instances to fill in that one colour. I might fill multiple parts with the same colour, usually I concentrate on areas that belong together or just one part.
-A line across the surface area is usually enough, you can also run it through multiple areas.
-After all the colours are set, check "apply changes" and grab a drink.
-Check to correct any errors.
-Use your final cleaned up animation.
-Make sure beforehand that all gaps are closed. You can also just add another animation layer to add lines to close gaps, add those to your CTG source. It's annoying to have to switch back and forth if you missed gaps and takes time because your palette needs to be reopened if you want to change colours.
-I usually make the first frame with all colours so that I have the palette complete.
-Make sure "apply changes" is unchecked, otherwise you have to wait for tvpaint to calculate every time you touch an area.
-Then I use the exclusion colour first to go through all frames and fill the spots I don't want filled. Otherwise it's harder to see.
-I repeat this with the next colour and go through all the instances to fill in that one colour. I might fill multiple parts with the same colour, usually I concentrate on areas that belong together or just one part.
-A line across the surface area is usually enough, you can also run it through multiple areas.
-After all the colours are set, check "apply changes" and grab a drink.
-Check to correct any errors.