![]() Note: I hardly use Fire Alpaca's Animation mode, when I do, it's mainly for Deviantart Stamps. You can click on the "Frame (Number Here)" to check on the folder to do your tweaking. Ya can see this process here, despite it being finish.ĭon't worry about that weird pink outline, that's the "Onion Skin". Next, I duplicate "Frame 1", change it/move it a bit, duplicate, until ya get what you want. Now I just work with that layer until it becomes what I want. When I animate I get rid of "Frame 2" and "Frame 3", my main focus is with "Frame 1", that's what I use. ![]() When you first start out you will notice that the layers are different they're called frames now. Now, here's how I use to make Deviantart animated stamps, but as ya can see this is a method that I never done before, but the mindset is similar. Here's the finished stamp, I just added text for the finishing touches. Once you're finish with the erasing, just click on the Lasso again to "Deselect". The purpose is to erase the background.Ĭlick on the "Eraser" and start erasing the background/stuff that you want to get rid of. ![]() Once it's highlighted, you go to "Select" and click on "Inverse". Also, you can continue to do this process to fix or resize as many times as you like to get it the way you want. Now click on "The Lasso" and draw around the character/object (for example this jelly bean). Go to "Select" and click on "Transform" to change the image's size, after getting the size that you want, click the "Ok" button in the bottom. Next bring in your image by "Opening it as a new layer." Open the stamp template in Fire Alpaca as a new project. So, it's better to look at clubs, like DeviousSTAMPS and Stamp Heaven, which has resources and templates.ĭeviousSTAMPS - Templates [Stamp Heaven - Resources And Templates [Now here's where the fun begins. You download a template, it's tedious to search for a blank stamp template. Next, search in Deviantart what type of size template that you want to use, after finding it, ** Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4 ( Note: They need the N-Trig Wintab drivers (64-bit)įirst decide what message that you want to say in your stamp. ** Surface Pro 2 or older ( Note: They need Wacom drivers). Lenovo ( Note: Use Lenovo's website to download the much needed Wacom drivers.).Huion (most of them, except for the Kanvas tablets (The list that I am following is from 2017 and I don't know if they now work).).Acer Aspire R7 ( Note: Needs N-Trig Drivers.** Genius Easy Pen i405 ( Note: Turns Pen Flicks off under the Pen and Touch settings.) **Genius 8圆 ( Note: May need: no other tablet drivers to be installed and requires a USB connections on). So, good luck finding the Intuos Comic now.įireAlpaca is compatible with most drawing tablets, so, here's a handy list. Off topic: Despite the fact that both my tablets still work up to this day (of posting) and I highly recommend them, Wacom phased these guys out in Flash Step/light speed, accessories and Drivers included. Second Note: Most of these tablets are Windows/MacOS compatibility only, there's no Linux compatibility yet. In the View menu, the AutoPlay option will open a preview window flipping through eaxh layer as an animation frameįrom the File menu, selecting Export Layers (Onion Skin Mode) will export each layer as a numbered PNG file, starting from 000.Note: Let me know if there's a tablet that's not on the list. If there are any layers above, the next layer above will be shown in shades of pale green You might use folders to add and re-use background layers, to retain separate outline and colour layers, or for other purposes.įrom the View menu, turn on Onion Skin ModeĪs you add new layers, the next layer below will be shown in shades of pale red a GIF creator, a video editor, animation software, etc, depending on your output requirements).įollow up: (using AlpacaDouga to combine the output PNG sequence into an animated GIF).Ī layer folder counts as a single frame when exported, so you can use layer folders to contain multiple layers in a single frame. Note that the result is a set of PNG files (one per animation frame or one per layer), and you will have to join them together as an animation using a separate program (e.g. ![]() A very quick introduction to the new animation feature in FireAlpaca 1.5, in response to a few questions.
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