Hello, I am looking for some 2D animation software kind of in the vein of the old Lucas Arts game...or that'll allow me to do a variety of styles. I thought ot hand drawing, but that's gonna take a long long time. I love the style of Full Throttle or The Dig, dunno, pixels make me happy. I saw a Vector Based animation studio...but not sure if that's what I'm after. Any ideas?
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Try this site: www.retas.com to learn about the software. Go here to buy the software: www.animationsoftware.com This is a major animation program and its used alot in Japan and in America.
In general, which animation programs are used by professional animators and professional animation studios?
njmac said:
Wow, Toon Boom looks really good. The sample QT's help too. I think I'm going to have to buy a Wacom Pad though! Thanks.
njmac said:It's a great app. Post some of your work here once you get started
Yeah sure, I will. I've been thinking though of some potential problems with 2D animation. If you use a 3D application to animate everything then an object keeps it's shape because you are moving something 3D...but how do you do this with a 2D cube and make it look good? I guess it's just careful drawing and animation, but man, that's gonna take ages!
yoshiii said:
Hmmm. Ok, I have ordered a Wacom pad and will get demos of both and see which is better suited for what I want to do. Unfortunately I think I want to create things like Ghost in the Shell or Akira. Um....
I have my Wacom pad; downloaded Toon Boom and now am trying to download the Retas software...there are about 9 versions. I don't need the render stuff, but where would be a good place to start?