how to make a background in firealpaca 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.

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!

How to make a background in firealpaca animation