Secondary Animation
Once your rough animation is correct, you can start adding extra details, such as arms, clothes or hair.
You can add the extra details on the same layer with the same colour or you can also create a new colour so that you can always see your original sketch.
- In the Xsheet or Timeline view, select the cell in which you want to add new details.
- In the Colour view, create a new colour (give it the same name and add the prefix _2 or _sec, for example) or select the same rough colour as before.
- In the Drawing Tools toolbar, select your drawing tool.
- In the Camera or Drawing view, draw the secondary animation.
- Do one of the following:
‣ | In the Xsheet or Timeline view, select the next cell in which you want to draw. |
‣ | Press F and G to navigate between your drawings. |
- Do one of the following:
‣ | Select View > Onion Skin > Show Onion Skin. |
‣ | In the Timeline view menu, select Onion Skin > Show Onion Skin. |
‣ | Press Alt + O. |
- Extend the onion skin.
- In the Camera or Drawing view, draw the secondary animation.
- Use the Flip and Easy Flipping toolbars to review your animation—see Flipping and Easy Flipping Toolbars on page 1.
- You can also use the Playback toolbar to play the animation in real time.
- Add a new drawing layer and name it
secondary_animation
.
- In the Timeline or Xsheet view, select the rough layer's timing.
- Copy the timing and in the top menu, select Edit > Paste Special or Ctrl + B (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + B (Mac OS X).
- Choose Never create drawing files from the options to paste the timing but not the drawing files.
- If you are working in the Drawing view, in the Drawing View toolbar, enable the Light Table.
- In the Xsheet or Timeline view, select the cell where you want to add the new details.
- In the Colour view, create a new colour (give it the same name and add the prefix _2 or _sec, for example) or select the same rough colour as before.
- In the Tools toolbar, select your drawing tool.
- In the Drawing or Camera view, draw the secondary animation on top of your rough drawing.
- Do one of the following:
‣ | In the Xsheet View, select the next cell in which you want to draw. |
‣ | In the Camera, Drawing or Xsheet view, press F and G to navigate between your drawings. |
- Do one of the following:
‣ | In the top, Drawing View or Camera View menu, select View > Onion Skin > Show Onion Skin. |
‣ | In the Timeline view menu, select Onion Skin > Show Onion Skin. |
‣ | Press Alt + O. |
- Extend the onion skin.
- In the Camera or Drawing view, draw the next secondary animation.
- Use the Flip and Easy Flipping toolbars to review your animation—see Flipping and Easy Flipping Toolbars on page 1.
- You can also use the Playback toolbar to play the animation in real time.