Hey all,
I just got here (awn) and it looks big and scary (like animation! XD)--I plan on staying, but I found y'all in my quest for an answer. I'm working on a short animation (my first!) and am almost 2/3 done with the "cels" (do you even call them that when they're technically not on celluloid paper?); I've made a few key errors and am on a bit of a budget...I'll try to be more concise:
Strike 1: I'm making an object on small bristol cards (cut approx 2x3") to animate over multiple 2x3 cuts from a larger background (lazy "space" copic/watercolor)--
So here's my question:
(TL;DR!!):
Using Opentoonz (or perhaps some other free software?), how do I isolate the scans of this object from the white paper efficiently so I can manipulate it layered over the space background?
I've done cursory glossing over youtube vids for OpenToonz but haven't found anything that addresses it, somehow..
Haaaaalp!
~ <3 ~
Nagourta~
Also, if I totally failed at putting this in the right forum thread mayhaps give me a quick rundown on navigating this place! Mmk, back to the (makeshift/jank-as-all-hell) lightbox for me.
Hey! No one got back to me, but I thought I'd leave the "solution" to my own problem in case anyone happens to search it in the forum (lol).
I couldn't find any way to isolate white (or a color) from a scan to ignore it in a layer.
So I settled on the "selection" tool.
Opentoonz has one, which is great news, and a tutorial for that is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCZT61wyDM
But with the missteps I've taken in method I may as well go ahead and sign up for Photoshop for this project, at least (their selection tool is a little more speed-friendly in terms of accuracy and I have mild experience with it [since I'm crunching myself for time on the project]).
Hope this helps someone someday!
Nag~
Thanks for posting the solution, that is always helpful. Try experimenting with other programs too, never know what you will find in those free or low cost packages.
Indeed, I actually did further research on the subject (since Creative Cloud seems like such a bother) and decided to go with Digicel Studio, which has a scanning tool that allows you to select a degree of whiteness to become transparent in "overlay"--it does the job for you! Should save hours and hours.
While I'm at it, they're having a crazy holiday sale over there right now, up to 80% off!
I've finished all drawing/painting and will begin with the program on the 27th, still hoping to have things finished up by the first week in January~