Post by dataax on Dec 3, 2008 18:02:10 GMT -5
1. Basics of Pivot
-a. After Launching Pivot
When You've downloaded pivot, be sure to look at all the controls at the help menu, or file menu.
Look at all the files at file table. This is where you will open and save your stk.files, and animation piv. files. When saving these files, save them in the default folders that came with pivot.
-b. Animating
Before going off to Droidz, and downloading stks you should test the pivot, do walking test, and running test. Don't be a skipper and start doing fighting anims to the Web, you'll have no skill, and major criticizing will occur, especially on Youtube. Also, stick with the default Stickman when testing for your first animation. Also make a straight line for your ground. Do this by making the screen bigger, and click on Options, then click Edit Mode, You can now stretch the sticks you make, be sure to when you are done stretching, click on Edit Mode, you will see a check mark, that means you are on Stretching Mode still, BE CAREFUL with that. hat is all you need for a first. Just practice and you'll get better, just ask Jon of Droidz for an inspiration.
-c.Pivot.
Pivot 2.25 is the best Pivot to have, the other Pivot 3 beta has bugs, and will get annoying for a while.
2. Advanced Basics
-a.Effects
Effects, people love them, it makes an animation seem spectacular. Effects that hit it off are like, blood, explosions, smoke, speed. I'll tell them in this tutorial
--aa. Blood
Blood is the icing for a fight animation, or shooting animations. The main color is RED, or if you want to be original, try any color. The way the blood looks will determine if its right or wrong. The most original shooting blood effect I know is ipwnall's blood effect. I don't use blood in my animations, usually.
--ab. Explosions
There are a lot of explosion types, but which one is the best? try getting some of Droidz, Explosions also add that feeling to a fight and shooting, especially shooting.
--ac. Smoke
Smoke is the dust of the anim, its like the after event of an explosion.
3. More Expienced
None for now
Big Tip- To stop your computer from messing up, save your pivot, and stk files, in their default folders
More to come. But for real tutorials go here
Tutorial Site Down
-a. After Launching Pivot
When You've downloaded pivot, be sure to look at all the controls at the help menu, or file menu.
Look at all the files at file table. This is where you will open and save your stk.files, and animation piv. files. When saving these files, save them in the default folders that came with pivot.
-b. Animating
Before going off to Droidz, and downloading stks you should test the pivot, do walking test, and running test. Don't be a skipper and start doing fighting anims to the Web, you'll have no skill, and major criticizing will occur, especially on Youtube. Also, stick with the default Stickman when testing for your first animation. Also make a straight line for your ground. Do this by making the screen bigger, and click on Options, then click Edit Mode, You can now stretch the sticks you make, be sure to when you are done stretching, click on Edit Mode, you will see a check mark, that means you are on Stretching Mode still, BE CAREFUL with that. hat is all you need for a first. Just practice and you'll get better, just ask Jon of Droidz for an inspiration.
-c.Pivot.
Pivot 2.25 is the best Pivot to have, the other Pivot 3 beta has bugs, and will get annoying for a while.
2. Advanced Basics
-a.Effects
Effects, people love them, it makes an animation seem spectacular. Effects that hit it off are like, blood, explosions, smoke, speed. I'll tell them in this tutorial
--aa. Blood
Blood is the icing for a fight animation, or shooting animations. The main color is RED, or if you want to be original, try any color. The way the blood looks will determine if its right or wrong. The most original shooting blood effect I know is ipwnall's blood effect. I don't use blood in my animations, usually.
--ab. Explosions
There are a lot of explosion types, but which one is the best? try getting some of Droidz, Explosions also add that feeling to a fight and shooting, especially shooting.
--ac. Smoke
Smoke is the dust of the anim, its like the after event of an explosion.
3. More Expienced
None for now
Big Tip- To stop your computer from messing up, save your pivot, and stk files, in their default folders
More to come. But for real tutorials go here