Ron Cole's Realistic Stop Motion Special Effects Services

Started by Ron Cole in PRO ANIMATOR DISCUSSION. Last reply by Todderic Miller 14 hours ago. 7 Replies 4 Likes

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Tags: CGI, Dynamation, New, York, animatronics

Best Inspiration

Started by Todderic Miller in STOPMO NEWBIES 14 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi. I just got into stop motion video can anyone tell me from where did you find your inspirations from?Continue

Is it possible to use an Epsom scanner as a camera for animation on Dragonframe?

Started by Charles Jimenez in CAMERA & STAGE. Last reply by StopmoNick 18 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I currently have no access to cameras but my scanner. And was wondering if there was an option that allowed you to capture your drawings on DragonFrame using a scanner instead of a camera or rostrum - to take frames using a scanner instead of a camera. So I can capture frames immediately, and can flick through the onion skin to see my drawings live, instead of having to rely on waiting minutes to take frames using the manual scanner Epsom software.Continue

Baking Epoxy putty and Polymer Clay Together

Started by Joshua Hurtado in STOPMO NEWBIES. Last reply by StopmoNick yesterday. 16 Replies 0 Likes

Hello,I was wondering if baking epoxy putty and polymer clay together would be hazardous. I was planning on using epoxy putty over wire to make the armature for a rocking chair and then coat it with polymer clay.Continue

Tags: clay, polymer, putty, epoxy

Is it possible to use an Epsom scanner as a camera for animation on Dragonframe?

Started by Charles Jimenez in ANIMATION TOOLS & EQUIPMENT on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi, I currently have no access to cameras but my scanner. And was wondering if there was an option that allowed you to capture your drawings on DragonFrame using a scanner instead of a camera or rostrum - to take frames using a scanner instead of a camera. So I can capture frames immediately, and can flick through the onion skin to see my drawings live, instead of having to rely on waiting minutes to take frames using the manual scanner Epsom software.Continue

Tags: Independent, computer, animation, Dragonframe, Scanner

Is it possible to use an Epsom scanner as a camera for animation on Dragonframe?

Started by Charles Jimenez in STOP MOTION & COMPUTERS on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi, I currently have no access to cameras but my scanner. And was wondering if there was an option that allowed you to capture your drawings on DragonFrame using a scanner instead of a camera or rostrum - to take frames using a scanner instead of a camera. So I can capture frames immediately, and can flick through the onion skin to see my drawings live, instead of having to rely on waiting minutes to take frames using the manual scanner Epsom software.Continue

Tags: Independent, computer, animation, Dragonframe, Scanner

Is it possible to use a scanner as a camera for animation on Dragonframe?

Started by Charles Jimenez in STOPMO NEWBIES on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi, I currently have no access to cameras but my scanner. And was wondering if there was an option that allowed you to capture your drawings on DragonFrame using a scanner instead of a camera or rostrum - to take frames using a scanner instead of a camera. So I can capture frames immediately, and can flick through the onion skin to see my drawings live, instead of having to rely on waiting minutes to take frames using the manual scanner Epsom software.Continue

Tags: Independent, animation, Dragonframe, Scanner, Scanners

What is this animators process with her puppets?

Started by Evie Metz in GENERAL PUPPET MAKING. Last reply by Evie Metz on Monday. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I am really into artist Nathalie Djurbergs puppets.Can you help me figure out what her process may be in creating these? more here: https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s9/nathalie-djurberg-hans-berg-in-berlin-segment/it looks in the video above as though shes painting something onto the plasticine (or maybe its baked clay?) rather than casting puppets in silicone? can anyone tell?Images here:Continue

What's a good editing software that's free and worthy of trying?

Started by Oscar Weiner in ANIMATION TOOLS & EQUIPMENT. Last reply by havenhaven on Monday. 10 Replies 0 Likes

I really need a good editing software that is free and is good for making stop motion filmsContinue

New free software with Canon DSLR support

Started by Jeremy Bullock in STOP MOTION & COMPUTERS. Last reply by StopmoNick on Monday. 34 Replies 2 Likes

Hi all,I'm one of the developers of OpenToonz, a free and open source 2D animation program.  I recently overhauled the stop motion capabilities of the program.Please test it out and let me know what works and what needs tweaked.  It supports webcams and Canon DSLR cameras.  The test version is only released for Windows right now, but we have also tested on Macs and it works too.You can try it out here:OpenToonz Stop Motion TestThanks,JeremyContinue