
If you messed up like I did in the last step and forgot to export your Fire Alpaca frames as transparent, use a Paint Tool Sai tool, like "Multiply," so you can see over it. I painfully exported each frame back into Paint Tool Sai (don't lose the order!) for coloring. Now comes the fun part :gun: :rabbit: :fire: Make sure that this is being done against a transparent background or there will be many regrets. I then proceeded to do very rough sketches, approximately 10-14 frames of animation for each piece. To animate, I exported my half finished piece only as a reference, opened Fire Alpaca, and turned on onion layer mode. It is crucial to do all of this in separate layers!!! Simple cell shading suffices, but you can always do more. I used the regular size (408px x 408px) for mine." I followed her example and 408x408 pixel size, but I recommend to use 618圆18 instead to get a less pixelly effect.īefore doing any type of animation, I always do full lineart and coloring. I found this helpful article written by the artist Adelyn Tam, she states, "Generally, the more detailed your artwork, the larger your sticker size should be. Next, I did some research in regards to canvas size. Some people use scanners to transport their traditional work to their digital programs, but I prefer to just look at the paper as reference and re-sketch this helps me to change certain aspects I may have not liked about the previous sketch.įor example, in my Espresso Sticker, I initially wanted the words to be directly on the cup, but I soon changed it as I didn't want the dog to block the lettering.Ģ. First I did a very rough traditional sketches to serve as my references. ***Much of this tutorial applies to Paint Tool Sai and Fire Alpaca users.ġ. Fun sticker to use when you're in a dancing mood!
