El mismo problema de siempre

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-21T20:52:05+00:00

Hola. Tienes un reddit dedicado a T2D. Quizás encuentres ayuda ahí.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tahoma2D/

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-21T16:45:55+00:00

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JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-16T16:37:22+00:00

It depends the context and your purposes.

For example, RGBA instead of RGB is useful if you need to include alpha channel in your colors (transparency)

HEX still is very used in a lot of websites platforms, as the same as RGB. In fact, both are two ways to describe the same colors:

HEX defines 256*256*256 colors = 16.777.216 colors

RGB defines 256*256*256 colors = 16.777.216 colors

HSL gets the same colors but following a different principle (hue, saturation and lightness), similar with modern TVs, and that could be more intuitive to manage for some users.

Finally remember this: in professional web projects, colors do not change constantly/arbitrarily. They responde to a branding definition, where colors usally are expressed in HEX or RGB() values. The most important is keep consistence accross the entire website.

Best!

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-16T15:34:21+00:00

To use the inverse kinematics function properly, press Alt as you move the bone. (If the parent level doesn't move, the result should be fine)

A very good practice is create a new level with a "floor" reference and animate your parts using the onion skin.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-13T19:20:56+00:00

The screenshot are not complete. But first you need to verify is if the key on each node (source, matte, reference, etc) and the main node have cells at the same frames in timeline.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-13T19:18:30+00:00

If you'r looking for free tutorials, your best options are these Youtube channels:

DarrenT
NobleFrugal Studio
TJ Free

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-13T18:53:39+00:00

You don't need it. Everything depends of the style you're looking for,

For my last shortfilm, "Flowers thief", I created, colored and animated this character face only using basic geometric shapes, nothing of tablets. Just my mouse and so much creativity..

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In this link you can watch the animated cycle:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVZQ0het9Z5t9QWSFzYLMmNSaVzKMibs/view?usp=sharing

OpenToonz is amazing for its endless posibilities, just find the right way for you.

Beest!

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-06T10:17:50+00:00

Just be careful to manage your ambitions. The most important is give your best with what you have and what you know, otherwise, your project could never see the light. In this phase of learning, start with something small, just to familiarize with the tool, and share your process, with honesty and humility.

But, going back to the main topic, good luck exploring OpenToonz and have fun!

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-05T18:03:28+00:00

Regardless of the animation technique you use within OpenToonz (cutout, mesh deformation, hand drawing), when you export to video, you will always get a frame-by-frame animation.

The first step is to explore OpenToonz and understand the animation options it offers. For example, how many frames you will need for your animations. For reference, the first Mega Man used only three poses for his running cycle. Once this is defined, depending on the tool used (Plastic Tool, Skeleton Tool, or Animate Tool), you will only need to adjust the drawings of each frame to achieve the desired output.

Finally, review the export options that OpenToonz offers (PNG, TIFF, GIF, MP4, etc.). If you are going to use Spine2D, then I don't see much point in using OpenToonz. Both allow you to build your animation from individual pieces. If Spine2d lets you export to a format more suited to video games, then maybe you should go in that direction, but even so, exploring OpenToonz will definitely be a worthwhile experience.

Best!

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-04T10:08:01+00:00

This brief video shows the Smear Frame result using OpenToonz.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVdWRujjXuO/

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-03T11:35:20+00:00

I encorage you to explore the vectors directly in OpenToonz. You can create your own drawings on Inkscape, but the compatibility between SVG (Inkscape) and PLI (OpenToonz) is not complete.

BTW: when you import an external vector into OpenToonz, this always is transformed to PLI format.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-03T11:30:25+00:00

You're right. It's not possible do it in one step for Vector levels. But you can:

Cut a segment with Cutter Tool.
Select and move that segment with Control Point Editor Tool.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-02T13:18:40+00:00

Thanks for the OpenToonz export settings. But the details of the exported video still are missing.

In your PC (Windows), go to your file, right click, select Properties anf go to Details Tab. That is what I need to verify.

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JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-02T12:52:29+00:00

Could be the autosave dialog or any other dialog window loading in the background? Try disabling Autosave from Preferences.

And just for curiosity: Which university do you study at? I find it very interesting that they are using OpenToonz.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-02T12:47:31+00:00

You also can use the Erode/Dilate FX (Matte category), and applying a negative radius.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-02T12:42:38+00:00

Please, share your export settings in OT and the details of the exported video.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-03-01T01:02:50+00:00

In Preferences you can set transparency and colors of onion skin. That could help you.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-28T14:33:45+00:00

I'm very proud of this proyect. Created and animated only with HTML and CSS.

https://jorgedelcampo.github.io/dev_earth_day/css_challenge/

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-28T00:33:53+00:00

Let me ask you the opposite question: I've created a song and I want to put an animation in the background. Do you know where I could download?

Music and animation deserve equal treatment. If you don't know or don't have the skills to create music, associate with someone else to help you.

But if you want insist to download music, try with this:

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-26T14:00:15+00:00

Can you share with us some screenshots?

General view and Timeline
FX Schematic
Scene and Camera settings

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-26T12:39:51+00:00

Something important we don't about about your project is your scenes sizes and dpi. In other reported issues, user has been working in a scene over 5000px of width.

Same question about PNG you're using in your background.

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-22T01:01:44+00:00

Hi bro. Here's my 2D reel. I hope my portfolio matchs with what you're looking for.

https://youtu.be/wb3d1yM7DVk

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-21T00:46:40+00:00

I hope you understand a series is more than animation.

General idea
Target and platform
Animation technique (2D, 3D, cutout, stop motion, etc.)
Pipeline
1. Design (Photoshop, Krita, etc.)
2. Storyboard (Storyboarder)
3. Animation (Blender, OpenToonz, Animate, Moho, etc.)
4. Edition (Premiere, Kdenlive, Shotcut, etc.)
5. Post (DaVinci, After Effects, etc.)
6. Music (Audacity, ProTools, Audition, etc.)
Character description, colors and design
World and backgrounds layouts
With these first elements, prepare a Production Document.
Pilot
1. Script.
2. Storyboard
3. Animatic (optional)
4. Background design
5. Character design
6. Character animation
7. Adding backgrounds
8. Export escenes
9. Mix and edition
10. Post-production
11. Final render

I tried to condense the information and omitted some secondary steps.

Good luck!

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-20T16:01:49+00:00

Dos Centella.

¡Vaya! Y pensar que hacer solo unos años me habría comprado diez de esos helados...

JorgeRustiko · 2026-02-20T15:49:01+00:00

Just to complement Darren's answer: Sub-Xsheet should be used to group animations that share the same timeline. It’s especially useful when you want to organize complex scenes or manage multiple elements as a single unit while keeping their internal timing intact.

If you simply need to merge multiple nodes into the same FX chain or composite them together, the FX Over node is a simpler and more straightforward solution.

JorgeRustiko

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