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80 contributions to 2DAnimation101
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I like the rendering style, I think the poses are a bit too similar though. Comic books will generally have more dynamic posing but it's also a rule of thumb that panels next to each other won't have the same pose. I've not posted here myself in months as I've been doing other life things but I've been beavering away in the background working on "The StoryEngine" which is basically an illustrated book workflow. Comic style but more page and text than multi-panel.
Blender addon that might be useful is on sale today
I tried blender 2.8 and was completely lost, but kept meaning to try again. Today I found some incentive. DAZ 3D - https://www.daz3d.com/holiday-weekend-sale Has this Blender Addon - Normally $99 on sale for $2.50 if you buy something else too. https://www.daz3d.com/blender-tv-studio-daz3blender-edition The addon does a bunch of stuff and works with AI too. Have a look and see if this will be helpful for you. Then give me Blender lessons :) LOL
0 likes • Jul 11
I spent time learning blender and everything I needed for animation starting in 2020. I've also brought in characters fire Daz3d and modified and re-rigged them. Weirdly, I have never heard of this addon despite being 'in the scene'. To be fair I don't really use Blender much now, I do all my hard surface modelling in Plasticity (mostly for 3d printing parts) so maybe it's something that's snuck out in the last couple of years.
StoryBoard - turn your script into characters, reference images, and storyboards (free, private beta)
I have been building StoryBoard, a free pre-production workspace for indie filmmakers, comic creators, and video makers. Instead of juggling eight different AI tools where your main character looks different in every shot, you do it all in one place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnhFJWXSVkc What it does today: - Scripts — write by hand or paste a chapter (PDF, TXT, DOCX); AI parses it into scenes and characters - Reference images — multi-angle reference sheets for your characters, environments, and objects, kept consistent - Voices — give each character a locked voice - Blocking — stage your cast and props, then export a shoot-ready PDF - Storyboards — generate storyboard frames with your references injected, so faces stay consistent shot to shot Video generation is on the roadmap for later. It is BYOK (bring your own API keys, pay providers directly, no markup), so the workspace itself is free. Right now it is in private beta, and it is free forever for the first 1,000 users. Short demo video attached below. Access here: https://storyboardbook.com Would love your feedback. What would you want to see next?
1 like • Jun 22
Very interesting! I've signed up under ai@weir...
Daria Leaves Home
I started writing a novel long ago and enjoyed it, but didn't finish it - yet-. Let's see what happens when it becomes a video. I started with this scene because I could figure out how to do it :)
Daria Leaves Home
2 likes • May 19
@Divinia-Ann Howe I agree, @Helene J what is the artstyle used or was it some of your own work?
Important Poll for AI Animation Masterclass
Big question for you. I need your honest vote. I’m at a crossroads with what to build next, and I want YOU to be the one who decides. Here are your two options: - Option A: Videos first, software second: I keep building out the weekly video lessons on schedule. You can see exactly what’s coming by clicking the curriculum link below. New modules drop consistently, you follow the step-by-step process, and we build the pipeline together lesson by lesson. - Option B: Software first, videos second: Instead of learning how to do each technique, you get a tool that does the technique for you, powered by AI. Here is what the software would include: - Brainstorm story ideas fast - Develop character psychology to build interesting characters quickly - Write and fix scripts line by line with AI assistance - Design characters with an integrated image generator - Build full storyboards shot by shot - Fix any shot to adjust camera angle or character position - Manually fix any panel with a built-in Photoshop-like editor - Put clips together with an online video editor - Advanced cinematography controls when generating your images, including: ∙ Close up ∙ Medium close up ∙ Full shot ∙ Over the shoulder ∙ Low angle / high angle ∙ Frontal, side, and 3-quarter view And this one is my favorite. - An AI coach assistant, available 24/7, powered by Claude. This is not a generic chatbot. It will have access to everything the video lessons are supposed to teach you. So instead of waiting for the next module, you ask a question, and you get the exact answer you need, right now, for your specific situation. Now here is something important regardless of which option wins. Whenever we start building the software, everyone in this community gets unlimited FREE credits for image generation and the AI chat assistant while we are in development. That is a gift from me to you for being here early. Video generation is more expensive to run, so that part will require a small pay-as-you-go investment when the time comes.
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2 likes • May 17
Software first is clearly the option you've put the most effort into selling above so that's the one you want to be doing. As it's your course, that's probably the direction you should go. 🤷🏻‍♂️
1 like • May 17
@Mark Diaz OK swap the word selling for the phrase "enthusiastic about". That's what I meant. 😁 I think there's room for a bit of both, a good tool is only as good as the understanding if its usage and the documentation accompanying it. The video course format is still a good way of passing that information on. Though good text documentation is also fine for me, but many won't make the effort to read it or can't understand things as week in that format. Plus you're a really great presenter on video, it's hard to carry that to another format.
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