Pencil Howto Drawing

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HOW

TO

USE

PENCILAnimation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux

http://www.pencilanimation.org/

!er" #asic tutorial

made #" $at%ana &'o(de'afor &rundt'ig pro%ect )Sogundas Lenguas " *ue'as $ecnologias+

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Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Layers 4

Layers Image visibility 5

How to Zoom Screen and Resize Image 7

Bitma Layer !

"ector Layer #How to use Bitma and "ector Layers $%

&nimating $$

Sound Layer $'

(amera Layer $3

)is and )ric*s+ How to ma*e ,rame Borders visible- $4

Saving $5

./orting $0

Resource List $7


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La"ers

La"ers are on Time Line%

$here are 8 t"pes of La"ers:

9itma La"er

&ector La"er

#o'nd La"er

Camera La"er

To add and delete La"ers(use the

))+or)*+#uttons.

To change the la"er name(clic7 twice on the La"er,opens a popup window,where "ou can t"pe a newname.


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La"ers Image ,isi-ilit"e5amles

One La"er is acti,e the others are inacti,e(

$he acti'e la"er image will#e displa"ed in f'll,inacti'e la"er image will #eale.

ll La"ers are acti,e(

All La"ers images arecompletel" f'll,isi-le.

One La"er acti,e the others are inacti,e(

Onl" acti'e La"er image is

'isi#le.

Imortant( on the 6nished 6lm IN&I#I1LE La"er content will NOT 1E #EEN7CTI&E and INCTI&E La"er content will 1E &I#I1LE%


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9ow to :oom and .o,e #creen

To ;oom #creen:ha'e the and $oolselected, hold the5ommand ;e" Mac-, or theAlt or 5trl ;e" Windows-and:clic7 and drag to (oom.

To mo,e #creen(use the and $ool, or dragwith the right #utton of"our mouse.

To ret'rn to the original;oom settings(dou#le clic7 with mouse inScreen.

9ow to Resi;e and .o,e Image

To resize Image:using Select Tool, drawrectangular around an image.

Use the Arrow(select / moveobject tool)you can move andresize image.

To move image:click on the image, hold downthe mouse button and drag...

To resize image:click on the select areacorner point, hold down themouse button and drag...


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select>draw a rectangle on thescreen to the desired si(e.$he imported image will ?tinto a rectangular range andproportions.


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&ector La"er &ector La"er is 'sed for ,ector grahics

9" increasing or decreasing,!ector graphics @ualit" don3tchange.

Loo7 on the image on theleft: #" scaling character)+, line @ualit" don3tchange.

se the !isla" Tools forto:

B- show onl" outlinesC

B- don3t show in'isi#le linesC

B- show in'isi#le lines.

*O$4= $he 1encil $ool create a dashed ath which do not aear in 6nished mo,ie.Dou can use them %ust for ?ll regions with color.


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I!E * how to 'se 1itma and &ector La"ers

You can make a rotoscopinganimation!

Rotoscopingisanimation technique,in which animators drawover film footage, or photosequence - frame by frame ...

Dou can import photos orphoto se@uence in 9itmap

La"er, than draw o'er in!ector la"er.Frame -" Frame 7


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nimating $o ma7e an animation, "ou must create ;4D images in an 2mage La"er ;4D EFAM4

BE FR.Eis displa"ed as a rectangleon the $ime Line.

0re"color indicates that the7e" frame is empt".

Coloredframe indicate thathere is an image in frame.

1lac2color indicates, thatframe is selected G "ou canmo'e selected frame: clic7on a frame and drag it tothe desired location.$o mo'e multiple frames,hold down the Shift 7e"-

ONION #BINuse for guide the drawingthe current 7e" image, #"

displa"ing pale pre'ious ornext image.

se the onion s7in #uttonsto acti'ate or deacti'ate thepre'ious and next onions7ins.

CONTROL PNELuse for:

PLor stop the mo'ieC

LOOPor don3t loopC

#ON!G on or oHC

FsG frames per second.


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#o'nd La"er

9ow to add so'nd(

0- create a Sound La"erC- 2mport a sound ?le fromMenu #ar:4dit I >2mport Sound>

When sound is added, onSound La"er will appear a-lac2 triangleit indicates where the soundwill start to pla".

Dou can mo'e this triangleas an" other 7e"s on $imeLine.

NOTE%Windo,ssupport onl" WA! format..ac support an" format that can #e read #" Juic7$ime.


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Camera La"er

5amera La"er de6ne aframe -orders%

Dou can set position forframe #orders for each 7e"on 5amera La"er G 'iew will#e linearl" interpolated#etween the 7e"s:mo'e the red scru# to thedesired frame and, using the

hand tool, ad%ust the 'iewinside the camera frame.

o' can set resol'tion ofthe camera frame -"do'-le*clic2ing on theCamera La"er name%


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Tis and Tric2s How to make Frame Borders visible

$o ma7e an animated ?lm, here is a pro#lem on 1encil program G during drawinganimation, "ou don3t see the frame #order.o' can see frame -order when "o' clic2 on Camera La"er -'t for feel framecomosition it is 'nhand" all the time clic2ing Camera La"er%$he #OLTIONis: create their own -ac2gro'nd with frame -order 7

0- se an" graphics programto create the necessar"frame si(e picture.

For e5amle(0- use Windows 1aint programor online 12XLFhttp://pixlr.com/editor-#et ' 4$A5$


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#a,ing

To #a,e "our wor7 asPencil roect 6lechoose:Eile I Sa'e or Sa'e As..-

o'r wor2 will -e sa,edalong with a foldercontaining roect data%

*O$4: 7eep these ?le andfolder together in the samedirector" = for to open up the?lm properl" the next time=

To open "our wor7 again,

0- from Menu #ar choose:Eile I Open...

- open "our 1encil programpro%ect ?le


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E5orting

To E5ort "our wor7,choose:Eile I 4xport

Dou can export "ouranimation as:

0- XSheetC- 2mage Se@uenceCK- as a Juic7$ime mo'ie

Mac OS X onl"-.

8- as a Elash mo'ie swf-C

*O$4. $o export the ?lm in re@uired si(e and proportions G "ou must create anade@uate 5amera La"er =

2f "ou don3t create 5amera La"er, program will export current Screen 'iew.


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Reso'rce List

PENCIL oJcial we-site(htt(//www%encil*animation%org/

ser man'al(http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.4.3b:index

User manual Beta:http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.5:index

PENCIL Forumhttp://pencil-animation.org/forum/

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW !

HAPPY ANIMATING !:-)
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