Thanks Greenlaw. I got Option #1 working. Option #2 (Masks) is going to take some practice.

I know a shape can be filled with a color, but I have a character wearing a loose, floppy shirt. Can I fill that shirt with a black & white texture that approximates chained mail?

Just tried it. the answer is 'yes'.

If I launch AS10, and plug in my WACOM Tablet, can I draw vector objects just as I would in Photoshop?

Beautiful. Thanks again.

Saw this on YouTube using Masks to move the mouth, make it look like head has turned. Very slick. I'm running Anime Studio 10 at the moment. Will AS_10 do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTlbqCYx6mY

OK, Thanks.

I have Anime Studio 10, I've scanned some drawings and imported them. Then I want to assemble body parts and add bones. But all the tutorials I've seen on YouTube create with the Drawing Tools in Anime studio. Can I bind bones to imported jpegs , or do bones work with vector lines only?

After reviewing the possibilities suggested, I can safely say that none of them apply in this case. However; I did shake things loose by simply doing a 'restart'.

Periodically, I can't get ASP to open. I have the program shortcut on my desktop, plus several ASP documents stored in folders, also on the desktop. I try double-clicking on all of them and there's no response. Zero. Does this happen to anyone else? I also get error messages periodically saying, &qu...

synthsin75 wrote:The selected layer is bound to that bone.

Thanks, synthsin75. Is there a limit to how many objects can be bound to one bone? I'm trying to bind a head, torso and arm to one bone to control everything above the belt. Head and torso are bound, but the arm is resisting me.

In this screen cap., bones display in two different ways: thin lines and thick lines. What's the difference and what are they telling me?
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Finally worked it out. Thanks.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvRaXdFEtQM

anthillmob007 wrote:has it been removed?

Sorry about that. It was not removed, per se, just being re-worked. For some reason, the sound track got dropped so I had to re-visit Sony Vegas Movie Maker and render out another version. This one should do it.

Newby here, coming to grips with Anime' Studio. I've got about four short pieces going at once using cells I've had sitting around in a portfolio since I was in computer school back in 94'-95'. Back then I used MacroMind Director to animate. For some time now, I've been seeking a program to replace ...