I believe what bartender means is that it does not have that "smudge effect" found in 3d packages like 3dsmax when applying blur to an object. instead it looks more like a trail effect. may have to do with it being vector as opposed to a raster image. I may be wrong since its really theory...

After fiddling around, Ive come to the conclusion that cycling is the way to go as you have more control over the effect. updated. same link.

BunyanFilms wrote:Your character is great, however I'm not sure about the hi light on her crotch. Kind of makes things "stand" out a bit too much, unless she is a bloke (he).

LOL. I hear ya man!
I was a bit concerned about that too... shes all woman by the way.
I will fix that. wrong lighting there. XD

Very nice work! It shows how great AS can be used as a drawing program. Your attention to detail in all the curves and angels of her body is supurb. I also like your style of gradient application. I can't wait to see some animation! Thanks Neph! It is indeed an excellent tool for vector art rivalin...

slowtiger, the problem was because the vector noise i applied the shape to is fixed. It cannot be controlled, so it goes through its transition whenever the object is moved. Updated my first link to reflect changes done. what I did was: create several lines with varying thickness. while selecting yo...

I think my problem may be resolved using a customized "Leaf" brush to draw out my foliage and animate that using bones. its merely concept to me, but seems like a sound one. will post my results.

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/320/8/b/8bb4f8fd987e1abc.png Another incarnation of my Meagan character as a Valkyrie-like Giantess. she may be wielding and Axe or Hammer. Created in Anime Studio. edit: Shoulder harness needs work since its just attached on top. will fix as soon as i figure ...

I'll give that a go. Thanks.

Noise is frame based. You can't slow it down. It works on every frame. There is no "time" value. You are using the "Noisy..." key frame interpolation correct? Try using the vector noise in the vector tab of the layer. Just don't select "animate noise". This might give ...

I could however fashion the leaves in photoshop or render some in AS then import back as png, but as a Anime Studio purist, Id like to create the animation entirely using its tools. I attempted to emulate this using particles with horrendous results.

Hm, I think this is not AS' fault but an optical effect of our brain. The vector noise is completely random. Now if you move an object sideways, like your tree, some "peaks" of the line will appear in the same position as peaks in the preceeding frame, thus giving the illusion of a peak w...

If you want an eye-opener, just watch "The Incredibles" and only look at the lip-sync. It's actually pretty horrible, but you would never notice it unless that's all you were concentrating on. For decades lip sync was non-existant. Characters either had an open mouth or a closed one. No o...

OK, let's not get into name calling. The switch layers work absolutely wonderful for mouth movements. In fact, trying to do smooth mouth movements looks far less natural than the switch layer approach from what I've seen. Mouth movements happen very quickly. And please, never insult anyone by compa...

"So it's up to you which way you choose, and which style of animation - or better, it's the choice of those who give you a certain job" Excellent. You hit the nail on the head. and as you well know, different jobs require you to go about things in different ways which brings us to the base...

This question is not imminent, but may be useful in the future. I'm applying a noise effect on a vector layer that will represent foilage from a tree. http://mysite.verizon.net/gustavoguzman/video/sunset.avi is there a way to get more control over that noise layer so it does not appears as it is scr...