Creating and animating speed lines

Stephen X · Post by **Stephen X** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:04 pm

Alright kidees, what do you know? I take it Anime studio doesn't have a fast down and dirty function like Manga Studio. Has anyone tackled speed lines?

Thanks for any and all help
S:)

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:38 pm

Generally speed lines aren't needed in animation - OK, other than in some Anime ... They are a part of printed-comic language, but since they are a substitute for movement, they shouldn't be needed when you in fact move things.

What's needed is the ability to "smear" a movement. But I think this would be really hard to achieve with AS' tools only. Examples for this should be easy to find in the classical Chuck Jones films, especially with Duffy. ("Duck Amuck" comes to mind.)

Another way to substitute for the motion blur of life action can be seen here: http://classicanimation.blogspot.com/20 ... -work.html. I studied those examples in awe. This guy's technique is really uniqe! Anybody feels able to translate this into AS?

Stephen X · Post by **Stephen X** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:53 pm

thanks for your response. I was just wondering if someone found a way to do speed lines easily like in a powerpuff girl's fight scene.

Thanks all!
Stephen

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:22 pm

There is some abandonware called "Expression" -- you could do speed lines quite easily in that (vector too) -- Google for it; I think it was made by Creature House, and then got bought up by Microsoft...

Stephen X · Post by **Stephen X** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:01 pm

Good insight. I never thought of using Expression. I had it and Living Cels on my computer FOREVER with the thought of using it. Well, you know how that works out. So is there a quick effect or tool to use?

Thanks for responding! I swear I could get the meaning of life explained with supporting files on this forum.

S:)

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:21 pm

They explain how to do speed lines in the Help files that come with the program...

VidE · Post by **VidE** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:08 pm

Stephen, I noticed you referred to (and still have?) Living Cels. Me too. If Mohos' & Mike's bones and animation abilities could have been mixed with Living Cels' drawing and animation tools....WOW!

I got the downloadable demo of Living Cels during the two weeks it was available, before MS bought out Creature House. Apparently, and this seemed evident int the forum posts at the time, Living Cels was simply dumped. What a loss!!!!! LC does only point level animation, no bones, though it can move and reframe multiple cameras, it does have cycling, etc.

But its drawing tools leave Flash, AS Pro and, for me, (working in video and not print), it left Illustrator behind as well. I still use it quite a lot. And, knowing MS's usual bent, I never see it coming back. (BIG Sigh !)

Creating and animating speed lines

Creating and animating speed lines

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!