Thank you. And you were the one who inspired me to use Vivian as the female astronaut! She looks SO good! I have now released the Toons Folk Alien Astronaut, but I am also hoping to add a female to this SciFi spin-off series of actors.

@@GarryPye I already bought the Toons Folk Alien Astronaut! He looks really good! I think he will get a main role in one of my next movies! The farmer is also cool. I think he will get a movie too, so in the direction of Armisch

Yes. You can animate any characters you want with Cartoon Animator.

I have no comeback to that...............

So long as Im out there helping people get better with their Cartoon Animator skills, my job here is done! [flies away]

Free Form Deformation is a very powerful tool. The secret is not to apply it too strong or your work ends up too stretchy. Best of luck!

@@GarryPye ive found that you can get away with exxagerating it alot more if you use the transition curve on all the keyframes, on the video i made that used it i used damping on each keyframe and it made it look bouncy but natural which was what i was going for

@@awesomeanimations3485 Yes, Ive read you comments on some of my other videos about how much it hurts you that I dont use transition curves on every character move. For me, its just not necessary to get quality results.

Why thank you, sir.

Oh man, thats SO good to hear. These short little videos help perfect individual tools and features, so you can gain confidence to move on to other things. Thanks for the feedback!

Motion Pilot allows me to puppet my character around on screen and record the motion in real time, essentially acting out the characters performance. This entire video took exactly 60 minutes to make. Im not sure how much more time you need saved. Its already super fast.

@@GarryPye eh, a bone puppet would make like 50% of uses of the keyframe editor

@@awesomeanimations3485 If by bone puppet, you mean a rigged character that has built-in bones in its body that can be moved about, then thats exactly how this has been done.

The scene in this particular video was generated using artificial intelligence softare and Photoshop. I also use CorelDraw for some background art.

@@GarryPye Which AI?

@@Serpent.Xenospire I dont just use one specific. Because it is all so new, I am exploring options across a lot of different ones. From memory, I believe this one was generated using Picfinder.

The XP-Pen drawing display is not a computer, so it does not have memory or a hard drive. It is a display only. So you connect it to your PC and whatever program youre running will display on the XP-Pen display. I cannot stress enough how happy I am with my XP-Pen 24Pro. I made this video 3 years ago and I use this display all day every day and I do not have a single bad thing to say about it. Amazing product.

Pleasure. Thanks for watching!

There certainly is a tutorial for the new multi-camera update in Cartoon Animator 5.3. Reallusion always releases tutorials and videos for all new tools and features, and no doubt more will come. You will find the tutorial on camera movement at kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHUaJp4btqqjqMsi=eXk3C_KOUObRhQrh

You have to manually set up your 360 Head rotation. There is software and tools that will help, but I prefer do it manually for best results.

@@GarryPye Thank you for your fast reply! There's a lot to figure out. Aspire to make characters like yours in CA5.

@@etalo834 Pleasure. There really is only one secret to making quality animation with Cartoon Animator - Practice. Thats it. You'll get there!

This was most certainly made in Cartoon Animator.

The only way to make a characters body turn 360 degrees is to use the older G2 model.

Thank you for watching!

Or free form deformation.

Yes indeed. THe liquid is a separate layer to the glass.

@@zaqwerty22 It was done with spring bones so that the motion would be automatically animated by Cartoon Animator as she moves her arm.

Any quick tutorial to do with CTA5? You will get more customer with that

@@quan6574 My friend, I have been making tutorials for Cartoon Animator for YEARS. And there are heaps more on the official Reallusion KZbin channel. Check out Garry Pye on KZbin or Garry Pye Cartoon Animator on Facebook for heaps of help. And you can join the Cartoon Animator Users Facebook group where we have over 5,500 CTA users who can help. CTA has the biggest and best community ever!

Thats kind of you to say. These short jokes are a great way to practice character animation and keyframing.

Thanks for watching!

Thats the thing I love most about Reallusion. All their efforts are put in to making animation easier and easier for everyone!

Thanks for watching!

The artwork in this video was drawn in CorelDraw on an XP-Pen 24Pro drawing tablet. Thanks for watching!

@@GarryPye I'll have to watch more to learn how to export from there to the other. Im working hard to be able to draw soon and hire artist. Do you have any recommendations? I know fiver but is it disrespectful to ask artist you like like you? or teams you know?

@@all-in-onelifeloop Nothing is disrespectful if you ask in the right way. Im afraid I do not provide a custom art service, but if you check me out on Facebook at Garry Pye Cartoon Animator, you can see my work and the range I have.

Thanks for the wonderful compliment and thanks for watching!

@@awesomeanimations3485 thank you for the tip. I generally only use the transition curve for camera Movement

Ive already done that! I have a full webinar I filmed for Cartoon Animator on how to rig characters, and it comes with a free detailed step-by-step written guide. You'll find it on the Reallusion Cartoon Animator KZbin channel. Its all you need to be creating your own characters fast! If you cant find it, send me a private message on my Facbook page (Garry Pye Cartoon Animator) and I will send you the links.

It really is! And SO easy to use! I have no affiliation with CapCut. I just love their software.

That's interesting idea

@@ENN624 Its very very cool.

There are lots of tutorials available on how to animate with characters in Cartoon Animator. CHeck out the official Reallusion KZbin channel. Best of luck!

@@GarryPye it's too difficult to make a character as your sample character because I have to replace the single layer in illustrator. Is there any way easier to apply CTA character movement for my character draw in adobe illustrator?

@@quan6574 Yes. Thats correct. And thats the way I create my characters. Replacing each individual layer for new ones. However I do it in CorelDraw. Its certainly not too difficult. I can create a character from sketch to rigged puppet in 2 days. It just takes practice.

@@GarryPye I love the way you animate Diaz, you do not use the CTA character movement, right? How can I learn to do that? Please explain, for example you animate his hand (using bone?), his mouth (using sprite?).

@@quan6574 Thanks so much. Yes, no premade motions are used in this animation. The entire thing was keyframed. The body movement. The face animation. The lip synching. Everything is keyframed. Explaining how I do this is not possible in written text form here, Im sorry. However I do also teach animation for Cartoon Animator in private coaching if ever youre interested. You can find outmore by reaching out to my via my Facebook page. Just look for Garry Pye Cartoon Animator.

Short monologues like this are a great way of practicing keyframing, character animation and lip synching. Its just good practice. Thanks for watching!

Ooooooooooooh. New PC> Such an exciting time! LOVE IT!

Thanks for commenting on the cameras. I have realised in recent times what an important role the camera plays in story telling. The camera can be thought of as another actor in your video.

Thats very nice of you to say. Thank you. I love this software so much!

Thats very nice of you to say. Thank you for watching!

Two comments!? Youre spoiling me!

My favourite characters are the crazy ones too. Because you can get away with more and I enjoy animating at a faster speed.

Thank you. If you follow these steps and read through the free written tutorial I have added in the description of this video, you have everything you possibly need to make your own custom characters for Cartoon Animator.

First of all, thank you for the compliments. But Im afraid I am the last person you want to speak to about computer specifications. Heres why. I know nothing about the technical side of the equipment I sue. Once a year I throw a bucket full of cash at my computer guy and say "Here. May my PC run faster." There would be two suggestions I have to help you - (1) On the Reallusion website are the specs for CTA. And (2) If you join the Cartoon Animator Users Facebook group and post your question there, we have over 5,500 CTA users who will gladly offer advice. Just be sure to answer all three of the entry questions. Good luck! And can I also say right now is the BEST time to buy CTA, because its currently on sale!

That is achieved using either the Z-axis value for the drone (a higher Z-axis value means it comes closer to the camera), or by simply scaling it up and down. I prefer the Z-axis method.

Thanks for watching!

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching!

He has. Mark has been a great sport about this. He knows I would never do anything to make him look bad. I love Mark!

@@GarryPye I would bet it totally made him smile. It's fantastically well done. :)

@@KnittingmommyArts Thank you so much! There is no better subject to animate, thats for sure!

Thanks so much for watching!

Nice to know the tips I put out are helping people.Be sure to join the Cartoon Animator Users Facebook group for more great tips!

Thank you for the nice compliment. I feel like Im only just getting started with this series. Many more to come!

Thanks. I have a number of different teaching options available now, from these bit sized chunks (which is my method of learning too), to longer hour long webinars, short video workshops, written step-by-step guides and even one-on-one private coaching. Something to suit everyones learning preferences. Thanks!

@@GarryPye Thank you. I have watched many of your vids. I’m early retired and learning a new hobby and your vids have been extremely helpful. I’ve got 5 of your Toon folks which I really love learning with. I’ve only just discovered your own website. Further purchases will via that 👍

@@igantiusfaraday5149 My pleasure. Anything you need, you let me know. Come say hi on my Facebook page (Garry Pye Cartoon Animator). And if youre enjoying the Toons Folk, youre in for a treat, cause Im only just warming up!

I have a character called Jack Danger who uses a slingshot. When say "that works", the prop included with Jack works by sprite swapping through a sequence of images. It does not have elasticity that would allow it to work by drawing the band back to fire. You can view a video I made of Jack here at kzbin.info/www/bejne/apecdJ-wlN9shM0&ab_channel=GarryPye

Absolutely! I also covered that in an early video in the Let's Learn Larry series at kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6SaoYuPo5mmntUsi=xFKNTiiPCncuFbfT