OpenToonz Tutorial: Vectors & Auto-Inbetweens, PART 1: First Key Pose & Using Vectors

Part 1 in a four part tutorial on using OpenToonz Auto-Inbetween feature with Vector shapes. In this first part of the tutorial, we go over working with vector shapes to create our first key pose in preparation for doing auto-inbetweens.
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Errata: There are a few terms I consistently get wrong throughout the tutorial:
-Handles: I frequently call handles anchor points. Handles are 1) the little squares used to manipulate scale of a selected object using the select tool and 2) the little blue squares attached to control points used to manipulate the angle and curve of the line from a given control point.
-Layer Order: I variously call this "depth" "depth value" "forward/backward" etc... Layer order is the order (in front or behind) of given objects/groups within a vector image.

[@AayanWaqas10]

didnt expect to learn this much from a single video. keep up the great work

[@BioPhys92]

Wow - This has really driven me forward in my learning of OpenToonz. Thank you

[@alanlacey9437]

What a brilliant series of tutorials. Many thanks

[@Ostin_5]

thank you so much; this was a great video for a newbie like me :D

[@joaocesardelima4318]

Great tutorial and great understanding about OpenToonz! Keep it up!

[@PhilRayArt]

Thanks! Happy to help! :)

[@DougShear]

Excellent Video. Good pacing and great tips. Looking forward to all of them.

[@kenonerboy]

Vocal percussion on a whole 'nother level, coming from my mind

[@GRIMM2197]

No the best tutorial but still very informative

[@bluesprite9184]

Thank you! Bless!

[@lexcalin]

great tutorial. thanks

[@solrart]

Great tutorial.

[@egeoartes]

Great tut again! Very usefull.

[@ramdani_khasyi]

it help mee thank you 😊

[@marianamontemayor1672]

I have a problem using vectors. Whenever I try to fill in a shape it won't work, even when I followed each step exactly as told in the video (just another character design) I made one piece for the body, one for the head and so on, I have made some research and I cannot find anything to solve this, do you know what to do in this situation?

[@wilatheroicstudios2466]

I've been trying to create inbetweens but so far after drawing my key frames, when i go to create the inbetweens i get a bunch of randomness. I think I'm missing something when it comes to the control point editor tool, or even the grouping part. I don't know. can anybody help?

[@farmtalk491]

I couldn't keep up with what was going on. The mouse was going all over the place and I didn't know what the person was clicking on. I'm very new at this. Does anybody know if there's a written list to tell me what each icon does? I can't keep watching hundreds of videos every time I forget what an icon is for. Thanks.

[@thomastobias1417]

ok when I make something with this software CAN I UPLOAD IT TO KZbin? becausde there is a looong license agreement...quite confusing...

[@artonmysleevearton5538]

yes you can, its free open sauce software that can be used for making your own cartoons.

[@charlitopiaojr.6945]

How can you add those drawings as a guide? where can you add it?

[@charlitopiaojr.6945]

How can you add raster layers as a guide?

[@sixelareed]

i'd like to give you 10000 Likes.

[@zetybidnak]

how do you customize the ease?

[@iamsmoothoperator234]

@6:57 I pressed the command button instead cause the control key didn't didn't work for me

[@lethargy4098]

You're using a mac, yes? On macs the equivalent of the windows ctrl (control) key is cmd (command) - I think the control button on a mac is alt for windows.

[@makimonkey1901]

I´m really like your video, awesome work! It helped a lot. Did you draw the key picture of your animation in toonz, or did you scan it in with a scanner?

[@PhilRayArt]

Hey Maki, I actually did those sketches in Manga Studio. I then chose "Load Level" from the File menu and selected the image file to import it into OpenToonz

[@makimonkey1901]

Thanks for replying!

[@PhilRayArt]

No problem :)

[@najeestowers1390]

can you do this for scanned images as well?

[@lethargy4098]

Yes but you will have to vectorise the image. So you'll use your scanned image as a reference and sorta trace over it in a vector level like in the tutorial (or as a series of levels if you want to establish a hierarchy). That's how I'd do it but I think Toonz should let you import an image as a vector map - in which case you'll just have to group the vectors (like at 11:00 ).

[@Ophiuchus123456789]

0:56 weeaboo rave party