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Thats very helpful thank you.
I'd like to try a larger Cintiq but need to upgrade to TVP pro first.
The difficulty with the Intuous comes from staring at the screen so intensely while drawing, but that might just be practice.
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simon

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I'm only really just starting to use TVP properly so, not very aware of its UI. Could you explain how you setup the shortcuts ? I've found it easier to use the Intuous than the Cintiq. Partly because of the resolution but, the brightness on the tablet doesn't ...

Previously working with an Inuous4 tablet, I thought of getting a cintiq so, before spending money on a large model, decided to try out a 12wx model. Its a bit small, especially when working at the recommended resolution of 1250 x800. Using it with a 4K retina screen Imac so the smaller screen is re...

Pardon my ignorance but, I've downloaded the offline documentation and tried to follow the advice above but, can't find the file in the folder. /doc/tvp11/index.php@lang=en.html Could somebody kindly point me to where it might be. I've tried searching for it on the Mac but with no success. Thank you...

Sorry to have bothered you. Inevitably, just after posting the question I found the answer.
Apologies
simon

Having trouble with the Interface. First problem occured with the Timeline. I Hit a key accidentally and the timeline disappeared. Pressed 0 to get it back but, it would not stay in place and was only visible while the cursor was over it. then, while trying to find an answer to that, managed to lose...

Thank you very much for all your replies I shall try them straight away.
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simon

Is it possible to make straight eraser lines or is there another way to cut out areas ? I have some figures I need to composite into a scene but I need to erase or cut out the sections which overlap with the furniture. I have been doing it painfully slowly by using the eraser tool and trying to care...

The original file was a png with an alpha channel rendered out from Animation Master 3D program Did you run the Scan Cleaner on the imported image ? http://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index.php?id=lesson-fx-color-keying-scan-cleaner-black-white" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;...

Could you post a screenshot showing only the lines, without the fill? Thank you to all who replied. This is a version of the line render, Line Figure.jpg and this is a screen grab of the same image after paint bucket fill, Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 13.51.59.png The fill did not stop at the waistlin...

Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 12.36.06.png Working in TVP 11standard under OSX 10.11.4 I have a figure produced using a 3D program, rendered as lines then adapted using the pencil tool. Then used the fill ( paint bucket ? ) to prepare for using the stencil option later. It gave the above result. Is the...

Here: http://www.tvpaint.com/doc/tvp11/index.php?id=lesson-tradigital-animation-additional-other-options-masks" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and forum posts: http://forum.tvpaint.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=9884&p=91909" onclick="window.open(this.href);retu...

slowtiger wrote:See help: 4. Tradigital Animation : additional functions > Other very useful options > The Masks

Thank you very much for your helpful reply.
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simon

I'm still getting used to the processes and techniques. Could somebody kindly point me to a section dealing with Masks and Mattes please and how to use them?
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simon

Using TVP standard on OSX 10.11.4

Elodie
Thank you very much for your help. Much appreciated.
You may guess, its all very new to me !
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simon