Junkyard and TVPAINT on artguides.org

[hisko]

I think that this article on artguides.org used a lot of the text of the interview that Elodie did with me.
But that doesn't matter too much, it is good advertising for tvpaint, I think. And for me too.

http://www.artguides.org/Animation/junk ... -animation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Elodie]

Alalala, lazy reporters...

Anyway, that's a good advertising for you and TVPaint

Thanks for sharing !

[Sewie]

Great article!
But I'm curious; can someone explain how this "Alpha-Diff" mode works and what the advantage is compared to multiply, brush/layer transparency or a combination of both? I was fiddling around with the Alpha-Diff mode just now but I don't really see it...

[Sewie]

...anyone...?

[Elodie]

Oops, sorry Sewie xD

color vs alpha diff.jpg (97.48 KiB) Viewed 19532 times

I think the image is more talking than a long speech

[hisko]

Hey Sewie (Michael), as you can see, the advantage of alpha diff is that it doesn't "dry", so no overlappping areas (as you would get with feltmarkers). That's how I did all the shadows for Junkyard, because I could fliup in between drawings and paint on them, without getting weird overlapping strokes.
Anyhow, if you search for a post called "simple water" or something, there I uploaded a very simple alphadiff brush that gives a watercolor-like effect.

[hisko]

Here you can download it:

http://forum.tvpaint.com/viewtopic.php? ... lor#p38712" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Sewie]

Aha, that's very clear! Thank you, Hisko and Elodie.

[artfx]

Wow! I totally need to get in on the alpha difference bandwagon. I had no idea that it made such a difference. Although in many cases, I want my watercolors to dry, I too often run into cases where it would be nice to not have it so.