Importing stroke

[Jerome Boulbes]

First of all, this my first post in this forum, so hello everyone !

My question is theorical as I don't have a need for it just now - but I'm exploring some ideas for a future project.

Is it possible to import a shape/bezier curve from some other format and apply it as a stroke with the active tool (or some predefined tool parameters). I'm not talking about importing a vector file image and rasterize it -
If yes, how and from which kind of file ?
If no, would it be theorically possible using george for exemple ?

And, subsidiary question, can I use a recorded path to draw ?

[Elodie]

Hi Jerome, welcome here !
(Are you the Jerome I met during Hiroshima Festival ?)

Is it possible to import a shape/bezier curve from some other format and apply it as a stroke with the active tool (or some predefined tool parameters). I'm not talking about importing a vector file image and rasterize it -

So, you would like to import a path and "apply" a brush of your choice, right ?

As TVPaint cannot read vectorial files, it's not possible. Anyway, with TVPaint Animation 11 Pro, there is a new FX that can change the look of your lines. It's called "Brush spreading" :

Original stroke

brushspreading_01.png (15.28 KiB) Viewed 6388 times

Applying other brushes on this stroke :

brushspreading_02.png (103.48 KiB) Viewed 6388 times

brushspreading_03.png (79.08 KiB) Viewed 6388 times

brushspreading_04.png (90.69 KiB) Viewed 6388 times

Anyway, this FX can be very heavy and long to manipulate.

And, subsidiary question, can I use a recorded path to draw ?

With TVPaint, yes. There is even an FX made for this, called "Auto Paint".

[Jerome Boulbes]

Hi Jerome, welcome here !
(Are you the Jerome I met during Hiroshima Festival ?)

Yes, the same one. We just bought a bunch of academic licenses (unfortunatly not the 11 version...)

So, you would like to import a path and "apply" a brush of your choice, right ?

As TVPaint cannot read vectorial files, it's not possible.

Ok, thanks.
Then, let's imagine I generate a path in another software (3D for exemple, using mocap, simulation, particles, whatever...), adjust it to 2D and export it via a custom script to some kind of custom text or xml file. Would it be theorically possible to write a George script to read it and make it a path ? I guess I should plunge into the Georges Documentation before asking... but well, I'd just like to know if it would be possible (to someone with the required programming knowledge of course)

And, subsidiary question, can I use a recorded path to draw ?

With TVPaint, yes. There is even an FX made for this, called "Auto Paint".

Ok, thanks, I'll try this.