A hedgehog playing the bass
Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 14:18
This took me about 5 hours in TV Paint 10.
I have to say - at first I didn't understand the colors/folders system, because I'm coming from a Photoshop background. However, I now find this system to be better for animation. The reason is that, if you have layers grouped as a folder, those layers must ALL be above/below another element in the scene (for example, all color layers under linework, if they're in a folder together). But with arbitrary color grouping, I can put some color elements ABOVE the linework, but still be able to categorize and find them quickly. I am renaming my color groups accordingly, as Ruff, Tiedown, Cleanup, Color, and FX. This also helps keep my timeline organized as I move from each stage to the next, without worrying that I'm losing any layers. They just get folded down and tucked away, and can be reactivated at any time.