Animation Creator HD for Apple iPad

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:08 am

Just got an ipad2 last weekend, and I just picked this program up for $2.50(NZ)... its pretty cool! I created this using my finger in about 5-10 mins

I need to get a stylus, I also got avid sketchbook pro (that was on sale for $2.50 at the weekend too!!) it's pretty impressive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cY4z8A5io

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:30 am

Yep got the iPhone version. It's pretty cool.

Love your work

I think with an iPad and the export images option you could do a decent draft storyboard or animatic whilst on the go.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:05 am

One of my favourites. Pretty awesome given the fatness of the average finger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmUSgo97g

And this fella is just having a laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adb21OSxCdg

These people must use this thing all the time.

dm · Post by dm » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:04 pm

Finger fatness on a pad or pod or phone doesn't matter much. Even a stylus isn't particularly advantageous. The screen (OS) figures out the perimeter of your finger, and averages it to a center. The software then applies a brush diameter to that center point. I think sketchbook even lets you offset the brush from your finger, so you can see more precisely.

There are a couple of styli that have a plastic window with a crosshair that are a little better for visibility and accuracy, but they're too fussy for me to use. I have a bamboo stylus, and it's OK. All of them lack something in response vs your finger. It isn't anything compared to using a graphics tablet.

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:03 pm

they're great! (my effort is pretty poo compared to those links) Thanks for sharing!

yeah dm, its not really a substitute for my cintique - but its thin,light and portable... so probably good for sketching - and I've already got ipadfingeritis after only a few days...