Creating backgrounds

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WuberArto
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Creating backgrounds

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Hi,
I’m seriously thinking about buying Moho. I’d like to find out something first. Can you paint a background in Moho from start to finish? Does Moho have painting tools? I know you can import a layered PSD file, but I’m asking about creating it entirely inside Moho.
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Yes, you can, but it's 100% vector tools, so there might be a learning curve if you're use to raster painting.
Some people who work in Moho still prefer to import raster art, but many create everything in Moho.
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Yep, with the new brush tools you can paint backgrounds. If you need a full set of painting tools, ArtRage is really nice and can export layered PSD files which can be imported in Moho with layers and all.
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You won't regret buying it. Moho is a vector-based animation software but I also find it very powerful in my PSD animation. It has everything that we, animators, feel that it should have in the software.
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This completely depends on your taste and style. If I want really painterly BGs, I'd use a pixel-based program like TVPaint. If I need simple BGs with flat colours or gradients, I can use Moho.
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