(( mvComicsMaker - Tutorial ))

[ Guitar Amplifier | Dancing | Diagram | mvCM Features | Comics | Font Creation ]
 

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Guitar Amplifier


 
Next tutorial shows creation of simple electronic scheme - guitar amplifier.
    1. Open background 'guitar_scanned.bmp'. This bmp file contains raw scanned graphics data.
    2. In 'File/Preferences' menu choose select and control colors. Just choose any two colors and set them for example to red (for selection) and to green (for control). Don't care if the background picture will be damaged. It will be used only for lines (curves) drawings.
    3. Using 'Choose colors' command choose drawing and background colors. Background color is used for background filling when the background is turned off. Lets choose actcol to black and background color to white.
    4. Using curves commands (add curve, adjust curve, select curve ...) draw all lines. Change 'thick' parameter to propperiate value.


Dancing


 
Next tutorial shows creation of simple animation - dancing steps. If anybady cares, black color represents man, blue color represents woman.
    1. Change frame size.

Diagram
 

mvCM Features
 

Comics

In next few lines you're be able to read (and hope also to learn) how to create simple animation using mvCM.
 

  • STEP 1: After opening mvCM create two frames in animation. Open background into them: tutorial_bgnd.bmp into 1st frame, tutorial_sketch into second one. You can easily do it by pressing 'open' icon in background window. Don't be surprised, when after opening 1st picture, the picture will be present also in second frame. First background picture will be used in finall animation. It's full colored picture, so we'll use it's palette. Second one - sketch - will be used for painting comics. After opening pictures, the size of frame is changed into pic's size. Let's change size of first frame into 400x300 and move background 41 pixels up ('Pos Y' =-41). Second pic is too small, so enlarge it with 'Zoom'=2. Change second's frame size to 400x300. We well use first frame's pic as background later, so now let's use it's palette. Give 'Pal:' equal to 0.
  • STEP 2: Now we can begin with painting comics. Focus at frame #1, where the sketch background is loaded. With 'add curve' we will create new curves. It's very recommened to create sketches in parts, which will be in the same layer (e.g. L hand, body, tool, R hand - each in separate layer). Later it will be good for visibility and also for easier selecting only one part of body. In the beggining choose color of painting. There are 2 places for choosing colors - one in background window, other one in curves window. Both possibilities are equal. Usually 'ActCol'=black and 'BGndCol'=white is chosen. While painting, you can see your work better without background picture (Ctrl+B).

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    I hope all described steps are clear. If you have any question, please write me to vagac@pobox.sk or visit my homepage at members.xoom.com/miishland

    Miish Vagac