Once we get the animation correct, we can apply it to our 2D character in Cartoon Animator (CTA). Let the fun begin!įirst, we open the Motion Link plugin in iClone and create a dummy character to apply our motions to.
Once we have purchased our motions, we then add them to the iClone Smart Library. Either way, it’s easy to narrow down and find specific animations with ActorCore’s search system, animated thumbnails, and preview pane! You can search by tag/ keyword, or by category. It’s much easier going in to select your motions when you know exactly what you want your character(s) to do. This workflow is so powerful, easy to use, and saves so much time.įinding motions was harder than I thought because there are so many great options. Now we have access to a mountain of animations with the flexibility to combine and apply them to our characters from any angle we wish. Let me introduce you to my new favorite friend – ActorCore! ActorCore is an amazing resource to have for your animation projects in general, but even more so now that we can edit and apply those 3D motions to our 2D characters in Cartoon Animator with the iClone-CTA4 Motion Link. So you can have them moving in almost any direction.Īt this point, I also selected the music track for the clip so I could make sure the animation I choose would fit. These 3 characters (3 of the 9 that make up The Family) come with a front, three-quarter front, and three-quarter back view.
I wanted to know what everyone wanted in the characters they purchased, so I asked about the overall style of characters, line weight, and look, and from the answers have come up with ’The Family’.
I’ve been creating these characters for some time now, after a survey I sent out to the Cartoon Animator community last year. STEP 1: Gathering Resources – The characters I created the above video with the help of Reallusion’s ActorCore, iClone and Cartoon Animator.
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