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Onion skinning (known also as 'Ghosting') is a technique used in creating animated cartoons and editing movies to see multiple frames at once. In this way, the animator or editor can make decisions on how to create or change an image based on the previous or next images in the sequence. What is Onion Skinning (Ghosting)? In traditional 2DRead more

I am happy to share with you the Christmas art below.  It's free for commercial use with any Marionette Studio plan purchased! It's created by Marionette Studio's artist. Our Christmas Art pack contains:   Christmas & Winter backgrounds Interior and exterior winter backgrounds Globe house, slade, North Pole sign, Christmas tree Various text formats for MerryRead more

Pixel art is a form of digital art, created with the help of software tools, where images are created on the pixel level. Most of graphics for computers (8-bit and 16-bit), video game consoles and graphing calculators are made as pixel art. [wiki page] The aim of this tutorial is to have a look at this typeRead more

 Regardless of whether you are a non-experienced, a beginner or an professional animator, a walk cycle is something that every person needs to know. This type of motion is so natural as we, as humans, unconscious experience it everyday. Also, a wiki page is dedicated to this subject. In this tutorial I will explain in detail what youRead more

Skeletal versus sprite sheet animations it is a very tender topic for game developers, programmers, animators, etc and in this post we will try to find the advantages and disadvantages for each type of animation. We will start with skeletal animation.   Skeletal animation   Skeletal animation is a technique in computer animation in whichRead more

In this post I would like to give you an overview of what skeletal animation means and what you need to know in order to properly take advantage of it in your 2D/3D animations. If you are an animator, a game developer, an artist or just a reader this theoretical concepts will be helpful for your future work at someRead more

In this tutorial we will focus on the animating part and you will learn how to bring your rigged character to life with Marionette Studio. Firstly, we will take a look at animation timeline to explain you all the sections in this area. At the top is the Main Toolbar, where the user can manipulateRead more

Before learning how to create your new character with Marionette Studio, you should know about the app sections: Views – create, open, save, export your scenes Tools and actions – pan, select, translate, rotate, scale elements Defining a skeleton for your character (Rigging) – add images, create bones and create links between a bone andRead more