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AUGUST 14, 2003 Creating Paint-On Effects in Synthetik Studio Artist
Creating reveals and sketch effects But a write-on isn't all this technique is good for. You can also create paintings that build up from a blank canvas or build effects that gradually reveal an underlying layer.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Sketch Effects are simple. Just as with the write-on technique, you can simply start drawing manually to build up your image, or you can choose one of the autosketch-style brushes, hit the Action button and watch Studio Artist do your rotoscoping for you. Using this method, Studio Artist will draw strokes based on whatever source image you currently have loaded. And in your final movie, you'll see the individual strokes building up all over the canvas to form your final image. As for a reveal, this is a bit different from the technique I covered lo those many years ago. It's actually gotten easier because you don't have to go into a compositing application now to apply your final effect. Here's how it works for creating a drip technique on a still image. 1. Place your source image on your canvas by choosing the Source Image option from the pull-down menu above your canvas (or by clicking the little arrow next to the menu, if you already have Source Image selected.)  2. Choose Canvas > Layer Window to bring up your Layer window. (Or type Command-1.) 3. Click the "New" button to create a new layer, which will be called "Layer 2." Switch the View to "All Layers," and switch Layer 2's mode from "Replace" to "AlphaInvLayerOverlay." (That means the alpha will be inverted as you paint.  4. Set the background of your new layer to white or black or whatever other color you want. (You could even bring in a new source image and apply it to Layer 2, if you want to sort of melt from one image to another.) Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Related sites: • Animation Artist • AV Video • Creative Mac • Digital Animators • Digital Media Designer • Digital Post Production • Digital Producer • Digital Video Editing • DV Format • Film and Video Magazine • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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