Mini Puppet Rigs
When it comes to production of the shorts that I make, one of the biggest bottlenecks is the size of the rigs that I animate with in Toonboom Harmony.
Hardware + Software: Storyboarder
Late 2025 - early 2026 I spent some time trying to update my pipeline. The goal is usually to find ways to produce shorts more quickly, but this time I wanted to see if I could re-implement animatics.
The V6 Puppets
Once those (tests) were done and the results were in I found the performance of the V5 puppets lacking, to be frank.
Style Updates 10 - Inverse Kinematics In Toonboom
Sometimes you receive a blessing so great that in the moment you might lose your wits.
Making Bangers Is Hard
Here I am thinking about all of the choices of my life that led me to this point
A Look At The V5 Updates
For about 9 months, I have been working on several updates to my shorts.
Style Updates 11 - Finishing Touches
As I’m currently writing this blog, the ‘master puppet’ or “KSP” (Kyle Samuels Puppet) has been completed.
Style Updates 9 - Stronger, Better, Faster
The major goal of this change was to knock out as many issues, and implement some future proofing to the puppet where possible.
