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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.

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Style Updates 10 - Inverse Kinematics In Toonboom

Sometimes you receive a blessing so great that in the moment you might lose your wits.

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For about 9 months, I have been working on several updates to my shorts.

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As I’m currently writing this blog, the ‘master puppet’ or “KSP” (Kyle Samuels Puppet) has been completed.

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The major goal of this change was to knock out as many issues, and implement some future proofing to the puppet where possible.

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Funnily enough, the style sheet revision was a late addition

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As I was finishing up the redesign for the human characters, I realized that I did not really like making animal characters for the shorts.

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The subject for today’s ‘Style Update’s’ blog (formerly, ‘Puppet Updates’), I’d like to discuss the topic of backgrounds.

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Today’s blog is about a big change I’m making to my puppets. The hands are an important part of a character’s design…

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Here’s a quick, but exciting update for the puppet update I’ve been talking about.