Hey all,
I'm getting back into animation after several years of hiatus after graduating college for digital animation but I don't know if there's a program or plugin that could help me animate how I would like to now. I could use some suggestions! :)
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I basically want Illustrator but with a few extra features:
1) Must still have:
a) warp/liquify tool
b) stacking layers
c) blob brush
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2) Must have basic animation tools:
a) Keyframing
b) Onion skin of a few frames
c) easy looping
d) multiple layers of animation
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3) In addition, I want:
a) full-body IK
b) custom skeleton and constraints/parenting
c) lock and unlock skeleton orientation and animate interaction
d) create like blend shapes linking to triggers/drivers [timeline, angle of joint, etc]
e) physics and [ideally] collisions on objects
f) change the intensity of any modification and animation with a slider like Mudbox has
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Lastly, it'd be amazing if it had a pipeline to work with Unity with the IK Skeleton
and Photoshop or had sufficient shading, layer styles, and masking tools.
Thanks and all the best!
Here Ya Go
Ok So I Dont know if these have ALL of teh features you asked but they sure have most of them.
Free
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Krita is the BEST free one. It has most of the features Photoshop does and u can do animation and digital art.
PAID
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1) Adobe Animate CC
This is the most famous one. Every professional uses it. Tho it's for $20 per month.
2) Toon Boom Harmony
This is also a GREAT software for 2D and 3D but the catch is....$109 Per month.
So if you can afford to pay, get animate cc, but in free KRITA is the best.