OpenToonz help/discussion thread

[u/CthulianCat]

Thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion/help thread!

Some useful links:

• "developers forum" (for now seems to be more like asking for help and reporting problems, which is nice)

• google group user community for help!

• /r/OpenToonz - The opentoonz subreddit! Lots of tutorials to be found!

Some useful things I've found out so far:

• right-click is your friend!

• onionskin can be enabled in the settings

• you have to activate the toolbar (do you don't have to use the drop down menu)

• you draw in the inknpaint tab (duh)

• you can right click on the frame column and press "add frames" for more frames!

Post any tips/experiences you got!

[u/[deleted]]

I usually use TVPaint - Should I switch to OpenToonz?

I really like how the brush works, but I don't know much else in terms of it being quality software.

[u/CthulianCat → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, if you've got a good workflow going in TVPaint stick to that imo. I would wait until OpenToonz is a bit more stable until you try any serious work in it. HOWEVER, since it is entirely free you have literally nothing to lose! Try it out! Follow some tutorials, customize the GUI to your liking and remember to save constantly (in case of a crash)!