Hey guys, As you are aware (at least if you’re an American), Thanksgiving is this Thursday, November 24th. Because of this busy time, with people visiting families and entering food comas, I have decided to release no new tutorials this week, this includes Chad Chat. Another reason for this is because I too am going [...]
Tutorials for the Week of 11/14/11
This week was all about Anime Studio with the release of four AS tutorials. With these tutorials I show how to import files in various ways, use pre-made props, how to use the physics engine and how to save and reuse character animations. On top of this I released the second episode of Chad Chat. [...]
Episode 2 of Chad Chat Now Online
Given the positive response of last week’s episode, I have decided to continue on with my weekly video blog. This week I answer a question regarding recording audio for your cartoons and other productions. Keep sending those questions! In Episode 2 of Chad Chat, I explain how to record high quality audio files for your [...]
Tutorials for the Week of 11/07/11
Three new WordPress Youtorial demos were added this week, with one new Flash tutorial plus the first episode of Chad Chat. 11/7- Setting up a Web Host for WordPress The first step to designing a WordPress website is finding a place to put it. It’s also important to pick a suitable domain name that will grab [...]
Chatting with Chad in Chad Chat
Chad Chat is a new video series I have launched today. My goal is to make one video a week where I address questions and other comments from my viewers on YouTube. This is more or less meant to supplement the tutorials I release, by providing follow up content that may not quite fit into [...]
Tutorials for the Week of 10/31/11
This week saw the conclusion of the Adobe Flash Cartoon Series Youtorial demos, plus the release of three new Anime Studio tutorials, one of which that highlights a new tool in version 8. Here are this week’s tutorials: 10/31- Setting up an Establishing Shot in Adobe Flash (Youtorial Demo) In this Adobe Flash Youtorial demo, I [...]
Crappy Halloween! Released
In honor of the season, I have released a short Halloween cartoon. This is something I sort of threw together on a whim, definitely not my best work, but it’ll do. I don’t think this is a Halloween these kids will forget anytime soon. Enjoy!
Tutorials for the Week of 10/24/11
This week I released three Adobe Flash Youtorial demos, one Anime Studio tutorial and one lesson demonstrating how to export videos, glitch-free, out of Flash. 10/24- Anime Studio 8 Tutorial: Hiding Seams with the Patch Layer With the patch layer in Anime Studio, you can quickly and effectively hide the seams that bind your limbs together. [...]
Animations Based off of my Tutorials
Over the past couple of years, people have posted their own animated works based off of my tutorials. These usually come in the form of video responses to the tutorials, others I can just tell based on the look of the animation. Some of these are pretty cool, so I decided to compile a YouTube [...]
Tutorials for the Week of 10/17/11
The highlight for this week was the release of three new Anime Studio tutorials detailing the enhancements in the new version 8. I recently obtained a copy of Anime Studio Pro 8 through the generosity of Smith Micro. So, I’d like to publicly thank their staff for their kindness as well as releasing such an awesome product. [...]
Deleted Scene from Mr. Binek’s Class: Raging Hard-On
Sometimes when you are creating a project, whether it’s film or animation, everything in the script doesn’t always make it into the final cut. With the case of the second episode of Mr. Binek’s Class, this short sequence was removed because I thought it was pushing Binek’s instability a bit too much. In other words, [...]
The 3DMM Preservation Project
Posted on October 24, 2011 by Chad in Stuff
It has recently been brought to my attention that a group of individuals are in the process of trying to restore and archive as many 3D Movie Maker movies as possible. This really doesn’t relate to my work in particular, but I thought it was worth noting since Microsoft’s 3D Movie Maker had a huge impact on [...]