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Sometimes, it feels like the only way to have marketable art is to produce it digitally.
If I were to pursue digital art, I would lean into vector art.
Something that has pushed me towards considering it is the beautiful official art of AFK Arena. Particularly with the way they have simple looping animations in some of their promotional media.
https://youtu.be/ADH2BgEenHc
The program MoHo Pro looks like it's able to do what I would want to do. I'm particularly interested in how I can animate imported Photoshop files, which means I can probably still work with traditional art if I still can't grasp vector animation.
But $400 price is quite a bit for me. There is a "debut" edition. It is affordable for hobbyists, and I can work with a 900 x 900 canvas. But I'm worried that it might really be more of a children's program, focusing too heavily on presets rather than full creative freedom. More importantly, it seems to lack the ability to mesh images so I can warp parts of an image. Which seems to be a feature that I would want in order to bring still illustrations to life.
Maybe I should first compile my puppets and backgrounds. I think the "You Are" meme would be a good place to start.
https://youtu.be/E4HQzvAGRB0
And then, after my files are ready, use the trial to see if I can even do the effects I want. If not, I'll have to look for a different program.
If I were to pursue digital art, I would lean into vector art.
Something that has pushed me towards considering it is the beautiful official art of AFK Arena. Particularly with the way they have simple looping animations in some of their promotional media.
https://youtu.be/ADH2BgEenHc
The program MoHo Pro looks like it's able to do what I would want to do. I'm particularly interested in how I can animate imported Photoshop files, which means I can probably still work with traditional art if I still can't grasp vector animation.
But $400 price is quite a bit for me. There is a "debut" edition. It is affordable for hobbyists, and I can work with a 900 x 900 canvas. But I'm worried that it might really be more of a children's program, focusing too heavily on presets rather than full creative freedom. More importantly, it seems to lack the ability to mesh images so I can warp parts of an image. Which seems to be a feature that I would want in order to bring still illustrations to life.
Maybe I should first compile my puppets and backgrounds. I think the "You Are" meme would be a good place to start.
https://youtu.be/E4HQzvAGRB0
And then, after my files are ready, use the trial to see if I can even do the effects I want. If not, I'll have to look for a different program.
