Synfig Essentials

 Here, I am giving out the following simple steps to make the eyes blink in synfig studio. It will be quite easy to follow. First draw the eye in synfig studio. Once done, click on the animate button. After then, create a keyframe by clicking the plus button at 0f when the eye is open. Move two frames ahead and create another keyframe. While at this keyframe, close the eyes by moving the vertices. Again move two frames ahead and this time just duplicate the frame at 0f by clicking the button highlighted in the screenshot below. Repeat " open-close-open " keyframes at whichever time interval you want your character's eyes to blink.                 That's it. Just preview your animation.

Since you're here, you may already have some idea about "Synfig". But to kick start our tutorial, allow me to give you a really quick introduction to this amazing piece of open source software.. When you'll first open synfig, you might get overwhelmed by its interface. It just throws all of its features and tools right before you, making you scratch your head in confusion. And that's where my tutorial comes to help you out of your misery.  So let me begin this series of tutorials by introducing you with its interface really quick. Remember these things by heart and I guarantee you that everything will seem much easier onward. synfig main windows Let's look at the main window of the synfig. We can easily observe the following elements: Menu : It contains all the options of synfig and preferences to customize it. Canvas : It is basically a workplace where all the artwork go and composition happen. Toolbox : It contains all the tools required...