Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video I show how you can take a single image, with a plastic tool mesh attached to it, and "cut the mesh" so that you can bend part of the drawing over itself. For this example, with Fry from Futurama, it means I can bend his arm and show his forearm going in front of this upper arm. I also show some other Plastic Tool tips including how to adjust the mesh; how to change the stacking order of the mesh, to move part of a drawing in front/behind of another; how to set the animation pacing, to set the plastic tool animation from 1s to 2s; and how to limit the rotation range of a bone in a plastic tool mesh.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Tip: Hiding the mesh
02:12 The 4 context options for a mesh edge: Swap Edge (02:29), Collapse Edge (02:46), Split Edge (03:03), Cut Edge (03:19)
03:39 Cutting a notch in the mesh
05:10 Adding plastic tool bones around the notch
05:46 Setting the overlap with S/O (Stacking Order)
07:04 Setting the interpolated animation to show on 2s
07:27 Animating the arm bending
09:59 Setting the "Angle Bounds" to limit the rotation of a bone
Cut out animation playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-kyUCiIIVS7oJpX051UIrQu8cwe-n8X3
#OpenToonz #AnimateFolds #PlasticTool
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Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
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outro music courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
In this video I show how you can take a single image, with a plastic tool mesh attached to it, and "cut the mesh" so that you can bend part of the drawing over itself. For this example, with Fry from Futurama, it means I can bend his arm and show his forearm going in front of this upper arm. I also show some other Plastic Tool tips including how to adjust the mesh; how to change the stacking order of the mesh, to move part of a drawing in front/behind of another; how to set the animation pacing, to set the plastic tool animation from 1s to 2s; and how to limit the rotation range of a bone in a plastic tool mesh.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Tip: Hiding the mesh
02:12 The 4 context options for a mesh edge: Swap Edge (02:29), Collapse Edge (02:46), Split Edge (03:03), Cut Edge (03:19)
03:39 Cutting a notch in the mesh
05:10 Adding plastic tool bones around the notch
05:46 Setting the overlap with S/O (Stacking Order)
07:04 Setting the interpolated animation to show on 2s
07:27 Animating the arm bending
09:59 Setting the "Angle Bounds" to limit the rotation of a bone
Cut out animation playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-kyUCiIIVS7oJpX051UIrQu8cwe-n8X3
#OpenToonz #AnimateFolds #PlasticTool
-------------------------------------------
If you liked what you saw and want to help out, you can buy me a coffee or a Darren Tea ;-)
buymeacoffee.com/DarrenT
Check out useful OpenToonz-companion software you can download or purchase:
gumroad.com/DarrenTAnims
The kit I use and recommendations of useful books:
kit.co/DarrenT
--------------------------------------------------------------
Discord: discord.gg/FYy4Mg7
For help setting up and using OpenToonz, chat with animators & developers and enter animation challenges.
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
Facebook: fb.me/DarrenTAnims
Twitch: twitch.tv/DarrenTAnims
More about me: youtube.com/c/DarrenTAnims/about
outro music courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
