ʻOku hoko ʻa e VPaint ko ha sipinga Experimental ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi fakatata ʻo e Kingsman Graphics (VGC), ko ha tekinolosia naʻe faʻu ʻe ha fengaueʻaki ʻa e kau fakatotolo ʻi Inria mo e ʻUnivesiti ʻo Pilitisi Kolomupia. ʻOku ne fakaʻata koe ke ke faʻu ha ngaahi fakatata tauʻataina mo animations ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ha ngaahi founga foʻou.

Ngaahi fotunga:

Foomu taʻetotongi Sketching

ʻI he VPaint, ʻoku ʻikai bezier curves ʻa e ngaahi laine ʻoku faʻu ʻaki hoʻo fakatataa pe ko e ngaungaue, ka ʻoku ui ko e curves nima. Te ke lava ʻo fokotuʻu ʻa e maokupu ʻo e ngaahi tapa ʻaki haʻo puke ʻa e CTRL. Kapau ʻoku ke fakaʻaongaʻi ha tablet peni, ʻe lava ke fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe VPaint ʻa e fakamatala malohi ke fakatupu ha ngaahi tapa ʻaki ha maokupu kehekehe.

Ko Hono Tā Fakatātāʻ

Ko ʻene ta pe, ʻe faingofua pe hono fakatonutonu hoʻo ngaahi tapa à la ZBrush: tekeʻi pe ʻa e Pikoʻanga ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻetau meʻangaue tongitongi. ʻE lava ke liliu vave ʻa e ivi takiekina ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pe ʻaki hano puke ʻo e CTRL. ʻI he founga tatau pe, ʻe lava ke fakatokaleleiʻi ʻa e curves ʻaki hano pukepuke ʻo e SHIFT. ʻE lava foki ke fakaleleiʻi fakalotofonua ʻa e laulahi ʻo e curves ʻaki haʻane puke ʻa e ALT, ʻo malava ai ke fokotuʻutuʻu curves ʻo e maokupu kehekehe ʻo aʻu pe ki ha mausi. ʻOku muimuiʻi ʻa e Junctions ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi tapa ʻe VPaint, pea fakatolonga maʻu pe lolotonga hono fakatonutonu (ʻo ʻikai tatau mo e kau ʻetita vector kehe, ʻa ia ʻoku tauʻataina kotoa ai ʻa e ngaahi hala Bezier mei he niʻihi kehe).

Tā valivali

ʻI hono fakaʻaongaʻi ʻo e meʻangaue ki he kane vali, ʻoku faingofua ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi ke valivali vector ngaahi fakatata. Lomiʻi pe ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai e ngaahi tapa lolotonga ke fakafonu ʻa e vahefonua ko ʻeni ʻaki ʻa e lanu lolotonga, ʻo faʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ui ko e mata (= feituʻu ʻoku vali). ʻOku ʻikai tatau ʻa e mata mo e ʻetita vector kehe, ka ʻoku ne muimuiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻoku ne fakaʻuhingaʻi hono ngataʻanga, pea fakatonutonu ai ʻa e fakangatangata ko ʻeni ʻi he taimi pe ko ia ʻoku fakatonutonu ai ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku vali. ʻOku muimuiʻi ʻa e Junctions ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi fofonga ʻe VPaint, pea fakatolonga maʻu pe lolotonga hono fakatonutonu.

Ngaungaue

ʻI he konga ki lalo ʻo e matapa sioʻata, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakahokohoko ke tuku ke ke faʻu ha ngaahi ʻEsia lahi, pea ʻe faingofua pe haʻo vaʻinga/kiʻi malolo ʻi he spacebar, pea ke ʻalu ki ha ʻesiaʻi ta ʻe taha pe ʻesiaʻi taa ʻi he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻu ʻo e tao. Te ke lava ʻo ta ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ʻi he ʻEsia, pe hiki tatau ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemeniti mei ha ʻEsia (CTRL + C) pea fakapipiki kinautolu ʻi ha ʻEsia ʻe taha (CTRL + V). Te ke lava foki ʻo fai ha paste makehe ʻoku ui ko e paste (CTRL + SHIFT + V) ke fakapipiki ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemeniti ʻo e ʻEsia ʻaki ʻa e inbetweening fakahangatonu.

Onioni Skinning

Ke mapuleʻi lelei ange ʻa e taimi mo e fakakake ʻo hoʻo ngaungaue, te ke lava ʻo fokotuʻu ha ngaahi ʻEsia hoko mai ʻo e ngaungaue ʻi he taimi tatau pe. ʻIkai ngata ai, te ke lava ʻo vahevahe ʻa e fakakaukau ki he lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku ke fie maʻu, ke fakaʻaliʻali mo fakatonutonu ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo hoʻo ngaahi ngaungaue.