Two More Newbie Tutorials

[GopherCureSelf]

If you want to hide something, put the masking layer in front of the object.
If you want to show something through a hole, put the masking layer with a hole in front of the object.
If you want a gradient mask, put the masking layer in front of the object.
No settings to remember, no convoluted logic to forget.

I just learned in 4 sentences what I couldn't learn from various tutorials regarding masks. Thanks a mill!

I find myself using a regular vector layer when I want to cover something up, or just make the original vector layer invisible on the timeline.

I might try masking again.

I think I'll stick with using ordinary layers as "cell" masks.

Seeing the term 'cell' used, would it be safe to deduce that you've done animation before?

[fiziwig]

I think I'll stick with using ordinary layers as "cell" masks.

Seeing the term 'cell' used, would it be safe to deduce that you've done animation before?

Nope. No prior experience. (If I had, I would have spelled it correctly as "cel" not "cell".) I've been animating now for a grand total of 33 days.

But I have watched a lot of "making of" videos about early animation, and read a lot of books about the process. I remembered "cel" from a "Wonderful World of Disney" TV show I watched back in the late 50's or early 60's.

--gary