Pencil 0.4.4b

Pencil is a vector drawing program for that lets you make your own digital comics.Pencil is based around traditional hand-drawn animation techniques, and it's free. At the center of the appliion is a timeline, which allows you to add four types of layers: bitmap , vector , sound, and camera. The animation basically works by setting frames one ch layer and arranging the different layers on top of ch other.You start by sketching out your characters in bitmap format using the pencil tool, before adding a vector layer and inking it out with the pen tool and fill tool. The principle of Pencil is very simple and the interface is much clrer than that of Flash or a similar high-end animation tool. What we liked about Pencil is that all the tools and options are on display from the start and nothing is hidden, plus you can detach or remove palettes to make things sier on yourself.The problem with Pencil is that it's very difficult to produce good quality drawings unless you have a graphics tablet - most mouses simply aren't conducive to precise sketching. What's more, there aren't any predefined shapes, objects or templates included that might help you get started.So, while Pencil might be a good way to lrn the basic principles of cartoon animation, it's difficult to crte anything truly impressive unless you've lots of patience.Download Now