Tools: pencil

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pencil

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/index.php

Category: Software
Subcategory: Imaging
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Description:

Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.

Member Reviews

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    yusufumar_m, Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:58:36 UTC.

    Why Pencil?
    I have always loved animation. As a child, I tried to make some animation by drawing in notebooks but the result was somewhat unsatisfactory. Nowadays, computers make animation much easier. However, there is surprisingly almost no free cross-platform software for traditional animation.
    I was lucky to find "Pencil Planner" by Patrick Corrieri, a little program for pencil tests. I decided to improve it and use it as a basis to build a bitmap/vector animation program.

    Pencil is not intended to mimick web-oriented vector-based animation software such as Flash. Its main purpose is to make traditional animation. Neither does it try to rival commercial software targetting the professional animation sector. Pencil is intended to be a simple program enabling anyone to make 2D animation.

    Help needed
    We need your help to improve Pencil. The source code is available in the download section. Please click our site to contact us.

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    CANADA93, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:35:47 UTC.

    Never heard about this pencil. Are you still using it? I would like to know how it works. Thanks!

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    dezaun, Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:06:41 UTC.

    Amazing!!! I have a tablet, and this software its perfect!!! Awesome.

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    WaTeVrUwHAnT, Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:15:46 UTC.

    Very good animator and drawing tool (Damn good As a free program). The ability to import sound is a big plus. Very good drawing tools. Even better than some programs you pay for. Only problem is a canvas sizing problem. Otherwise I would give it a 5 star rating.

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