Cartooning with Xara Designer Pro tutorials

**ZEBtoonz** · 29 June 2010, 01:40 AM

Just made these videos for anyone who is interested.

**wizard509** · 29 June 2010, 02:07 AM

Thanks Zeb I enjoyed those.
Take care

**Odat** · 29 June 2010, 04:35 AM

Thanks Zeb! You really have this tutorial thing down to a science.

**a4hire** · 29 June 2010, 05:09 AM

Great video tutorials Zeb, thanks!

**JimR** · 29 June 2010, 07:38 AM

Thanks again, I am colouring my drawings on a layer behind the lines now

JimR

**PhilM** · 29 June 2010, 08:36 AM

Brilliant!

It's fascinating to see the inset video of you using your Wacom tablet with the brush strokes appearing right there at the tip of your pen.

Also, great demo of Sketch mode!

Thanks, Zeb.

**handrawn** · 29 June 2010, 10:03 AM

Great introduction Zeb

thanks

couple of additional points [apologies if you covered these]:

1 - in pro version you can assign a keyboard shortcut to reverse path [reverse the direction of the stroke along the line]

2 - drawing with stroke shapes - as you now have live drag you can build up lines quickly by overlapping the tails of individual strokes as you go along....

**ZEBtoonz** · 29 June 2010, 02:00 PM

Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments! I'll have to try your tips, Steve. I always have to go back to the Shape Editor and click the little button to reverse the stroke, it doesn't take long but is a hassle.

**rpc9943** · 29 June 2010, 04:50 PM

Firstly, I must say I am very jealous of yr tablet, brother! Haha! How much does that beast-tablet cost!?! I was blessed to have been given a wacom tablet a few years back, and I must say that in xara, it simply is amazing!

Secondly, thanks so much for the tute! It solidified my workflow approach, I really like how you made it so cut and dry!

It seems pretty amazing this new wysiwyg line drawing function, it is so much better than the pixel line preview as you draw! I think it is far more enjoyable to sketch in xara now. I used to like sketching in artrage more, but now it's all changed for me!

Thanks again, and if you run into any more cartooning tips, I look so forward to checking them out!!!

RonC

**ZEBtoonz** · 29 June 2010, 05:03 PM

Thanks, Ron!

As for the tablet, I had been wanting one ever since Wacom came out with a less expensive Cintiq and finally, last February, was able to get one. The list price was $999 on their website, but I did a price comparison on Cnet, as I recall, and got it at Amazon.com Marketplace for around $960. It has helped speed up my production considerably.