GIMP Bounce tutorial

Alrighty then!
This is a complete first for me. I have no idea if it's a good tutorial or not, but I've worked pretty hard on it for the last few days.

=pixiepot requested an animation/bounce tutorial, and this is what I've tried to do. I wanted to be able to cater for a wide range of abilities and levels by including explanations of why things move the way they do, as well as summaries of the absolute basics for those who may be new to animation. I really hope that I managed that balance; that people who already know how to animate using GIMP weren't bored by the revisiting of basics, and that those of you who are new to animation weren't intimidated by the rest of it.

I also appreciate that... there's a heck of a lot there.
I drafted everything I wanted to say in a Word beforehand and trust me, I took out as much as I felt I could.
Succinct is definitely not the word - but I hope that at least some of what I was wittering on about was even a teeny bit helpful to someone.


If you're not familiar with GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program), it's a free program similar to Photoshop, and I personally prefer it.


I would REALLY appreciate feedback on this one. Whether it's on the layout, design, explanations or even my animation methods - if you have an opinion, I'd love to hear it. Maybe you could drop me a critique.

Finally, I hope I managed to be useful! If you use my tutorial, come show me what you made - I'd love to see it.

This tutorial uses one of my deviations as an example.
"Kwerti Bounce" © *otohime0394
Kwerti © `SanguineEpitaph

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Other helpful tutorials and resources:

"Syn's Emote Hints + Tips" by `Synfull
"Emoticon Tutorial" by ~12hc12
"Emote Base Pack, Take Two" by `stuck-in-suburbia

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People who used this tutorial! Boing _{boing boing...}



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