We created a quick & dirty tutorial for anyone interested in how to transfer drawings (such as characters for animation) to PhotoPuppet HD and prepare them for animation. You can scan or photograph any content, divide it’s moving parts and attach them again in PhotoPuppet. Watch our video.

During the video you’ll learn how to:

1. Scan a drawing or take a picture with your iPhone or camera.

(time in video – 0:29 min)

2. Save a drawing as a complete puppet for later use.

(time in video – 7:13 min)

3. Use a graphics program (like Photoshop or Gimp) to cut a background (you can remove the background in PhotoPuppet HD as well- use “Color picker” in Puppet editor).

(time in video – 0:49 min)

4. Mail files with your drawing or picture to your email account, receivable on iPad.

(time in video – 1:20 min)

5. Receive photos on an iPad and save them to “Photo library”.

(time in video – 1:43 min)

6. Add a drawing as a New Puppet, cut out main and separate body parts.

(time in video – 2:20 min)

7. Add again your drawing, cutting out arms and legs and joining them together.

(time in video – 3:09 min)

8. Set automatic bodypart movement if you wish.

(time in video – 5:50 min)