Hey, Aviators! Did you know you can make web comics in Aviary?
Well, if you didn’t, I have some news for you.
You can make web comics in Aviary!
Click for layered file
Go on and try one yourself!
Here are a few tips for creating comics.
What I like to do is lay down the background for the panel first.
Don’t worry if the elements of the image extend beyond the canvas. Only the content within the canvas frame will be visible in the final output.
I would recommend creating all the background layers in a single layer group.
(New to Raven? Here's a tutorial on the basic functions of Raven to help you get started drawing vector art.)
Using an old classical animation technique, you can find yourself saving time by creating character templates with expressionless faces/extremities.
(Click for layered file)
Then, it’s all a matter of drawing in the appropriate expressions…
…and adding the text for each panel!
(Here’s a video tutorial created by Aviary user learonthefly on creating speech bubbles in Raven.)
Save each of the panels of your comic as a separate Raven .egg. You’ll find all your panels saved in Your Creations page.
I like to assemble the comic in Phoenix. Begin with a canvas size large enough to fit your panels.
Then, import them all into the document by selecting File > Import File, then upload each of your panels through the Aviary Library tab.
Using the Move Tool, assemble the panels on your comic any way you like.
Then, you can add a title and author using the Text Tool in Phoenix.
And your comic is complete!
If you created the background in a single grouped layer, you can easily disable this group…
…and create infinite backgrounds using your comic template as well!
Let’s make some funnies!
It's back to school time! Break out the internet papers, internet pencils, and internet books (or whatever you kids use in school these days)!
Hey! How would you like to get a jump start on the other kids this year?
Well, you can! Today I'm going to show how you (yeah, you!) can improve your grades in school this year in minutes, using Aviary.com!
Exam time!
Uh oh! It's exam time, and you forgot to study!
Fear not! Using Phoenix, Aviary's Image Editor, you can achieve any grade you desire on your tests!
Simply scan your test paper onto your computer, and upload the image of your test into Phoenix.
Using the Paintbrush Tool with the foreground color set to white, simply "white out" the undesirable grade!
Select the Eye Dropper Tool to sample the color of the original grade as your foreground color. Then, write in the grade you desire (and rightfully deserve!) using the Paintbrush Tool!
Report Card time!
Yikes! What's mom going to say when she sees your report card this year???
Well, follow these instructions and she's GOING to be saying, "Son or daughter, I'm buying you a [insert current video game system]!"
Again, select the Paintbrush Tool with the foreground color set to white to "white out" the original comments on the report card.
Then, select the Text Tool and simply type in your super-believable high praise!
I'm siiiiick.
So, you've learned the preceding techniques but still worried about an upcoming test?
Would you rather take a make-up test another day for that one extra day to cram for that exam (or watch Price is Right)?
Then you're going to need a permission slip from your parent or guardian!
For that, you're going to need their signature. But how are you going to get your parent to sign a fake slip? I'm sorry, but you won't.
Not a problem for an Aviary user like us! First, create a fake petition that you know your parent will most likely support, and present it to them to sign it.
Then, using the Freeform Selection Tool, copy and paste their signature onto your pre-written permission slip, using the Move Tool to line the signature up at the bottom!
And voila! One free ticket out of class!
I take no responsibilities if you happen to get caught using any of these methods. But in case you do, here's one last tip.
You'll most likely be punished in the form of writing lines, declaring your guilt.
Write your solemn declaration on one sheet of blank paper, and scan in a sheet of ruled paper.
Import the two images into Phoenix, and use the Transformation Tool to resize and position your written line onto the sheet of lined paper.
Select the Layer > Duplicate Layer function to make as many duplicates of the line that is required as your punishment, then set these layers blend modes to Multiply.
And there you have it! A full sheet of lines!
So the next time your parent asks you why you're spending your whole day on Aviary.com, you can say, with great honesty, that you're improving your grades!
Look at me, ma! I'm learnin'!
(This post is for satirical purposes only. All content herein should be treated as such. Neither the author nor Aviary shall be held responsible for consequences resulting from the usage of the information in the real world. In other words, do not try this at home!)
If you have recently imported a file you might have noticed the new spiffy Resource browser, looks something like these screens:
You can view the new resource browser by going to the File dropdown and select Import File in any of the visual apps. You will notice there are shiny new tabs that allow you to import images from your computer, from the web, from Aviary's library, along with 3rd party sites such as Flickr, Facebook, & Picasa:
Besides for simply importing your personal photos from these 3rd party sites, you now can search from their public libraries as well.
With Flickr you have the option to search through all images that have no known copyright as well as Creative Commons Attribution and Attribution- Non-Commercial Licenses. Which is roughly over 31 Million+ photos give or take a couple of pixels.
With Picasa you can search through all public content.
Go find something awesome and remix it!
Aviary is featured in this month's issue (September 2009 No. 32) of Mac|Life Magazine!
A new Phoenix tutorial is featured across six pages (p.72 -78) in the Create section of this month's publication.
Check out the full layered file that accompanies the tutorial here:
In The Clouds - MacLife.egg by meowza on Aviary
Run to your local bookstore or newsstand today and check it out!
Our thanks go out to Susie Ochs and all the fine folks at Mac|Life for the feature.
And a warm welcome to those who've found Aviary through Mac|Life! Welcome!
The entire team has been hard at work updating the entire Aviary suite.
Over the next couple of posts we'll try and highlight some of these updates:
First update of note is Aviary's Markup application, Falcon which now includes quick "select & transform" tools, allowing for simple selections of areas in screengrabs & image uploads.
You might have noticed the new features in the application already, for those of you who havent can find them in the last two icons in the application or via their respective keyboard shortcut keys.
Rectangle Selection [ Keyboard Shortcut = M ]
Lasso Selection [ Keyboard Shortcut= Q ]
Also of note in the Awesome Falcon News Department.
The Aviary API Documentation now includes Falcon, so all you developers out there go ahead and integrate away.
Aviary's top secret new app is temporarily code-named The Frying Pan.
Can you guess what it does?
10 lucky guesses will get 1 year of Aviary Pro, for free. If you already have it, you'll get the right to gift it to someone else. 1 win per person. :)
Here's who can win:
1) The first 5 people who guess right in the comments below this post or on Twitter.
2) Up to 5 people (chosen at random) who post entertaining (but wrong) answer in the comments below or on Twitter. :)
TWITTER INSTRUCTIONS
Please make sure to include the following hash tag #fryingpan (and we optionally recommend a link to this post: http://bit.ly/11MIdV)
Example Tweet
Click it to post to Twitter - and don't forget to fill in the blank with your answer!
I bet the new app from @Aviary is __________________ #Aviary #FryingPan http://bit.ly/11MIdV
Good luck!
Update: We changed the hashtag from #WhatIsTheFryingPan to #fryingpan since Twitter apparently can't index it correctly. Don't worry though, we'll track the old tag too.
We've had a few bug reports from people with both Aviary's Firefox Addon and the Noscript addon installed.
Namely, the two extensions seem to cancel each other out when they are both installed. Big problem. :)
Well, here's a quick experimental fix that we'd love your help testing if you do have both addons installed and experienced this problem:
http://web1.aviary.com/apps/webv2/aviary-0.8.7/aviary-0.8.7.xpi
Please note this is experimental. It doesn't need to be installed yet unless you have Noscript installed and couldn't get the Aviary Firefox Addon to work. If version 0.8.6 otherwise worked for you, then there's no need to update to this new version until we have fully tested it out and released it on Mozilla's addons site.
Here is a list of the changes in this particular version:
(1) Fixed conflict with NoScript add-on.
(2) Always show the "Host it at Aviary.com" button (prompt to login
if necessary).
(3) Fixed a problem in Firefox 3.5 that prevented images from being
saved correctly to Aviary.com when the "Allow Third Party Cookies"
Firefox option is not checked.
Please let us know if this works for you. Thanks in advance!
Aviary has just launched it's easiest feature yet!
You can capture any webpage at all, from any browser, by simply putting Aviary.com/ in front of the URL!
For example, say you want to capture Google's homepage:
Just change http://www.google.com to Aviary.com/http://google.com.
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In our never ending quest to personalize the internet, today we bring forth to you another way of using Aviary that you may not have thought of.
You can personalize your iGoogle homepage with Aviary
Here are some examples:
For a tutorial on creating custom themes, visit the creating iGoogle themes in the Aviary forums.
Aviary is proud to release Falcon, our image markup editor. Falcon is a blazing fast visual markup tool that was designed to work with Aviary's new Firefox Extension (Talon) for screen capture, as well as for stand-alone image preparation.
Launch URL:
http://www.aviary.com/launch/falcon
Full feature list and FAQ after the jump...
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