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Newbie having serious issues with CTA4 not doing what the tutorials do

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Newbie having serious issues with CTA4 not doing what the tutorials do...

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Choose one of the character template. 
Export to Affinitity Designer.
Replace all the sprites with your own. 
Rasterize them.
Place the bone correctly.
Click Save.  The character in the Cartoon Animator will be replaced with your own character.
Or Save it in a PSD format.
Import this PSD format into your Cartoon Animator.



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I am trying to create an original character and rig it through the pipeline, but the tutorial is only showing photoshop layer panels and affinity displays very differently, so I don't know where to put anything to avoid Missing Head Group: HeadBone
Missing Face Layer

I have played around with it, but I can't seem to find a logical thread. 
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Is there anyway I can see this video, all I am getting is        Missing Head Group: HeadBone Missing Face Layer
I cannot import from affinity designer. One of the problems is there is no reference to anything but photoshop, so it looks quite different, and there is no information in the tutorials about where to put the bits. 

I am finding the tutorials a nightmare... Even the beginner ones assume you know where stuff is and what buttons look like,... they go so fast, you can't see what they are clicking and I am having to watch everything like 6 times, and zooming in to find stuff. 

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Thanks!!  D

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You can still alter the facial expression.
1.  Face Key Editor>Morph>Choose the facial feature eg. cheek.
2. Hold down left click and drag cursor up or down to get a happy or sad face.

or
1. Face Key Editor>Morph>Detail Settings>Choose the appropriate face feature for the change

or

1. Face Key Editor>Template>Choose the Expression Style.




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Oh, that’s what I thought.  Thanks, D

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Unfortunately, the 'deform' function in the Face Key Editor is not available.

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Dear Vepop – EXCELLENT !   Keep these tutorials coming!!!  Question:  Can you do this with a morph-based face/head??  Denise

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Dear Vepop – EXCELLENT !   Keep these tutorials coming!!!  Question:  Can you do this with a morph-based face/head??  Denise

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Tutorial : Using Face Key Editor
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