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Kurt Snyder

Joined Sep 2014 Glendale

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meyyyw
meyyyw May 18, 2017
Hey I would like to invite you to read my webcomic:
https://tapas.io/episode/684890
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celsometsamies
celsometsamies Sep 16, 2016
Heeeeyyyyy! where is Bog Girl? we miss her! and we miss you too!! pls come back soon! >w< <3
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Logtut
Logtut Dec 12, 2015
Every time I read BogGirl, this pops in my head and vice versa.
https://soundcloud.com/pegboardnerds/swamp-thing
Keep being awesome!
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Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator Sep 08, 2015
Hey readers!

I just wanted to send out a notification to let you know I've bumped up the sizes of the pages and tweaked some art for "Nightmares of the Far Darrig". I figured one announcement would be better than sending notifications for all the episodes.

Enjoy this little doodle I did.

Thanks for reading!
RainHet
RainHet Sep 08, 2015
word
Ollivieri
Ollivieri Sep 08, 2015
Makin' it RAAAAAIN
littlepinkpebble
littlepinkpebble Sep 08, 2015
that's so street lol
GK2004
GK2004 Sep 09, 2015
thank you, now its really good readable
waitwot
waitwot Sep 09, 2015
make it, make it, make it raiin
*repeats*
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littlepinkpebble
littlepinkpebble Jul 06, 2015
i featured you here :D
http://tapastic.com/episode/158629
Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator Jul 06, 2015
Woohooo! Thanks so much :)
littlepinkpebble
littlepinkpebble Jul 07, 2015
heee :D
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Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator Jul 01, 2015
Hey readers! Sorry for the update delay. I started a new job at Nickelodeon on Spongebob this week and I’ve fallen a little behind. New pages will be up next week!
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ET
ET Jul 02, 2015
Working on Spongebob? Let's hope the episodes you work on are good...
yumehop
yumehop Jul 02, 2015
wooooo spongeybobbbyyyy
hugoknd
hugoknd Jul 04, 2015
Congratulations on the job:D
I really hope you like it:)
Zero
Zero Jul 04, 2015
SPONGEBOB!? YOU WORK ON SPONGEBOB!? YOU ARE MY HERO!!!
RealmSprinter
RealmSprinter Nov 14, 2016
your working with nickelodeon?! :'DD
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Jacen
Jacen Jun 24, 2015
You know who's awesome? Read the first word in the comment!

Spreading smiles one page at a time. :D

Animations...
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Ace-Catel
Ace-Catel May 18, 2015
I love the looks of your comic, and the story itself is very interesting too. I always wanted to do moving comics back then, but didn't have the patience, program, or the knowledge to do it. I'm glad to see an amazing comic like this!
Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator May 18, 2015
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm pretty impatient too, which is tough as an animator, haha. I have to remind myself that the best part of the process is seeing the end results in order to push through.
forgottenpageswebco
forgottenpageswebco Aug 21, 2015
I am working on a comic that I am hoping to release a volume of (part one) later this year. fingers crossed. However, I am also wanting to tinker around with motion comics on some other side projects for later down the road.
forgottenpageswebco
forgottenpageswebco Aug 21, 2015
Sorry, accidently pressed enter. I was wondering about you file size on an average release and what file types you use. is your whole comic just a gif? or is it HTML 5? Any other tips would be very helpful I was wanting to have some pretty detailed animations, though not very long, in every panel of of a page. Also, each page would not be a large as yours are since I am taking the idea of a single page, not an episode like concept. Sorry for the long message. I couldn't find a direct contact link.
Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator Aug 24, 2015
Hey, sorry to get back to you late. My pages are full gifs, I usually post 2-3 pages. They're usually a couple hundred KBs depending on how long they are. I animate them in Flash and export them as PNG sequences, then I run those PNGs through photoshop to get a good quality gif.

One thing that is challenging for me is that sometimes one panel's animation is long while another one is short. Since they're both in the same gif and on the same timeline, you've got to find a good balance for all your animations so that none of them freeze frame while the others play through, none of them get cut in half, and that they're all looped properly (if you're doing loops). There has been cases where I would need to slow down an animation or speed it up in order for it to sync up with the rest of the page.

If your panels are basic rectangle panels, you could try exporting each row of panels separately if you're struggling with the timing. If the panels are random or not uniform like my comic, then it's just a matter of figuring out how everything is timed. It's a lot easier than it sounds though, so don't feel intimidated!
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Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator May 17, 2015
I just wanted to say thank you to all my subscribers and readers! The feedback on BogGirl has been overwhelming and it means a lot that everyone is enjoying it so far. The Tapastic community has been great and very supportive, and for that I am truly thankful!

A new BogGirl adventure is coming soon, so stay tuned!
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Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator May 18, 2015
Thanks a lot guys!

littlepinkpebble: I animate in Flash (CS3). Total frame count is about 50 frames at 30fps, but I probably did about 10-15 drawings per character (a lot of reuse and no inbetweens).

William Bowles: Yup, that's the Carlton!
littlepinkpebble
littlepinkpebble May 19, 2015
photoshop cs has a flash function? sorry I'm bad at such stuff. . .wow 15 per character . . . u have such amazing animating talent :D
Kurt Snyder
Kurt Snyder creator May 19, 2015
Thanks! Adobe Flash is a separate program from Photoshop, it's specifically made for animation (and web content and games). It's a pretty good program if you ever wanted to try the free trial of it!
littlepinkpebble
littlepinkpebble May 20, 2015
i have heard of flash and i tried it and i gave up lol . . . i thought maybe the next photoshop had flash in it cos its by the same company. . .
i can only animate in photoshop . .i didn't even know that function existed at first lol
Sam Chapman Draws
Sam Chapman Draws May 20, 2015
you use Flash? CALLED IT! me and my hubby were debating last night he was avid you used PS.
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MeYah
MeYah May 14, 2015
666 subs! Are you satan!?
CutieBagby
CutieBagby May 14, 2015
Now 740 XD
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