The Violence Tool - User Documentation

Welcome to documentation for The Violence Tool, a Grease Pencil layer management system designed for 2D animation workflows in Blender.

Note

Version: This documentation covers v1.0 of the tool.

Docs for 1.0 of the tool will always be available alongside any new builds with versioning provided by the Read the Docs infrastructure. This will allow you to view the correct docs for the version of the tool that you prefer using. For example, Blender’s own docs run on the same system.

See Versioning & Roadmap for the roadmap.

Quick Start

1. New to Blender? Start with Blender Basics for Animators to learn navigation and essential shortcuts.

2. Ready to Install? Follow the Installation & Setup guide to get the tool running.

3. Ready Start Animating? Learn the esablished workflow in The Violence Tool - User Manual.

User Guide

• Installation & Setup
  • Prerequisites
  • Requirements & Warnings
  • Getting the Tool
  • Installing the Tool
  • Verifying Installation
  • Updating the Tool
  • Configuring Keybindings
  • Next Steps
• Blender Basics for Animators
  • Viewport Navigation
  • Manipulating Objects
  • Object Modes
  • Further Learning
• The Violence Tool - User Manual
  • Quick Links
  • Getting Started
  • First Steps
  • Interface Overview
  • Selecting Drawing Layers
  • Core Workflow: Drawing & Filling
  • Advanced Workflows
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Concepts
  • Practice Files & Next Steps
• Important Keybindings
  • Essential Blender Shortcuts
  • Tool-Specific Shortcuts
• Animation Workflows (AFIS)
  • Draw a New Frame on a Specific Layer
  • Duplicate the Previous Frame (Onion Skinning?)
  • Apply Organic Jitter to Lines
  • Optimize Strokes (Reduce File Size)
  • Global Color Change via Materials
  • Sculpt Mode for Shape Adjustment
  • Fill Shapes with Correct Materials
• Troubleshooting & Known Issues
  • Drawing & Strokes
  • Materials & Colors
  • Performance & File Size
  • Dope Sheet & Keyframes
  • Installation & Setup
  • General Blender Issues
  • Known Issues for v1.0
  • Reporting New Issues
  • Future Improvements
• Operator Inventory (v1.0)
  • Layer Switching Operators
  • Mouth & Jaw Operators
  • Sculpt & Isolation Operators
  • Effects & FX Operators
  • Keyframe & Frame Management
  • Utility & Custom Operators
  • Warnings & Known Bugs
  • Technical Appendix: Native Blender Operations
• Versioning & Roadmap
  • Current Version: v1.0
  • Future Versions
  • How to Switch Documentation Versions

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Need Help?

If you encounter issues, check the Troubleshooting & Known Issues page or join the discussion on Fred’s Discord.

Contributing:

This documentation is open source, see our README.md and LICENCE files.

If you find errors or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.