Puppet Maker "Cowfolk" legs are not working in Motion Library

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February 10, 2023
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I am trying to use a customized Cowfolk puppet. He is 3/4 facing to his right. When he walks with Motion Library, his distant (right) leg comes over the top of his near (left) leg during the strides.

When I click the Edit Original icon in the Project panel and open the puppet in Photoshop, the puppet doesn't have a right leg and a left leg. It just has "legs." So, I can't put the left leg above the right leg to correct the layering problem.

Any recommendations on how I can fix this?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer j-saito

(This has nothing to do with the motion library. Any other means to animate Cowfolk legs will end up having the same issue.)

This is because Cowfolk's lower body is made up of a single "Legs" layer and CH has no way of deciding the draw order.

In contrast, puppets like Hopscotch do not have this issue because the left and right legs are independent art layers.

To fix this for Cowfolks, you have to go to the source PSD file, separate the lower body into independent layers, and re-rig.

J

j-saitoCorrect answer

Adobe Employee

(This has nothing to do with the motion library. Any other means to animate Cowfolk legs will end up having the same issue.)

This is because Cowfolk's lower body is made up of a single "Legs" layer and CH has no way of deciding the draw order.

In contrast, puppets like Hopscotch do not have this issue because the left and right legs are independent art layers.

To fix this for Cowfolks, you have to go to the source PSD file, separate the lower body into independent layers, and re-rig.

T

Tim27898261hm38Author

Inspiring

I figured it would be something like that.

I sure wish there were more Puppet Maker puppets that worked right out of the box--and a way to tell what the limitations are before you spend a lot of time trying to get them to work.

I need 6 to 8 customizable walking puppets (half facing 3/4 right, half facing 3/4 left) for a client deliverable.

Since I am unfamiliar with Photoshop, I guess I'll start over.

Thank you for responding!