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[Live2D] Making a Spinning Magic Wand~

I finally wrapped my head around how clipping masks work after finishing a course recently! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

I decided to test it out by animating masks along the rings of the staff to create the illusion that it's spinning. ><

To give it a clean outline, I duplicated the layer, tinted it black, and used the mask to create a crisp dark border around the edges!!!

The only problem? I used way too many of them and triggered a Live2D warning for exceeding 60 clipping mask combinations. ( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` )( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` )

(I'll probably need to consolidate some of these masks in Photoshop beforehand next time.)

The next time I build something like this, I want to try using a single, seamless mask to reveal complex patterns. It would make the spinning animation look so much cooler!

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