2015
O'Reilly Media / Infinite Skills
Tony Ross
5:00
English

In this Learning Toon Boom Harmony Essentials training course, expert author Tony Ross will teach you about the tools and techniques available in this powerful animation software. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no previous experience with Toon Boom is required.
You will start by learning how to use the interface, then jump into learning how to use the shape tools, including the line tool, rectangle, ellipse, and polyline tool. From there, Tony will teach you how to use the drawing and editing tools in Harmony, as well as work with color, work with the timeline and layers, import files, and animate in Toon Boom Harmony. This video tutorial also covers how to rig a cut-out character, including how to rig the arms and legs, paint the character, adjust the layer hierarchy, and set up a master peg. Other topics that are covered include creating a simple walk cycle, animating a lip sync, adding effects to your animations, and working with the camera. Finally, you will learn how to export your scene.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have learned how to use the tools available in Toon Boom Harmony to create your own character animations. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.


01. Welcome
0101 Introduction And Course Overview
0102 About The Author
0103 Using The Exercise Files
0104 Get Harmony Essentials Or Demo
0105 How To Access Your Working Files
02. Transitioning To Harmony
0201 Harmony Versus Flash
0202 Harmony Essentials Versus Toon Boom Studio
0203 Comparing The Three Editions Of Harmony
03. How To Use The Interface
0301 Interface And Workspace Overview
0302 Setting Preferences
0303 Saving Custom Workspaces
0304 Adding Toolbars
0305 Save Preferences
04. Using The Shape Tools
0401 Line Tool
0402 Rectangle
0403 Ellipse
0404 Polyline Tool
0405 Shortcut Keys And Tools
05. Drawing And Editing Tools In Harmony
0501 Brush
0502 Pencil
0503 Select
0504 Cutter
0505 Contour Editor
0506 Smooth Editor
06. Working With Color
0601 Adding Colors
0602 Creating Palettes
0603 Paint Tool
0604 Updating Colors
07. Working With The Timeline And Layers
0701 Adding Layers
0702 Onion Skin
0703 Drawing Substitutions
0704 Duplicating Versus Cloning Layers
0705 Layer Groups
0706 Color Card Layers
08. The Camera Versus Drawing View
0801 Using The Drawing View
0802 Using The Light Table And Top Light
0803 Adjusting Onion Skin
0804 Using The Grid
0805 Drawing Position In Camera Versus Drawing View
09. How To Import Files
0901 Importing Illustrator Files
0902 Importing Photoshop Files
0903 Importing Flash
0904 Importing Sound
0905 Importing Video
10. Animating In Toon Boom Harmony
1001 Harmony Animation Basics
1002 Setting Pivot Points
1003 Setting Ease In And Out
1004 Creating Cycles
1005 Symbols Versus Drawings
1006 Adding Pegs
11. How To Rig A Cut-Out Character
1101 Character Design
1102 Dividing Up Pieces Into Layers
1103 Inking The Character
1104 Rigging The Arms
1105 Rigging The Legs
1106 Painting The Character
1107 Adjusting Layer Hierarchy
1108 Hiding Hinges Via Painting
1109 Hiding Hinges Using Patches
1110 Rigging The Head
1111 Rigging The Eyes
1112 Animating A Blink
1113 Setting Up A Master Peg
12. Creating A Simple Walk Cycle
1201 Setting The Keys
1202 Setting The Tweens
1203 Adjusting The Keys
1204 Adding The Cycle To A Peg
13. Animating A Lip Sync
1301 Adding Phonemes
1302 Importing Sound
1303 Using Auto Lip Sync
1304 Tweaking Auto Lip Sync
14. Adding Effects To Your Animations
1401 Glow
1402 Shadow
1403 Blur
1404 Cutter
15. Working With The Camera
1501 Setting Up Backgrounds And Foregrounds
1502 Using The Top And Side Camera Views
1503 Animating The Camera
1504 How To Parent The Camera With Other Drawings
16. Exporting Your Scene
1601 Basic Movie Export
1602 Exporting Still Images
1603 Joining Scenes In Other Programs
1604 Exporting For Upload
17. Closing
1701 Wrap Up


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