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Toon Boom Studio 3.5 Course

Author : Dwayne Ferguson

6.5hrs (115 Lessons) 2007-11-29

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Toon Boom Studio 3.5 is an industry standard 2D animation application. Used to create animation for film, television and the Web, this powerful software allows users to bring their stories and artwork to life. In this VTC course, Dwayne Ferguson, a professional animator and television art director, shows users step by step, how to get the most out of this powerful software. Users will learn how to navigate the Toon Boom interface, animation principals and technique, how to use external applications to bring special effects into scenes, and much more. To get started today, simply click on one of the Toon Boom Studio 3.5 lessons.

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Course: Toon Boom Studio 3.5
Author: Dwayne Ferguson
SKU: 33827
ISBN: 1-934743-35-6
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Subject: Animation & 3D
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Course outline

Introduction

Welcome to Toon Boom Studio 3.5 (03:11)

Mac and PC Conventions (02:45)

System Requirements (03:31)

Tablets and Scanners (03:53)

Animation Concepts

Vector vs. Pixels (04:07)

Traditional Concepts (04:59)

Digital Concepts (04:07)

Interface

New Project Window (03:31)

Framerate and Camera (02:44)

The Menu Bar (04:49)

Drawing Tools (06:16)

Rotate Drawing Space (02:37)

Workspaces (04:48)

Preferences (03:51)

Draw Art

Drawing Line Art (04:07)

Work with Selections (02:28)

Use the Brush (03:51)

Pen Styles (04:16)

Onion Skinning (03:22)

Light Table (03:30)

Draw with Shapes (03:52)

Create Text (02:45)

Convert Text to Objects (02:21)

Optimize Art for the Web (03:02)

Covert Lines (02:27)

Modify Art

Group and Ungroup (03:10)

Rotate and Scale Art (03:41)

Cutting Tools (03:29)

Erase Line Art (02:46)

Ordering Art (02:49)

Cut / Copy and Paste (02:20)

Clone and Duplicate (02:40)

Import Art

Compatible Formats pt. 1 (03:01)

Compatible Formats pt. 2 (03:33)

Import Artwork (02:31)

Import Movies (02:32)

Scan Art (02:53)

Vectorize Bitmaps (04:54)

Reposition Art (02:37)

Ink and Paint

Coloring Line Art (02:58)

Work with Swatches (03:00)

Gradients (03:08)

Close Gaps (02:43)

Work with Palettes (03:00)

Work with Textures (02:46)

Stroke Tool (03:58)

Work with Sound

Compatible Formats (01:59)

Import Audio (04:02)

Loop and Fade Audio (05:11)

Streaming vs Event (02:38)

Sound Scrubbing (02:42)

Scene Planning

Negotiate Views (02:33)

Element Positions (03:35)

Select and Move Elements (03:06)

Scale Pivot Point (02:41)

Rotation Pivot Point (02:00)

Work with Scenes (03:24)

Animation Preparation

Plot and outline (02:40)

Script (03:12)

Storyboard (02:42)

Animatics (02:42)

Animation

Pegs (02:19)

Adding Pegs to Elements (03:08)

Building Hierarchies (04:29)

The Timeline (03:37)

Keyframes (04:36)

Animate with Transformations (03:26)

Tension / Continuity and Bias (04:36)

The Exposure Sheet

Work with Cells (02:12)

Work with Elements (02:45)

Change Timing (03:15)

View Waveforms (02:04)

Cell Notes (02:36)

Output

Rendering Movies (02:15)

Previewing Movies (03:19)

Save and Export (03:45)

Function Editor

Function Editor (02:55)

Editing Functions (02:43)

Animate with Functions (03:43)

Multiplane Camera

Add and Position Cameras (02:47)

Pan (03:20)

Dolly (02:41)

Dutch (02:12)

Bird and Ant Eye View (02:29)

Medium and Close (02:43)

Wide and Establishing (01:52)

Field of View (02:46)

Effects

Color Changes (03:03)

Clipping Masks (06:01)

Drop Shadows (03:07)

Manage Content

The Library (02:37)

Templates (02:46)

Linking Media (03:40)

Catalogs (04:00)

Project: Cut-out Animation

Prepare the Character (02:27)

Build the Hierachy pt. 1 (03:03)

Build the Hierachy pt. 2 (04:53)

Tweaking (04:19)

Adjust Pivots (03:43)

Test Pivots (03:16)

Rough Animation (05:11)

Refine Animation (03:54)

Functions (03:45)

Project: Lip Synching

Mouth Shapes (03:07)

Lip Assignment (04:07)

Mapping Drawings (02:59)

Make Adjustments (03:33)

External Application Effects

Photoshop Fire (05:09)

Photoshop Rain (04:44)

3D Models (03:21)

Flash Explosion (04:06)

Resources

Toon Boom Website (02:12)

Books and Magazines (03:44)

Wrap Up

Wrap Up (03:25)

About the Author (01:58)