Toon Boom Studio is an industry standard 2D animation application. Used to create animation for film, television and the Web, this powerful software can be used to bring your stories to life. author Dwayne Ferguson, a professional animator and television art director, shows you step by step, how to get the most out of this powerful software. Learn the Toon Boom Studio interface, animation principals and techniques. Work files are included. To get started today, simply click on one of the Toon Boom Studio movies.
Introduction
New in Toon Boom 5 Cameras & Scanners Tablets & Mice Interface
Welcome Screen Interface Views Workspaces Copyright Info Preferences Keyboard Shortcuts Drawing
Vectors vs. Pixels Brush & Pencil Pen Styles Onion Skin Light Table Shapes Optimize Art
Editing Art
Grouping
Rotate & Scale
Cutting
Erasing
Duplicate & Clone
Convert Lines
Flatten
Importing
Formats
Import Art
Import Movies
Text
Create Text
Format Text
Text to Objects
Ink & Paint
Swatches
Gradients
Textures
Color Palettes
Color Line Art
Close Gaps
Scene Setup
Work with Scenes
Layer Orders
Select & Move
Rotate Pivots
Annotation
Pre-production
Concept
Sketches
Script
Storyboard
Animatics
Exposure Sheet
Cells
Elements
Timing
View Waveforms
Cell Notes
Animation
Pegs
Attach Pegs
Hierarchies
The Timeline
Keyframes
Transformations
Tension / Continuity & Bias
Motion Paths
Rotoscoping pt. 1
Rotoscoping pt. 2
Rotoscoping pt. 3
Mouth Shapes
Lip Assignment
Mapping
Notes
Lip Chart
Function Editor
Function Editor
Editing Functions
Function Animation
Cameras
Add & Position
Pan & Dolly
Dutch Angle
Bird & Ant’s Eye
Medium & Close
Establishing Shot
Field of View
Create Multiplane
Special Effects
Color Transformation
Masks
Drop Shadow
Feather Edge
Disabling Effects
Content Management
Library
Templates
Catalogs
Output
Preview Movies
Render Movies
Social Networks
Sound
Formats
Import Audio
Loop & Fade
Streaming vs. Event
Project: Character Creation
Character Creation Overview
Character Creation pt. 1
Character Creation pt. 2
Character Creation pt. 3
Character Creation pt. 4
Character Creation pt. 5
Character Creation pt. 6
Character Creation pt. 7
Character Creation pt. 8
Project: Ghost Mansion
Character Animation Project Overview
Redraw Character
Character Setup pt. 1
Character Setup pt. 2
Backdrop
Scene Two
Fog & Moon
Export Movie
Resources
Websites
Downloads
Self Promotion pt. 1
Self Promotion pt. 2
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Credits
About the Author