ART220 TOON BOOM HARMONY TUTORIALS
Before we begin, you will need to create a Toon Boom account so we can both keep track of your progress. Go here to create a Toon Boom user account. Be sure that you are signed in for each session to gain access to quizes and progress tracking. It is essential that you take the quiz after each section to get class class credit for completing the required tutorials.
Toon Boom has an entire catalogue of learning resources that you can access as comprehensive Journeys or individual course topics. Feel free to explore more lessons on your own.
PERSONAL ACTIVATION CODES
If you are working on your own technology you'll need to email me for an activation code. Once you have it you can go here for updated Toon Boom Activation Instructions. Follow EACH OF THE STEP CAREFULLY and you shouldn't have any problems.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Need a little help? Should you have any questions, technical issues or simply need some assistance with the installation of your product(s), please feel free to contact our support department:
Open a Ticket: https://desk.toonboom.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Email: desk@toonboom.com
Phone: Toll free (USA/CAN) 800-962-8666 or +1-514-278-TOON (8666) Ext 6484
SEMESTER TUTORIAL ASSIGNMENTS
* Unless otherwise indicated all tutorials should be applied directly to your current project.
You can download a list of Useful Toon Boom Shortcuts here.
Go here for links to Commonly Used Harmony Tutorials.
1. HARMONY PREMIUM KICK-START VIDEOS
A. How to Create and Setup your Project With Harmony Premium - 12 mins
Your First Harmony Project - 6 mins
Importing Images - 6 mins
B. How to Draw and Animate - 47 mins
Using the Drawing Tools - 15 mins
Using the Timeline - 12 mins
Creating a Frame by Frame Animation - 12 mins
Using Motion Keyframes - 8 mins
C. How to Add Effects and Camera Moves - 13 mins
Animating the Camera - 5 mins
Adding Effects to a Scene - 5 mins
Exporting your Scene - 3 mins
2. PAPERLESS ANIMATION
D. Paperless Animation - Essential Concepts - 50 min
1. Paperless Animation Settings and Setup - 5 min
2. Thumbnails for Paperless Animation - 15 min
3. Using the Xsheet and Shift & Trace - 10 min
4. Traditional Paperless Animation and Export - 10 min
5. Audio and Lip-Sync for Paperless Animation - 5 min
E. Timing Adjustments, Model Check & Inbetween - 25 min
Marking Drawings and Adjusting the Animation Timing - 6 min
Importing Column Scripts in the Xsheet View Toolbar - 3 min
Drawing Model Check Poses in the Model Check Column - 8 min
Using the Quick Close-up Zoom - 2 min
Creating Inbetween Drawings - 5 min
F. Color Palettes and Ink & Paint - 40 mins
Creating a Colour Palette - 20 min
Importing a Bitmap Image to Create a Colour Palette - 10 min
Saving a Character Model in the Library - 2 min
Loading a Colour Model in the Model View - 1 min
Creating Strokes in the Colour Art for Ink and Paint - 5 min
Painting and Inking Using Apply to Multiple Drawings - 11 min
Using the Backlight to Check Paint - 1 min
G. Highlights, Tones & Shadows - 45 min
3. FURTHER INVESTIGATION - TOOM BOOM LEARNING GUIDES
Stephan Leeper - Central Michigan University