Learning Toon Boom Harmony Essentials

Table of Contents

Welcome

Introduction And Course Overview 00:01:14

About The Author 00:00:40

Using The Exercise Files 00:01:16

Get Harmony Essentials Or Demo 00:00:42

Transitioning To Harmony

Harmony Versus Flash 00:02:15

Harmony Essentials Versus Toon Boom Studio 00:01:42

Comparing The Three Editions Of Harmony 00:01:53

How To Use The Interface

Interface And Workspace Overview 00:01:59

Setting Preferences 00:02:11

Saving Custom Workspaces 00:01:33

Adding Toolbars 00:01:58

Save Preferences 00:01:47

Using The Shape Tools

Line Tool 00:03:29

Rectangle 00:02:21

Ellipse 00:01:33

Polyline Tool 00:04:31

Shortcut Keys And Tools 00:02:46

Drawing And Editing Tools In Harmony

Brush 00:05:08

Pencil 00:03:09

Select 00:03:26

Cutter 00:01:45

Contour Editor 00:02:30

Smooth Editor 00:02:18

Working With Color

Adding Colors 00:03:20

Creating Palettes 00:03:04

Paint Tool 00:04:19

Updating Colors 00:02:52

Working With The Timeline And Layers

Adding Layers 00:04:17

Onion Skin 00:02:30

Drawing Substitutions 00:05:21

Duplicating Versus Cloning Layers 00:05:18

Layer Groups 00:01:38

Color Card Layers 00:02:10

The Camera Versus Drawing View

Using The Drawing View 00:03:32

Using The Light Table And Top Light 00:02:07

Adjusting Onion Skin 00:01:55

Using The Grid 00:01:57

Drawing Position In Camera Versus Drawing View 00:03:17

How To Import Files

Importing Illustrator Files 00:04:01

Importing Photoshop Files 00:05:30

Importing Flash 00:02:09

Importing Sound 00:02:33

Importing Video 00:01:56

Animating In Toon Boom Harmony

Harmony Animation Basics 00:04:27

Setting Pivot Points 00:04:36

Setting Ease In And Out 00:03:39

Creating Cycles 00:03:28

Symbols Versus Drawings 00:04:02

Adding Pegs 00:06:05

How To Rig A Cut-Out Character

Character Design 00:04:25

Dividing Up Pieces Into Layers 00:05:35

Inking The Character 00:05:02

Rigging The Arms 00:05:48

Rigging The Legs 00:04:58

Painting The Character 00:04:50

Adjusting Layer Hierarchy 00:02:19

Hiding Hinges Via Painting 00:02:47

Hiding Hinges Using Patches 00:06:20

Rigging The Head 00:07:53

Rigging The Eyes 00:05:10

Animating A Blink 00:05:46

Setting Up A Master Peg 00:05:08

Creating A Simple Walk Cycle

Setting The Keys 00:05:19

Setting The Tweens 00:03:10

Adjusting The Keys 00:03:03

Adding The Cycle To A Peg 00:04:52

Animating A Lip Sync

Adding Phonemes 00:04:07

Importing Sound 00:04:35

Using Auto Lip Sync 00:03:30

Tweaking Auto Lip Sync 00:06:15

Adding Effects To Your Animations

Glow 00:03:41

Shadow 00:03:24

Blur 00:01:47

Cutter 00:03:12

Working With The Camera

Setting Up Backgrounds And Foregrounds 00:04:38

Using The Top And Side Camera Views 00:01:23

Animating The Camera 00:04:09

How To Parent The Camera With Other Drawings 00:02:03

Exporting Your Scene

Basic Movie Export 00:03:31

Exporting Still Images 00:02:35

Joining Scenes In Other Programs 00:03:47

Exporting For Upload 00:02:00

Closing

Wrap Up 00:00:42