Toon Boom Studio 8 Training Videos

• Format: DVD or Instant Download
• Duration: 5.5 Hours (88 lessons)
• Instructor: Tony Ross
• Platform: Windows PC or Mac

In this Toon Boom Studio 8 training course, expert author and animator Tony Ross teaches you the fundamental tools and techniques to draw and animate characters in this software. This tutorial is designed for beginners; no previous experience with Toon Boom Studio is required.

Tony starts the computer software training course for Toon Boom Studio 8 with a tour of the interface, showing you the locations of the tools that will be used throughout the lessons. He then jumps right into applying the tools, starting with the drawing specific ones. You will learn how to optimize drawings with smoothing and cutting, how to create custom colors and apply textures, as well as moving to basic animation techniques. As you proceed through the lessons you will learn Rotoscoping, how to create cutout characters, animating with bones, using stop motion, how to add effects, build scenes, utilize lip syncing and of course, how to export your finished project to share.

By the time you have completed this video tutorial for Toon Boom Studio 8, you will grasp with the fundamental tools and techniques you need to draw, animate and share your own amazing projects. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.


Benefits of this Software Training:
• Tuition by expert tutors.
• Narrated training videos demonstrate the key tools and professional techniques
helping you to work faster and smarter.
• Learning is fast as the trainers guide you using simplistic terms and minimal jargon.
• Personal Tutoring - Step-by-step video training from your own desktop.
Delivered via DVD/CD training or online tuition.
• The tutor transfers knowledge to you quickly and effectively.
• All the concepts of each application are explained clearly and precisely.
• Course works on PC and Mac.
• Alternative to a boring book or manual and expensive training courses,
seminars and amp; classes.
• Jump to and from lessons - learn at your own pace.
• The visual and practical nature shortens the learning curve compared to standard
training manuals.

The following sections are available for free viewing. Click on the links below to get started.

00. Free Videos From This Course Welcome To Toon Boom And Introduction To Tony Ross Contour Editor Smoothing Applying Textures Pivot Points And Rotation Straight Ahead Animation Power Painting Assembling Characters Storing Your Characters Bone Setup And Influence Deformable Textures Animating With Stop Motion Adding Scenes Automatic Lip Sync Force Of Nature Effects 01. Introduction 0101 Welcome To Toon Boom And Introduction To Tony Ross 02. Interface 0201 Exploring Workspaces 0202 Customizing Workspaces 0203 Toolbars And Views 0204 Timeline And Adding Elements 0205 Onion Skin And Light Table 0206 Shortcut Keys 03. Drawing Tools 0301 Shape Tools 0302 Polyline Tool 0303 Pencil Tool 0304 Brush Tool 0305 Pen Tools 0306 Contour Editor 04. Optimizing Drawings 0401 Smoothing 0402 Cutting And Erasing 0403 Converting Lines To Fills 0404 Grouping Drawings 0405 Flattening 05. Color Palette 0501 Color Basics 0502 Custom Colors 0503 Closing Gaps 0504 Using Gradients 0505 Applying Textures 0506 Palettes And Styles 06. Importing Files 0601 Importing Bitmaps 0602 Importing Illustrator And PDF Files 0603 Importing Sound 0604 Import And Vectorize 0605 Importing Movies 07. Animating In Toon Boom Studio 0701 Frames And Keyframes 0702 Pivot Points And Rotation 0703 Easing 0704 Layers And Hierarchies 0705 Pegs 0706 Motion Tool 0707 Instant Motion Tool 0708 Using The X-Sheet 0709 Straight Ahead Animation 0710 Pose To Pose Animation 0711 Creating Cycles 08. Drawing By Hand 0801 Rough Animations And Clean-Up 0802 Rotoscoping 0803 Annotation Notes 0804 Power Painting 09. Cutout Characters 0901 Best Practices For Cutout Characters 0902 Cutting Up A Character - Body 0903 Cutting Up A Character - Head 0904 Assembling Characters 0905 Pivot Points 0906 Hiding Hinges And Joints 0907 Animating With Cutout Characters 0908 Drawing Substitutions 0909 Storing Your Characters 10. Animating With Bones 1001 Adding Bones 1002 Bone Setup And Influence 1003 Natural Movement Tool 1004 Deformable Textures 1005 Bone Animations 11. Stop Motion 1101 Image Capture Settings 1102 Light Table 1103 Time-Lapse Using Auto Capture 1104 Keying Out Background Color 1105 Animating With Stop Motion 12. Building Scenes 1201 Using Z-Space 1202 Using Z-Space With Bitmaps 1203 Using The Camera 1204 Animating The Camera 1205 Camera On A Path 1206 Multiple Shots From A Single Camera 13. Using Storyline View 1301 Storyline Intro 1302 Adding Scenes 1303 Adding Transitions 14. Lip Syncing 1401 Lip Sync Recording - Best Practices 1402 Setting Up Phonemes 1403 Automatic Lip Sync 1404 Editing Lip Sync 15. Adding Effects 1501 Filters 1502 Animating Filters 1503 Force Of Nature Effects 1504 Shadows And Highlights 1505 Adding Blur 1506 Blockbuster Effects 1507 Customizing Blockbuster Effects 16. Exporting Files 1601 Saving Your Movie 1602 Saving For Youtube Or Facebook 1603 Export PDF 17. Wrap-up 1701 Beyond The Basics 1702 Exploring Other Toon Boom Studio Software