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Create a Simple Cut-Out 2D Animation in Toon Boom Harmony
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Create a Simple Cut-Out 2D Animation in Toon Boom Harmony

Learn 2D animation basics rigging a character in Toon Boom Harmony 15, and even create a walk cycle
Created byTony Ross
Last updated 2/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to create parent-child rigging
  • How to use use Drawing Substitutions
  • How to use Curve Deformers
  • How to use Bone Deformers
  • …and even how to create a simple Walk Cycle!

Course content

3 sections19 lectures1h 30m total length
  • Welcome & Introduction1:12
  • Setting up Preferences in Toon Boom Harmony2:53
  • Using the Resource Files0:59
  • Course Overview4:21
  • How to set up Drawing Pivots5:45
  • Create Child Parent Rigging for The Pepper's Body5:18

    Parent the mouth, eyebrows, eyes, nose, hat, and hairpiece to the body, then use nudging with option/alt and down arrow to bring pieces forward so they rotate with the body.

  • Adding Bone Deformers to your Character4:28
  • How to use Kineamtic Output4:46

    Apply kinematic output to the hat and face parts so they move with the body but do not distort as it bends.

  • Creating an Arm Rig using the Curve Deformer (PREMIUM)7:10
  • Creating an Arm Rig using the Bone Deformer5:17

    Rig an arm in Toon Boom Harmony using the bone deformer with joints at the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. Adjust the articulator size to simulate a curved former.

  • Rigging the Legs using the Bone Deformer4:36
  • Working with Drawing Substitutions8:07
  • How to Create a Master Peg3:36
  • How to store, or add your Character to Harmony's Library3:52

Requirements

  • You will need a copy, or a DEMO of Toon Boom Harmony
  • This course works with ALL Harmony versions 12-15 (Curve Deformers are ONLY in Premium)

Description

So, what exactly is “Cut-Out Animation”?

In 2D animation, there are 2 different types of animation. One is hand drawn, or full animation, and the other is cut-out or limited animation.  With cutout animation you are basically working with a puppet. A good comparison is like of the Halloween decoration of the skeleton that is hinged together. It's because of this hinging that you can pose the skeleton in different positions.

Cut-out animation became very popular with the advent of television, and a need to provide animated content much quicker than it had been produced.  A good comparison would be full animation is Bugs Bunny this animation was in theaters, playing before movies. In contrast cut-out animation is like Fred Flintstone, So by creating a system where not every frame of animation had to be completely drawn out, characters were broken down into pieces (head, torso, arms, legs, etc) or cut out. This way you didn't have to draw the head more than once, or different mouth movements or hands. A modern day example of cut-out animation is the cartoon South Park. Think about the basic mouth movements of the characters. They were created once, and then used over, and over. This helps speed up the production, as new mouth drawings are rarely needed, if at all.

Even though 2D animation is rarely in theaters in the US, because of new networks like Netflix or Amazon as well as mobile games and Ebooks, 2D animation is still In high demand.

Our character, The Pepper, was designed to imitate the simplicity of the character Plankton for the cartoon Sponge Bob Square Pants. A basic oval-shape that encompasses his torso, head, and tail, with simple arms and legs attached.

This course shows you how simple it is to create 2D animation using Toon Boom Harmony, an industry standard for producing animated television shows, and films. 

In this course, I can show you how to:

  • Set up basic character rigging
  • How to Animate a simple eye blink
  • Learn how to bend and distort drawings
  • …and even create a Walk Cycle!
    (Jobs have been won, and lost on the ability, or inability to create a convincing walk cycle)

This course was designed so you could follow along, and learn not only Toon Boom Harmony, but some of the basic principles of animation itself!

So, enroll in this course, and let's get this Pepper character moving!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for students, teachers, hobbyist and animation pros looking to learn basic rigging skills in Toon Boom Harmony.
  • If you are a Flash/Animate user, looking to migrate to Toon Boom, this course is right up your alley!