Learn Toon Boom Harmony Essentials: Simple Turnaround Rigs

Learn to separate character artwork into layers in Toon Boom Harmony, creating layers for head, torso, arms, legs, eyes, and mouth, then arrange stacking order for proper animation.

Explore the difference between animating drawing objects and pegs in Toon Boom Harmony, with a simple arrow example, pivot points, and when to use each for your characters.

Center the torso pivot at the waist in Toon Boom Harmony Essentials, set the bend at the belly button, and use a bone-to-former with curve reformers or envelope to form.

Rig the legs in Toon Boom Harmony by treating the leg as an object, place pivot points at the hip and ankle, and use bones and articulators to enable walking.

Add a peg to the arm bone, reposition the pivot at the shoulder, and nudge the peg to place the arm behind the torso for consistent peg-driven movement.

Create seamless leg rigs in Harmony by using patch layers and symbols to cover outlines, offset colors on the z axis, and parent limbs for fluid motion.

Explore advanced hair rigging in Toon Boom Harmony Essentials by using symbols to separate front and back hair, adjust z-order with nudging, and animate with a custom pivot and articulator.

Create two separate mouth layers for teeth and tongue in Toon Boom Harmony, using outlines and fills, drawing keyframes, duplicating frames, and applying masking to reveal each element.

Learn how to rename drawing substitutions in Toon Boom Harmony Essentials for turnaround rigs, including front, three-quarter, and side views, and note that you cannot rename symbols on the timeline.

Learn to nudge limbs along the z-axis in Toon Boom Harmony Essentials using animate button and keyframes at frames 21 and 41 to align arms in front and side views.

Create a simple eye blink in Toon Boom Harmony by using a master template and drawing substitutions to hold eye and mouth drawings, adjust frames, and move pupils for direction.

Create and save reusable animations as action templates in Toon Boom Harmony, using keyframes on the master peg to tilt the head and blink, then drag templates into the timeline.