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   Course Description
Toon Boom Studio 3.5 is an industry standard 2D animation application. Used to create animation for film, television and the Web, this powerful software allows users to bring their stories and artwork to life. In this VTC course, Dwayne Ferguson, a professional animator and television art director, shows users step by step, how to get the most out of this powerful software. Users will learn how to navigate the Toon Boom interface, animation principals and technique, how to use external applications to bring special effects into scenes, and much more. To get started today, simply click on one of the Toon Boom Studio 3.5 lessons.

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Introduction
  Welcome to Toon Boom Studio 3.5 (03:11)
  Mac and PC Conventions (02:45)
  System Requirements (03:31)
  Tablets and Scanners (03:53)
Animation Concepts
  Vector vs. Pixels (04:07)
  Traditional Concepts (04:59)
  Digital Concepts (04:07)
Interface
  New Project Window (03:31)
  Framerate and Camera (02:44)
  The Menu Bar (04:49)
  Drawing Tools (06:16)
  Rotate Drawing Space (02:37)
  Workspaces (04:48)
  Preferences (03:51)
Draw Art
  Drawing Line Art (04:07)
  Work with Selections (02:28)
  Use the Brush (03:51)
  Pen Styles (04:16)
  Onion Skinning (03:22)
  Light Table (03:30)
  Draw with Shapes (03:52)
  Create Text (02:45)
  Convert Text to Objects (02:21)
  Optimize Art for the Web (03:02)
  Covert Lines (02:27)
Modify Art
  Group and Ungroup (03:10)
  Rotate and Scale Art (03:41)
  Cutting Tools (03:29)
  Erase Line Art (02:46)
  Ordering Art (02:49)
  Cut / Copy and Paste (02:20)
  Clone and Duplicate (02:40)
Import Art
  Compatible Formats pt. 1 (03:01)
  Compatible Formats pt. 2 (03:33)
  Import Artwork (02:31)
  Import Movies (02:32)
  Scan Art (02:53)
  Vectorize Bitmaps (04:54)
  Reposition Art (02:37)
Ink and Paint
  Coloring Line Art (02:58)
  Work with Swatches (03:00)
  Gradients (03:08)
  Close Gaps (02:43)
  Work with Palettes (03:00)
  Work with Textures (02:46)
  Stroke Tool (03:58)
Work with Sound
  Compatible Formats (01:59)
  Import Audio (04:02)
  Loop and Fade Audio (05:11)
  Streaming vs Event (02:38)
  Sound Scrubbing (02:42)
Scene Planning
  Negotiate Views (02:33)
  Element Positions (03:35)
  Select and Move Elements (03:06)
  Scale Pivot Point (02:41)
  Rotation Pivot Point (02:00)
  Work with Scenes (03:24)
Animation Preparation
  Plot and outline (02:40)
  Script (03:12)
  Storyboard (02:42)
  Animatics (02:42)
Animation
  Pegs (02:19)
  Adding Pegs to Elements (03:08)
  Building Hierarchies (04:29)
  The Timeline (03:37)
  Keyframes (04:36)
  Animate with Transformations (03:26)
  Tension / Continuity and Bias (04:36)
The Exposure Sheet
  Work with Cells (02:12)
  Work with Elements (02:45)
  Change Timing (03:15)
  View Waveforms (02:04)
  Cell Notes (02:36)
Output
  Rendering Movies (02:15)
  Previewing Movies (03:19)
  Save and Export (03:45)
Function Editor
  Function Editor (02:55)
  Editing Functions (02:43)
  Animate with Functions (03:43)
Multiplane Camera
  Add and Position Cameras (02:47)
  Pan (03:20)
  Dolly (02:41)
  Dutch (02:12)
  Bird and Ant Eye View (02:29)
  Medium and Close (02:43)
  Wide and Establishing (01:52)
  Field of View (02:46)
Effects
  Color Changes (03:03)
  Clipping Masks (06:01)
  Drop Shadows (03:07)
Manage Content
  The Library (02:37)
  Templates (02:46)
  Linking Media (03:40)
  Catalogs (04:00)
Project: Cut-out Animation
  Prepare the Character (02:27)
  Build the Hierachy pt. 1 (03:03)
  Build the Hierachy pt. 2 (04:53)
  Tweaking (04:19)
  Adjust Pivots (03:43)
  Test Pivots (03:16)
  Rough Animation (05:11)
  Refine Animation (03:54)
  Functions (03:45)
Project: Lip Synching
  Mouth Shapes (03:07)
  Lip Assignment (04:07)
  Mapping Drawings (02:59)
  Make Adjustments (03:33)
External Application Effects
  Photoshop Fire (05:09)
  Photoshop Rain (04:44)
  3D Models (03:21)
  Flash Explosion (04:06)
Resources
  Toon Boom Website (02:12)
  Books and Magazines (03:44)
Wrap Up
  Wrap Up (03:25)
  About the Author (01:58)