Animating - Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks
Adding Interactivity Using Adobe Flash
Many web creators enjoy using Toon Boom Animate's excellent drawing and animation tools to create a banner. But how do you add interactivity to it? This article demonstrates how to create a banner in Toon Boom Animate and then add interactivity to either the entire banner or part of it using Adobe Flash. That same concept of interactivity can be applied to any type of animation created with Toon Boom Animate.
Choosing the Rigging Technique
Many animators wonder which rigging technique to choose when it comes time to build a cut-out character. Toon Boom Animate Pro offers various types of rigs. The more that you explore the different rigging techniques available, the more you will discover what you like and be able to adapt it to your own preferences. At some point, you will develop your own personal rigging technique.
Rigging Of Animated Characters
Rigging In Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro, the rigging process is where building a puppet can take several different directions. In this section, you will learn how to create a simple rig.
Using Morphing to Grow a Plant
Toon Boom Animate Pro is a multi-tasking software allowing you to animate, draw, create special effects and even… grow plants! Using the Morphing feature, learn how to create an animation of a growing flower, from germination to full bloom.
Genie Smoke Cycle
Ever wonder how to animate a loop of water, smoke or hair flowing in a natural and organic way? Discover how to create a flowing cycle using the Morphing feature, by creating smoke billowing from a Genie's lamp!
Layout and Posing
If you are doing a traditional animation project with other people, it's important to keep your work organized. In this article, learn about a production step called Layout and Posing for a smooth transition between the storyboard and the animation.
Toon Boom Animate and iStock
Import visuals and sound from iStock into Toon Boom Animate and speed up your creative process. Use iStock images for backgrounds, sets, props, characters and poses. Do rotoscoping, and easily store your iStock assets in the template library for re-use.
How to Make a Camera or an Object Shake
Did you ever wonder how to make the Earth look like it is shaking, or how to shake an object in your scene? Learn how in Toon Boom Animate as we show you how to move the camera and your drawings to create tension, fear and suspense in your animation.
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