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Animation Exercises

Touching on all aspects of animation creation, the Toon Boom Animation Workout Series is a dedicated program of animation exercises designed to help you develop the animation techniques and skills necessary to get the most out of Toon Boom Studio.

All Workouts include a PDF file that guides you through the lesson plan, project files and a QuickTime demo of the final output (Project Development comes with a PDF file only).


Workouts use Studio 5 User Interface for demonstration and are compatible with Studio 5 or higher, unless otherwise indicated.


 Workout #1 : Project development
Project Development

This Workout will help you organize yourself for multiple types of projects and to effectively use the tools in Toon Boom Studio to save the most time.



Reg. Price: $26.99 US
Time required: 3 hours
Difficulty level: 1/5
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 Workout #2 : Animating
Drawing and Animating Techniques

In this workout you will improve your understanding of the use of drawing and animating techniques by drawing a flower, first in a rough form and then cleaning it. When this is done, you will animate it so it sways from side to side.

Reg. Price: $26.99 US
Time required: 4 hours
Difficulty level: 2/5
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 Workout #3 : Cut-Out Character Design
Cut-Out Style Animation

In this workout exercise, you will learn the fundamentals of cut-out style animation. Discover step by step how to go from a rough sketch, to a fully painted character ready for rigging.



Reg. Price: $16.99 US
Time required: 2 hours
Difficulty level: 3/5
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 Workout #4 : Cut-Out Character Rigging
Cut-Out Character Rigging

Start your treasure hunt with Toon Boom Pirate: Get Rigged! The Cut-out Character Rigging Workout features our own Pirate character ready to take you on an adventure and show you how he can be rigged for cut-out animation.



Reg. Price: $16.99 US
Time required: 2 hours
Difficulty level: 3/5
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 Workout #5 : Two-Legged Walk Cycle
Two-Legged Walk Cycle

Continue the treasure hunt with Toon Boom’s Pirate character and take him for a walk on Pirate’s Bay! Learn how to create a smooth and perfect walk cycle with the Two-Legged Walk Cycle Workout exercise.



Reg. Price: $31.99 US
Time required: 4 hours
Difficulty level: 4/5
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 Workout #6 : Four-Legged Walk Cycle
Four-Legged Walk Cycle

By completing this exciting and challenging workout, you will learn how to create a four-legged walk cycle using our latest template character, Clyde the Donkey.



Reg. Price: $31.99 US
Time required: 4 hours
Difficulty level: 4/5
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 Workout #7 : Anime Project in 5 Easy Steps
Anime Project

Become a member of the Japanimation Nation with our workout, "Anime Project in 5 Easy Steps". Anime has been delighting audiences for years in more countries than just Japan.



Reg. Price: $16.99 US
Time required: 2 hours
Difficulty level: 3/5
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V4.5 UI used for demonstration. Compatible with V4.5 and higher.
 Workout #8 : Stop-Motion
Stop-Motion

Learn how to use various features in Toon Boom Studio to create a short stop-motion video from start to finish. All you need is a digital video camera or external webcam, bright solid-coloured fabric, some favourite toys and your imagination.



Reg. Price: $26.99 US
Time required: 2.5 hours
Difficulty level: 4/5
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 Photo Animation Cut-Out Puppet Interactive Workout Video
Photo Animation Cut-Out

The Toon Boom Animation Workout Video focuses extensively on Cut-out animation and teaches you how to turn a set of pictures into a fully animated character using the latest version of Studio.



Reg. Price: $24.99 US
Time required: 3 hours
Difficulty level: 3/5
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V4.5 UI used for demonstration. Compatible with V4.5 and higher.
 Workout Series Bundles
Workout Series Bundles

Cut-out Bundle for Studio :Includes #3 & #4
Reg. Price:  USD $33.99 Buy this Workout

Walk Cycle Bundle for Studio : Includes #5 & #6
Reg. Price:  USD $63.99 Buy this Workout

The Essential Workout Series (1-6) : Includes #1 to #6
Reg. Price:  USD $139.99 Buy this Workout