Gaming Foundation

Gaming Foundation Beginner
course level Beginner
duration 35 hours
pricing -

This course is intended for artists who are familiar with gaming concepts, but new to Harmony, and want to gain a general knowledge of all the main game-related functionalities. Participants will learn the core gaming concepts in Harmony from basic tools and interface to character creation, rigging, skinning, animation and pipeline integration in Harmony Premium.

Participants should have a basic knowledge of the animation principles and a general idea of game concepts. Experience with 2D gaming animation techniques will improve the learning experience.

Sneak peek on what you will learn

In this course, you will learn how to…

Understand the difference between Paperless and Cutout animation in gaming
Create and manipulate characters for gaming
Create skins and animations for gaming assets
Understand the different types of exports
Export a properly formatted project from Harmony Premium for use in Unity
Import a properly formatted project to Unity

Harmony Premium Introduction & Interface Overview
Basic Concepts & Settings
Introduction to Sketching & Animating
Exporting
Drawing Tools
Hardware & Specifications
Games vs Theatrical
Asset Design
Scene Markers
Gaming FBF Paperless Animation Pipeline
RAW data Rigging Pipeline
Cut Out Animation for Gaming
Anchors
Gaming Pipelines: Game Skinning
Export & Import to Unity

What you will need for your remote online live training…

High Speed Internet Connection
Computer supporting Toon Boom’s system requirements
Installed version of the required software (license provided on registration)
Access to Zoom via app or browser
Min 10Gb of hard drive space for software and course materials
Mouse and drawing tablet & pen (Wacom preferable)

The following recommended items will improve your learning experience:

2 Monitors
Microphone and headphones
Wacom Intuos, Cintiq, or better

Sneak peek on what you will learn

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