Toon Boom Animation Launches Harmony Fundamentals on The Animation Study

MONTREAL — Learn the basics of animation with Harmony Fundamentals, a new online training series from Toon Boom Animation. Adapted from Toon Boom Animation’s instructor-led training courses, Harmony Fundamentals is now available for $399 USD on The Animation Study, Toon Boom Animation’s official e-learning platform. Artists have the flexibility to learn at their own pace on The Animation Study and access video tutorials as well as sample projects to learn from. Discover best practices, tips and tricks to save time, and use the core features in Toon Boom Harmony Premium to contribute to industry productions around the world. 

A Comprehensive Course for Beginners

Harmony Fundamentals is intended for artists who are new to Harmony and want to gain a foundational level of general knowledge in the use of Harmony Premium, the industry-standard 2D animation software. Participants learn how to use core features and functionalities of Harmony Premium, including but not limited to traditional animation concepts, basic frame-by-frame animation, cut-out animation, rigging and compositing. This course is the ideal introduction for artists who are new to the industry or are familiar with other animation tools.

“You are learning some of the most efficient ways of actually working, with how to name your layers, importing elements, working with your brushes and different tools,” said Tony Ross, discussing his experience teaching Harmony Fundamentals for Toon Boom Animation’s Online Training. “You get to play around with the Node View and how to work with compositing. There are even some basic rigging exercises that you go through. It eases you into Harmony Premium without being overly-intimidating.”

Learn Toon Boom Harmony Premium in 10 Hours

By the end of the 10-hour series, artists should be ready to work with the core features of Toon Boom Harmony Premium. The course is designed to introduce users to Harmony’s interface and draw frame-by-frame animation, create colour palettes, animate cut-out puppets, create a basic rig structure, stage a scene and create camera motions, as well as add effects, basic lighting and colour correction.

Harmony Fundamentals is the second video series which Tony Ross developed for The Animation Study in partnership with Toon Boom Animation. The $35 USD starter series, You Can Animate in Harmony, is intended to quickly train artists to pick up and use Harmony Premium for personal use over the course of the 21-day free trial. Harmony Fundamentals offers a more comprehensive introduction for artists with ambitions of working in a studio environment.

Explore Self-directed and Instructor-Led Training Options

Interested in instructor-led training instead? Artists can also find Harmony Fundamentals on Toon Boom Animation’s Training Portal for $999 USD, along with specialized courses for Cut-out Animation, Paperless Animation, Introduction to Rigging, Introduction to Compositing and Harmony Fundamentals for Gaming. Advanced courses are available for rigging, compositing and technical director training.

The world of animation is in constant change, where reinvention and creativity push the limits of storytelling in animation. The most innovative animation studios in the world achieve incredible creative feats by pairing animation talent with advanced tools and best practices. The Animation Study helps artists bridge the gap between animation school and the next generation of studio productions.

About Toon Boom Animation Inc:

Toon Boom Animation Inc.’s award-winning software is the global standard for animation, storyboarding and pipeline management. Storyboard Pro and Harmony solutions provide everyone from enthusiasts to professionals with the artistic freedom to create in any style and efficiently publish anywhere, while Producer provides real-time management for animated projects. Customers who chose Toon Boom animation software for the development and creation of their productions include Disney Television Animation, Amazon, Fox Television Animation, Nelvana, Toei Animation, The SPA Studios, Xilam and Boulder Media, to name a few. The technology is currently available in English, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. For more information, visit: toonboom.com

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