Drawings Into Digital: Part 3–Closing the Gaps , and Part 4–Painting, now at Acme Punched!

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Jim Bradrick

Go here to find the concluding two parts of my series Drawings into Digital, illustrating my own techniques in Toon Boom Animate Pro, most of which would apply also to users of Studio and Animate.

Gap closing creative

First I illustrate some of the options available for closing gaps when using a loose or open style of inking, with mention of the important difference between the Stroke tool and the Close Gap tool.

12_Last Frame_rendermode

In Part 4, here, I look at and illustrate the process of adding color to the same drawings.

And, for a look at the final scene, check out The Fox On the Man’s Head (Part 7), here.

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Beaver Cola: Voice Recording BTS

Posted on March 19, 2012 by tonyteach

Here is an excerpt from tonyteach’s upcoming DVD, Anatomy of a 30 second Short (aka Beaver Cola) www.beavercola.com. In this excerpt, I am working with voice artist Demarcus Hill, and also discussing the feel of music we’ll need. I also make a rare, cameo appearance on camera :) Order your DVD now @ www.indiegogo.com/toonboomdvd

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Help save Tuvalu!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by toonboom

George Siosi Samuels, a Toon Boom Animate Pro user, has started creating an animated series to raise awareness on Tuvalu, titled The Tales from Nanumea. This project aims at helping save and preserve the culture, stories, and oral traditions of Tuvalu, a nation at risk of losing their land due to global warming and rising ocean levels, through animation.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/siosism/tales-from-nanumea/widget/video.html

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Atomic Cartoons Needs 10 Toon Boom Animators NOW

Posted on November 29, 2011 by toonboom

Atomic Cartoons is currently looking to add 10 experienced Toon Boom Animate Pro/Harmony Artists to our busy production team. We’re working on multiple high profile projects, so this is a great opportunity. Atomic offers health benefits and room to move up the ranks. If you are an awesome artist and want to jump into digital animation we’ll make it happen.

Click here for more details

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Public Storage Commercials Created with Animate Pro by Pencil Test Studios

Posted on November 4, 2011 by toonboom

As mentioned in their press release, Pencil Test Studios, Inc. has completed three animated advertisements for Public Storage using Toon Boom Animate Pro.

Created in a “marker on cardboard” style, the commercials follow “Stickman” as he journeys though a series of helpful storage tips and information: from navigating the PublicStorage.com web site, to showing the best ways to pack your stuff.

“Each commercial was designed to be both informative, and entertaining,” said Mike Dietz, co-founder of Pencil Test Studios. “The Phelps Group was great to work with and they were all really receptive to the funny ideas we came up with.”

While working on a tight schedule, Pencil Test Studios completed the three 90 second spots in about 8 weeks. “The challenge was to quickly create visuals that were amusing. We really had a lot of fun with the characters, and each animator brought a lot of personality to ‘Stickman,’” said Pencil Test Studios co-CEO, Ed Schofield.

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Into the Woods Music Video by Adam Phillips

Posted on June 29, 2011 by toonboom

Here is another great piece created by Adam Phillips, one of the most proficient Animate Pro users. This music video is for Cilla Jane, an independent singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. “Into the Woods” is a track from her new album called ‘Until Morning Comes’, which is available on iTunes.

Check out the video:

Here is what Adam stated: “The animation was done 100% with Toonboom Animate Pro. It’s entirely 2D, I’ve used Toonboom’s morphing to achieve some of the 3D-ish effects, like the fox head and girl turnaround.”

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New Video tutorials for Animate and Animate Pro:

Posted on April 27, 2011 by toonboom

We have a bunch of new video tutorials covering the following topics:

Inverse Kinematics:
1) Inverse Kinematics Basics
2) Setting Up the Character in Animate Pro
3) Setting Up the Character in Animate
4) Animating with IK

Tradigital Animation
1) Tradigital Animation Tools
2) Basic Tradigital Animation
3) Cleaning Up the Animation
4) Setting the Timing
5) Advanced Tradigital Animation (PRO)
6) Generating a Matte for Your Animation (PRO)

Happy learning!

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Adam Phillips Delivers Dragon Age Legends – A Legend is Born

Posted on March 9, 2011 by toonboom

Check out Adam’s latest project all done using Toon Boom Animate Pro. Dragon Age Legends – A Legend is Born is a remarkable teaser for a great game available on Facebook:

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New Video Tutorial for Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro: Animation Paths

Posted on February 11, 2011 by toonboom

Week after week, this series of video tutorials delivers very insightful instructions and tips on Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro. This new pack related to Animation Paths completes the first one published last month:

1) Modifying a Path
2) Functions
3) Adjusting the Velocity

Enjoy!

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Tutorial: Rigging in Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro

Posted on November 25, 2010 by toonboom

Want to know all there is to know about rigging in Animate and Animate Pro? Then check out Toon Boom’s latest video tutorial pack that covers the following chapters:
1. PRO: Setting Up the Pivots
2. PRO: Setting Up the Modules and Pegs
3. PRO: Creating a Mixed Rig – Part I
4. PRO: Creating a Mixed Rig – Part II
5. PRO: Creating Patches
6. PRO: Fixing the Character’s Mouth with a Cutter
7. PRO: Creating Templates of your Character
8. Setting the Pivots
9. Creating Patches
10. Rigging
11. Using Effects to Fix the Character’s Mouth
12. Creating Templates

This comprehensive video tutorial is a must if you are into cut-out animation.

Enjoy!

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