Create Simple Turnaround Rigs in Harmony Essentials

Have you ever wondered could you create a turnaround rig in Harmony Essentials? In this new course, Tony Ross will show you step-by-step how to rig a simple, yet powerful cut-out character just using Harmony Essentials.

Now a full production character rig typically requires the node view and deformers that are only available in Harmony Premium – That being said, even at the entry level of Toon Boom software, out of the box, Harmony Essentials has a stronger set of animation features than programs like Animate or Flash!

Here are a few of the topics covered in the course:

TOC Welcome/Intro & Basics

• About this Course
  
• Harmony Essentials vs Harmony Premium
  
• Harmony Essentials vs Flash/Animate
  
• Setting your Preferences
  
• Using the Brush Tool
  
• Using the Pencil Tool
  
• Working in Drawing Mode
  
• Working in Camera Mode
  

Designing the Character

• Designing Cut-Outs for Harmony Essentials
  
• Sketching the Character
  
• Cleanup and Inking the Character
  
• Setting up Views of the Character
  
• Setting up Layers
  
• Working with Drawing Substitutions
  

Working with Pegs

• Should You Animate Pegs or Drawings?
  
• Setting Drawing Pivots
  
• Setting Peg Pivots
  

Using Bone Deformers

• Bone Deformer Basics
  
• Rigging the Torso
  
• Rigging the Arms
  
• Rigging the Legs
  
• Rigging the Hair
  

Using Symbols & Patches

• Advanced Arm Rigging
  
• Advanced Leg Rigging
  
• Advanced Hair Rigging
  
• Advanced Rigging the Eyes
  
• Rough Sketch of Drawing Substitutions
  
• Advanced Rigging the Eyes
  
• Setting up Layers
  
• Working with Masking & Cutters
  

Adding the Mouth

• Rough Sketch of Drawing Substitutions
  
• Advanced Rigging the Mouth
  
• Setting up Layers
  
• Working with Masking & Cutters
  

Setting up a Template

• Re-Naming Drawing Substitutions
  
• Using Kinematic Output
  
• Working with Child-Parent hierarchy
  
• Working with Layers and Nudging
  
• Creating Master Pegs
  
• Working with Libraries
  
• Creating Templates
  

Animating your Character

• Creating a 3/4 Walk Cycle
  
• Creating Blinks
  
• Creating Action Templates
  

Exporting Animations

• Exporting H.264 format video
  
• Exporting Video w/ Alpha Channel
  
• How to Export Stills
  
• How to Create a GIF
  
• Closing