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Animation 101: Learning the Basics in Toon Boom Harmony

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Gain a greater understanding of the basic principles of animation using Toon Boom Harmony in this free online course. In this practical course on the basics of animation in Toon Boom Harmony, you will be focusing on the ‘Bouncing Ball’ project. One of the most important exercises that animators first learn, this will teach you about time and spacing, squash, stretch and, most importantly, art. These principles are crucial in the process to bring animations to life. No prior knowledge of animation is required to start this course so enrol now!

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID201568
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Discuss the basic principles of animation
• Label layers and frames in your animation project
• Define ‘squash’ and ‘stretch’ in animation
• Distinguish between timing and spacing in animation
• Explain how to add background colour to your animation
• Explain how to export an animation project to any ‘movie’ format
• Describe ‘hangtime’ in animation
• Outline the steps involved in creating a bouncing ball animation
• Distinguish between 2-D animation and other animations or drawings
Course Code3556

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