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Anime Studio Pro 9

Animation can be an overwhelming process to learn, even with a user-friendly piece of software like Anime Studio. VTC is here to help! In this course, you will learn how to plan, design, and animate a cartoon. Starting with the very basics, author Chad Troftgruben will teach you how to outline, script, and storyboard your story. Next, he will demonstrate Anime Studio's basic tools and features, building your foundation for more advanced works. Finally, you will dive into the creation process by drawing characters and scenes, rigging bone structures, setting camera positions, incorporating dialog, animating sequences, and editing it all together. By the time you complete this course, you will be ready to finish the story we have started and even create your own original works! To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

Overview of Anime Studio

Introduction
Debut vs. Pro
Flash vs. Anime Studio
Vector and Raster Graphics
Basic Navigation

Creating a Blueprint

Brainstorming
Creating an Outline
Writing a Script
Proper Screenwriting
Mapping Out a Storyboard

Anime Studio Tools

Drawing Tools pt. 1
Drawing Tools pt. 2
Drawing Tools pt. 3
Fill Tools pt. 1
Fill Tools pt. 2
Layer Tools pt. 1
Layer Tools pt. 2
Camera Tools
Workspace Tools

Anime Studio Interface

Project Settings
Styles Palette
Layer Types
Layer Properties
Timeline
Keyframe Settings
Onionskins
Importing
Creating 3D Objects
Tracing Images
Scripts
Physics
Library

The Basics of Bones

Drawing Bones
Region vs. Layer Binding
Constraints
Actions
Smart Bones

Constructing the Main Character

Drawing the Head pt. 1
Drawing the Head pt. 2
Setting Up Mouth Instances pt. 1
Setting Up Mouth Instances pt. 2
Drawing the Body
Drawing the Arms pt. 1
Drawing the Arms pt. 2
Drawing the Legs
Adding Bones
Testing and Polishing pt. 1
Testing and Polishing pt. 2

Constructing the Monster

Drawing the Head
Setting Up Mouth Switch
Drawing the Body and Arms
Drawing the Legs
Adding Bones
Testing and Polishing

Building Scenery

Designing the Hallway pt. 1
Designing the Hallway pt. 2
Creating Hallway Props
Creating Rain
Designing the Trap Door pt. 1
Designing the Trap Door pt. 2
Designing the Tunnel
Building the Basement pt. 1
Building the Basement pt. 2
Adding Basement Props

Animating

Preparing the Hallway Animation
Protagonist Animations pt. 1
Protagonist Animations pt. 2
Animating the Monster
Scene Details for the Hallway
Character Details for the Hallway
Camera Movements for the First Scene
Tunnel Animation pt. 1
Tunnel Animation pt. 2
Camera Movements for the Fall
Setting Up the Basement Animation
Character Land
Monster Land
Creating Debris
Basement Camera Movements
Recording Your Voice
Mouth Syncing
Exporting

Editing and Exporting

Appropriate Video Editing Software
Importing and Assembling
Sound Resources
Applying Sound Files
Applying Music
Credits
Exporting

Conclusion

Course Wrap Up

Credits

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