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Toon Boom Animate: Pose to Pose : Blobs

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This Toon Boom Animate tutorial is a simple pose-to-pose animation exercise of a blob splitting off a baby blob. Traditional animation terms are covered like keyframes, breakdowns, and tweens. This tutorial, like the stick tutorial plays with idea of a basic way counting when animating – instead of 1-2-3-4-5, for this pose to pose exercise [...]

Matte Painting Tutorials

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Here are the first 3 videos in our series of Photoshop matte painting tutorials. These were created as entries into a contest by Tubetape, and each tutorial is no longer than 5 minutes, and is on a basic to intermediate level. Per Wikipedia, Matte paintings are artist-created representations of landscapes, architecture or scenery that are [...]

Multiplane Animation w/ a Wiggle

This tutorial uses Toon Boom Animate to create a multiplane landscape, in addition shows how to creating a wiggly line effect.

How to Register a New Domain Name

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How to Get a domain name : A Few Tips to Follow 1. Keep the name, or phrase short and simple. If you were to say your domain name to someone in passing, would they remember it? examp. ilovechiles.com, godlikesme.com, or creativecow.com.

Stairs Walk Cycle pt2

Here is part 2 of how to animate a character walking up stairs in Toon Boom Animate. This tutorial covers basic rigging, motion tweens, z-depth, and patches.
13 minutes/31.4MB… be patient while loading :)

Stairs Walk Cycle pt1

Stairs Walk Cycle

Here is part 1 of how to animate a character walking up stairs in Toon Boom Animate. This tutorial covers basic rigging and motion tweens.
16 minutes/37.2MB… be patient while loading :)

Jing: Facebook Lists

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Hey Campers, welcome to the first Jing post on tonyteach. Jing is a FREE screencasting software for videos under 5 minutes. So, for those emailed questions I get, if its something I can answer in 5 minutes or under, I’ll Jing it for ya, and get it posted a lot quicker than a full-blown tutorial. [...]

USB Mics & Audacity tutorial

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I was recently asked my opinion on choosing a budget microphone ($150 and under). Below are a list of some of my favorites based on reviews, price, functionality, and ease of use. These are in no particular order. 1. Samson Go Mic Compact USB Microphone 2. Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone 3. Audio-Technica AT2020 USB [...]

Create Classic Cartoon Eyes in Animate

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Here is a basic Toon Boom Animate tutorial to animate cartoon eyes w/ a blink. This tutorial covers palette creation, drawing substitution, and manipulating basic shapes vs drawing them freehand. Also covered is how to proactively avoid paint fill problems. 32 minutes/71.9MB… be patient while loading click here to order & download an HD version [...]

No More Animating in Flash!

Okay, for those of you who haven’t heard, I’ve stopped using Flash for animation. Before I explain why, allow me to be clear—I haven’t stopped using Flash for other projects (web design, motion comics, etc.), I just no longer animate with it. For animation, I switched over to a product from Toon Boom called Animate [...]

FREE Bobby Chiu digital painting tutorial!

Ok, for those of you who don’t know I am a HUGE Bobby Chiu fan! I have been following his work and career since I first saw his “Big, Bad, Bunny Eater” in ImagineFX magazine. Anyway, he has plenty of Youtube videos out there, and if you are looking for some AWESOME inspiration, listen to [...]