Certificate in Toon Boom(2D Animation)

The Course emphasises on the following topics:

Animation Concepts

-Vector vs. Pixels
-Traditional Concepts
-Digital Concepts

Interface

-New Project Window
-Framerate and Camera
-The Menu Bar
-Drawing Tools
-Rotate Drawing Space
-Workspaces
-Preferences

Draw Art

-Drawing Line Art
-Work with Selections
-Use the Brush
-Pen Styles
-Onion Skinning
-Light Table
-Draw with Shapes
-Create Text
-Convert Text to Objects
-Optimize Art for the Web
-Covert Lines

Modify Art

-Group and Ungroup
-Rotate and Scale Art
-Cutting Tools
-Erase Line Art
-Ordering Art
-Cut / Copy and Paste
-Clone and Duplicate

Import Art

-Compatible Formats pt. 1
-Compatible Formats pt. 2
-Import Artwork
-Import Movies
-Scan Art
-Vectorize Bitmaps
-Reposition Art

Ink and Paint

-Coloring Line Art
-Work with Swatches
-Gradients
-Close Gaps
-Work with Palettes
-Work with Textures
-Stroke Tool

Work with Sound

-Compatible Formats
-Import Audio
-Loop and Fade Audio
-Streaming vs Event
-Sound Scrubbing
-Scene Planning
-Negotiate Views
-Element Positions
-Select and Move Elements
-Scale Pivot Point
-Rotation Pivot Point
-Work with Scenes

Animation Preparation

-Plot and outline
-Script
-Storyboard
-Animatics

Animation

-Pegs
-Adding Pegs to Elements
-Building Hierarchies
-The Timeline
-Keyframes
-Animate with Transformations
-Tension / Continuity and Bias

The Exposure Sheet

-Work with Cells
-Work with Elements
-Change Timing
-View Waveforms
-Cell Notes

Output

-Rendering Movies
-Previewing Movies
-Save and Export

Function Editor

-Function Editor
-Editing Functions
-Animate with Functions


Multiplane Camera

-Add and Position Cameras
-Pan
-Dolly
-Dutch
-Bird and Ant Eye View
-Medium and Close
-Wide and Establishing
-Field of View

Effects

-Color Changes
-Clipping Masks
-Drop Shadows

Manage Content

-The Library
-Templates
-Linking Media
-Catalogs

Project

-Cut-out Animation
-Prepare the Character
-Build the Hierachy pt. 1
-Build the Hierachy pt. 2
-Tweaking
-Adjust Pivots
-Test Pivots
-Rough Animation
-Refine Animation
-Functions

External Application Effects

-Photoshop Fire
-Photoshop Rain
-3D Models
-Flash Explosion