How to Create Stunning 2D Animations with Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13

How to Create Stunning 2D Animations with Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13

Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 is a powerful software for creating professional-quality 2D animations for TV, film, games, and web. Whether you are an enthusiast or a professional, you can use Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 to bring your stories to life with the artistic freedom to create in any style and efficiently publish anywhere.

Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13

In this article, we will show you how to get started with Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 and how to animate a simple character using the tools and features of the software. You will learn how to:

• Launch Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 and create a new project

• Draw your character using the brush tool and the colour view

• Mark your drawings as key, breakdown, or in-between frames

• Use onion skinning to see the previous and next drawings

• Clean up and ink your drawings using a new layer

• Play back your animation and export it as a movie file

By the end of this article, you will have a basic understanding of how to use Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 to create your own 2D animations. Let's get started!

Launching Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 and Creating a New Project

To start Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13, do one of the following[^3^]:

Windows: Double-click on the Animate Pro icon or select Start > Programs/All Programs > Toon Boom Animation > Toon Boom Animate Pro 3.

Mac OS X: Double-click on the Animate Pro icon or select Applications > Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 > Animate Pro.

When you launch Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13 for the first time, you will see a welcome screen that allows you to create a new project, open an existing project, or browse through some tutorials and resources. To create a new project, click on the New Project button.

You will then see a dialog box where you can name your project, choose a location to save it, and set some parameters such as resolution, frame rate, field of view, and background colour. For this tutorial, we will use the following settings:

NameMy First Animation

LocationC:\Users\YourName\Documents\Toon Boom Animation\Animate Pro\Projects (Windows) or /Users/YourName/Documents/Toon Boom Animation/Animate Pro/Projects (Mac OS X)

ResolutionHDTV (1280 x 720)

Framerate24 fps

Field of View (FOV)12 fields (4:3)

BG Colour#FFFFFF (white)

Click on Create Project to confirm your settings and create your new project. You will then see the main interface of Toon Boom Animate Pro 3 13, which consists of several views, toolbars, menus, and panels. You can customize the layout of the interface according to your preferences by dragging and dropping the views and panels, or by selecting Windows > Workspace > Default Workspace to reset it to the default layout.

Drawing Your Character Using the Brush Tool and the Colour View

To draw your character, you will need to use the brush tool and the colour view. The brush tool allows you to draw freehand strokes with different sizes and shapes. The colour view allows you to select and create colours for your drawings. e0e6b7cb5c