Learning anime studio : bring life to your imagination with the power of anime studio / Chad Troftgruben.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troftgruben, Chad, author.

Series:

Community experience distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anime studio (Electronic resource).

Computer animation.

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Biography/History:

Troftgruben Chad: Chad Troftgruben is a freelance animator who has spent several years learning about animation software while working on personal and commercial projects. Chad has worked with several companies for over a decade creating e-learning content. Some of these companies are Smith Micro, Lost Marble, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple, and Pluralsight. Presently, Chad spends his time being a father and expanding his animation knowledge through the creation of original works. Chad also offers a series of animation video courses through Udemy, Skillshare, and his own website.

Summary:

Anime Studio is your complete animation program to help you create 2D movies, cartoons, anime, and cut out animations. You can create your own animated shorts and use Anime Studio to produce cartoon animations for film, video, or streaming over the Web, which can be enjoyed on YouTube, Vimeo, and other popular sites. Anime Studio is great for hobbyists and professionals alike, combining tools for both illustration and animation. With Anime Studio's easy-to-use interface, you will be creating an animated masterpiece in no time. This practical, step-by-step guide will provide you with a structur

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Stepping into the World of Animation; Constructing your animation blueprint; Coming up with ideas; Identifying what is funny; Writing down your ideas; Piecing together the storm; Writing your story; Constructing terrible first drafts; Illustrating a storyboard; Recording dialog; Differing techniques offer various experiences; Analyzing animation on the Internet; Breaking down frame-by-frame animation; Exploring cut-out, tweening, and bone animation

Introducing Anime StudioChoosing between Anime Studio Debut and Pro; Installing Anime Studio; Working with the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows; Opening Anime Studio for the first time; Creating your content folder; Playing with the startup file; Editing Anime Studio preferences; Exploring the Options tab; Using the Web Uploads tab; Modifying properties with the Editor Colors and GUI Colors tabs; Setting up your first document; Creating a document; Adjusting Project Settings; Summary; Chapter 2: Drawing in Anime Studio; Mouse versus tablet drawing; Learning about Wacom tablets

Understanding the basics of vector and raster graphicsExploring the Draw and Fill tools; Drawing shapes and lines with the Add Point tool; Freestyle drawing with the Freehand tool; Creating perfect shapes with the Draw Shape tool; Adjusting your bends with the Curvature tool; Altering points with the Transform Points tool; Selecting vector points with the Select Points tool; Filling in objects with the Paint Bucket tool; Altering shape properties with the Select Shape tool; Editing with the Magnet tool's influence area; Filling in outlines with the Create Shape tool

Hiding lines and shapes with the Hide Edge toolRevealing lines with the Stroke Exposure tool; Removing lines and shapes with the Delete Edge tool; Removing style properties with the Delete Shape tool; Adjusting line thickness with the Line Width tool; Creating pseudo 3D effects with the Perspective Points tool; Shearing with the Shear Points tool; Making flexible-looking lines with the Bend Points tool; Creating random line movements with the Noise tool; Transferring line formations with the Curve Profile tool; Creating varied copies with the Scatter Brush tool

Creating freehand shapes with the Blob Brush toolCreating gaps with the Eraser tool; Polishing with the PointReduction tool; Summary; Chapter 3: Exploring Layers and Timelines; Simplifying layers; Controlling layers with different tools; The Transform Layer tool; The Set Origin tool; The Follow Path tool; The Rotate Layer XY tool; The Shear Layer tool; The Layer Selector tool; The Eyedropper tool; The Insert Text tool; Creating and working with layers; The Vector layers; The Image layers; The Group layers; The Bone layers; The Patch layers; The Switch layers; The Particle layers

The Audio layers

Notes:

"Community Experience Distilled"--Cover.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781849699587

1849699585

OCLC:

879945932