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Animation Studio Software

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:50:38 +0000

“I want to make my own cartoons for hire. I’d like to start an animation studio in my home and eventually get big enough to have a building and make full length films. What do you recommend for software? Are there any I can try for free? Are there any I can learn fast? Thanks [...]

Animation Studio Software is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Blend Morph Tutorial

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:03:24 +0000

Question – “How do I make add a blend morph so that it doesn’t start on frame zero?” How To Use Anime Studio Pro Blend Morphs Let’s say we want to insert a head turn blend morph into our main timeline for our cartoon character. We want him to start turning his head on frame [...]

Anime Studio Blend Morph Tutorial is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Lost Image In Anime Studio 8 – Image Placeholder

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:56:51 +0000

“I was using Anime Studio 8, and I had an image layer in one of my scenes. I saved it. Then, after cleaning up some of my files the image was gone from my cartoon and there was only an image place holder showing. What happened and how can I fix my animation?” [...]

Lost Image In Anime Studio 8 – Image Placeholder is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Files – Free Jet Ski

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:19:57 +0000

I know it’s been a while, I’ve been so busy with AnimationTrainer.com, but I wanted to make sure I got another new free file to you for Anime Studio 8. It’s a jet ski, patterned after a seadoo picture I had from real life. Wanna know how I made it? It’s made with the new [...]

Anime Studio Files – Free Jet Ski is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio 8 Character Wizard

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:17:06 +0000

Here’s the review you’ve been waiting for on the new Anime Studio 8 character wizard. The character wizard has some limitations, and in my opinion, Smith Micro has missed the mark in a couple of areas, but overall I really like it. Anyone who’s needed dozens of cartoon characters for a background in a scene [...]

Anime Studio 8 Character Wizard is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio 8 Reviews

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:46:39 +0000

I just got the notice that Anime Studio Debut 8 and Anime Studio Pro 8 will be released next week, on June 8, 2011. The newest version has some amazing features, and I’ll be sure to post links to any of my tutorials and reviews right here, so stay tuned. After you’ve tried it, feel [...]

Anime Studio 8 Reviews is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio – Animating On Top Of Video

admin — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:09:27 +0000

HI ERIC, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT PUTTING ANIMATION ON TOP OF RECORDED VIDEO IN ANIME DEBUT 7. CAN IT BE DONE? IF SO HOW IS IT DONE? THANKS IN ADVANCE, VERNE How to add animation on top of a movie: It’s really easy. Just click File>Import>Movie… Import your video, then animate as normal. Just [...]

Anime Studio – Animating On Top Of Video is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Debut Tutorial – How To Fake A Sheared Image

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:54:50 +0000

A question came in from one of my YouTube channel viewers. First of all, thanks for communicating your question clearly so that I could understand it. I appreciate that. Secondly, thanks for asking a question that I haven’t already answered in one of my Anime Studio tutorials. I really can’t stand when people create more [...]

Anime Studio Debut Tutorial – How To Fake A Sheared Image is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Pro Tutorial: Can I Move A Layer During My Animation?

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:53:47 +0000

Hi, I was trying to move a body part behind another body part during my cartoon. Is there a way to do this? Thanks in advance, Jimmy Yes, Jimmy. You can move a layer farther back into your scene during the animation. This happens often. You may have a character that scratches his face and [...]

Anime Studio Pro Tutorial: Can I Move A Layer During My Animation? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

I Lost My Toolbar In Anime Studio

admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:58:27 +0000

Eric, Please help me. I lost my toolbar with all my tools like my draw, fill, bone, layer, camera, and workspace tools. I have no idea where they went. Can you help? Where did my Anime Studio toolbar go? This is a common problem, but so far I don’t believe anyone’s ever gotten back [...]

I Lost My Toolbar In Anime Studio is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Can You Copy Actions From One Character To Another In Anime Studio?

admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:37:45 +0000

I have another question. Can you copy actions from one character to another? I want to make my [characters] dance together in unison. Anime Studio Tutorial: How to make your characters move together No, you can’t copy Anime Studio Pro actions from one character to another, unless… Here’s the thing. An action corresponds to a point in a vector [...]

Can You Copy Actions From One Character To Another In Anime Studio? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

How Long Should It Take To Render In Anime Studio?

admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:39:48 +0000

Eric, How long does it usually take you to render a video in Anime Studio? I made my first video below [for my project]. The main part took about an hour. I think maybe I’m choosing too high a quality, but I’m not really sure. Also, do you have tutorials on using bone [...]

How Long Should It Take To Render In Anime Studio? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Tutorial: How To Do Multiple Scenes

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:03:47 +0000

Thanks Eric,I have another question for you. If you have animation where you’re switching scenes with the same character, like in one scene he’s in bed in his pajamas, in the next scenes, he’s in a car driving to work… do you create a bunch of switch layers for the scenes with a separate instance [...]

Anime Studio Tutorial: How To Do Multiple Scenes is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Question: Bone Binding For Head Turns

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:12:00 +0000

How do I bind the bones in the group layer? Eric, I created a character based on your tutorials with a Head Turn switch layer inside a bone layer. I’m having trouble binding the bones inside the Head Default group layer. I was able to bind the Head Turn layer to the main bone in [...]

Anime Studio Question: Bone Binding For Head Turns is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

How Do I Clone Myself In A Photo?

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:39:34 +0000

Two ways to clone someone in a picture using GIMP I highly recommend getting yourself some high quality free software like GIMP to do your image manipulation. Now, how do I make a twin of myself in a picture using GIMP? There are actually two ways to do this. Use the eraser and layers [...]

How Do I Clone Myself In A Photo? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

GIMP Tutorial: Photo Manipulation Special Effects

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:34:37 +0000

Photo Manipulation In GIMP Who is this kid? Awesome job, young man, whoever you are. Everyone should check out his YouTube channel if you really want to see some more GIMP tutorials that will blow your mind. Watch as this young man resizes his own photos, shrinking himself down and adding some special effects to [...]

GIMP Tutorial: Photo Manipulation Special Effects is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Pro Tutorial

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:15:44 +0000

Anime Studio Pro Tutorial Anime Studio Pro Tutorial For Rigging Your Character This is probably my biggest time saver, and I wasn’t actually going to share this character rig with anyone. Oh, well. I guess I can be nice. How To Rig A Character In Anime Studio Pro You need to take advantage of actions, [...]

Anime Studio Pro Tutorial is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Motivational Cartoon

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:22:46 +0000

Amateur Cartoons With Millions Of Views I thought everyone could use a little motivation for their cartoon making. Here are some cartoons that have a ton of views. Do you see the advertisement that pops up part way through the cartoon? That’s because this YouTube user was made a partner in YouTube’s partner program. When you [...]

Motivational Cartoon is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Debut 7 Product Overview

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:05:40 +0000

Anime Studio Debut 7 Features I thought it might be handy to post this official video of the Anime Studio Debut 7 features. I don’t actually own Debut 7, but you can at least consult this video for more information. I have Anime Studio Pro 6, Anime Studio Debut 6, and Anime Studio Pro 7. [...]

Anime Studio Debut 7 Product Overview is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Tutorial- Walk Cycle Animation

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:55:17 +0000

How do I make a cartoon character walk in Anime Studio? There’s no point in making my own tutorial. I found this one online, and it works just fine. Don’t mind the intro. It won’t actually show you how to make your cartoon walk like that one. The tutorial’s much better, and actually shows what’s [...]

Anime Studio Tutorial- Walk Cycle Animation is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio 7 Follow Path

admin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:54:02 +0000

Follow Path Tool: Both Anime Studio Debut 7 and Anime Studio Pro 7 have a tool you can use called FOLLOW PATH. It allows you to have something in your scene follow an invisible (or visible, if you wanted) path. Why would you use the follow path tool? A good example where this would come [...]

Anime Studio 7 Follow Path is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Peter Griffin Butt Flap Pajamas

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:39:59 +0000

Butt Flap Pajamas: Best Christmas Present Idea Ever! Remember the episode of Family Guy where Peter goes to the resale shop and signs over a blank check for the onesie red-footied butt flap pj’s? I’ve looked for a pair for a long time, thinking they’d outperform the Snuggie as a great Christmas gag gift. I’ve [...]

Peter Griffin Butt Flap Pajamas is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

How Do I Upload To YouTube Or Import To Another Movie Editor?

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:09:16 +0000

How do I upload to YouTube? Anime Studio Pro, at least versions 6 and 7 (I don’t know about the others) have the ability to directly upload to YouTube and Facebook. It’s as easy as just clicking File>Upload to YouTube, and then choosing an already rendered animation clip. It will give you a chance to verify that [...]

How Do I Upload To YouTube Or Import To Another Movie Editor? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

I keep losing my animation work in Anime Studio 7!

admin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:21:48 +0000

“In the characters that I have from you there are men walking to me, but they are also visible from the sides etc. Every time when I set up a project with a man for example walking to me from far away all goes well until I want to switch to the man walking from the side. [...]

I keep losing my animation work in Anime Studio 7! is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

The World’s Largest List of Cartoon Characters!

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:46:40 +0000

Help me make this list of cartoon characters for a chance to win! Hey Fellow Animators, I’m putting together this list of cartoon characters, just for the heck of it, but I need your participation. Want to be rewarded for your efforts? This should be quite the nostalgic trip down memory lane for some [...]

The World’s Largest List of Cartoon Characters! is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

How to Draw the Chowder Cartoon Character

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:20:19 +0000

How to draw Chowder from Cartoon Network This isn’t so much a tutorial on how to draw him as it is a tutorial on how to animate him like they do. I don’t mean to be misleading, but if I named my post, “How to make chowder,” I’d have 100,000 New Englanders on my site looking [...]

How to Draw the Chowder Cartoon Character is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Cartoon Clouds

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:02:46 +0000

How do I make cartoon clouds in Anime Studio? When making clouds in Anime Studio, whether you’re using Anime Studio Debut or Anime Studio Pro, it’s important to use a couple of your effects to make the cloud look real. Effect 1: Soft edge. If you’re making a cloud that fills your opening camera box, [...]

Cartoon Clouds is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

How do I start with Anime Studio?

admin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:19:22 +0000

How to get started in Anime Studio: Here’s an Anime Studio question I got from a user, and this is probably one of the most asked Anime Studio question, ever. In Anime Studio Debut 7, how do you make a character? ( Is there like a certain area where you make the character ) Do I [...]

How do I start with Anime Studio? is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Help- Fixing a Character Warped with Bones

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:41:05 +0000

View these Anime Studio Tutorials in high definition. Why does my Anime Studio character warp when adding bones? An http://www.animationtrainer.com subscriber sent me this character, which had become badly warped when he added bones to it. He’s graciously allowed me to use it in this tutorial, so everyone can know how to fix or avoid [...]

Anime Studio Help- Fixing a Character Warped with Bones is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

My Loss is Your Gain

admin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:08:07 +0000

Do you want Anime Studio characters? Due to an immediate financial need, I’m unloading a ton of my cartoon resources. There’s a cartoon Osama Bin Laden and his #1 man, Abu. There’s a bunch of cartoon characters and scenes; some are really high quality, some are like South Park style, and a lot of them [...]

My Loss is Your Gain is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Camera Tutorial

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:21:10 +0000

As a newcomer to Anime Studio Debut 7 I’m trying to make a camera movement within my project. How do I get the camera to move at a point part way through the film? At present any movement is applied from frame 0, which is not what I want. – Rod W. Anime Studio Camera [...]

Anime Studio Camera Tutorial is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Cartoon Cave Royalty Free

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:03:53 +0000

Download the cave for Anime Studio Cartoon Cave for Anime Studio I created this Anime Studio cave for you to download to use in your cartoons, royalty free. All of the downloads are now consolidated on one downloads page for your convenience. Cave Features There aren’t many to list; it’s a very basic design. The [...]

Cartoon Cave Royalty Free is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Auto-stroke Tool Problems

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:04:12 +0000

I’m having problems with the Auto-stroke Tool: HI Eric, Ive got a problem with my AS 7 PRO. Everytime i make a character i have this issue with the strokes. Im doing my characters without the strokes for a more cleaner lkooking character. But now after a few days i cannot get rid of the [...]

Auto-stroke Tool Problems is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

2D Animation Software Review

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:54:33 +0000

2D Animation Software Review- My choice for the Best 2D Animation Software Out There Today! As far as 2d animation software goes, there are really only two names in the business that carry much weight, Anime Studio and Toon Boom, but I’ll review all the 2D animation programs I’ve used in the past. If you’re [...]

2D Animation Software Review is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Battle of the Sexes Game Uses AS7

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:32:09 +0000

New use of Anime Studio 7 Pro Physics Engine I thought everyone might want to check this out. Battle of the Sexes Game The video test on this site (easy to find) used AS7 to make the animation portion of the video. Even cooler is the use of the new physics engine and the rotate on [...]

Battle of the Sexes Game Uses AS7 is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Cartoon Learning

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:33:24 +0000

Cartoon learning for beginners: If you’re new to cartoon learning, my biggest piece of advice is- BE PATIENT! It takes time to learn how to make cartoons. People think that because they can draw they can also make cartoons. That’s probably true, at least with 2D cartoons. (3D cartoons are another matter entirely!) Don’t think [...]

Cartoon Learning is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Living Room

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:37:34 +0000

Sorry, but this download is no longer available here. It’s now a bonus that comes with this Anime Studio training. Anime Studio Living Room – Free Content Here’s a free living room scene for Anime Studio that you can use in your cartoon animation. Cartoon House Options The door has multiple stages of open and shut [...]

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Anime Studio- The Best Mouth Switch Layer Rig

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:18:15 +0000

What is the best mouth switch layer setup in Anime Studio? In my opinion, the best way to do a cartoon character’s mouth is by using GROUP LAYERS (or BONE LAYERS for Anime Studio Debut users) that contain the phoneme mouth shapes. By using GROUP LAYERS, I can separate my mouth’s teeth from the rest [...]

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Anime Studio- How to Import a Mouth Switch Layer

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:53:34 +0000

How do I import a mouth switch layer for my cartoon character in Anime Studio? Importing stuff is easy. There’s actually a lot of animation content that comes with Anime Studio. The video tutorial above will show you how to import one of the mouths, complete with audio sync phoneme switch layers, into your animation [...]

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Anime Studio Tutorial- How to make a cartoon nose.

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:36:36 +0000

How to make a cartoon nose in Anime Studio: This brief video Anime Studio tutorial shows how to make a nose for your cartoon character. Be sure to place the nose between the correct layers of the character. You want your mouth switch layers to go behind your nose (under it in the layers tree) and [...]

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Anime Studio Duplicate Layer Tool

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:17:33 +0000

What does the DUPLICATE LAYER TOOL in Anime Studio Pro or Debut do? As you may have guessed, the DUPLICATE LAYER TOOL will copy the layer you currently have selected in your layers tree. How do I use the DUPLICATE LAYER TOOL in Anime Studio Debut or Pro? Highlight the layer you want to duplicate by clicking [...]

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Anime Studio- How to Scale Bones

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:20:43 +0000

What does the SCALE BONES TOOL do? The SCALE BONES TOOL allows you to resize your bone and the corresponding parts attached to it, but it only works in an animation. If you’re on frame zero, it’s inactive. Notice how I’m on frame zero in the above picture and it’s gray in color, but once [...]

Anime Studio- How to Scale Bones is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Pro Styles

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:38:47 +0000

What are styles in Anime Studio Pro? Styles are a way to edit your animation content very fast. For example, let’s say you created a cartoon character that 100 different body parts that were skin colored. His hand switch layers, face, nose, eyelids, etc. for all different angles of your character. Let’s say you want [...]

Anime Studio Pro Styles is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Debut or Anime Studio Pro Head Turn Setup

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:45:31 +0000

Setting up your cartoon character’s head turn correctly is very important and will save you a ton of time in the future! If you follow these steps and take advantage of the origin and flip layers tools, you will save yourself a lot of work. Steps for your head turn: Anime Studio Pro users: Put all [...]

Anime Studio Debut or Anime Studio Pro Head Turn Setup is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Add Bones

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:04:01 +0000

Part 1 of the Anime Studio Bone Rigging Tutorial can be found here. This is part 2. How To Make Bones In Anime Studio Whe rigging your Anime Studio character, you need to insert the bones in the right order. If you do it incorrectly, you can always reparent them later, but it’s so much easier to [...]

Anime Studio Add Bones is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Anime Studio Debut Head Turn

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:33:43 +0000

How do I make a smooth head turn in Anime Studio Debut? (Charles, this answer is for you.) Doing a smooth head turn in Debut is going to be a pain. You have two options: 1) Each time you want to turn the head, you need to move the eye pieces, mouth switch layer folder, [...]

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Free Anime Studio 6 Content: Church, Outside

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:19:43 +0000

Download the outside of the church for Anime Studio Free Anime Studio 6+ Church Features: Both doors open and have multiple stages of open/shut switch layers Anime Studio Pro users can change colors of many features with styles Outside of church has depth with columns and characters are able to enter church [...]

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Free Anime Studio 6 Download- Church, Inside

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:12:56 +0000

Download the Anime Studio content. Anime Studio Church Here’s the inside of a church you can use for Anime Studio. It has both front and rear views of the church, plus the outside view is also available. Church Features Include Not only are the church pews very detailed, the doors in the back of the [...]

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Anime Studio 7 Tutorial: Curvature Tool

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:29:26 +0000

How do I use the curvature tool in Anime Studio 7? Anime Studio does vectors a little differently from other vector software, but once you get used to it, it’s actually quite a time saver. Watch the video to see how to use the tool. What does the curvature tool do? When you have three [...]

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Is a custom built gaming computer right for animation?

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:50:56 +0000

I’m running Anime Stuido 7 Pro software, not that the version matters. About a year ago I went to Wal-Mart and bought their top of the line Hewlett-Packard a6433w computer with 3.0 GB of RAM and dual Intel(R) Pentium(R) 2.0 GHz processors; a 32-bit system with only 286 MB of graphics memory. I rendered a little [...]

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Anime Studio Tutorials: Stop Motion Animation

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:02:17 +0000

Can I use Anime Studio 7 Pro to make stop-motion animation? Yes. Any version of Anime Studio can do stop-motion animation. How to make stop-motion animation: 1) Remember that your layer visibility (the eyes in your LAYERS tree) does not animate (allow changes over time). It will only turn the LAYER’s visibility on or off [...]

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Protected: How to Make a Cartoon Character in Anime Studio 7

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:58:52 +0000

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Anime Studio – How to Make Blend Morphs

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:28:04 +0000

How to use blend morphs in Anime Studio Pro 6 or Anime Studio Pro 7 software: 1) Open your ACTIONS window and create a new ACTION 2) You can change any parameter of your animation here. You can translate points, translate layers, move bones, change colors, change line width, etc. 3) DO NOT make any of your [...]

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Break Room

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:58:18 +0000

Sorry, but this file is no longer available. It’s now a bonus for my Animation Trainer members. Break Room Scene, Free for Anime Studio 6 and Anime Studio 7 Users Thank you to my Anime Studio users who have left comments about how they enjoyed my free Anime Studio content. As a thank you, here is [...]

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Anime Studio Pro Tutorial- How to create and use actions

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:09 +0000

Tips for using “ACTIONS” with Anime Studio Pro 6 or Anime Studio Pro 7: Actions and blend morphs are directly related, but before you create a bunch of actions to use as blend morphs, watch the blend morph tutorial. They must be created a certain way! Once an ACTION is created, any changes you make [...]

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Anime Studio 7- How to create a cartoon character

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:50:49 +0000

This tutorial covers how to make a cartoon character with Anime Studio 7, from start to finish. Here are parts 1-3. Ask your questions in the comments section below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Next Tutorial: How to create a cartoon character, Part 4: Actions Anime Studio 7- How to create a cartoon character is a post [...]

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Anime Studio: Switch Layer Tutorial

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:23 +0000

Switch Layer Tutorial: If you’re a beginner, this tutorial is for you. How to use switch layers in Anime Studio: One of the most common questions I get is, “How do I use Anime Studio’s switch layers? I change things, but they don’t stick.” The most common mistakes: Without a doubt, the most common mistake [...]

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Anime Studio 7 Pro 3D Tutorial

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:17:28 +0000

How to create something in 3D in Anime Studio Pro 7 Ask your questions below, and I’ll try my best to answer them. The most important tip to remember when creating something in 3D is that your lathe tool will rotate around the origin point of your vector layer. So everyone knows, you can attach [...]

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Anime Studio Pro 7 Physics Tutorial

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:09:09 +0000

Here’s my review of the new physics engine for Anime Studio Pro 7. (You can find the official tutorial under HELP>HELP…, page 130 in your Anime Studio Pro 7 User’s Manual.) Important points to remember (I believe these are all correct): You can only enable physics on objects within a GROUP LAYER. Place your layers into a [...]

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Anime Studio Pro 7 Review

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:06:30 +0000

Anime Studio Pro 7 has physics and 3D capabilities that are incredibly intuitive! 3D Capabilities: I bought Anime Studio Pro 7 yesterday, the day after I got the new release email from Smith Micro. All I can say is, WOW!” It’s so easy to use, I already made a character’s head in 3D (not sure how [...]

Anime Studio Pro 7 Review is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation Software Tutorials

Free Anime Studio Content- Classroom

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:21:02 +0000

Download the Classroom for Anime Studio Free Anime Studio Content- A Classroom Scene for your Cartoon Animation I tried to include it all in this Free Anime Studio 6 classroom. The teacher’s desk has a front and a back; so does the classroom. The students’ desks are each paired up with their own chairs, so [...]

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Free Anime Studio Content- F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:22:33 +0000

Download the F-22 Raptor for Anime Studio Animation with a “Fighting” Chance- Get your F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet Be on the lookout for more military content in the near future. For now, you may download and use this F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet for your Anime Studio cartoons. Please be sure to credit Cartoon Learning as [...]

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Free Anime Studio Content- Bunk Bed

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:51:21 +0000

Free Anime Studio 6 Bunk Bed (Windows version) Download the Bunk Bed for Anime Studio Free Animation Content- Bed for Anime Studio I thought I’d take some time to create some more free Anime Studio 6 content. This free bunk bed’s good for Anime Studio 6 or Anime Studio 7 +, either the Debut or [...]

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Free Beach for Anime Studio

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:59:40 +0000

UPDATE: Sorry, but this file is no longer available. It’s now a bonus for my Animation Trainer members. Get Your Hot Summer Beach- Free Beach Scene for Anime Studio This beach scene is versatile! You have the ability to place your character in the tower, or behind the lifeguard tower’s guard rails, as he walks up [...]

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Free Transparent png Couch Clipart

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:18:04 +0000

PNG image: Here’s a free transparent png couch. Please credit CartoonLearning.com if you use it, and you may not redistribute it (I need the traffic so I can keep this stuff going). If you need others, you can find more cartoon couches here. Free Transparent png Couch Clipart is a post from: Cartoon Learning- Animation [...]

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Free Anime Studio Truck 4×4

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:09:44 +0000

Download the Monster Truck for Anime Studio Anime Studio Monster Truck- Free Giant 4X4 I’ll try to keep the free Anime Studio content coming. Here’s a free monster truck 4×4, modeled after a Ford F-350 crew cab. The lights turn on and off with the click of a button. I created this truck in Anime Studio [...]

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Anime Studio Bone Rigging Tutorial

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:09:00 +0000

How to rig Anime Studio characters As promised, here’s my character, split apart into pieces to show you how to rig your character’s bones in Anime Studio. When rigging bones this way, there’s no need to separate the pieces before adding the bones. If you separate them, it’ll frustrate you every time you insert your [...]

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Character Setup in Anime Studio

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:30:41 +0000

Many people have asked me how I setup my characters in Anime Studio, so here’s a tutorial. In my opinion, this is the easiest way to setup a character. See how many different body parts there are. By doing it this way, you can lay your character’s body parts where they’re supposed to go, and simply [...]

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Animation Training 1

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:11:25 +0000

How to make a cartoon arm: I’ll demonstrate an arm in Anime Studio, but it’s the same for Creatoon, Toon Boom, or any other program. The only difference may be how you rig it. Here’s what the cartoon arm looks like when it’s assembled: To make the arm versatile, it should be made from [...]

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South Park style character

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:47:30 +0000

Download South Park Style Character for Anime Studio Here’s a Free South Park Style Character You can use him for Anime Studio 6+. I made it in Anime Studio 6 Pro, but there are no 3-d features, so it should open in Anime Studio 6 Debut, too (I would think). You may use [...]

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Free Anime Studio Christmas Tree

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:23:43 +0000

Here’s a free Christmas tree you can use for Anime Studio 6 + There’s nothing fancy about this Anime Studio Christmas tree. It was something I needed in one of my animation scenes, and I thought I’d pass it on to you. UPDATE: Sorry, but this file is no longer available. It’s now [...]

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Anime Studio Washer Dryer

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:40 +0000

Free Anime Studio Content: Washer and Dryer Here’s a free washer/dryer set you can use for Anime Studio 6 (MICROSOFT WINDOWS VERSION ONLY- sorry, Mac users). I made it in AS6 Pro, but there are no 3-d features, so it should open in AS6 Debut, too (I would think). There is a switch layer for [...]

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Free Anime Studio TV

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:08:58 +0000

Here’s a free TV set you can use for Anime Studio 6 +. I made it in AS6 Pro, but there are no 3-d features, so it should open in AS6 Debut, too (I would think). There are 3 views, as you can see from the preview. If you use it, please be sure to credit cartoonlearning.com [...]

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Website Hosting Provider

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:39 +0000

How I set up this website: As mentioned in the previous article, I use WordPress as my blogging platform, but since I want advertisements on my website I need a website hosting provider. I can’t just use a free WordPress subdomain. Who is my website hosting provider? I chose Bluehost. I’ve never used any others, so don’t [...]

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How do I set up a website?

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:05:31 +0000

Where to begin to make my own website: Making your own website can be tricky and scary, especially if you’ve never made the switch from a free blogging platform to paying for your own server space, but it doesn’t have to be. I hesitated for a long time, using Google’s Blogger platform before finally making [...]

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Monetize your website with online advertising programs

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:52:57 +0000

The final version of the Willy Ways Sham-Awesome infomercial spoof will be available shortly, and some of the assets will be available as free downloads! Please check back often. I’ve posted this video as an example of how to draw a crowd to your website to make money from videos you create. Read the [...]

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Interview- Sea of Idiots

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:02:43 +0000

I had the priviledge of doing an interview with Brian Garrison, one of the writers and the animator for the cartoon, Sea of Idiots. Sea of Idiots Created by: Brian Garrison & David Jessup Written by: David Jessup, Brian Garrison & Tom Devenport with additional material by Justin Foster Animation: Brian Garrison Eric: [...]

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Online Animation School- Interpolation Questions

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:36:29 +0000

Someone recently asked if it was possible for Creatoon to work similarly to Adobe Flash’s Motion Guide. I want to set the motion path for the character, i.e. Zigzag motion without editing it frame by frame. You get where I’m heading? Not being familiar with the program mentioned, this is the best answer [...]

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Online Animation School- What is the fastest way to insert keyframes?

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:44:28 +0000

Many people don’t know that Creatoon allows you to insert keyframes in real time! Learn how in this tutorial video. If you’re sick of going frame by frame to move your character around, there is an easier way! You can insert key frames in real time by clicking play and using the [...]

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Online animation school- How do I make a character talk in Creatoon?

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:37:35 +0000

This may seem easy for some people, but for someone new to cartoon animation and unfamiliar with their options, they may be asking, “How do I make my character talk? How do I change the mouth of my character in Creatoon?” If you’ve already viewed the animation school lesson How do I make eyes blink [...]

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Money Making Ideas

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:16:03 +0000

This is a basic article on how to make money with cartoons. For a more complete understanding: Click Here to learn how to make money with your art or cartoons. So, you enjoy drawing, and you think animation might be something you’d like to try, either as a hobby or a source of additional cash. [...]

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Online Animation School: Rendering Problems in Creatoon

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:49:40 +0000

Are you having problems rendering your NTSC AVI cartoon with Creatoon? I can’t tell you how many times I tried to render a finished animation, only to go in each time and view what looked like a big ball of fuzz with some movement in it. After much, much, trial and error, I discovered that [...]

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Free Smith Micro Anime Studio Characters, Scenes, and Objects

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:48:14 +0000

Free Anime Studio 6+ dining room table and chair You may download the dining room set above (tables and chair) for your use, free of charge. It was created with the Windows version of AS, and it should open in both Pro and Debut versions of AS6 or AS7. Please note that the zip file contains an Anime [...]

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Trees and Shrubs

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:16:27 +0000

Free downloads, transparent background png images found in nature. Trees, shrubs, etc. You may download and use these transparent background png images royalty free. Do not post them for download on any other website, but you may use them for making your own animations, commercial or private. How were these objects made? I painted these objects [...]

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Online animation school- How do I make eyes blink in Creatoon?

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:47:19 +0000

Feel free to download this character and put him together. NOTE: You will probably have to re-size some of these parts with the translational tool to make them fit correctly. TIP: Hold the shift key while clicking and dragging the corner dot of the square of the translational tool to make the object [...]

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Computer animation school- How do I make body parts and rig a character for Creatoon 3.0 or 2.5?

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:48:25 +0000

Making a human character in Creatoon is easy when you know what you’re doing. This article covers the basics for cartoon making beginners. What body parts will I have to make? The most common human setup will require the following parts: Torso upper arms lower arms hands (either a wrist and palm with multiple joints [...]

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Audio limitations to making cartoons with Creatoon cartoon creation program

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:03:06 +0000

Limitations to making cartoons with Creatoon. While I absolutely love Creatoon as a beginner’s program for making cartoons, it has it’s limitations. One of the big ones is that… you can’t render your cartoon with sound! This is an easy work-around, of course. Creatoon will allow you to import sound to lipsync your animation [...]

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Creatoon cut-out cartoon making program

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:11:18 +0000

Are you a beginner at making your own cartoons? If so, the program Creatoon is for you. It’s probably the easiest to learn to use, and it’s free! That doesn’t mean it’s bad, though. You can make your own 2D style cartoons (South Park style), and be up and running in no time! Here’s a [...]

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