![]() ![]() In fact, I only know about half (or less) of what Toon Boom has to offer. I tend to have difficulty explaining the tech side of the programs I learn–I’m much better at articulating the purely creative side of art and animation. ![]() He and the Robs are a genuine asset here and I’m in awe of their willingness to, over and over again, help answer questions. JK is being very generous (though I’ve come to learn that it is his nature to help and share) with his offer to help us here on this forum. Once you’ve learned some of the software and look back at the Users Guid, it makes perfect sense. As you suggest, the TBS Users Guide too often skips through the material with an assumption that you already know the basics. If it hadn’t been for Steve Ryan and Brian Hoard (who were both very active on this forum back when I bought TBS), I would have given up. So, it was very difficult to learn with only the Toon Boom Users Guide as instruction. When I first got Toon Boom, I had only done one other animation using Photoshop and iMovie and I only knew a bit about Photoshop and VERY little about the wiley ways of the computer. With users like JK and Rob (and the other Rob on this forum), you are in good hands as you try to sort out the complexities of Toon Boom. But a tool with out knowledge of the craft is not easy to use. I hope this will inspire you and others here to start asking questions about the basics of animating, because that’s the more effective way to learn to do what you really want to accomplish which is to create animated content. Trying to master Toon Boom before you master the basics of creating fundamental animated content is way too big a step for any reasonable person. We all had to learn by taking small steps, the first small step is to determine which steps to take. Toon Boom Studio is a very sophisticated application and it can be a daunting learning experience even for someone who isn’t new to animation or new to animation software. The V3 cut out tutorials are some of the best tutorials I have every watched but they also assume that the viewer has significant experience and is just wanting to understand the specifics of using TBS to implement this form of animation. Any tutorial has to start with the assumption of some level of basic knowledge. No one can produce tutorials that cover all you need to know in a single tutorial. And then you can expand your horizons to more detailed software usage. If you are new to more than just Toon Boom you need to start with the basics with which we will gladly help you. So I’m writing this not just for your benefit but to anyone reading this post. People like myself and Rob Gester and Elwood Smith all like to help others and share our experience because we all have had to learn these subjects and appreciate the need for helping each other. ![]() They are trying to master several significant subjects all at the same time and that is not an ideal situation. I have only been here at these forums for a very short time and my perception is that there are a lot of folks here that are new to all of the above. If you aren’t new to animation or using animation software and just new to Toon Boom that is a different situation. It is very difficult to learn to create animated content and to learn to use software at the same time. If you are new to animation and new to using animation software in general then we should start some threads to discuss those things in general. I hope you don’t mind my asking, but are you new to animation? New to animating using computer software? or just new to using Toon Boom Studio specifically? Here is why I am asking.
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