Tutorials (Videos in production - coming soon!)

How to animate with Animation Paper.
Learn everything from the basics to the advanced.

COMING SOON - NEW EXTENSIVE SERIES COVERING ALL OF ANIMATION PAPER:

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Video 1 - Diving right into it!

Get drawing. Get animating. Tool Bar: Draw and Erase, Backlight, Add Blank Drawing, Clear Drawing, Delete Drawing. Exposure Sheet: Keep track of your drawings, layers and timing. Playback.

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Video 2 - Main interface

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Video 3 - Drawing Tools

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Video 4 - Animation workflow basics

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Video 5 - More X-Sheet features

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Video 6 - Light Table options

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Video 7 - New Scene, Lasso, Cutter

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Video 8 - Reference Layers

Import Backgrounds. Import Animation. References, footage for rotoscoping, rendered 3D.
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Video 9 - Animate to dialogue or music

Audio import. Scrubbing. Lipsync and Annotations. Slide Mode.
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Video 10

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Video 11 - Optimizing Workflow

Shortcuts, Speed Dial. Customizing Speed Dials and Tool Bar. Drawing and Eraser Settings. Hold Alt to adjust pen. Etc.
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Video 12 - Off Pegs Tool

How to use the Off Pegs Tool, also known as Shift And Trace.
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Video 13 - Settings

Running through all options. Transparency as checkers, Collapsing drawings, X-Sheet Top Bar, Autosave and more.
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Video 14 - Exporting

Exporting for Youtube, Social Media or websites. MP4 and GIF.
Exporting for production. Coloring, compositing, editing. ProRes, framestacks, OCA. Alpha channel. Scale.

INTRODUCTION TO ALPHA VERSION 1 (OUTDATED):

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Alpha Video 1 - Overview

Brief overview and introduction to the interface layout. Scene Settings, Tool Bar, X-Sheet with Layers and Timeline.
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Alpha Video 2 - Drawing

Drawing and modifying artwork. Pencil, Marker, Brush and Erasers, customizing drawing tools, Pick Up menu with Lasso and Cutter, Backlight (Onion Skin) settings and Speed Dial.
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Alpha Video 3 - Animation

Animation part 1: Animation Workflow, X-Sheet and Timing. Adding and Deleting frames (Drawings), Clone Drawings and Slide Mode.
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Alpha Video 4 - Animation continued

Animation part 2: Chicken vs Pepper. More X-Sheet, Marking Keys, Cut/Copy/Paste Drawings, Frame Rate, Delete Layer and Active Layer Settings (Nothing, Freeze, Cycle).
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Alpha Video 5 - Special Features

Showing various other features. Copy/paste multiple drawings, adjusting the Range, zooming numerically, Grid and Grid Types, Linking Layers and Take Frame Off the Pegs.