If you’re looking into producing animated content, there’s a wide array of software and techniques to explore. In this article we’ll look at two software that represent different approaches creating animation: Character Animator and Toon Boom Harmony. Character Animator is …
Character Animator vs. After Effects (Which One Should You Use?)
Character Animator and After Effects are two very different animation programs available through Adobe’s Creative Cloud Subscription service. After Effects is a very powerful and mature program that is an industry standard in many fields. Character Animator is a relatively new …
Animate CC vs. Character Animator (Which One Should You Use?)
Animate CC and Character Animator are two animation programs available through Adobe’s Creative Cloud Subscription service. It’s important to understand the differences between these programs, because they offer very different feature sets and represent different approaches to making animation. In …
Animate CC vs. After Effects (Which One Should you Use?)
Animate CC (previously Flash) and After Effects are the two biggest animation programs available from Adobe. If you’re new to animation software, it might be hard for you to figure out which one is right for you. In this post we’ll …
Which of Our Courses Is Right for You?
As our courses library continues to expand I’ve been getting a lot of emails from people asking me which course they should get, based on their own needs. In this post I’ll address some common situations and try to answer …
Is Flash Being Discontinued by Adobe? All the Facts
I’ve seen statements like this all over different comment sections, and people still ask me if they should get our Flash Animation course, with the fear that the software will be discontinued soon and they’re concerned whether or not it’s …
Starting a Project with TVPaint Animation
In these 3-part video series we go over starting a project in TVPaint Animation, from storyboarding to a finished animatic. These lessons are taken from our full TVPaint Animation course. The course includes 36 HD lessons, teaching frame-by-frame animation, camera movement, 2D visual …
TVPaint Animation course is launching on April 25
As we’re finalizing the lessons for our brand new course TVPaint Animation, I wanted to officially announce its release date. The course will come out on April 25. This is a big one. This course is packed with so much information, covering …
Toon Boom Harmony vs Flash (Adobe Animate): Which One Should You Use?
If you’re one of the many people looking to get into 2D animation, or are considering updating your workflow, you might be wondering: What’s the best software to use? The most common debate in the 2D realm is Toon Boom vs. Flash. In …