by Mark Bremmer | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: February 2016 | ISBN: 9781771375405

In this Learning Anime Studio Pro 11 training course, expert author Mark Bremmer teaches you everything you need to know about Anime Studio Pro to create professional quality animations. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Anime Studio Pro is required.You will start by touring the interface, then jumping into learning about drawing tools, including brushes, styles, masking, and drawing. From there, Mark will teach you about bones, rigging, and animation. This video tutorial also covers special effects, such as imported 3D environments, style building, and motion tracking. Finally, you will work on a special project, which includes animated pixel imagery, vector imagery, and special effects.Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have gained the knowledge necessary to create your own professional animations with Anime Studio Pro 11. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

1. Introduction
   • What We Cover 00:05:50
   • What We Don't Cover 00:00:56
   • About The Author 00:02:20
2. Mac Vs PC
   • Mac Vs PC Conventions 00:00:41
3. Interface
   • General Layout 00:05:23
   • Tools Palette 00:03:38
   • Layer Palette 00:05:14
   • Camera Controls 00:05:16
   • Timeline 00:03:02
   • Style Palette 00:05:08
   • Multiple Documents 00:03:14
   • Project Settings 00:04:55
   • Preferences 00:02:45
4. Drawing Tools
   • Drawing And Importing Gotchas 00:05:25
   • Getting Started 00:05:31
   • Organic Shapes - Part 1 00:05:49
   • Organic Shapes - Part 2 00:04:15
   • Welding And Simplifying 00:06:18
   • Compound Shapes 00:03:54
   • Shape Order 00:05:17
   • Drawing Hiding And Deleting 00:03:25
   • Brushes - Part 1 00:04:56
   • Brushes - Part 2 00:03:14
   • Styles - Part 1 00:05:20
   • Styles - Part 2 00:04:53
   • Masking Basic 00:05:12
   • Masking Advanced 00:05:39
   • Drawing In 3D - Part 1 00:05:16
   • Drawing In 3D - Part 2 00:05:29
   • Point Colors 00:03:00
5. Bones
   • Bone Introduction 00:02:24
   • Important Requirements 00:02:24
   • Binding Differences 00:06:53
   • Layer Binding 00:05:36
   • Point Binding 00:05:06
   • Smart Bones 00:05:26
   • Elbow Bones 00:05:32
   • Bone Targets 00:04:44
   • Control Levers - Part 1 00:05:45
   • Control Levers - Part 2 00:04:26
   • Nested Layers 00:03:20
   • Bone Locking 00:02:39
   • Bone Constraints 00:04:20
   • Bone Dynamics 00:04:10
6. Rigging
   • Rigging Best Methods 00:06:20
   • Rig Finessing 00:06:10
   • Patch Layers 00:05:19
   • Rig Parenting And Offset 00:04:55
   • Animated Bone Targets 00:03:30
   • Animated Bone Parenting 00:04:12
   • Bone Flipping 00:02:14
7. Animation
   • Key Frame Best Methods 00:06:30
   • Tweeners - Part 1 00:06:18
   • Tweeners - Part 2 00:04:30
   • Physics 00:06:13
   • Follow Path 00:06:12
   • Stroke Exposure 00:06:14
   • Layer Comps 00:05:57
   • Switch Layers 00:03:28
   • Lip Sync 00:05:46
   • Depth Sort 00:06:29
   • Morph Targets 00:06:14
   • Cycling Animation 00:06:36
   • Cycling Animation Switch Layers 00:05:23
   • Cycling Animation Tweeners 00:06:30
   • Walk Cycle - Part 1 00:06:06
   • Walk Cycle - Part 2 00:06:42
   • Sequencer And Motion Graph 00:06:52
   • Frame By Frame 00:05:32
   • Frame By Frame Styles 00:05:38
   • Reference Layers - Part 1 00:05:25
   • Reference Layers - Part 2 00:06:26
   • Animated Shape Ordering 00:02:44
   • Rendering And Batch Rendering 00:06:27
8. Special Effects
   • Imported 3D 00:06:31
   • Imported 3D Environments - Part 1 00:05:57
   • Imported 3D Environments - Part 2 00:05:09
   • Imported 3D Poser - Part 1 00:05:28
   • Imported 3D Poser - Part 2 00:04:39
   • Particles - Part 1 00:06:29
   • Particles - Part 2 00:05:34
   • Particles - Part 3 00:06:08
   • Particles - Part 4 00:05:44
   • Perspective Shadows 00:05:51
   • Point At Camera 00:06:08
   • Style Building - Part 1 00:05:52
   • Style Building - Part 2 00:04:11
   • Vector Effects 00:06:19
   • Image Effects 00:05:09
   • Motion Tracking - Part 1 00:06:07
   • Motion Tracking - Part 2 00:06:00
   • Motion Blur 00:03:57
   • Render Effects 00:03:25
   • Batch Rendering 00:03:19
9. Special Project - Forest Nymph
   • Project Introduction 00:02:23
   • Project Settings And Background 00:04:37
   • Background Development - Part 1 00:05:21
   • Background Development - Part 2 00:05:34
   • Sun Glow - Part 1 00:05:03
   • Sun Glow - Part 2 00:02:59
   • Water Shimmer - Part 1 00:05:57
   • Water Shimmer - Part 2 00:05:52
   • Water Shimmer - Part 3 00:05:56
   • Water Shimmer - Part 4 00:04:13
   • Fire Build - Part 1 00:05:24
   • Fire Build - Part 2 00:04:50
   • Character Development 00:04:35
   • Nymph Body 00:05:35
   • Nymph Styles 00:05:53
   • Nymph Rigging - Part 1 00:04:51
   • Nymph Rigging - Part 2 00:05:22
   • Nymph Morphs - Part 1 00:05:03
   • Nymph Morphs - Part 2 00:05:19
   • Nymph Wing Animation - Part 1 00:05:40
   • Nymph Wing Animation - Part 2 00:04:49
   • Nymph Hair Animation 00:04:49
   • Full Scene - Part 1 00:05:43
   • Full Scene - Part 2 00:05:26
   • Full Scene - Part 3 00:05:33
   • Full Scene - Part 4 00:06:08
   • Nymph Animation - Part 1 00:05:21
   • Nymph Animation - Part 2 00:02:03
   • Scene Adjustments 00:05:50
   • Depth Of Field 00:05:21
   • Wing Adjustment 00:04:14
   • Sequencer Adjustments 00:02:07
   • Final Render 00:04:16
10. Conclusion
    • Wrap Up 00:05:15