{"id":814722,"date":"2023-11-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=814722"},"modified":"2024-01-29T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:34:34","slug":"lets-get-animated-josh-pinker-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/lets-get-animated-josh-pinker-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Get Animated with Josh Pinker! Episode 1: Toon Boom Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joshua Pinker<\/a> is a 2D animation artist who has worked on over 15 animated series, including projects for Adult Swim, Disney Jr., and Netflix. He released a book in 2019 intended to help demystify the animation industry, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youranimatedjourney.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youranimatedjourney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Animated Journey<\/a>, and is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toon Boom<\/a> ambassador. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>He has also recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGAnim\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGAnim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new YouTube channel<\/a> aimed at beginning animators, called \"Let's Get Animated.\" The channel aims to provide simple animation tutorials for beginning artists to follow, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/products\/harmony\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/products\/harmony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toon Boom Harmony<\/a> software and a <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-one-pen-display-and-tablet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom One 13 Touch display tablet<\/a>. In this first episode, he goes over the basics of using the software.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ep 1- Intro to Toon Boom Harmony &amp; How to draw In the program\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6Xm251wAtc?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting started with ToonBoom Harmony: Intro to drawing in the program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key points of the video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning how to customize your workspace and only see the buttons you want to see and use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic Toon Boom settings, and using the same settings as Josh so you can follow along<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intro to the <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool, <strong>Pencil<\/strong> tool, and how colors work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using <strong>Tool Properties<\/strong> to adjust the tools' settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Importance of taking a quick \u201ccat break\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a rough drawing of a hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracing the hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding layers and \u201csub layers,\u201d and how to use them properly when drawing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding how to color an object properly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning about the color palettes and how to adjust colors, make gradients, and lower alpha to make things see through<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned -- there are many more episodes to come! Make sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGAnim\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGAnim\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Let's Get Animated<\/a> to keep up with the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/josh-pinker-avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814724\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/josh-pinker-avatar.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/josh-pinker-avatar-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/josh-pinker-avatar-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the artist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joshua Pinker<\/a> is a 2D animation artist working in the animation industry since 2014. He has worked on over 15 animated series, including projects for Adult Swim, Disney Jr., and Netflix. In 2019, he self published a book titled \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youranimatedjourney.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youranimatedjourney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Animated Journey<\/a>,\" which is a self-help guide for artists looking to work in the animation industry. In 2022 he was chosen to be a Toon Boom ambassador. Currently, he is working as a supervisor on a new upcoming Nickelodeon series. When he's not on the computer, you can find him playing videos games, traveling, playing sports, or hanging out with his two cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinkerart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his website<\/a>, or follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatkidpinker\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatkidpinker\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshpinker\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshpinker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Pinker&#8217;s new channel, &#8220;Let&#8217;s Get Animated,&#8221; aims to provide simple animation tutorials for beginning artists. 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