- Modules
- Introduction to Animation with Harmony Essentials
- Activity 2: Changing the Colour of the Animation
Activity 2: Changing the Colour of the Animation
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In this activity, you will learn how to change the colour of your animation and use gradients.
Material
- Your Bouncing_Ball scene from Activity 1.
How to change the colour of your animation
- Start Harmony and open your Bouncing_Ball scene.
- In the Timeline view, turn off all the layers except the Colour_Animation layer. Use the Enable/Disable All
button or press D. - In the Colour view, click the Add Colour
button to create a new colour swatch. Double-click on the name of the new colour swatch and give it an appropriate name.
- Double-click the colour swatch to open the Colour Picker window and select a new colour. You can use the Dropper
to select a colour from the interface or anything on your screen.
- Repeat this process and create different colour swatches.
- From the Tools toolbar, select the Onion Skin
tool and adjust its settings to display multiple drawings.
- From the Tools toolbar, select the Paint
tool. - In the Tool Properties view, click the Apply to Multiple Drawings
button to paint multiple drawings. - Select a colour from the Colour view.
- In the Camera view, drag around the drawings you want to paint with the new colour.
The objects you selected change to the colour you selected.
- Experiment with using different colours and selecting different objects to colour. Check to make sure the Apply to Multiple Drawings button remains selected.
How to use the Edit Gradient tool
- In the Tools toolbar, click the Edit Texture
tool or press Shift + F3. - In the Colour view, double-click a colour swatch to reopen the Colour Picker window.
- Select the Gradient option and Radial (for a circular gradient) or Linear (for a linear gradient).
- Edit the gradient by adjusting the colour selectors and gradient controls. When you are satisfied with the gradient, close the Colour Picker.
- In the Camera view, paint the balls in your scene with the gradient colour swatch.
Time Estimated 30 mins
Difficulty Level Beginner
Topics List
- About Paperless Animation
- Timeline View
- Xsheet View
- Extending the Exposure of Previous Drawings
- Using the Onion Skin
- Typing Exposure
- Creating Cycles
- Setting the Exposure
- Cleaning Animation
- Using the Light Table
- Activity 1: Rough Animation
- About Duplicate Layers
- Duplicating Layers
- About Colour Palettes
- About Colour Swatches
- Adding a Colour Swatch
- Adding a Gradient Colour Swatch
- Adding a Texture Colour Swatch
- Painting Multiple Drawings
- Activity 2: Changing the Colour of the Animation
- Activity 3: Adding a Colour Card and Exporting
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