- Modules
- Tones and Highlights
- Activity 1: Drawing a Highlight Mask Using Sync Layers
Activity 1: Drawing a Highlight Mask Using Sync Layers
T-COMP2-004-002
In this topic, you will see how you can take advantage of the Sync layers to create a hand-drawn highlight matte for a frame-by-frame animation and sync the timing of the original layer and matte layer for maximum efficiency. You will also see how to use the Auto-Fill and the Auto-Trim options on the Polyline tool to quickly draw masks.
Material
To complete this topic, you will need the following from the sample material you downloaded:
- MO-COMP2-004/tone-highlight-scene
- MO-COMP2-004/tone-highlight-final
Author
- Marie-Eve Chartrand
- Director of Customer Success
- toonboom.com
Time Estimated 20 mins
Difficulty Level Intermediate
Topics List
- Drawn Tones vs Offset Tones
- Activity 1: Drawing a Highlight Mask Using Sync Layers
- Highlight Node
- Tone Node
- Activity 2: Applying both a Tone and a Highlight to a Character