Harmony Premium Knowledge Base

• About Harmony Premium

  Learn more about Harmony's offerings.

• About Ember for Harmony
• What's new in Harmony 25
• What is the difference between the Harmony Editions?

• Workspace and settings

  Find your way around the interface and adjust settings.

• What elements in Harmony Premium have colour space settings?
• How do I update my scene settings after creating a scene?
• How do I customize a toolbar?
• What is the difference between the OpenGL and Render views?
• How do I change the interface colours?
• How do I adjust my Levels of Undo?
• See all 12 articles

• Import, export and library

  Import files, export projects, and use the Library to share resources.

• How do I export vector artwork from Harmony?
• About Harmony Premium variables
• How do I use variables when exporting?
• How do I edit a template?
• How do I create a Master template?
• How do I create an Action template?
• See all 19 articles

• Drawing tools

  Use the drawings tools to create and edit vector or bitmap artwork.

• About Harmony’s artwork editing tools
• About Harmony’s drawing tools
• About bitmap and vector in Harmony
• What is a dual tip?
• What format and appearance should a custom pencil line have?
• What format and appearance should a custom brush tip have?
• See all 13 articles

• Colour palettes

  Work with colour palettes and swatches to enhance mood and create life in your scenes.

• How do I find the artwork that is creating the colour recovery dialog message?
• How do I make multiple palettes with different colours for a single character?
• How do I add a tint to the colours in my palette?
• What is a protected colour?
• What's the difference between linking and importing a palette?
• What's the difference between vector colours and bitmap colours?
• See all 10 articles

• Layers

  Use layers efficiently for different purposes.

• How do I convert a layer to bitmap or vector?
• How do I edit artwork across all art layers, drawing layers and frames?
• Why are there grey squares on my screen?
• Why is there a blue dotted outline on my layer?
• How do I edit multiple drawing layers at the same time?
• How do I edit multiple art layers at the same time?
• See all 7 articles

• Visual reference tools

  All about the reference tools that help you create consistent and precise work.

• How do I import references into the Reference view?
• What’s the difference between using frames and drawings with the Onion Skin?
• How do I change my onion skin mode?
• How do I rotate my canvas?
• Why can’t I see my Onion Skin handles in the Timeline view?
• How do I change the appearance of the Onion Skin?

• Paperless animation

  Tips and tricks about paperless animation concepts and processes.

• How do I fill in gaps between my drawing frames?
• How do I change my drawings to all have the same exposure?
• How do I paint multiple frames at a time?
• How do I apply ‘Create Colour Art from Line Art’ to multiple frames?
• How do I edit multiple frames at a time?
• How do I add a sketch column to the Xsheet?

• Cut-out animation

  Tips and tricks about cut-out animation concepts and processes.

• How do I add a substitution drawing while animating a rig?
• How do I stop the following drawings from changing when I select a drawing substitution?
• How do I move my frames and keyframes on the timeline?
• How can I change the ease for multiple keyframes?
• Why is my animation path curving?
• How do I see the path of my peg?
• See all 10 articles

• Node view and Node library

  Navigate the Node view and use nodes and filters efficiently.

• How do I quickly navigate the Node view?
• How do I copy and paste a peg pivot?
• How do I retime my animation without permanently changing my keyframes or drawings?
• How do I connect a node in a group to something outside of the group?
• How do I change many properties on multiple nodes at the same time?
• How can I quickly organize my Node view?

• Rigging

  Tips and tricks about rigging concepts and practices.

• What is the difference between a copy, a clone and a duplicate?
• What is the difference between a peg pivot and a drawing pivot?
• Why is my artwork breaking when I use an Envelope deformer?
• How does the Auto-Patch node work?
• Why is there a thin line between my layers in the Render view?
• How do I mask one part inside another?
• See all 14 articles

• Camera and staging

  Position the camera and stage your scene.

• What is the difference between a perspective camera and an orthographic camera?
• How do I create a looping background?
• How do I use more than one camera in a scene?
• How do I animate the camera?

• Compositing

  Add a sparkle to your scene by efficiently using compositing and effect nodes.

• What is baking?
• How do I animate effect values?
• How can I create a clone of my character that follows the movements of the original?

• 3D

  Import, manipulate, animate and render 3D models.

• Why does my 3D model disappear when I zoom out?

• Gaming

  Create and export game assets for use in game engines.

• How do I export animations to Unity that contain non-compatible deformers or effects?
• Are there guidelines for animating game assets in Harmony?
• What gaming animation workflows exist in Harmony?
• Are there guidelines for creating game assets in Harmony?
• What are the different types of game exports in Harmony?
• About Harmony and Unity

• Scripting

  Use code to create new tools for customized workflows.

• How do I import an external script?
• How do I load and manage scripts?