Harmony Essentials Knowledge Base

• About Harmony Essentials

  Learn more about Harmony's offerings.

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

• Workspace and settings

  Find your way around the interface and adjust settings.

• What is the difference between the OpenGL and Render views?
• How do I find my drawing in the Drawing view?
• How do I open a view?
• How do I extend the length of the timeline?

• Import, export and library

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

• What file formats can I export from Harmony Essentials?

• Drawing tools

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

• About Harmony Essential’s artwork editing tools
• About Harmony Essential’s drawing tools
• How can I keep the position of a gradient consistent over multiple, separate objects?
• How can I drag artwork by selecting anywhere inside the bounding box?
• How do I create a custom Stamp tool preset?

• Colour palettes

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

• How do I add a tint to the colours in my palette?
• How do I make multiple palettes with different colours for a single character?
• How do I create a linear gradient?
• How do I create a radial gradient?

• Layers

  Use layers efficiently for different purposes.

• How do I edit artwork across all art layers, drawing layers and frames?
• How do I edit multiple drawing layers at the same time?

• Visual reference tools

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

• How do I change my onion skin mode?
• What’s the difference between using frames and drawings with the Onion Skin?
• How do I rotate my canvas?

• Paperless animation

  Tips and tricks about paperless animation concepts and processes.

• How do I edit multiple frames at a time?
• How do I paint multiple frames at a time?
• How do I fill in gaps between my drawing frames?
• How do I change my drawings to all have the same exposure?

• 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 move my frames and keyframes on the timeline?
• What is the difference between a 3D path and a Separate path?

• Rigging

  Tips and tricks about rigging concepts and practices.

• What is the difference between a copy, a clone and a duplicate?
• How do I permanently delete a substitution drawing?

• Camera and staging

  Position the camera and stage your scene.

• How do I animate the camera?

• Effects

  Add a sparkle to your scene by efficiently applying effects to your project.

• How do I work with effects in Harmony Essentials?
• What effects are available in Harmony Essentials?
• How do I animate effect values?
• How can I create a clone of my character that follows the movements of the original?

• Scripting

  Use code to create new tools for customized workflows.

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