It's time to say hi to Harmony 25 & Storyboard Pro 25 .This release introduces powerful new tools supporting every stage of the production process. @Doodles and @_Goldenwolf_ partnered with us by providing demo assets from Dullsville and the Doodleverse.

Add more effects to your storyboards and animatics. Introducing the Effect Stacks View in Storyboard Pro 25. Check out what else is new in Storyboard 25 here:

More control, more precision. With the new Pencil Line Retouch Tool, artists can now refine existing lines by adjusting opacity and thickness—simply by drawing over them.

Draw your thumbnails in a brand new interface - or print out a grid for thumbnailing on paper and then scan your sketches back into Storyboard Pro! Your thumbnails will be automatically distributed to their own panels.

Directed by Thomas Richner, ONE is an animated short film that explores the emotional journey of athletes moving from the highs of competitive sports to the reality of life beyond.

How do you make audiences root for a character whose reactions are subtle and understated?

"The character designs came first, and while mulling over names I had the realization that the two were very ‘kiki and bouba.’"

Let's talk about ambitious character designs in this week's #ToonTopic thread.

This team of Seneca College students proves that it's possible to create anime-inspired action scenes using 2D rigs.

"Most of our characters start from the same basic structure; kind of a kidney bean or cashew shape, with rubber hose-style arms and legs."

What was the first film to feature a multiplane camera system?.

This week’s #ToonTrivia thread is about the precursors to Harmony’s digital multiplane systems.

"Making A Crab in the Pool wasn’t a money-making endeavour, it is a life experience. We invested a lot of ourselves into it."

Set in a magical realist world where stress causes people to inflate, Expire follows a pair of high school friends.

"I felt the game jam would be a great opportunity to test out the game engine integration, and I’d been itching to make another small, complete project."

This week's #ToonTopic question is about finding community in animation.

Isabella Spagnolo was working as a 2D animator at Flying Bark Productions before pitching her short film, My Jumper, It Roars!

“Keeping the visual style consistent throughout the animation was super important to us, and Harmony made that feel natural.”

Let’s break it down in this week’s #ToonTrivia challenge.

"High Moon Queen is a whole show. It has a whole world, and it’s just presented in three minute chunks."