Escape Studios Toonboom Harmony ATC

Toonboom Harmony ATC Certificate

We're delighted to announce that Escape Studios has been confirmed as an ATC (Authorised Training Centre) for Toonboom Harmony, one of the leading software packages for the creation of 2D animation.

2D Animation has been experiencing a revival, with many 2D productions being animated in the UK. 

In particular, Blue Zoo, Aardman Animation, Passion Pictures and others have chosen Toonboom Harmony as their principal 2D animation platform.

Toonboom Harmony ATC

Scene from Kueh

Being a Toonboom Harmony Authorised Training Centre (ATC) is a formal recognition of the high quality of student work being created at Escape Studios, and also the quality of our teaching staff. We're delighted that all our hard work in recent years is starting to pay off.  

We are one of only two Harmony ATCs in the UK. 

Home Licenses For Students

As we now over 50 Harmony Licences ("seats") for the campus, we are entitled to the same number of home licenses. We currently have 52 home licenses we can allocate to students to use on their home machines, meaning that our students can now work flexibly from home. 

2D Animation at Escape Studios

To see some of our latest 2D Animation student work, watch the video below:

2D Animation Revival

Harmony Animation by Daniella Ciriello

2D Animation is experiencing a big comeback, with many 2D productions being animated in the UK. 

In particular, Blue Zoo, Aardman Animation, Passion Pictures and others all use Toonboom Harmony as their principal 2D animation platform.

Flexible Software
Toonboom Harmony is a very flexible software package, that allows the user to combined 2D rigged puppet-style animation with the ability to add hand-draw elements in the traditional way. 

Free Toonboom Harmony License and Online resources

In the meantime, check out some of the online Harmony resources available here.  Toonboom have released a free home version of their software for student use, initially for 30 days.

Birds Connect Our World
Finally, to see what kind of animation can be done in Harmony, watch the short film "Birds Connect Our World" created by Escapee Lilian Fu, who took our Toonboom Harmony Evening Class.





Toonboom Harmony Resources at Escape Studios

We also have a growing range of online resources for our students at our Vimeo channel and elsewhere

• Toonboom Harmony Tutorials at Vimeo
• Getting started with Toonboom Harmony with Plamen Ananiev
• ToonBoom Harmony Walkthrough - Free Tutorial
• Toonboom Harmony Visit to Escape Studios

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects.  To apply for one of our courses, follow this link.