Learn by doing.

Short guides for drawing, animation and files.

What can a color say?

Choose a color and explore its associations and possible uses.

Learning paths

Guides in sequence, in the order each subject is learned.

From a new project to an exported file

17 min

Create the project, pick a workspace, draw and export.

  1. Your first project3 min
  2. A workspace for each way of creating3 min
  3. Brush, pencil and stabilization4 min
  4. Keyboard shortcuts2 min
  5. Save and export5 min

Frame by frame animation

19 min

Frames, layers, onion skin and in-betweens made by Zyggs.

  1. Your first animation5 min
  2. Artwork, drafts and guides4 min
  3. See neighboring frames3 min
  4. Automatic in-between frames4 min
  5. Animating along a path3 min

Motion and characters

12 min

Delay, sway, motion taken from video and mesh warping.

  1. Inertia and sway4 min
  2. Animate a character from captured motion5 min
  3. Warp with a mesh3 min

Precise vector drawing

16 min

Curves, nodes, shapes, rulers and stroke shaping.

  1. Precise curves with the pen3 min
  2. Edit nodes with control4 min
  3. Shapes, fills and outlines3 min
  4. Rulers and guides3 min
  5. Push and smooth paths3 min

Color and brushes

14 min

Color pickers, the eyedropper, fills and imported brushes.

  1. Explore colors and palettes4 min
  2. Reuse colors with the eyedropper3 min
  3. Fill shapes and regions3 min
  4. Import and customize brushes4 min

Account and support

11 min

Plans, activation, cloud projects and reporting a problem.

  1. Plans and subscription3 min
  2. Activating Zyggs and switching computers2 min
  3. Projects in the cloud3 min
  4. Report a reproducible problem3 min

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