Toon Boom Animation and Boston-based educational media developer
FableVision have announced the expansion and enhancement of its newly
released Animation-ish software for "do-it-yourself" animation. Along
with functional updates, Animation-ish Service Pack 1 expands the
firms' eLearning offerings to support its growing base of
international users.

Key to the success of Animation-ish, which has received three awards
from parenting and educational publications, is the software's
"Inspire Me" feature -- online animation lessons hosted by New York
Times Best-Selling Children's Book Author/Illustrator Peter H.
Reynolds (The Dot, Ish, Judy Moody, Someday), along with others
artists and animators at FableVision.

One of the newest lessons demonstrates how to animate a bouncing
ball, which combined with the program's "Ish-Starters" help even the
most reluctant and creatively-challenged learners. FableVision's EVP
and Director of Production Gary Goldberger notes, "We didn't just
create an animation tool -- we're committed to developing a mentoring
relationship with our users -- young, old and in between --
especially with people who think they can't draw." He adds, "Toon
Boom and FableVision plan to deliver hundreds of lessons over the
next decade to support our user community."

To download this latest version, existing customers who purchased
from the Toon Boom web site need to log in, go to MyProducts page
and click on their listed Animation-ish license key. - the
FableVision web site need to go to: http://animationish.com/upgrade/
and enter their current license key.