After Effects CC 2021: Character Animation Essential Training

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About this Course

Bring your characters to life with Adobe After Effects. Explore the essential tools and techniques for character animation in After Effects by working through examples that examine each feature as it applies to an animator’s workflow.

Discover how to rig characters with the Puppet tools and expressions, animate keyframes in the Graph Editor, and animate on the fly—with your mouse—using motion sketching.

Plus, discover how to add 3D layers and cameras to your scenes for a multidimensional perspective on your characters.

Expert provides tips and tricks to maximize your efficiency and your creativity, so you get the most out of the After Effects animation toolset.

 

Contents

 

Introduction
Welcome

Before we start

After Effects for animation

Big picture concepts

Version of After Effects

 

1. Working with Layers and Shapes
What art assets can I use?

Prepare and import Photoshop files

Prepare and import Illustrator files

Shape layer intro

Shape layer vs. masks

Track mattes

Precomposing

Artwork tips and tricks

 

2. Rigging Character Controls
What is rigging?

Anchor points

Parenting character parts

The Puppet tool

Fine-tune the Puppet tool

Introduction to expressions

Set up a slider controller

Version master properties

Useful effects for rigging

 

3. Working with Animation
Principles of animation

Add and adjust keys

Use the graph editor: Speed

Use the graph editor: Value

Looping animation

Motion paths

Work with audio tracks

Switch art for lip sync

Animate with motion sketch

 

4. Creating Multiplane Environments
Use 3D layers for multiplane parallax

Add cameras

Create a mood with lights

Rendering

1. Language: English. 

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