Save Time In Character Animation For After Effects Online Course

Save Time in Character Animation for After Effects

All levels
English

Course Description

Rigging characters has been used since a couple of years ago, but what I teach you here is how to automate the movements by using expressions (Java code and lots math) inside After Effects to give you the ability to move your characters with just clicks and drags. Just check 1 hour of free lessons to see if you find the techniques interesting. What options do I have for animating a character? Picture this. You have a project in your mind, lets say, a 2 minute animation. You have the plot in your mind, its a good story and you even have the main characters drawn and ready. You know how to use After Effects, because you went to Video Copilot and learned the basics for free. Puppet tool Cut out animation Advanced Rigging

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What you’ll learn

Puppet tool
Cut out animation
Advanced Rigging

Covering Topics

Section 1 : Introduction

Section 2 : Rigging The Character

Section 3 : Turning The Head

Section 4 : Setting Up Controllers

Section 5 : Activating Controllers

Section 6 : Setting Up The Lip Sync

Section 7 : Automated Blinking And Additional Switches

Section 8 : Animating The Character

Section 9 : Replacement Animation

Section 10 : Wrap It Up

Curriculum

  Section 1 : Introduction
1
Introduction Preview
2
How to Download Project Files
3
Character Setup In Adobe Illustrator
4
Getting DuIK 14.23
5
How To Open Project Files

  Section 2 : Rigging The Character
6
Rigging The Left Arm Preview
7
Rigging The Right Arm And Legs
8
How To Hide The Shoulder Line
9
How To Hide The Hip Line
10
Put The Left Arm Behind The Character
11
Put The Right Arm Behind The Character
12
Anchor Arms And Legs To Body

  Section 3 : Turning The Head
13
Setting Up For 3D Illusion - Turning The Face Preview
14
Animating The Face Shape For 3D Illusion - Turning The Face
15
Animating The Rest Of The Face For 3D Illusion
16
Cleaning The Workspace

  Section 4 : Setting Up Controllers
17
Setup For Head And Face Controls
18
Extracting The Different Parts Of The Face To Separate Layers
19
Create Effects For The Controllers And Parent Layers
20
Align Anchor Points

  Section 5 : Activating Controllers
21
Expressions For Turning The Head Preview
22
Controlling The Head Up And Down
23
Marking Limits For Head Control
24
Expressions For Eyebrow And Eye Controllers
25
Preparing Eyes And Eyebrows And Fixing Eye Blinks
26
Expressions For Eyebrows
27
Expressions For Pupils

  Section 6 : Setting Up The Lip Sync
28
Animating For Lip Sync Preview
29
Expressions For Mouth Part 1
30
Expressions For Mouth Part 2
31
Setting Up The Jaw And Using Expressions

  Section 7 : Automated Blinking And Additional Switches
32
Front To Back Switch
33
Blinking And Final Touches

  Section 8 : Animating The Character
34
Animating The Character
35
Setting Up 3D Scene

  Section 9 : Replacement Animation
36
Setting Up For Replacement Animation
37
Replacement Animation

  Section 10 : Wrap It Up
38
Wrap It Up

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