| Course Title | Level | Duration | Released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Character Design with Illustrator | Intermediate | 2h 33m | 01/2011 | {8} | |
| 2D Character Animation with After Effects | Intermediate | 2h 35m | 02/2011 | {8} | |
| Kinetic Typography Techniques with After Effects | Appropriate for all | 7h 16m | 09/2011 | {8} | |
| Stereoscopic 3D Motion Graphics with After Effects | Advanced | 59m 37s | 08/2011 | {8} | |
| Up and Running with Illustrator CS6 | Beginner | 2h 51m | 05/2012 | {8} | |
This workshop from author and animator Angie Taylor teaches how to use Illustrator's tools and features to prepare 2D files for animation in Adobe After Effects. Discover how to make the most of Illustrator's drawing tools and Autotrace feature, and to how use Live Paint and Kuler to recolor artwork. Plus, get a ton of tips and tricks for giving artwork a hand-drawn look and find out how to set up layers, aspect ratios, and transparency options for importing into After Effects. The lessons are focused and solution-oriented, and all the project files are included.
Topics include:
- Setting up the work area
- Bringing artwork into Illustrator
- Tracing artwork manually
- Creating complex shapes
- Working with paths
- Using Live Trace
- Coloring artwork
- Applying 3D effects
- Exporting artboards
- Options for saving files
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