Bring your characters to life with Adobe After Effects. Explore the essential tools and techniques for character animation in After Effects CC.
- [Alan] If you're looking to create the illusion of life through character animation, learning how to harness the power of Adobe After Effects will help you convey the action and emotion through digital puppets. In my LinkedIn Learning course, the aim is to get you up and running in After Effects so that you can bring characters to life. We'll learn the software within the context of character animation, and we'll cover the essentials of After Effects, including puppet tools, expressions, the graph editor, and more. Because this course isn't project-based, we won't animate any one scene from start to finish. Instead, we use a variety of character examples to learn the features of After Effects along with tips and tricks that will help you get started creating your own animations. Hi, I'm Alan Demafiles, a freelance motion designer. Join me at LinkedIn Learning and discover how to animate your characters using Adobe After Effects.
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Released
8/12/2019- Shape layers and masks
- Track mattes
- Rigging characters
- Using the Puppet tool for rigging
- Adding and adjusting keyframes
- Looping animation
- Animating with motion paths and motion sketch
- Adding cameras for multiplane environments
- Lighting animation
- Rendering animation
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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Before you start2m 59s
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After Effects for animation1m 59s
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Big picture concepts2m 17s
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1. Working with Layers and Shapes
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What art assets can I use?1m 17s
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Shape layer intro8m 12s
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Shape layer vs. masks5m 21s
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Track mattes5m 40s
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Precomposing7m 11s
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Artwork tips and tricks6m 26s
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2. Rigging Character Controls
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What is rigging?32s
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Anchor points6m 29s
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The Puppet tool5m 21s
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Fine-tune the Puppet tool6m 19s
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Introduction to expressions7m 50s
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Set up a slider controller7m 26s
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Version master properties6m 47s
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Useful effects for rigging4m 30s
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3. Working with Animation
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Principles of animation2m 12s
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Add and adjust keys7m 34s
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Use the graph editor: Speed5m 57s
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Use the graph editor: Value4m 56s
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Looping animation6m 54s
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Motion paths9m 9s
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Work with audio tracks5m 54s
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Switch art for lip sync9m 16s
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Animate with motion sketch5m 34s
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4. Creating Multiplane Environments
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Add cameras5m 17s
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Rendering4m 35s
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Conclusion
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Next steps43s
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