Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects

Overview

“In this lesson, we’ll look at the fundamentals of character rigging and walk cycles, I’ll teach you how to do all of this without using any additional plugins. This is possibly the most sought after skill for motion designers so it’s a great one to memorise.”

In this video lesson Michael Tierney addresses the topic: Character Rigging and Walk Cycle, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects. Master the basics of animation and motion graphics to create a unique showreel with After Effects.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'll talk you through character rigging and walk cycles, and this is possibly the most sought-after skill for motion designers and animators. So let's get started. My goal for this lesson is to teach you the most efficient way to rig and animate a character so we can keep a super clean workflow and every stage can easily be digested. The human form or a walking movement is universally recognizable to us. If you do something a bit exaggerated or abstract, that can be one way to add personality to the character and the viewers still can tell what it is. So let's jump into Adob...”

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Course summary for: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects

• Level: Beginner
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• 6344 students
• 5 units
• 18 lessons (2h 52m)
• 13 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects

• Areas

  Animation, Digital Design, Motion Graphics, Photography Post-production, Portfolio Development