Hand-Drawn Digital Animation: Bring Illustrations to Life
Influences
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about how inspiration lies in every aspect of my life and how traveling plays a big part in how my style evolves. ”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Drawn Digital Animation: Bring Illustrations to Life. Transform your unique drawings into playful motion graphics with Photoshop, After Effects, and Animate.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'll talk about how inspiration can be found in every aspect of my life. It comes from my travelling experiences, from artists, exhibitions, to architecture, or different designs, books, graphic novels to anime. I often get new ideas from travelling. Being in different cultures and environments makes me see my work in different perspectives. When I first moved to London, I was so inspired by everything surrounding me, so I refreshed my black and white mono-tone illustration style. In my second year in London, I started with something very different. I created some...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Drawn Digital Animation: Bring Illustrations to Life
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
2D Animation, Animated Illustration, Animation, Digital Illustration, Motion Graphics, Traditional illustration

Yukai Du
A course by Yukai Du
Yukai Du is a Chinese-born illustrator and animator based in London, UK. At just 15 years old, she began training at GuangZhou Academy of Fine Arts where she learned to work with acrylic and still life paintings, pencil drawings, and sculpture. From there, she went on to study animation at college, where her traditional art skills were put into practice. It was there that she discovered her passion for creating craft-like illustrations and animations, and she later moved to London to pursue a Master’s degree in those art forms.
After graduating, she worked at various studios in the UK including M-I-E and Bliink. Since then, as a freelancer, she has collaborated with well-known brands including The New Yorker, Spotify, The Guardian, MTV, Adobe, Apple, and WeTransfer. Her work has also been recognized by Adobe Design Awards, 3x3 International Illustration Awards, and more.
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