Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D

Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D

“That's the end of the course! Thank you for following it. I hope that this learning will be useful to you and that you will enjoy carrying out your final project. Now is the time to prepare for this project. For this, we will review the key phases of it. It would be great if you could show me a picture of each phase of your project and add a brief explanation of what you did in each one. Iconographic research Start by doing an iconographic search for the object or subject you want to animate. You can perfectly reproduce the amphora that I created myself, but I highly recommend that you find a subject that speaks to you and that is unique to your style. With the references collected, set up a mood board which will then serve as a guide. You can come back to it as many times as necessary throughout your work. Sketching and modeling Outline your subject. Illustrate a simple shape for your background, then sketch the elements that will adorn your subject. These will be the elements that you will animate later. Think carefully about the arrangement of the elements and try to structure them in blocks. This will allow you to better organize yourself afterwards and will make the animation step easier.

When your sketch is ready. Model the base in Cinema 4D. Illustration and animation You can now work with your patterns and ornaments in Illustrator, then animate them one by one in After Effects. Create a loop with each element, being careful that the transitions are sharp - and therefore invisible. In my case for birds, I worked first in Cinema 4D to create the movement of the wing flaps. You can apply this technique to your project. Assembly Once you have finished making all your designs and animating them, you will add them one by one to your object. Organize yourself by step so you don't get lost in your designs and have the flexibility to rearrange if you find that another composition would ultimately be better. Once you've added all of your designs, you can go back to Cinema 4D to place the camera that will animate everything. Colors and finishes Prepare your color palette and colorize your animation. Then add some effects, if you want, to bring your animation to life! Export If you are satisfied with the result, export your animation so that you can then share it online and add it to your portfolio. Well done ! You have just made a very unique animation. Now show us the result of your hard work :). Publish in the forum your animation and the different stages of your creation process as I have just done. The creative community is always very constructive and caring. I encourage you to watch what your comrades have been up to and comment on their posts - it will help you move forward. As for me, I will drop by as soon as possible to see what you have done and to comment on your plans or answer your questions. Thank you again for joining me on this course. I tell you very soon on the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Here is the last video of the course. We will recap the main steps to make our final project a success. To reinterpret an ancient amphora, we have collected references and iconographic research to make a first sketch of our final project. Then we defined the final shape of the amphora by modeling it in 3D. We illustrated and then animated our birds as well as the ornamental elements of our amphora. It's a pretty heavy part, but rich in advice and animation techniques. We switched to Cinema 4D to add textures and render. The textures pile up, the amphora begins to come to life....”

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Course summary for: Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D

• Level: Beginner
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• 944 students
• 5 units
• 30 lessons (6h 39m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D

• Areas

  2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration, Motion Graphics