Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D
Birds 1
A course by Oelhan , Digital Artist and Motion Designer
About the video: Birds 1
Overview
“I can now move on to the 2D animation of the ornamentation of my amphora. For that, I will illustrate and animate the main block of the amphora, that of the birds. First, I need to create the illustration of the bird: its body and its wings. You can do this in several ways: in Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, or even by hand. In my case, I will be working with Illustrator.”
In this video lesson Oelhan addresses the topic: Birds 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D. Deepen your mastery of After Effects and Cinema 4D and learn to model a 3D object with animated ornaments in a universe that is both dark and colorful.
Partial transcription of the video
“The birds In this lesson, we'll move on to the 2D animation of ornaments. We will start with the main block, that of the birds. I'll show you the whole process, from design to final animation. Here we are again to design and animate the main block of the amphora, which is this flight of a bird. We will have a result that will look something like this. The idea is to have a black and white texture that we will be able to colorize later. The idea with these birds would be to have a design like that. That is to say to have a first wing, a second wing and a body in separate layers. This step, i...”
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Course summary for: Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D -
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration, Motion Graphics

Oelhan
A course by Oelhan
Jordan Coelho, aka Oelhan, has been passionate about animation since he was little. He chose to make it his profession and, after getting his BTS diploma in graphic design, he now specializes in motion design. He has been his own boss since 2016 and his taste for creative challenges has led him to collaborate with many studios and clients. He has notably created augmented reality content for Adobe.
His visual universes are psychedelic and often inspired by nature. He likes to play with contrasts, between hot and cold, dark and colorful, melancholy and joyful, bizarre and ordinary, giving life to unique and bewitching animations.
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