Digital Painting and Live Animation with Tagtool
A course by VJ Suave , Audiovisual Artist
Create animated characters and scenes for your projections in real-time using the Tagtool app for iPad
Ever thought about exploring the creative possibilities of live animation to interact with the world around you? Visual artist Ygor Marotta, of the VJ Suave duo, has participated in festivals, museum events, and urban projects across more than 25 countries and is the perfect person to guide you on this journey.
In this online course, learn to design illustrations and animations in real time using Tagtool. With Ygor's help, get to know the basic foundations for developing and projecting visual pieces containing a range of moving elements.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 13 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (39)
- 1,616 students
- 16 lessons (1h 54m)
- 13 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Produce a visual piece including characters, scenes, and moving elements.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone with an interest in learning to create live animations.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary for this course.
In terms of materials, all you need is an iPad with Tagtool installed.
Reviews
VJ Suave
A course by VJ Suave
Ygor Marotta is an audiovisual artist from Brazil. Alongside Argentine Ceci Soloaga, he is part of the duo VJ Suave, which has participated in festivals, museum events, and urban projects in more than 25 countries. His creations, inspired by urban art and made a reality using technology, offer viewers a unique experience of connecting with their city through a combination of the real world and animations.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Getting started with Tagtool
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How did Tagtool come about?
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Getting to know Tagtool
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Paint Interface
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Animation Interface
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Initial ideas
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U3
Animation production
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Mounting the mood board
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Character creation
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Time to animate the drawing
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Creating the animated scene
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Finalization and last details
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U4
Archive, animation projection and collaborative art
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Rendering and export
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Projection
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Collaborative drawing and painting
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Sell your creations
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FP
Final project
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Digital Painting and Live Animation with Tagtool
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level, recommended for those with basic knowledge of digital art or animation, but you don’t need to be a Tagtool expert.
You’ll need a tablet or iPad compatible with Tagtool, internet access, the Tagtool app installed, and for projection, a digital projector. Other recommended items include a digital sketchbook and visual references.
You’ll learn to create digital characters, animate with Tagtool, compose street art murals, perform animated projection for video mapping, develop immersive installations, and explore NFTs and remote collaboration.
The course teaches how to create multiplayer sessions in Tagtool, allowing multiple artists to collaborate simultaneously on live digital animation projects, even from different locations.
Prior experience with traditional graffiti isn’t required, but the course explores street art techniques and graffiti inspirations to enrich your digital creations.
Yes, you’ll learn NFT concepts, including how to create, mint, and manage artworks on the Tezos blockchain, plus strategies for digital promotion and sales.
Techniques covered include digital painting, layer manipulation, puppet character animation, gradient effects, transparency, and multitouch controls for live illustration.
Ygor Marotta is such a fine professional. I got this course to know more about Tagtool and left with new ideas, this is definitely my favorite course at domestically and the only course I watched until the end.
Great course and tutor! Thank you!
Wonderfull ! Thank Youuu :)))
It is a great course. Very good explanation, simple, clear and easy to understand! Great artists! Thank you!
I really love this course!