Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
Basics of Motion
A course by RYLSEE ☻ , Visual Artist
About the video: Basics of Motion
Overview
“To create the illusion of movement (because, yes, it is an illusion), there are a few tricks that will help to give life to your creations. I'll share them with you here! ”
In this video lesson RYLSEE ☻ addresses the topic: Basics of Motion, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence. Combine playful lettering with motion graphics to create eye-catching GIFs that stand out on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“ BASICS OF MOTION We're now about to give life to our drawings. Today, we will be focusing on the software called Procreate It allows us to animate what we're drawing. Keep in mind that other software offer similar possibilities and options. Software like Photoshop, After Effects, or Fresco. Today, we will, though, focus on Procreate to give life to our drawings. Before we dive deeper into animation, and for those who are not familiar with creating moving images, I would like to give you a basic understanding of motion. The first notion I would like to share with you is about the basics of...”
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Course summary for: Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Animation, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Typography

RYLSEE ☻
A course by RYLSEE ☻
Cyril Vouilloz, better known as RYLSEE, is a Swiss visual artist and author based in Berlin. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember and turned his childhood hobby into a 20-year career in visual arts. RYLSEE is a freelance designer and one of the founding members of Urban Spree, an arts and music venue in the heart of Berlin. He also runs lettering workshops for individuals, schools, universities, and companies.
RYLSEE has worked with clients including Nike, LinkedIn, and Converse. He has presented at art exhibitions all over the world and a number of his artworks have gained global attention, including his viral “Too Shy to Rap” design. In 2017 RYLSEE published How to Play With Letters, a guide on how to add playful touches to lettering. More recently he has moved into animated design, and his “New Post” Instagram sticker has been used over a billion times on the platform.
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