Creating a Loop Animation from Ink in Photoshop
Decor and finishing touches
A course by Mathieu Maillefer , 2D Animation and Stop-Motion Designer
Joined August 2021
About the video: Decor and finishing touches
Overview
“The animation is ready! You will now see how to add the final touch by contextualizing the character in its setting and thus giving it cachet.”
In this video lesson Mathieu Maillefer addresses the topic: Decor and finishing touches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating a Loop Animation from Ink in Photoshop. Create a playful 2D animation using video, drawing techniques, and the free AnimDessin2 Photoshop plug-in.
Partial transcription of the video
“Decor and finishing touches In this lesson, we will see how to integrate the character in its decor. Now that we have our animated cat, that we added the texture, we will now do the decor. We will add the final touch to contextualize it and give it cachet. We will use the photo that we had put in the background at the start. It can also be a background that you have drawn. You can very well trace the decor over your photographic source. As you want. But for this exercise, I will use the photo and we're going to integrate the chat into it. For the animation part, I had passed it in opacity 4...”
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Course summary for: Creating a Loop Animation from Ink in Photoshop
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Animated Illustration, Animation

Mathieu Maillefer
A course by Mathieu Maillefer
From Paris to Angoulême, Mathieu Maillefer loves to create 2D and stop-motion animations of all shapes and sizes. He likes to base his work on hand-drawn illustrations that are inspired by everyday life.
He has worked on many projects and for prestigious clients such as Hermès, Netflix, The New Yorker, CANAL+, and Air France. From freehand storyboarding to digital tools, he is passionate about all the steps involved in the animation process.
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