Creating a Loop Animation from Ink in Photoshop

Overview

“The main features of the cat are posed. I will now cut out the moving parts of the character to facilitate the animation work. Then you will see how to create dynamic objects, here the pupils. Once the first image is finished, I will move on to the next one.”

In this video lesson Mathieu Maillefer addresses the topic: Preparation of elements 2, 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

“Preparing the elements Now that we've finished the main features of the cat, we are going to come and put the masses that will be used to delimit the contour. I'm not going to draw these lines here for a matter of style, I will create masses for it. First we will create a new sequence for each mass. We'll make one for the head. We're going to put ourselves under the lowest element, there, under the cheek, and I will come and create a new sequence which I will call Headmass. And there, I'm going to take a bright color to differentiate the different masses. It will help us to animate. We're g...”

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Course summary for: Creating a Loop Animation from Ink in Photoshop

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 22 lessons (4h 28m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Animated Illustration, Animation