Introduction to Photo Animation
Final Touches
A course by Andrei Franz Mallmann , Animator
About the video: Final Touches
Overview
“Here, I'm going to apply blur and lens distortion effects simulating a real camera.”
In this video lesson Andrei Franz Mallmann addresses the topic: Final Touches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Photo Animation. Bring your images to life with exciting techniques in Photoshop and After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“final touches In this class, I will add more details to my animation, that approximates a real camera effect. Come on? Now here, I'll create a distortion simulating how on a sunny day we perceive it on the street, on the asphalt, that heat distortion. When it's too hot, it distorts, like steam. I'm going to create something here like this, to make this distortion in the background and imply that the dryer is on. For that, I'm going to create a solid black color. I come with the right, New, Solid. I can leave black here. I throw it here like this, Ctrl + Shift + C and I write "fractal". I do...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photo Animation
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Motion Graphics

Andrei Franz Mallmann
A course by Andrei Franz Mallmann
Andrei Franz Mallmann is a Brazilian animator who entered the motion graphics world in 2007, specializing in photo animation, a technique used to animate static images.
In this capacity, he's produced work for companies such as HP, Nestlé, UOL, and Habib’s. He currently also works under a wider, more general umbrella, which helps him continually develop his unique artistic eye and produce exclusive pieces.
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