Basics of Character Animation with After Effects

Overview

“In this lesson we will see how After Effects reads our PS files, how to interpret the groups or folders and, we will see how to avoid common mistakes when it comes to illustrating that they can cost us a lot of time when we animate. ”

In this video lesson Yimbo Escárrega addresses the topic: After Effects + Photoshop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basics of Character Animation with After Effects. Learn to bring your characters to life and showcase their true personality.

Partial transcription of the video

“Something that can complicate our process of animation is the illustration, since there are thousands of styles, and we have to adapt our way of working in After Effects to attach to that. In this lesson, we will be working in Photoshop, where I will give you some "tips" on how to organize your file, what to do and not do so that you do not complicate life when it comes to animating in After Effects. Let's go to work. Let's start with Photoshop and with this illustration of this Rambo I made. I'm going to leave the file on the bottom for reference only. It is not necessary to use it, but th...”

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Course summary for: Basics of Character Animation with After Effects

• Level: Beginner
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• 10867 students
• 8 units
• 37 lessons (5h 48m)
• 16 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects

• Areas

  3D Animation, Animation, Character Animation