Basics of Character Animation with After Effects
After Effects + Illustrator
A course by Yimbo Escárrega , Animator and motion grapher
About the video: After Effects + Illustrator
Overview
“Although the combination of Ae + Ps and Ae + Ai is very similar, there are important differences in how After interprets the files of these two programs, that is what we will see in this lesson. ”
In this video lesson Yimbo Escárrega addresses the topic: After Effects + Illustrator, 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
“In this lesson we will see the same process, but now with Illustrator, since it has some changes compared to Photoshop which is super important that we know. Let's start. In Illustrator I have this illustration of the same Photoshop Rambo, as in Photoshop I have it separated in layers. Layer of pin, ear, eyebrow, etc. And well, as we had in the previous lesson, but in vectors in Illustrator. I'm going to After Effects to import it to see what happens. Click here in the Project Panel, I go to the unit 4 folder, to the Illustrator folder and I select my file. In Options, and I import it as Co...”
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Course summary for: Basics of Character Animation with After Effects
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects -
Areas
3D Animation, Animation, Character Animation

Yimbo Escárrega
A course by Yimbo Escárrega
Yimbo is a graphic and motion designer from Tijuana who has vast professional experience in the field of animation. In 2007, he founded Black Dog studio where he worked with companies like Aeroméxico, Sprite, adidas, and Sony Vaio. He then switched roles to animation lead at Pictoline in 2015, adding motion to stories that were shared daily on social media. The experience he gained during his time there gave him the ability to create animation at the speed of light.
Yimbo currently works as a freelancer and regularly collaborates on different projects and with other designers like Eraboy and Charles Glaubitz.
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