Basics of Character Animation with After Effects
Final composition - Part 2
A course by Yimbo Escárrega , Animator and motion grapher
About the video: Final composition - Part 2
Overview
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In this video lesson Yimbo Escárrega addresses the topic: Final composition - Part 2, 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
“Well, let's see what we have now. Something we need is ... The band lines are not clinging to the mask. We needed to put the Matte. We create the band, we put Matte, F4 to get the mattes. And we choose Alpha Matte. And this copy is related to the original band. There we have it. Let's see how our animation goes. R2, let's promote it a little more. R2, the character looks at him and smiles. I think we could also modify the eyebrows. And I think give it more time before making the smile. About ten frames from when he flips until he smiles. And while smiling, let's make the eyebrows come alive...”
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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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