2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move

The After Effects Interface

A course by Nuria Boj , Digital illustrator and Motion Designer

96% positive reviews (27)

1,377 students

Audio: English

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About the video: The After Effects Interface

Overview

“The main software we will use for the animation is Adobe After Effects. Here, I will quickly describe its interface, and introduce you to the different tools, the layers, and keyframes so that you get familiar with how it works.”

In this video lesson Nuria Boj addresses the topic: The After Effects Interface, which is part of the Domestika online course: 2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move. Animate subtle movement in your character designs using After Effects and Procreate..

Partial transcription of the video

“ The After Effects Interface In this lesson, I'll briefly describe the interface of After Effects, which will be the main software for this class, and explain how the interface works, its tools, layers, and keyframes so that you're familiar with it. Since I've decided to use After Effects to animate my entire composition, I thought it would be a good idea to explain to you how its interface works, how you can add layers, what its properties are, the sort of keyframes you will see, and also how you can mask two layers or link them together as well as apply effects to one layer and how you c...”

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Course summary for: 2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move

Level: Beginner
96% positive reviews (27)
1377 students
5 units
27 lessons (6h 8m)
8 downloads

Category
3D & Animation, Illustration
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Digital Illustration

Nuria Boj

A course by Nuria Boj

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Digital illustrator and Motion Designer

Nuria Boj is a digital illustrator and motion designer based in Scotland. She found her passion for all things digital at a young age when her mother taught her how to use a computer. She became interested in using Photoshop and creating her own animated GIFs to develop forum signatures and blogs.

Nuria moved from her native Spain to Edinburgh to study Graphic Design in 2016 and started using her free time to learn how to master After Effects. Eventually, realized her passion was in motion graphics. Since beginning work as a freelance motion designer, she has developed work for Google, such as a Google Doodle representing the Fifa Women's World Cup and created a series of blog animated illustrations for Stoke, on their Adobe project.