2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move
After Effects: Basic Character Animation 3
A course by Nuria Boj , Digital illustrator and Motion Designer
Joined November 2021
About the video: After Effects: Basic Character Animation 3
Overview
“Now that the main animation is set, I'm going to be adding a few subtle movements to different areas of the character, such as the torso, the skirt, and the right leg.”
In this video lesson Nuria Boj addresses the topic: After Effects: Basic Character Animation 3, 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
“ After Effects Basic Character Animation I want to add animation now to the torso. I want it to feel like a chain reaction. The torso will move first, then the head. I'll select R on the keyboard and put a keyframe at the start and at the end. As I said, I want the torso to move before the head, so I'll position the keyframe before the head keyframe. Now, it will move in the opposite direction, so it is being pulled to this side. Then, around here, it would follow the other movement going down. Back to the original position. I'll select them both and centre them out a bit more. Select the ...”
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Course summary for: 2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move
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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
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.
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