Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
Influences
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will now talk about three of my biggest animation influences. I will explain what I love about them and how they have influenced my work.”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects. Create seamless and organic animated transitions from scratch by exploring color, shape, texture, pattern, and timing using both analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to share some of my influences with you. I grew up with a lot of Japanese manga and anime. in the late 1990s and early 2000s. My love of 2D animation started at a very young age. I love anime series like Sailor Moon and Car Captor Sakura. The transformation part were always my favorite. In these parts, The characters usually transform from their daily life, from a normal person to a superhero. When I think about transitions, I always think about these amazing transformation moments. So they always start from like a normal room or normal scene. And then suddenly you...”
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Course summary for: Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
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2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration
Yukai Du
A course by Yukai Du
Yukai Du is a Chinese-born illustrator and animator based in London, UK. At just 15 years old, she began training at GuangZhou Academy of Fine Arts where she learned to work with acrylic and still life paintings, pencil drawings, and sculpture. From there, she went on to study animation at college, where her traditional art skills were put into practice. It was there that she discovered her passion for creating craft-like illustrations and animations, and she later moved to London to pursue a Master’s degree in those art forms.
After graduating, she worked at various studios in the UK including M-I-E and Bliink. Since then, as a freelancer, she has collaborated with well-known brands including The New Yorker, Spotify, The Guardian, MTV, Adobe, Apple, and WeTransfer. Her work has also been recognized by Adobe Design Awards, 3x3 International Illustration Awards, and more.
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