Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 1
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to adjust the scenes you sketched in order to get them ready for the transitions. I will explore different designs and focus on shapes, styles, and colours. First, I will compare the four colour combinations I created, select one, and adjust it. Then, I will start planning the transition between the two scenes and think about the movement and direction of the different elements.”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 1, 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
“ Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles In this lesson, we will select, compare, and adjust the two things we would like to connect, and explore different designs like colours, shapes, and styles in transition. Let's have a look at the JPEG that we saved from the last lesson. Now we have all the colour combinations and it's time for us to think about what colours we should go for. In this case, I would like you to think about your story, your narrative, and the best colour for what you want to say through this animation. The reason for the transition is I would like the indoor girl who's on...”
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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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