Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
Planning Transition Details in Colour Boards
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Planning Transition Details in Colour Boards
Overview
“I would now like to show you how to use coloured boards to present your ideas. You'll also see how many transition details are needed in the pre-production phase and how to put everything we have seen in the exercises into practice.”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Planning Transition Details in Colour Boards, 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
“ Planning Transition Details in Colour Boards In this lesson, I'll show you how I use colour boards in my projects and when it comes to the longer format of animation, how I plan transition details in colours. After the previous exercises, I'm sure you have experimented with different colour combinations. If you're working on a longer format of animation, it could be overwhelming to design all the colours in one go and you'll overwork yourself by doing them one by one in very detailed style frames. Also, different from personal projects, if you work for a client or brand, there are some sp...”
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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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