Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
Making Unique Transitions
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Making Unique Transitions
Overview
“I would now like to share how I used timing in some of my previous animation projects and what I did to find my transition style. I will also explain what a unique transition can do for your work. ”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Making Unique Transitions, 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
“ Making Unique Transitions In this lesson, I'll show you how I use timings in my animation, what I did to achieve my style, and what a unique animation can do for your work. I'll show you two of my projects as examples. One is at a fast pace, and the other is much slower, and how I added a lot of details, textures, and patterns to make them in my style. The first one I'm showing you is my short film "Way Out" in which I used transition animation and liquid motion to tell a story about humans' phone addiction. It was the first time I considered having an animation style, so it took me about...”
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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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