Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
The Timing 2
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: The Timing 2
Overview
“Here I will complete the transition of the first exercise, where I work on a fast-paced animation with 24 frames per second.”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: The Timing 2, 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
“ The Timing Now we have a guide for our transition. This is what the transition will be. Make sure you drag the keyframe to cover the whole layer. Thus, we can see the guide all the time, and... I'll lock it as well because we don't want to touch this in the drawing. If it's too hard for you to see, you can always turn on the Outline Mode here. You can change colour as well. I'll go for a brighter colour. You can see a faint guide on the screen. I'll change to more of this colour to show you. Now you see this outline of the Moving_path. I'll start with the fast transition first. I'll turn ...”
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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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