Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
Stylising Transitions 3
A course by Yukai Du , Illustrator and Animator
About the video: Stylising Transitions 3
Overview
“You could also create these textures on paper. This could be interesting if you have a specific hand-drawn style. I'll explain how to use watercolours to create these textures, then scan them and add them on top of your animation.”
In this video lesson Yukai Du addresses the topic: Stylising Transitions 3, 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
“If you have a very hand-drawn style, You can also do these textures on paper. Let me show you how. So I'm going to use watercolor today as an example. And you can also use different materials you like. You can use color pencil or... ink or anything. So I have got some watercolor paper I'm going to paint textures and repeat three times. Like what we did on computer. But now we are doing it on paper. I'm going to just show you in black. because it's easier when we scan in computer. But feel free to use colors if your style has like a different color palette or you like gradients in your water...”
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Course summary for: Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects
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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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