Animating 3D Cartoon Characters in Blender
Our sequence of thumbnails 2
A course by Ulises Cervantes , 3D Character Animator and Artist
Joined July 2019
About the video: Our sequence of thumbnails 2
Overview
“I will continue to show you how to work thumbnails. I will share some tips so you can do it easily. Also, if you're having trouble finding the timing while animating, this method is going to help you tremendously!”
In this video lesson Ulises Cervantes addresses the topic: Our sequence of thumbnails 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animating 3D Cartoon Characters in Blender. Learn to bring cartoon-style characters to life through their poses, gestures, and actions using fun and effective tools .
Partial transcription of the video
“Now we are going to start making the thumbnails for Gulok. So we begin in this position; let's carefully observe what happens next. I doubt he's reflecting on the past all that much. if at all. It's a bit more three-quarters like the animator. We are going to make fewer poses as well. it doesn't have many accents. rather it's reacting to the line. So just be careful with the translations. with rotations. with things that stand out more. There it is observing. and then this pose. Interesting. This is a change. It appears to turn. as if it hears something. I'll place that pose here like this....”
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Course summary for: Animating 3D Cartoon Characters in Blender
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3D, 3D Animation, Animation, Character Animation

Ulises Cervantes
A course by Ulises Cervantes
Ulises Cervantes is a 3D character animator and artist from Mexico, currently living in Aguascalientes. He began his career in motion graphics and slowly transitioned to 3D, gaining a range of experience at different companies. He also spent a year at Bardel Entertainment in Canada working as an FX artist on Puss in Boots for Netflix. However, he always had his sights set on becoming an animator and finally achieved his goal when he joined Huevocartoon, where he helped create movies like Un Rescate de Huevitos and Un Gallo Congelado.
He currently works full-time as a freelance animator and collaborates with the US-based video game studio Secret Location, the Mexican advertising studio Ploop, and the Brazilian production studio Brape.
He also runs his own YouTube channel called Cebolla Skin and teaches online classes.
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