Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement
Give color and prepare the photoshop
A course by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán , Motiongrapher
Learn how to create an animated character, from the initial sketch to the final rigging in After Effects
- English, Spanish
- 98% positive reviews (323)
- 11398 students
About the video: Give color and prepare the photoshop
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn how to take your rough sketch and paint it in Photoshop, always keeping in mind the organization that will allow you to take it to After Effects afterwards.”
In this video lesson Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán addresses the topic: Give color and prepare the photoshop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement. Learn how to create an animated character, from the initial sketch to the final rigging in After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT 1: FROM PENCIL TO AFTER EFFECTS LESSON 3 In this Lesson 3 we will load our sketch in Photoshop and we will resize it first. We'll make double a 1080 high, that is, exactly 2160 high so when we put it in After Effects, we can zoom without any problem. We will clean the sketch so that it is as black and white as possible. With the Levels. We can also use Photoshop's Dodge tool, in Highlights mode to clean up the white parts a bit. What remains of the end we will clean with a white brush. That sketch layer we will put it in multiply mode on the layers of paint to always have a reference. ...”
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Course summary for: Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects -
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Motion Graphics, Rigging
A course by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán
Carlos Albarrán (Zenzuke) has more than ten years of experience working as a creative director, a 2D and 3D animator, and a motion graphics artist. As a co-founder of the motion design studio Maaambo, he regularly collaborates with some of the most prestigious producers and agencies in Spain. He also combines his creative work with teaching and has been sharing his knowledge on motion graphics and 3D animation for more than six years at some of the most well-known schools and workshops in Madrid, as well as online with Domestika.
- 98% positive reviews (323)
- 11398 students
- 16 lessons (2h 55m)
- 15 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
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