Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement

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

“Thank you! Oh In lesson 3. we will load our sketch into Photoshop. continuing from where we left off. The initial step involves resizing. We will adjust it to be twice the height of 1080p. effectively doubling That is. exactly 2160. double high. The reason is to ensure that in After Effects. we can zoom in without any difficulty or loss. without any issue. We will refine the sketch to achieve a pure black and white look. adjusting levels as needed. ensuring clarity and precision. we can also utilize Photoshop's dodge tool in Highlights mode for enhanced effects. to tidy up the white regions...”

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Course summary for: Build a Friend: From Pencil to Movement

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (338)
• 13114 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 55m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects

• Areas

  2D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Motion Graphics, Rigging