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Character Animation Basics: Create a Dance Loop with After Effects and Photoshop

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Character Animation Basics: Create a Dance Loop with After Effects and Photoshop

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About Character Animation Basics: Create a Dance Loop with After Effects and Photoshop

Introduction

Animation is For Everybody

Recording a Video Reference

Choosing a Reference

Sketching Thumbnails

Designing Your Character

Refining in Photoshop

Adding Color and Detail in Photoshop

Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Understanding Adobe After Effects

Building Your Character in After Effects

Animating the Body

Animating the Arms

Finishing Your Animation

Outlining in Photoshop

Adding Color and Texture in Photoshop

Exporting for Social Media

Final Thoughts

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What You Will Learn?

  • Looking to learn animation, but don’t know where to start? Create a dance loop from start to finish and learn After Effects along the way in this fun, comprehensive class!.
  • Join Bee Grandinetti, an illustrator and animator known for her iconic hand-drawn style and analog approach to animation planning, for an introduction to animation that goes beyond bouncing balls and walk cycles to inspire the animator in you..
  • Bee’s holistic approach to animation will help you understand the foundational principles of effective animation in addition to the technical skills every animator needs to know. From sketching with pencil and paper to final tweaks to your finished animation, you’ll follow along with every step of Bee’s tried and true process, creating a dancing character as you go..
  • With Bee’s fun, accessible and clear approach, you’ll learn how to:.
  • Whether it’s your first time experimenting with After Effects or you’re looking to sharpen your existing animation skills, this class will unlock your ability to plan your animation, create natural movement in your work, and bring your art to life like never before. .