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Frame by Frame Look in Adobe After Effects: From 3 Illustrations to a Smooth Animation

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About Frame by Frame Look in Adobe After Effects: From 3 Illustrations to a Smooth Animation

Introduction

Class Orientation

Sketching Your Keyframes

Vectorizing in Illustrator

Vector for Motion: Dos & Don'ts

Speed Graph & The Art of Morphing

Importing to AE: Layers! Layers! Layers!

Setting the Timing

Animating Shape Layers: Rotating the Head

Continuing the Rotation

Anticipation & Follow Through: It’s in the Details!

Adding a Background & Rendering

What Next? Keep Spinning! (BONUS)

Conclusion

What You Will Learn?

  • Do you love how frame by frame animation looks, but just don't have the time to draw 12 frames for every single second? So you are in the right place!.
  • In this class, you will learn how to use Adobe After Effects to create animations that resemble frame by frame techniques but only use a couple of drawings. You will only need to create a few poses - in our case, just three - and After Effects will handle the hard work, generating the frames in between..
  • We do that by animating shape layers and managing the graph editor. That allows us to be able to morph different shapes and create seamless transitions. .
  • Throughout this process, you’ll learn:.
  • This course is designed for anyone eager to animate characters without the complexity of intricate riggings or plugins. Some experience in After Effects will be helpful, but beginners will also be able to follow along, as I attached all my working files in the resource section for your reference..
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  • This technique is how I animate many of my client projects, especially when I have to animate characters and don't have the time to do actual frame by frame animation. This is a really effective and time-saving workflow..
  • By the end of the course, you will understand the endless possibilities of working with shape layers in After Effects and be able to take your animation skills to the next level..