After Effects- Character Animation Techniques
Release date:2019, June 18
Duration:01 h 06 m
Author:Angie Taylor
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Discover how easy it is to bring your characters to life in Adobe After Effects. Join Angie Taylor as she shares tips and tricks for animating within this powerful motion graphics and compositing application. Learn how to set up anchor points, link the different parts of your characters together in a parental hierarchy, and create a simple character rigging system. Get tips for using the Puppet tool, including how to create a sense of depth in your animations and fix glitches with Starch pins. Plus, discover how to link master properties to your Puppet tool rig; leverage RubberHose, a rigging script for After Effects; and easily automate a lip-sync animation.
Topics include:
Setting up anchor points
Linking layers together in a parental hierarchy
Creating rigs with master properties
Motion capture with the Puppet tool
Improving your Puppet animations
Using a temporary layer to adjust values
Rigging the Puppet tool
Working with RubberHose
Triggering animation with audio
0 – Introduction
E0 – Design creative character animations in After Effects
1 – 1. Traditional Layered Setup
E1 – Set up anchor points
E2 – Link body parts with parenting
E3 – Group body parts with nested comps
2 – 2. Rigging and Structures
E4 – Set up Master Properties
E5 – Use Controller layers
E6 – Graph Editor and keyframe interpolation
3 – 3. Puppet Tool
E10 – Create depth with Overlap pins
E11 – Tweak Puppet tool animations
E7 – Motion capture with the Puppet tool
E8 – Use bend pins and advanced pins
E9 – Fix issues with Starch pins
4 – 4. Advanced Rigging
E12 – Use layers as adjusters
E13 – Rig the Puppet tool
E14 – Rig with Master Properties
5 – 5. Rigging Scripts
E15 – Overview of RubberHose
E16 – Overview of Duik
6 – 6. Audio Tricks
E17 – Automate lip sync
E18 – Trigger animation with audio
7 – Conclusion
E19 – Next steps
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