Illustrator – Animated Character Design
Release date:2011, January 14
Duration:02 h 33 m
Author:Angie Taylor
Skill level:Intermediate
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
This workshop from author and animator Angie Taylor teaches how to use Illustrator’s tools and features to prepare 2D files for animation in Adobe After Effects. Discover how to make the most of Illustrator’s drawing tools and Autotrace feature, and to how use Live Paint and Kuler to recolor artwork. Plus, get a ton of tips and tricks for giving artwork a hand-drawn look and find out how to set up layers, aspect ratios, and transparency options for importing into After Effects. The lessons are focused and solution-oriented, and all the project files are included.
Topics include:
Setting up the work area
Bringing artwork into Illustrator
Tracing artwork manually
Creating complex shapes
Working with paths
Using Live Trace
Coloring artwork
Applying 3D effects
Exporting artboards
Options for saving files
01 – Welcome
02 – Working with preset document profiles
03 – Setting up your workspace
04 – Working with views
05 – Using multiple artboards
06 – Opening files
07 – Placing files via import
08 – Creating template layers
09 – Drawing with the Pencil tool
10 – Drawing with the Pen tool
11 – Working with the Brush tool
12 – Working with the Blob Brush tool
13 – Drawing using shapes
14 – Combining shapes and tools
15 – Using adjustment tools
16 – Creating complex shapes
17 – Selecting paths
18 – Opening and closing paths
19 – Filling and stroking
20 – Reshaping paths
21 – Customizing settings for Live Trace
22 – Expanding artwork for fine-tuning
23 – Applying gradients
24 – Working with Live Paint
25 – Recoloring artwork with Kuler
26 – Creating live 3D effects
27 – Grouping and working with hierarchies
28 – Exporting artboards
29 – Options for saving files
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