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Draw animated puppets! (with Adobe Character Animator and Photoshop)

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Course Features

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Duration

1.4 hour

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop, Tablet

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

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Video Content

1.4 hour

Course Description

Are you interested in creating and animating your own characters? This class will teach you how to draw and animate your own characters. We will use Adobe Character Animator and Adobe Adobe Photoshop to create a puppet from a template with many features. Character Animator makes character animation simple by automating lip sync.

What You'll Learn:

  • How to use the blank puppet template in Adobe Character Animator
  • How to create your original puppet from concept art
  • How to edit your Photoshop puppets
  • How to draw your character animations
  • How to animate hair physics
  • How to record animations
  • How to use animation triggers and Swap sets
  • How to lip sync your animation with audio

Why you should take this class: Animation with Character Animator can be very easy to learn and has many features that you can explore if your interest takes you deeper. Character animation can be intimidating, especially for those who are not familiar with it. However, Character Animator makes the process easier and automates lip sync.
This class is for you if you've ever wanted to make your characters and art more real, or if you just wanted to have fun animating without too much hassle.

Who this Class is for: This class caters to anyone who is interested in animation and cartooning at any level. It is recommended that you have some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. This class is for intermediate to advanced users of Adobe Character Animator.

Materials/Resources You will need to have access to Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Adobe Character Animator or Adobe Photoshop. Although a digital drawing tablet is essential, you can use a mouse or create the artwork on an iPad.

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Post Course Interactions

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Hands-On Training,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

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Case Studies, Captstone Projects

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

How to animate hair physics

How to draw your own character animations

How to edit your puppets in photoshop

How to lip sync your animation to audio

How to record animations

How to work from concept art for your original puppet

How to work with animation triggers and swap sets

How to work with the blank puppet template in adobe character animator

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