You already have some experience working with the software and understand its basic principles. You are familiar with the interface.
Animated Loops with James Curran
Animated Loops with James Curran
From fundamental loop theory through to inspiration on how to generate your own loop ideas, you'll come out of this course fully prepared to start taking on the world with your own never-ending animations. Whether you're an experienced animator or an illustrator looking to spice up your portfolio with some motion, you can quickly learn how to create seamlessly infinite animations perfect for posting on social media.
What is this course about?
Most recently I've specialised in creating animated loops, regularly working with clients such as Samsung, eBay, Nike and Disney while also making many loops just for fun, including for my Gifathons – 30 GIFs in 30 days in New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.
About the author
Hi I'm James Curran aka SlimJim Studios
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What will I be capable of after the Animated Loops with James Curran course?
What do our students say?
You will study from animators and Motion Designers from around the globe. Each of them is a professional in their own field, seasoned in production studios, freelance projects with big brands and stock footages. And right, we are also sweet.

- Learn the fundamental principles behind making great animated loops, which can be applied to any style of animation
- Smooth out your character animation with techniques for creating hypnotically fluid motion, useful for non-looping animation too.
- Give your animations depth by learning to create convincing three-dimensional movements with your 2D characters.
- Learn how to design and animate loops which always look great when posted to social media platforms.
- Become a versatile loop animator, with several different looping animation techniques that can all be combined in any way you like to create your own loops.
- Develop your own loop ideas further with exercises on how to find inspiration, using James’ many years of experience creating hundreds of his own animated loops.
Animated Loops with James Curran
An in depth course covering a wide variety of looping animation techniques in After Effects. You’ll learn how to design and animate hypnotic character based loops that people will want to watch again and again and again, forever.
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- Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 3 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices
MacOS
- Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
- macOS v10.6.8 or higher
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
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