Intermediate: You already have some experience working with the software and understand its basic principles. You are familiar with the interface.
Motion Practice with Ben Marriott
Motion Practice with Ben Marriott
What is this course about?
I like to add a lot of humor to my design and animation and think that animation should serve the design and the story above all else. Also that almost any object can be improved by at least 20% by adding a face to it.
About the author
Hi I'm Ben Marriott
Topics covered

- Frame rate
- Onion skins
- Timing
- Roughs
- Anticipation
- Overshoot
- Cleanup in Animate
- Exporting as swf
- Cleanup in AE with shape layers
- Looping
- Adding textures
- Imitating a frame-by-frame look in AE

- Walk cycles
- Run cycles
- Follow through and overlapping action

- The wave principle
- Animating Smoke
- Animating a flame

- Solid drawing
- Adapting a 2D design into a 3D form
- The power of Time remapping
- Deforming and warping in After Effects
- Smear frames

Using all the skills learned in this course we're going to apply them to complex animation, breaking it down into small manageable parts and building on each one.
- Planning for complex motion
- Squash and stretch
- Cleaning up complex forms in After Effects


Students' Homework
What will I be capable of after the Motion Practice with Ben Marriott 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 skill of frame-by-frame animation
- Learn how to use Adobe Animate
- Solidify fundamental animation skills
- Learn techniques that can be applied to any animation
- Get a fast skillset upgrade essential for any motion designer
- Discover new and fresh approaches to already known software
- Learn the workflows used at top-studios
- Get permanent access to the course
Motion Practice with Ben Marriott
A practical structured course on combining frame-by-frame animation and After Effects. You will learn how to create frame-by-frame animation, add it to your motion design projects and create scenes full of captivating motion and characters.
If unhappy with the course, you can request a refund within 14 days after the purchase and get every cent back. Courses purchased before the actual starting date refund can be requested up to 14 days after the first lesson becomes available. Note: not applicable if purchased with a discount coupon
Frequently asked questions
In the first lesson we're covering the basics of frame-by-frame animation using Adobe Animate & integrating that with After Effects. We start to cover some of the basic principles of animation and useful techniques to elevate your animations to the next level.
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