Fake 3D Walkcycles in After Effects

About Masterclass
Length: 2 hours 30 minutesLearn how to tame this pigeon from start to finish in After Effects. In this masterclass, we will be talkin’ about Faux 3D, Puppet Tool & a small dose of frame-by-frame animation. I will also guide you through some of my techniques, my workflow and custom expressions. Better keep this folk as wiggly as possible, right?
Elementary knowledge of After Effects & Illustrator is required. Be sure to check the Fundamentals on After Effects Course before.
After Effects (CC 2019+)
Illustrator
Masterclass Curriculum
Basic shapes, pen tool & a tiny bit of nonsense, that’s all you need for designing this peep! We will also use masks, pathfinding and a few other cool AI techniques.
Don’t rush straight into AE! A tidy workspace and good naming are the keys to be more effective. Let’s Marie Kondō this workflow (I assure you it’s fun).
Infinite round and round and round and round... Hacking 2D shape layers to get a 3D look requires some intricate knowledge, or not :)
It’s time to see the wobbly magic hidden behind this creepy function. Pin it, link it, offset it, these are some good ol’ tricks!
We will see what a simple path animation can do for you. Meet your two new friends: Vertice and Tangent.
Okay, after all this warm-up, we are ready to punch some serious keyframes. And there will be a lot of them in this section. Let’s roll for cel-animation basics in AE.
You’d be surprised how simple finishes give another dimension to your design. I love shaking this screen, and you?
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Fake 3D Walkcycles in After Effects
Learn how to tame this pigeon from start to finish in After Effects. In this masterclass, we will be talkin’ about Faux 3D, Puppet Tool & a small dose of frame-by-frame animation. I will also guide you through some of my techniques, my workflow and custom expressions. Better keep this folk as wiggly as possible, right?