Cartoon Workflow Tips - Adobe Character Animator and After Effects Tutorial
Okay Samurai via YouTube
Overview
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Learn advanced cartoon workflow techniques in this 28-minute tutorial focusing on Adobe Character Animator and After Effects. Discover 10 essential tips for improving production quality and efficiency, including environment interactions, walking workarounds, puppet automation, character rigging optimization, shadow masking, performance enhancement with PNGs, exaggerating key moments, creating effective transitions and establishing shots, streamlining lip sync with transcripts, and managing asset sizing in complex scenes. Gain insights from the creator of the "Consoles" cartoon series to elevate your animation projects and streamline your workflow.
Syllabus
Intro
Environment interactions
Walking workaround
Automate things with puppets
Don’t over-rig extra characters
Masking shadows
Better performance with PNGs
Exaggerate big moments
Transitions & establishing shots
Lip sync transcript tips
Asset sizing & “megascenes”
Outro
Taught by
Okay Samurai