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Make Your Unique 2.5D Cut Out Animation: Give Depth and Make It More Alive

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With Adobe After Effects and Adobe Animate
8 Class Projects

It takes about 1~10 hours to complete one class project.

  • Creating Animation Thumbnail, Storyboard

  • Designing Your Character, Background and Other Assets

  • Character Rigging for Animation

  • Convey Emotion with Animation

  • Animating that Amplifies Expressions

  • Creating Your Animation

  • Creating Depth of Field with Camera

  • Final Touches

Skills You’ll Learn

Storyboard Terms and Usage

Build a framework

Design Your Character, Background and Other Visual Assets

Learn how to use and develop your unique visual expression

Character Rigging for Animation

Start building the digital sculpture, skeleton for a quicker and easier animation work

Convey Emotion with Animation

Learn character acting

Create Your Animation

See the overall animation creating process

Opening and Ending Sequence

Create memorable opening and ending sequences so that you can have a full animation work with your name on it.

Anyone can create animation without in-depth knowledge or skills necessarily



Class Summary

I will go through the entire process you need to know to create a short 30secs animation which includes 7 shorts. I will also come up with new storyboard ideas to create a new work when you work on making yours.


Learn how I work on my animation as an experienced Animator, and follow the process step by step. I still encounter unexpected difficulties and find useful tips when creating a new work even with my 10 years of experience. This is why I'm also going to create a new work with you in my class.


This Class is For

Anyone can create animation without in-depth knowledge or skills necessarily. In this class, you'll find useful yet easy to follow tips that you need to create your animation. If you ever wanted to make your own unique animation work, learn how the entire process and useful skills, this will be a perfect class for you.


Class Takeaways

I will go through the entire process you need to create a short 30secs animation which includes 7 shorts. I will also come up with new storyboard ideas to create a new work while you're working on making yours. Learn how I work as an experienced Animator, and follow the process step by step. I still encounter unexpected difficulties and find useful tips when creating a new work even with my 10 years of experience. This is why I'm also going to create a new work and show it to you in the class.



Storyboard

Creating a storyboard is crucial in making animation. Learn how to build your storyboard that you can use in any type of video work. Further your skills by making a draft based on the effects you designed on the storyboard.


Character and Background Design

Design your character and background with the finalized storyboard. We are going to use Photoshop but only some simple functions so don't worry if you're not too familiar with the program.


Learn Practical Skills and Tips that You Actually Will Need

Once you have the overall flow set, start working on each cut. You will learn how to design the background, and basic character movement such as walking, running, and moving their heads. These are not too complicated but you'll be using them a lot in any animation work. You can also apply these to come up with new motion designs.


Camera Walk and Creating Depth in the Shot

Learn how to give depth in the work and adjust color palette using After Effects camera and lighting. I will help you understand depth in your work easily.


Finalize Your Work

Create opening and ending sequences so that you can have a full animation work with your name on it. You will also learn how to add, edit, and pick the right music for your work.


This class will cover the entire process you need to know to create your animation, which is the essence of what I learned in school. You'll find the graphic tool skills and tips you'll learn from the class helpful because you can apply it to many different fields. I hope you enjoy each step in the process and find what you truly like!

Curriculum

WELCOME

A-Z of Creating a 2.5D Cutout Animation

1. Meet Your Instructor: Sohee

02:55

2. What is a 2.5D Cutout Animation?

02:03

3. Introduction to the Course & Materials

01:27

CHAPTER 1

Continuity and Storyboard

1. Story Idea and Continuity

04:38

2. Starting Off: Storyboard Terms and Usage

11:34

3. Creating a Draft with Cuts in Your Storyboard

08:30

CHAPTER 2

Outlining the Overall Atmosphere of Your Work

1. Learning Photoshop Panel Settings for Quicker Drafting

04:49

2. Making Color Board Using Photoshop

06:05

3. Character Design with Shape Tool

05:00

CHAPTER 3

Designing Characters, Background, and Other Elements

1. Creating an Animation Character with Pen Tool

06:38

2. Utilizing Blending and Brush Tool

05:49

3. Designing Background and Other Elements Using Clipping Mask

04:29

CHAPTER 4

Useful Character Actions in Animation Vol.01

1. After Effects Panel Setting and Character Setting

05:57

2. Walk Cycle Animation with Loop Expression

06:24

3. Animating Eyes - Blinking and Movement

06:59

CHAPTER 5

Useful Character Actions in Animation Vol.02

1. Making Your Character Talk: Lip Sync Animation

05:10

2. Character Animation and FX Sound Effect for Smooth Movement

05:57

3. Motion Blur and Camera Application that Amplify Motion

04:24

CHAPTER 6

Creating Your Own Animation Vol. 01

1. Effects and Skills You Will Use Often

06:30

2. Creating Depth with Camera Walk and Perspective

05:00

3. Creating Shadow with Light

04:42

CHAPTER 7

Creating Your Own Animation Vol. 02

1. Animation production process <Work Process Flow> part.01

07:06

2. Animation production process <Work Process Flow> part.02

07:08

3. 2D Effect Using Plugins

05:11

4. [Tip] Animation Composer

03:59

CHAPTER 8

Finalizing Your Work

1. Creating Opening /Ending Sequences and Credits

06:20

2. 2. Animation Sound Design Using Sound Effects

04:55

OUTRO

Congratulations on Completing the Course!

1. [Bonus] Sending Your Work to Animation Festivals!

01:58

2. Final Words

01:49

Creator

Sohee

Sohee

Hello everyone, my name is Sohee, and I am an Animator with 10 years of experience. I studied Classical Animation at Vancouver Film School, worked as a 2D animator at Disney. I've also worked with Naver Line, one of the popular apps in Korea and Japan, trailer for numerous webcomics and collaborated with IU on creating her concert video. My works were featured in various film festivals as well.

I started working as an animator because I enjoy making everyday objects alive, and it's been 10 years. There's something special about animation compared to taking pictures and keeping journals. I can deliver more stories and narratives that I can't easily convey. I would like to share this joy with you all.


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