Rigging and Animating Cartoons with Duik and Joysticks
Animate image based characters in After Effects powered with plugins Duik and Joysticks 'n Sliders!
Description
In this course you will learn all about the process of rigging and animating a 2D cartoon character using Duik and Joysticks 'n Sliders. These two plugins are available for After Effects, which is were the bulk of the work for this course will take place.
More specifically in this course you will learn how to:
Assemble as PSD for layer rigging
Properly import elements and set up comps
Build skeletons, auto-rig, and link layers together
Assemble and rig a Pin-bone based character
Learn how to adjust common animation settings with the Duik panel
Create motion controls with Joysticks
Create reusable actions, such as blinking eyes, with sliders
Create head turns, hand poses and mouth phonemes using Swap Templates
Create reusable actions through the Duik panel
Create a jump animation and place it into a scene to test the rig
What You Will Learn!
- How to rig an image based cartoon character in After Effects with the assistance of Duik and Joysticks n' Sliders
Who Should Attend!
- Beginner animators looking to use an After Effects workflow in their productions
- Established animators looking to change pipelines
- Beginners looking for an overview to the plugins Duik and Joysticks n' Sliders