2D Explainer Character Animation in After Effects Tutorials
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Hi guys, welcome to my new After Effects character animation tutorial with Duik Bassel 2. In this video i will show how to make rig and how to animate character like a explainer animations style. Also, today my birthday :) Let's gooo
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Hi guys, welcome to my new After Effects video.
In this video, I'm gonna show how to make this animation with After Effects.
Let's get started.
So vectors from freepeak.com, I will add the online link and project files.
Let's select these layers.
Let's search here and set body height and foot 1, foot 2.
Then right mouse, pre-compose, add name, character 1, click OK.
And let's back to character composition.
Let's hide this composition.
And select these plants, right mouse, pre-compose, add name, plants, background, click OK.
Back to character again and hide composition.
So in this time, let's make a little rig for this character.
Select this layer 1.
Let's link to layer 11.
Select this layer 11, link to layer 111.
And select this layer 111.
Let's link to body.
And select this layer 1, go to solo and click palm behind icon.
Let's move anchor point here.
Click selection tool and select this layer 11, go to solo.
Move anchor point down here.
Click selection tool and select this layer 111, go to solo.
Let's move anchor point, move to here.
Click selection tool and unsolo all layers.
Then select this body, go to solo and select palm behind icon.
Move anchor point down, click selection tool and unsolo.
And select this hand right, go to solo, select palm behind, move anchor point here and click
selection tool and unsolo.
Let's link to body.
And in this time, let's select this eye white and eyeball, cap, eyebrow and head.
Let's write mouse, pre-comp and add name head.
Click okay.
Back to character composition and select this head.
Let's link to body and select this hair, go to solo and move anchor point here.
Click selection tool and unsolo.
Let's link to this hair to head and select this head, go to solo.
Let's move anchor point here, click selection tool and unsolo.
Okay, let's select this layer 21 and delete.
So in this time, let's go to window and open Duik Bezel 2.
Let's click this icon for go to rigging.
And in this time, let's select this layer 1, 11 and 111.
And we select the three layers, go to Duik and click auto rig eye key.
Okay, we have one controller.
Let's select this controller, go to icon and change icon size like this.
And let's see.
Okay, very nice.
So let's select this finger and let's link to layer 1 and select controller.
Let's see.
Okay, nice.
And select the finger, let's go to solo and select this palm behind icon.
Let's move to anchor point here, click selection tool and unsolo.
Let's press air chain rotation like this and move to behind layer 1 and hold shift press
P. Let's move to right and move to down.
Okay, nice.
So in this time, let's make animation.
Let's close Duik Bezel window and select this controller, go to here.
Let's press P, make new path in shape frame and move to down like this and go to 10 shape
frame.
For shortcut, you can use hold shift press page down in the shape board and let's move
to up like this, select shape frames, make easies.
And in this time, let's see.
Okay, select shape frame, move to right, go to graph editor and let's make smooth graph.
Nice.
And select this finger.
Let's press air, hold shift press P and go to here, make new path in and new rotation
shape frames.
Go to some shape frames and let's chain rotation like this and move to here like this.
Select shape frames, make easies.
Let's see.
Select first shape frames, move to left, nice.
And let's select last rotation shape frame, chain like this, go to 10 shape frame, chain
again rotation and again change like this.
Let's see.
Okay, nice.
So in this time, let's open character one and select this region of interest icon.
Let's select region, go to composition and click crop contour region of interest.
Let's back to character and enable this composition.
Let's move to up and move to here.
Okay.
And go to here.
Let's press P and select palm behind, move to anchor point here, click selection tool
and hold shift press air, go to here, make new path in and new rotation shape frames
and go to here.
Let's move to right and chain rotation.
Let's move to up, select shape frames, make easies.
Okay.
Go to here.
Let's move to up and here, move to down again here, move to up and go to here, move to like
this.
And in this time, let's chain rotation like this, go to here, chain rotation and here
again chain rotation and go to last shape frame, change like this.
So let's see.
Nice.
Let's select last shape frames, move to right.
Okay.
And go to here and select this composition.
Let's move to up.
Let's see.
Nice.
So let's back to character composition and select this wing, wing one and say palm behind,
move to anchor point here, click section two and say this wing to go to solo.
Let's move to anchor point here, click section two and un-solo and select body, go to solo.
Let's move to anchor point here, click section two and select here, go to solo and move to
anchor point here, click section two and un-solo.
Then select this foot one, go to solo and foot two.
Let's move to anchor point here, click section two and foot two select, move to anchor point
here, click section two and un-solo and select body two.
Let's go to solo and move to anchor point here, click section two and un-solo.
Okay.
And let's go to here for timing and back to character one and select these wings, right
mouse, go to markers and add marker.
Okay.
So select these wings, press air, go to here, make rotation shape frame and let's change
rotation like this.
Go to three shape frame, one, two, three, change rotation like this again, go three
shape frame, one, two, three, say first shape frames, control C, control V. Let's see.
Okay.
Select these shape frames, control C, control V for duplicate shape frames and select these
shape frames again, copy and paste.
Okay.
And select these shape frames again, copy paste.
Okay.
Let's see.
Nice.
And select shape frames.
Let's make easiest.
Then select this shape frames, wing two.
Let's move to right.
Let's see.
And let's zoom to shape frames.
Let's move to left.
Nice.
So let's back to character.
Let's see.
Nice.
And back to character one, let's select shape frames and move to left.
Let's see here.
Okay.
Nice.
So back to character again and go to here.
Let's go to 10 shape frame, change rotation like this.
And this rotation, go to 10 shape frame again and let's make random shape frames.
Again go to 10 shape frame, let's move to down.
Let's see here.
Nice.
Okay.
Let's go to again 10 shape frame, change rotations.
Again go to 10 shape frame, change like this.
These shape frames for random.
You can make your shape frames how to like you.
So select these shape frames, control C and control V for random animation and these shape
frames.
Okay.
Let's see.
Okay.
Not bad.
So let's see here.
Okay.
Not bad.
So in this time, let's select this character and go to here and go to edit split layer
and select the character one and second composition.
Let's link to this controller and let's say controller.
Let's see.
Nice.
And in this time, let's make new position shape frame and go to 10 shape frame.
Let's move to left and go to here, make new position shape frame, go to 5 shape frames.
Let's move to right.
Let's see.
Okay.
Very nice.
And select these last three shape frames, move to right and this move to right.
Let's say again.
Nice.
Go to here.
Again, let's move to left and move to down.
Go to here.
Move to left.
Again here.
Move to right.
Move to up.
Let's see.
Okay.
Let's select work area like this.
And in this time, let's open composition and select these wings.
Let's link to body and select this body too.
Let's link to body.
Select here.
Link to body and select foot.
Let's link to body too.
And select this foot.
Let's press air.
Go to here.
Make new rotation shape frame and go to 10 shape frame.
Let's change rotation like this.
Again 10 shape frame and again.
Let's see.
Okay.
Say shape frames make easiest and select this shape frames.
Move to left and select this move to right.
Nice.
And go to 10 shape frame again.
Let's make random shape frames like this.
Nice.
And select this shape frames.
Ctrl C and Ctrl V. And select last 3 shape frames.
And let's change rotation like this.
For seat.
Okay.
Select this shape frames.
Ctrl C and Ctrl V. And select last shape frame.
Delete.
Go to last shape frame.
Change rotation 0 for seat.
Let's see here.
Nice.
And back to character again.
Select this body.
And press P. Hold shift.
Press R. And let's make new shape frames.
Go to here.
Let's change rotation like this.
Let's see here.
Okay.
And go to here.
Make new rotation.
Go to 5 shape frames.
Let's change rotation.
Go to here.
Again.
Change rotation like this.
And select shape frames.
Make easiest.
Let's see here.
Nice.
And go to here.
Make new rotation again.
Change rotation like this.
Okay.
And let's select this body.
Let's move to down.
And in this time.
Make new position shape frame.
Go to here.
Let's move to down.
Again.
Go to here.
Move to up.
Okay.
And select shape frames.
Make easiest.
And select this foot.
Let's unlink.
Okay.
Let's see here.
Nice.
And let's select this shape frames.
Hold alt.
Move to left.
Let's see.
Okay.
Let's select this last shape frame.
Move to down.
And change rotation.
And select this head.
Go to here.
And press R. Make rotation shape frame.
Go to here.
Change rotation.
And go to here.
Make new rotation again.
And make again random shape frames.
And see time.
Let's go to here.
Change rotation like this.
And make shape frames easiest.
Let's see.
Nice.
So in this time.
Let's press B. And select body.
Let's make rotation shape frame.
Go to here.
Change rotation like this.
And in this time.
Make new passing shape frame.
And go to here.
Let's move to down.
Go to here.
Select first shape frame.
Ctrl C. Ctrl V. Let's see.
Okay.
Go to here.
Make rotation.
Go to 10 shape frame.
Or 20 shape frame.
Change rotation like this.
And select 3 passing shape frames.
Ctrl C. Ctrl V. Move to here.
Let's see.
Nice.
And go to here.
Again make new rotation.
Go to 5 shape frames.
Change rotation like this.
And select 3 shape frames.
Ctrl C. Ctrl V. Move to here.
Nice.
Let's see here.
Nice.
Okay.
So let's close character composition.
And open here.
And select this eye white.
Ctrl D. Select this eyeball.
Let's move the inside 2 layers.
And click toggle switch modes.
Let's click none.
Change.
And click alpha matte eye white 2.
Let's see.
Nice.
And select this eye white.
Press S. Click this icon.
Select this eye white 2.
Let's link to eye white.
And let's make eye blink.
Make new scale shape frame.
Go to 3 shape frame.
And change this 5.
Go to 3 shape frame again.
Change 100.
Let's see.
Okay.
Select shape frames.
Let's hold alt.
Move to right.
For slow animation.
And make easy ease.
Nice.
And select this shape frames.
Ctrl C. Go to here.
Ctrl V for random animation.
Nice.
And select this eyeball.
Let's press P. Let's see here for timing.
And let's go to here.
Move to right.
And make new pattern shape frame.
Go to 2 shape frame.
Let's move to left.
Let's move to right.
This shape frames.
Okay.
And make new pattern shape frame.
Go to 2 shape frame.
Let's move to right like this.
Okay.
And select this shape frames.
Move to right.
Go to here.
Make new 2 shape frames.
Go to 2 shape frame.
And move to down.
And let's move to right again.
Let's see here.
Nice.
So, in this time, let's select this body.
And press R. Go to here.
Make new rotation shape frame.
Go to 10 shape frame.
Let's change rotation like this.
And select shape frames.
Make easies.
And go to 1st, 2nd.
Let's select this back.
And link to body.
Select this back too.
Link to body also.
Let's see.
Okay.
And go to here.
Make new body shape frame.
Go to here.
Change rotation 3.
Let's see.
Or change 1.
And go to here.
Make new rotation shape frame.
Go to 5th shape frame.
Change rotation.
Minus 2.
And here.
Make new rotation.
Go to here.
And change 0.
Let's see here.
Okay.
Select this controller.
Let's see.
And make new passing shape frame.
Go to here.
Let's move to right.
And go to here.
Make new rotation.
Go to 5th shape frame.
And move to like this.
Okay.
So, select these 2 shape frames.
Let's move to right.
Okay.
And...
Nice.
Okay.
So, select this body.
And go to here.
Hold shift, press P.
Make new passing shape frame.
Go to center.
Let's move to down.
This object.
And go to last shape frame.
Select 4th shape frame.
Ctrl C.
Ctrl V.
Make shape frames.
Easies.
Nice.
This is for bounce effect.
Select 3 shape frames.
Ctrl C.
And let's Ctrl V for paste.
Let's again.
Nice.
And in this time, make new rotation.
Go to here.
Let's change rotation minus 2.
And go to here.
Make new rotation again.
Go to 5th shape frame.
Change rotation 3.
Okay.
And here.
Make new rotation again.
Go to 5th shape frame.
Change rotation 0.
And here.
Make final new rotation.
Go to 5th shape frame.
Change rotation minus 2.
And select these 3 passing shape frames.
Ctrl C.
And Ctrl V here.
Let's make like this.
And here.
Okay.
Let's see.
Nice.
So.
Select these here.
And press R.
Go to here.
Let's make new rotation shape frame and go to 10th shape frame.
Change rotation like this.
And go here.
Make new rotation again.
Go to 10th shape frame.
Change rotation like this.
And go here.
Make new rotation.
Again.
Make someone.
Random rotation shape frames.
And here.
Make again new rotation.
Go to 10 shapeframe, change rotation like this.
And select these shapeframes, make EZs.
And let's CTRL C, go to here, make new rotation and CTRL V.
Ok and go to here, and hold SHIFT press P, make new passing shapeframe, go to center.
Let's move that down.
Go to last shapeframe, select first shapeframe, copy past.
This for again, bounce effect.
Let's make EZs and CTRL C, CTRL V, let's see, nice.
And let's make again, copy past shapeframes and here, here and here.
Ok let's see, ok not bad.
So select this hand right, press R, go to here and let's make random animation.
Hold ALT click this time icon for open expression.
And let's right here, wiggle 1, 9.
Let's see, ok, nice hand animation.
Let's change this 7, nice.
So let's select this shadow, go to here and let's link to hand right.
Let's see, ok very nice.
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