Character Animator animate puppets

🚀 Master Character Animator with Expert-Led Training! 🚀

Course Overview:

Discover the magic of real-time character animation using Adobe's powerful tool, Character Animator. This comprehensive course will transform you into a proficient animator, capable of breathing life into your characters with seamless, expressive movements that resonate with audiences everywhere! 🎬✨

What You'll Learn:

• Introduction to Character Animator: Dive into the world of Character Animator and understand its capabilities in real-time puppet animation. Learn how the software syncs your facial movements with your puppets for lifelike expressions! 🤖👀

• Puppet Creation Basics: Gain the skills to create compelling puppets using Adobe Illustrator. We'll build not one, but two puppets from scratch—a robot and a character—learning how to structure layers effectively for better animation control. 🎨✏️

• Advanced Puppet Animation Techniques: Master the art of animating with Character Animator by positioning keyframes, adding behaviors, and using triggers to create complex interactions with your puppets. 🕺️💃

Course Highlights:

✅ Hands-On Projects: Create a robot puppet and a character puppet, applying the principles of effective layer distribution learned throughout the course.

✅ Real-Time Animation Recording: Explore the power of real-time animation by recording your face movements with the webcam to animate your puppets in real time! 🌟

✅ Behavior and Trigger Mastery: Understand how to use behaviors to enhance your animations and learn to trigger specific actions using simple gestures. 🎯

• Live Recordings with Expert Guidance: Follow along with the instructor's live recordings, making sure you stay on track and grasp each concept effectively.

Course Structure:

1. Introduction to Character Animator: Learn the software interface and capabilities.

2. Puppet Creation: From concept to creation, learn how to use Illustrator to design and build your puppets.

3. Animation Fundamentals: Positioning tags, understanding timelines, and adding behaviors.

4. Recording Techniques: How to record facial movements in real-time for authentic animations.

5. Enhancing Animations with Behaviors and Triggers: Adding depth to your character's actions.

6. Final Project: Apply all the skills learned to create a complete animation with your puppet.

By the end of this course, you'll not only have a solid understanding of Character Animator but also have created animations that showcase your newfound skills. Whether you're looking to enhance video game characters, create engaging social media content, or produce professional-quality animations, this course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed. 🌟🎓

Join us on this journey to bring static characters to life! Enroll in "Character Animator: Animate Puppets with Confidence" today and start your adventure into the realm of character animation!