Animate Character's Face Using Illustrator & After Effects

🎨 Course Title: Animate Character's Face Using Illustrator & After Effects

🔥 Headline: Bring Your Vector Character to Life With Facial Expressions Animation!

Introduction: Greetings, fellow creators! If you've ever dreamt of breathing life into your vector illustrations, this is the course for you. Yuliya Osyka, a seasoned instructor with a passion for character animation, will guide you through the process of animating your characters' facial expressions using Adobe Illustrator and After Effects.

What You'll Learn:

• Preparing Your Illustration: Discover how to set up your vector artwork from Illustrator to be ready for animation in After Effects.
• After Effects Essentials: Get acquainted with the essential tools and workflows in Adobe After Effects, perfect for animators of all levels.
• Keyframe Animation: Learn how to animate emotion changes from one state to another, including a seamless head turn using keyframes.
• Adding Details & Effects: Enhance your animation with effects like glow, fast box blur, wave warp, and grain; and master the use of the Wiggle expression for that subtle touch of life.
• Organization & Efficiency: Understand how to keep your After Effects file organized for easier editing and collaboration.
• Exporting Your Work: Export your animation as a video or a gif, ready to be shared with the world.

Course Structure:

1. Getting Started: A brief refresher on Illustrator and After Effects if you're a bit rusty.
2. Vector Illustration Prep: Learn how to prepare your illustration for animation in After Effects.
3. After Effects Toolkit: Familiarize yourself with the basic tools and shortcuts in After Effects.
4. Facial Animation Basics: Rig the character’s face and animate facial expressions using keyframes.
5. Storyboarding & Planning: Use a provided sketch/storyboard as a reference or create your own for planning the animation.
6. Creating a Loop & Introduction: Produce a looping animation and an engaging intro to your character's main animation.
7. Polishing with Effects & Wiggle Expression: Add visual effects to polish up your animation and use the Wiggle expression for that extra touch of personality.
8. Final Touches: Collect all elements and export your final piece as both a video and a gif.

Resources Included:

• "Illustration project file" to kickstart your animations.
• A quick sketch/storyboard reference for planning your animation.
• After Effects reference file to learn from real-world examples.

Who Is This Course For? This course is designed for illustrators looking to add animate expressions to their characters and aspiring animators who want to enhance their character animation skills using Illustrator and After Effects. Some basic knowledge of both programs is required, but a comprehensive refresher is provided at the beginning of the course.

Embark on this creative journey with Yuliya Osyka and transform your static vector characters into expressive, animated personalities that leap off the screen! 🎉