A ‘walk cycle’ is a classic animation technique to create the illusion that a character is moving. We will use this template as practice. Notice the placement of the body parts – Head, Shoulders, Hips, Knees, Elbows, Hands, Feet Important: If you need to slow down your animation, you may want to duplicate your frames…
Extra Credit – Bouncing Object
For Extra Credit – Create another Bouncing Object, this should be different than the one you did before. It can be a ball or a person or a creature or something else! Requirements: Uses Exaggeration & Squash and Stretch 3 seconds long 10 fps Have at least 2 colors Have a background image Make it…
2 – Bouncing Object
Use the method we learned in Project 1 and create your own unique bouncing object. It can be a ball or a person or a creature or something else! Requirements: Uses Exaggeration & Squash and Stretch 3 seconds long 10 fps Have at least 2 colors Have a background image Make it exciting to watch!…
1 -Bouncing Ball Animation Practice
Animating a ‘bouncing ball’ is a classic animation exercise. It is a practice in two animation principles: exaggeration and squash and stretch. We will exaggerate the bouncing and the squashing/stretching to make the ball come alive! In real life, a ball bounces in a parabola shape, but does not stretch or squash. We add…
Browser Based Digital Art Applications
Distance learning has causes some challenges since not all students have access to the same computers & operating systems & application subscriptions. The following list of programs work solely on the browser and can be a good option for students who are on Chromebooks or computers with administrative protections that do not allow downloading. Photoshop…
After Effects – Text Animator
The Animator options allow us to make quick animations with our text without having to do too many keyframes. Open After Effects and Create a New Composition 1920 x 1080 or 1024 x 7684 seconds24 frames per second Now create a Text Layer.Write some text, center it and align it to the center of the…
Digital Arts – After Effects Green Screen
Use this link to downlaod the footage https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WN6Ka7fg3Aa5WjwOAIfgWSQtElBA6fJn/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SDXnIo9BBxKLelKyndnSW8py-yKsAF12/view?usp=sharing Keying Green Screen Footage Import Green Screen footage Use the Pen tool to make a ‘garbage matte’ to cut the space that is unneeded. *not always necessary Now go to your effects & presets panel and type KEY in the search menu and look for the…
After Effects – 3d Extrusions & Lights
Create a new After Effects Composition.You might want to make this composition a bit smaller so that your computer won’t be overloaded with processing the 3D layer.Try something like 1280 x 720 pixels at 24 fps and 2 seconds long.Add a Solid Background, lock the layer.Type some text, center it on the canvas.Click the 3D…
Image Sites
https://unsplash.com – Hi-res free images https://www.pexels.com – Hi-res free images https://tessa.lapl.org – Los Angeles Public Library Image Collection (lots of vintage/historical photos)
Rotoscope with Photoshop
Photoshop Rotoscope Project: Use Photoshop to ‘Rotoscope’ a video and create a unique animation. Use Video Layer animation to rotoscope (trace) a video of a person moving, or doing some sort of action. Experiment with Photoshop Brushes, colors and effects. Possible Projects: Rotoscope a walk, run, or sports action. Trace a character/person from a video…