Part 5 & 6: Character Animation in After Effects by Dave Legion

Part 5 & 6: Character Animation in After Effects by Dave Legion

In Part 5. Build Me Some Hope, Dave shows us how to use 3D layers and layer masks to create a jaw and hair band for the puppet head. In Part 6 Dave shows a pretty clever solution, using expressions, for creating hair that swings with the movement of the puppet’s head. A key tool for his animation is Mettle’s FreeForm plug-in, which streamlines and simplifies the process.

Part 5: Character Animation in After Effects by Dave Legion.

 


Part 5: Create a Jaw and Swinging Head of Hair.
 


Part 6. Build Me Some Hope: Create a Swinging Head of Hair Using Expressions.
 

Part 6: Character Animation in After Effects. By Dave Legion.

 


A Story of Hope”, where Funky Medics and Dave created the Hope character.
 

Watch the tutorial Series:

Overview

Part 1: Displacement Maps For Use With FreeForm

Part 2: Create A Facial Rig For Your Puppet

Part 3: Control Facial Expressions with Custom Sliders

Part 4: Set up the lip syncing for your puppet using Mamoworld’s Auto Lip-Sync

Part 5: Create a Working Jaw Using AE 3D Layers

Part 6: Create a Swinging Head of Hair

Part 7: Create Simple Controllers for the Head and Eyes

Part 8: Switch Out Existing Voice Over With Auto Lip Sync

 

Download a Demo of FreeForm: mettle.com/free-demo/
Dave Legion is an award-winning animator in the UK. davelegion.com
 

Find out more about the FH Foundation.
See the artist who inspired Dave Legion: Daniel Gies.
 

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