I'm currently learning after effects myself and I have to say its very easy to pick up. I've just been copying online tutorials and after a few hours I'm pretty familiar with how to do the basics. Great thing about AFX is that basic stuff can be tweaked to look super awesome very easily. For puppet animation this one its…
I'd love to make a tutorial! What would you recommend for screen capturing? Would it be better with commentary and normal speed, or baller music at triple?
Erik - That looks awesome :) HighElf - That's a really nice Housethingie. Quick 20 minute slum/city sketch. I'm quite new to 2D and I'm working through the cntrl+paint tutorial's.
Speedpaints, maybe? 45mins-1hour spent on these I still need to speed up my process, but this is my first attempt at doing some speedpaints after watching a tutorial... nothing major, but I think its a good start. Speed
Realized finally that painting CAN be fun, I just need to do it more. Made this guy: Any tips? I feel like I have a lot of trouble adding contrast, and as a result, volume. Any good tutorials or articles on these things?
I did a quick tutorial. Main things to remember is to reference your light source and use true white and black cautiously as too much sugar can be a bad thing. For softer edges I smudge both sides and to define harder edges I smudge one side of the stroke. And lastly have fun! And a sketch, more lasso tool/fill only fun