Making Your First Cartoon - ARCHIVED (Adobe Character Animator and After Effects Tutorial)

(Note: This is an older video, so some parts may be outdated in the latest release. See    • Getting Started in Adobe Character An...   for a more recent getting started tutorial.)

This is a video version of the sold-out session at Adobe MAX 2015 in Los Angeles. Learn the basics of setting up a character in Photoshop, tweaking its properties in Character Animator, recording and exporting, and finally adding finishing touches in After Effects.

Tutorial Sections:
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Getting Started
2:45 - New Puppet In Photoshop
5:51 - Calibrating Your Character
7:16 - Editing Puppet Properties
8:26 - Recording A Performance
9:45 - Arming Properties For Record
11:14 - Managing Takes
12:11 - Exporting A Scene
13:33 - Importing A Scene Into After Effects
14:18 - Basic After Effects Keyframing
15:57 - Character Monologue Example
17:12 - Importing A PSD Puppet
19:36 - Using Pre-recorded Audio
21:43 - Keyboard Triggers
23:42 - Setting Up Your Scene In After Effects
28:39 - Shot Variety
31:50 - Adding Color & Music

Download the free worksheet, puppets, artwork, and audio files: http://adobe.ly/1LkREs1

Download other example puppets: http://okaysamurai.com/puppets/ (Okay Samurai Puppets)
and http://adobe.com/go/chexamples (official Adobe pack)

Download Character Animator: https://www.adobe.com/products/charac...

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