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Animate CC Animation Techniques

by Eric Lee

Get a solid foundation for creating great animation with the 12 Principles of Animation. This course takes you through studying the principles using frame-by-frame, traditional digital animation using Adobe's Animate CC. Software required: Animate CC.

What you'll learn

Interested in creating great 2D animation, but have no idea where or how to begin? This course, Animate CC Animation Techniques, will get you started with a solid foundation in traditional animation principles. First, you'll go through several animation exercises from a simple bouncing ball, to a complex animation involving body mechanics, to a nuanced facial animation shot. Next, as you go through these exercises you'll explore the 12 principles of animation and how they work together to create compelling animation. Finally, you'll learn about arcs and antics, exploring how to animate a basic character from start to finish. By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation to create your own animations. Software required: Animate CC.

About the author

Eric Lee has spent the past 14 years as the Animation Director at Steelehouse Productions. He has been involved in a vast assortment of projects including 2D and 3D animation for commercials, music videos, short films, visual fx, motion graphics, comic books, video games, and VR. Many of these projects have been for high profile clientele such as Walmart, Hasbro, and Google to name a few. He has worked with many popular IPs such as Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe, My Little Pony, Veggietales, Su... more

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