Making Your First Character - ARCHIVED (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)

(Note: This is an older video, so some parts may be outdated in the latest release: stapling has been replaced with auto-attaching, triggers have their own panel now, lip sync has a single editing track in the timeline, and more. See youtu.be/MUtRnMMOTmo for a more recent full workflow tutorial.)

Adobe Character Animator is a performance capture animation tool that is part of After Effects CC. It takes Photoshop and Illustrator files, and allows you to control them in realtime using your face and voice through a webcam. This in-depth tutorial shows a complete end-to-end workflow, from drawing the character all the way to a final export. You will need Character Animator Preview 4 or later to access the features shown here.

Sections:
1. Drawing a Head 1:05
2. Importing & Setup 3:33
3. Eyes & Eyebrows 6:41
4. Mouth 10:49
5. Physics 14:09
6. Keyboard Triggers 16:00
7. Cycle Layers 18:16
8. Head Turns 23:00
9. Drawing a Body 26:56
10. Arms, Hands, Legs & Tails 29:07
11. Live Animation 33:49
12. Recording Setup & Lip Sync 35:45
13. Recording Face, Limbs & Triggers 38:19
14. Exporting 42:47

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

Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html

Visit the official forums: forums.adobe.com/community/character-animator

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