Rigging and Animating Cartoons with Duik and Joysticks

🎉 Master 2D Cartoon Animation with After Effects, Duik & Joysticks 'n Sliders!

Course Title: Rigging and Animating Cartoons with Duik and Joysticks 'n Sliders 🎬✨

Course Instructor: Chad Troftgruben
(With a passion for character animation and a knack for breaking down complex processes into simple, digestible lessons)

Unlock the Secrets of 2D Character Animation!

🚀 Course Description:

Dive into the world of 2D cartoon animation with Adobe After Effects and powerful plugins Duik and Joysticks 'n Sliders. This course is your gateway to creating vibrant, image-based characters that come to life on screen. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this comprehensive guide will take you through the entire process of rigging and animating with these industry-standard tools.

What You'll Learn:

• Assembling Your PSD: Start by assembling your character's image layers into a PSD file for efficient layer rigging. 🖼️

• Importing Elements: Learn how to import elements into After Effects and set up comps (compositions) that serve as the foundation for your animations. 🔁

• Building Skeletons & Rigging: Discover how to build skeletons, use the auto-rig feature, and link layers together to create a fully rigged character. 🧪➡️🔗

• Character Assembly: Assemble and rig a Pin-bone based character, ensuring each part of your character is prepared for animation. 🧩👥

• Animation Settings: Adjust common animation settings with the Duik panel to fine-tune your animations for smoother, more natural movements. 🎢

• Motion Controls with Joysticks: Create motion controls that allow for dynamic and expressive animation with the power of Joysticks 'n Sliders. 🕹️✨

• Creating Reusable Actions: Learn to create reusable actions like blinking eyes, head turns, hand poses, and mouth phonemes using Swap Templates. 😜👀👁️

• Action Creation with Duik: Utilize the Duik panel to create reusable actions that can be applied across different animations for efficiency and consistency. 🚀

• Jump Animation & Testing: Create a jump animation and integrate it into your scene to test your character's rig and ensure everything moves as expected. 🏃‍♂️🚀

Why Take This Course?

• Hands-On Learning: Get ready to apply what you learn in real-time with practical exercises that reinforce your understanding of the software.

• Industry Relevant Skills: Gain skills that are highly sought after by animation studios and creators around the globe.

• Flexible Learning: Study at your own pace, with lifetime access to course materials so you can revisit complex topics anytime.

• Community Support: Join a community of like-minded learners and animation enthusiasts for support, feedback, and inspiration.

Enroll Now and Bring Your Cartoon Characters to Life! With the expertise of Chad Troftgruben guiding you every step of the way, you'll be animating with confidence in no time. 🎨🔧🚀

Sign up today and embark on your journey to becoming a master cartoon animator with After Effects, Duik, and Joysticks 'n Sliders! 🎬✏️✨