For me to learn how to animate in after effects is exactly what you said. As a motion designer i'm already familiar with the software and works with it everyday.
Thanks for this vid! You described me exactly, though I'm a beginner. Spending hours on keyframes & speed graphs, searching for the right effect, creating more pre-comps than I can remember, makes motion gfx SO mind-numbing to me. I worked on a character animation in AE (sans-DUIK), and I spent too many hours--using puppet pins, ugh!--but I had waaay more fun! So thanks for making me feel less guilty. Will use DUIK next, but looking into Moho for sure.
Moho is gaining popularity for sure. But its quite a different beast than After Effects. IT kind of puzzles me why people are so drawn to DUIK. These other tools are way more intuitive to use.
Oh man, as if this topic was made specifically for me, thank you, because all the questions that were going through my mind were answered here, thank you. Regarding your question, I agree with you to animate the characters in After Effects for the same reasons you mentioned
thank you so much!!! i have never animated characters before but this made character animation less intimidating for me. this is exactly what i needed! :D
I think learning how to animate characters looks cool! I also want to improve my skills in After Effects and learn more about what the software can offer!
Thank you!!!! Character animation has always seemed like it needed some quantum physics level brain power. This really helped give me a starting point that doesn't seem so daunting!
Great video and perfect timing! I just downloaded DUIK and tried it for the first time but there is still so much that I don't understand so this video comes perfect for me 🙌
Yeah I really wish sometimes that DUIK wasn't the first exposure to character animation in After Effects because it is clunky and has a steep learning curve. There are better options! They just aren't free.
For complex stuff use Moho, it is a sooo much easier tool that you won't even look back after giving it a try. After is slow, complex and really hard to handle when it comes to making real characters that do more than some rigid handwaves or basic repetitive walk cycles. I mean you Can do a lot of stuff in After but it will be so slow even with the best machines. So it ruins the creative flow. Moho's smart bones, vitruvian bones, target bone system and a lot more are just really helping a lot...It took me a long time to realise, but now that I learned and owned Moho omg...such a pleasure to use it...And then when you are done with the character you can still composite it in After, as After meant to be used mainly...
my figures are drawn in an chibi or semi chibi anime style. what tools or plug ins for after effects would you recommend? need to be able to get the characters in 360 .... i have used the puppet tool so far, but i need something "faster" and maybe models, that i can reuse etc.
Depends on what you want to focus on. If you want character animation to be a big part of your future, than yes I think you can start it up. But if you're brand brand new, I think taking an hour or two to find your footing in After Effects is appropriate. I have a free jumpstart course on my website btw.
Welcome back men, been a while. I really think hot dog is great as a rigging tool, likewise character tool which is like a lite version of deekay tool,
What about people who have no experience in motion design? haha. Im just an illustrator for explainer videos and I'm very curious to learn how they animate what I draw in adobe illustrator. I have no prior knowledge with after effects. How do i even start?
