Adobe Fresco: Designing Characters and Sets for Animation

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Chad Troftgruben

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1. Introduction

1. Welcome to Fresco!.mp4

02:43

2. Gaining Access to Fresco.mp4

02:11

3. Configuring App Settings.mp4

07:24

4. Overview of Common Gestures.mp4

01:44

5. Using Primary and Secondary Shortcuts.mp4

05:26

6. How to Access Course Files.mp4

00:36

2. Getting Started with Documents and Brushes

1. Creating, Organizing and Saving Fresco Documents.mp4

05:35

2. Inviting Others to Work.mp4

01:53

3. Exporting File Types.mp4

04:28

4. Using and Adjusting Pixel Brushes.mp4

05:11

5. Using Live Brushes.mp4

06:41

6. Using Vector Brushes.mp4

06:06

7. Organizing and Importing Brushes.mp4

04:58

8. Smudging, Filling and Erasing Artwork.mp4

05:38

3. Working with Layers

1.1 05 chad ready.zip

1. Selecting and Transforming Artwork.mp4

09:39

2. Copying, Cutting and Pasting.mp4

03:32

3. Frescos Layer Types.mp4

04:32

4.1 red.zip

4. Working with Blend Modes and Other Layer Features.mp4

05:52

5. Masking with Layers.mp4

07:15

4. Designing a Character for Animation

1. Sketching a Character.mp4

12:42

2.1 001 - sketch.zip

2. Refining the Sketch.mp4

04:13

3.1 002 - refined sketch.zip

3. Inking a Characters Head.mp4

07:53

4.1 003 - inked head.zip

4. Inking a Characters Body.mp4

04:52

5.1 004 - inked body.zip

5.2 handref1.zip

5.3 handref2.zip

5.4 handref3.zip

5. Sketching and Inking the Hands.mp4

14:36

6.1 005 - inked hands.zip

6. Applying Basic Coloring to a Character.mp4

10:05

7.1 006 - painted character.zip

7. Duplicating Limbs.mp4

04:48

5. Adding More Detail and Functionality to Your Character

1.1 007 - basic character.zip

1. Adding More Clothing Details.mp4

07:38

2.1 008 - more details.zip

2. Drawing and Grouping Mouth Poses.mp4

16:50

3.1 009 - mouth poses.zip

3. Creating a Blink Pose.mp4

05:07

4.1 010 - blink pose.zip

4. Shading the Character.mp4

13:00

5.1 011 - shaded character.zip

5. Highlighting the Character.mp4

06:27

6.1 012 - highlighted character.zip

6. Adding Texture.mp4

07:48

7.1 013 - textured character.zip

7. Organizing, Merging and Naming Layers.mp4

17:25

8.1 014 - organized.zip

8.2 015 - final character.zip

8. Exporting Character for Animation.mp4

02:19

9.1 chad with head turns.zip

9. Examining a Character with Head Turns.mp4

02:58

6. Drawing a Background for an Animated Scene

1. Using Grids to Sketch the Background.mp4

11:47

2.1 001 - bg sketch.zip

2. Adding Basic Colors.mp4

12:19

3.1 002 - bg colors.zip

3. Coloring in More Details.mp4

14:34

4.1 003 - bg details.zip

4. Inking a Background.mp4

08:31

5.1 004 - bg lines.zip

5. Applying Effects and Polish.mp4

10:27

6.1 005 - bg effects.zip

6. Organizing and Naming Layers.mp4

12:18

7.1 006 - bg merged.zip

7.2 007 - bg complete.zip

7. Exporting Background for Animation.mp4

01:42

7. Animating Your Fresco Artwork

1. Testing Assets in Character Animator.mp4

02:43

2. Testing Assets in Animate.mp4

05:19

3. Testing Assets in After Effects.mp4

02:38

4. Testing Assets in Moho Pro 14.mp4

02:10

8. Conclusion

1. Organizing and Polishing Assets with Photoshop.mp4

02:08

2.1 Bgtimelapse.mp4

00:35

2.2 Charactertimelapse.mp4

01:11

2. Using the Time Lapse Feature.mp4

04:22

3. Animating Frame-by-Frame with Fresco Layers.mp4

10:30

4. Final Thoughts.mp4

01:15

Description

Design characters and backgrounds inside of Fresco to seamlessly import into an animation app of your choice!

What You'll Learn?

How to use the tools and features of Fresco
How to design a character with proper layer structure to be imported into Animate, After Effects, Character Animator or Moho
How to set up a 2-point perspective grid to sketch, ink and color a background that can be imported into your animation
How to export in a variety of formats, including images, .pds, videos for time-lapse capture and image sequences for your frame by frame animations

Who is this for?

Seasoned or beginner animators looking to design their assets in Adobe Fresco

What You Need to Know?

A free copy of Adobe Fresco (available on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android)

A touch device with a stylus isn't required but highly recommended

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Description
Adobe Fresco is a free design application available for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. It's best used with a stylus and touch controls. And it's a fantastic app for designing characters and backgrounds for your animated cartoons. With the ability to export .psds, you can take your assets to most animation software and rig without issue, just as long as you have proper layer structuring. And that's one of the key points you will learn in this course. In addition, you will learn how to:
Use common Fresco shortcuts and gestures
Use Pixel, Live and Vector brushes
Import custom brushes
Select and Transform artwork with various tools
Sketch a character for animation
Ink a character with clean lines
Color, shade and texture the character
Add animatable groups like blinks, hand poses and mouth phonemes
Organize layer structure for easier animation workflow
Use grids to sketch out proper perspective
Ink, color and polish a background
Test Fresco assets in four different animation apps
Export time-lapse videos of your work
Animate frame by frame with a Motion Layer
By the time you're done you will have an understanding of how you can design your assets in Fresco and bring them into your animation software of choice.
Who this course is for:
Seasoned or beginner animators looking to design their assets in Adobe Fresco

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Chad Troftgruben

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I have spent several years learning different kinds of software while freelancing personal and commercial projects. Along the way I have collected a bunch of useful knowledge that can be translated into engaging video tutorials. So while I continue to create zany animated adventures, I want to share with you what I have learned. I have worked for several companies over the years creating eLearning content. Some of these include: Smith Micro, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple and Pluralsight. My animation is freelance based and isn't as well known as my eLearning content. I have a few animation projects I currently have my hands in. In addition, I work for others who need animation assistance.

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