Animating with Adobe Character Animator (2023 Edition)

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Chad Troftgruben

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1. Welcome to Character Animator!

1. What You Will Learn in this Course.mp4

01:55

2. System Requirements for Character Animator.mp4

01:41

3. Accessing the Course Exercise Files.mp4

01:28

4. Character Animator Starter Mode.mp4

01:47

5. Playing with the Sample Files.mp4

04:49

6. Using the Puppet Maker.mp4

03:46

7. Animating Yourself with Characterizer.mp4

05:35

2. Setting Up a Simple Character in Photoshop

1.1 benik front - start.zip

1. Naming and Ordering Your Layers in Photoshop.mp4

13:56

2.1 benik front - in progress - 1.zip

2. Setting Up Eyes and Eyebrows.mp4

06:09

3.1 benik front - in progress - 2.zip

3. Setting Independence and Groups for Optimal Rigging.mp4

09:03

4.1 benik front - in progress - 3.zip

4. Clearing Unneeded Workspace.mp4

03:02

5.1 benik front - in progress - 4.zip

5. Grouping Your Character Layers.mp4

01:25

3. Tagging and Rigging a Simple Character

1.1 benik front - in progress - 5.zip

1.2 mr beniks_class.zip

1. Creating a Scene.mp4

05:28

2. Tagging the Head.mp4

07:26

3. Tagging the Body.mp4

05:32

4. Independence, Draggers and Fixed Handles.mp4

06:19

5. Refining Limbs with the Stick Tool.mp4

03:22

4. Refining with Behaviors and Triggers

1. Creating Triggers.mp4

03:36

2. Creating Swap Sets.mp4

05:27

3. Setting Up Controls.mp4

03:15

4. Adding and Modifying Behaviors.mp4

07:22

5. Adding Physics and Other Modifiers.mp4

09:22

6. Correcting and Polishing the Rig.mp4

07:21

5. Recording a Simple Scene

1.1 beniksmug.zip

1.2 simple-bg.zip

1. Setting Up the Scene and Background.mp4

08:01

2. Auto Lip Syncing and Correcting.mp4

05:30

3. Animating Arms, Hands and Coffee Mug.mp4

09:13

4. Editing Actions on the Timeline.mp4

04:04

6. Recording a Complex Scene

1.1 benik profile.zip

1.2 benik quarter.zip

1. Building a PSD for Head and Body Turns.mp4

05:44

2.1 benik - all views.zip

2. Tagging Head and Body Poses.mp4

13:23

3. Tracking Head and Body Turns.mp4

04:49

4. Adding Body Behavior for Full Tracking.mp4

06:25

5. Recording Body Tracking.mp4

03:21

6. Adding a Walk Cycle.mp4

05:25

7.1 zach side.zip

7. Animating a Walk Cycle.mp4

08:10

8.1 zach line.wav

8. Lip Syncing with External Audio.mp4

03:40

9. Editing and Refining the Animation.mp4

06:59

7. Editing and Exporting Animated Scenes

1.1 MR BENIKS CLASS - COMPLEX.mp4

00:25

1. Exporting Your Scenes for Editing or Publication.mp4

03:01

2.1 benikae.zip

2. Adding Effects with After Effects.mp4

10:30

3.1 benikpr.zip

3. Putting the Clips Together in Premiere.mp4

05:40

8. Other Character Animator Features

1.1 chad puppet.zip

1. Animating Eyelids.mp4

02:01

2. Creating a Nut Cracker Jaw.mp4

02:22

3. Breathe Behavior.mp4

02:08

4. Animating Behavior Keys.mp4

02:53

5.1 embers.zip

5. Cycling PNGs.mp4

03:34

6. Using the Stream Tab.mp4

03:05

7. Final Thoughts.mp4

01:40

Description

Learn how to setup and properly rig multiple puppets using a mouse, keyboard, mic and webcam for true motion tracking

What You'll Learn?

Properly assemble rigs in Photoshop for Character Animator
Add tags to animate eyes, eyebrows mouth and other facial features
Learn about different modifiers to drag and fix assigned handles
Setup rigs with customizable behaviors like physics, walk cycles and more
Create Triggers for exposable props
Create Swap Sets for multi-phase items, like hand poses
Setup a motion tracking rig with head and body turns that can be controlled with a camera or other device
Learn about the Stream tab for your OBS streaming needs
Animate two puppets that interact with each other
Record animation on the timeline and edit keys
Export animations for sharing and editing
Edit Character Animator Project files with After Effects and Premiere

Who is this for?

Beginners to animation looking to create their first project

Individuals looking for creative business advertising solutions

Streamers looking to add an animated avatar to their showcases

Animators looking for a new way to approach animation

What You Need to Know?

A subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud to access Character Animator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere

No animation experience is necessary. The app is meant to be user friendly for newcomers and we will be going step by step

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Description
Adobe Character Animator is a unique app that can produce animated characters with ease. With a few clicks to setup, you can control a cartoon character with your mouse and keyboard. Not only that, you can use your microphone and web cam to create true motion captured characters that come to life with a wide range of assigned behaviors. You will learn how to take all this and record an animation to be shared or edited with another app.
More specifically, in this course, you will learn how to:
Properly layout a Photoshop character for easier Character Animator setup
Tag layers for lip syncing and facial behaviors
Tag and define body parts for limb movements
Add special handles such as draggers to allow interactivity with the mouse
Create triggers for hide-able layers
Create Swap Sets for multi-phase layers, such as hand poses
Auto lip sync in the application
Lip sync using external audio
Record a puppet using full motion body tracking
Create a puppet that can turn their head and body
Edit recorded actions
Work with backgrounds
Work with multiple puppets
Learn about the Stream tab for OBS performances
Edit your animation with Premiere and After Effects
Export animations through Adobe Media Encoder
By the time you're done with this course you should be able to lay out your own PSD based characters, properly tag, fix errors and animate them using your mouse, keyboard, face, voice and body.
Who this course is for:
Beginners to animation looking to create their first project
Individuals looking for creative business advertising solutions
Streamers looking to add an animated avatar to their showcases
Animators looking for a new way to approach animation

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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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