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After Effects CC Puppet Tool

Learn how to take static, drawn characters and objects and turn them into moving, breathing animated entities with After Effects' Puppet Tool.

Jason Cox - Pluralsight course - After Effects CC Puppet Tool
by Jason Cox

What you'll learn

As a motion graphic designer, you are great at making text or images zip around your screen in entertaining ways. But what about when you are given a drawing of a character or creature and actually want them to, well, move like a character or creature would? Enter the Puppet Tool. In this course, After Effects CC Puppet Tool, you will learn how to animate static characters and turn them into bendable, dynamic creations. First, you will discover what makes for a good puppet. Next, you will learn when to use the various types of pins. Finally, you will explore how to build walking animations for your puppets. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of the puppet tool needed to bring your characters to life.

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Jason Cox - Pluralsight course - After Effects CC Puppet Tool
Jason Cox

Jason has spent most of his life in and around the nation's capital and currently operates as a freelance trainer in Adobe and Apple software. He's taught at NAB, written a book on Final Cut Pro X, and runs his own training business, Some Might Say Media, LLC.

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