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Jesse J. Jones' Animation Course - Animation for Everyone!
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(26 ratings)
115 students
Created byJesse J. Jones
Last updated 9/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to draw to create an animation.
  • Learn to draw a character turnaround.
  • Animate a bouncing ball for beginners.
  • Animate a full scene with dialogue and acting.

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Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 2h 42m total length

  • Your First Animation13:44
  • Animating a Blink7:45
  • 3D Head Rotation21:06

    Create a 360-degree head turn by drawing front, profile, three quarters, and back views, then copy, flip horizontally, and refine timing with onion skin in Krita.

  • Animating a Head Turn12:07
  • Easing and Expressions21:46
  • Lipsync (Making Characters Talk)12:49

    Master lip sync by using a mouth chart to map dialogue to frame-by-frame mouth shapes, refine with onion skin, and export the animated lip sync as mp4 with audio.

  • Thumbnailing11:49
  • Keyframes9:59

    Clean up keyframes from frame one to the final pose using onion skin, a reference layer, and a model sheet to keep the head, line of action, and proportions consistent.

  • In-Betweens and Timing Charts25:14

    Learn to craft smooth animation through keyframes, breakdowns, and in-betweening, using spacing charts, slow ins and outs, and easing to control timing; includes lip sync and exporting rough animation.

  • Clean-Up Animation16:19
  • Coloring Animation4:48

    Organize the animation into cleanup and color layers in Krita, then paint the character with the paint bucket, using grow selection and hue-saturation to fine-tune colors and avoid halos.

  • Effects and Shading5:18

Requirements

  • No drawing or animation experience required!

Description

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your drawings move and talk?


Do you want to tell your own stories through the magic of animation?


By the end of this course, you will be able to animate your character moving, talking, and showing emotion... even if you can't draw!


The objective of this course is to get you animating as quick as possible! No single class is longer than 30 minutes, and each lesson gets straight to the point with no anecdotes or tangents!



Here are the topics you will learn:

  • 01 - Your First Animation

  • 02 - Animate a Blink

  • 03 - 3D Head Rotation

  • 04 - Animate a "Take"

  • 05 - Expression Change and Easing

  • 06 - Lipsync Audio

  • 07 - Acting Thumbnails

  • 08 - Keyframing

  • 09 - InBetweening and Timing Charts

  • 10 - Clean Up Animation

  • 11 - Coloring Your Animation

  • 12 - Effects and Shading Animation


Also, probably the most valuable, is you will get personal access to ME to give you feedback... answer questions... or just to chat about animation! Just reply to the e-mail, or join the Discord, after you purchase this course and I will answer any questions you have! =)


NOTE: This course is software-independent!! You can use any software you like with it! The examples are made in Krita, but can be followed along with whatever program you feel comfortable with!

Thank you for all your support, good luck, and have fun!!


- Jesse

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone wanting to learn how to animate their own stories and characters!

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