Tips For Creating A Cute & Simple Character & Animating it!

Learn tips to create a cute, simple character and how to animate it. The class is suitable for beginners or experienced animators, presented by Diane.

Create a simple, cute character using basic shapes, ensure a clear silhouette, and exaggerate proportions to keep the design iconic and easy to animate.

Animate a character from a neutral pose using five key frames: neutral, arm up, arm out, return to key, then neutral again. Employ onionskin, breakdowns, and easing for arcs.

Repeat the animation workflow to ease back into the pose, create in-betweens between keyframes, adjust arc and hand size, add arms, and plan a breakdown to loop seamlessly.

Refine your cute character animation by building breakdowns, adding in-betweens with easing, adjusting arms, preserving a clear silhouette, and using onionskin with a few extra frames before the wave.

Learn to create a buffer before a wave to add realism and liveliness, by tracing key frames, using onion skin, and copying frames along timeline to establish an idle cycle.

Add a background to your animation by tapping the plus sign, selecting the color card, and changing the default white using the note's color bar.

Learn to color a character across frames by enabling layers, using the paint bucket tool and color palettes, applying one color per frame, and closing gaps to prevent color bleed.

Export your animation by choosing file > export > export to movie and selecting quick time movie. Set the destination, export range, and resolution, then click OK.

Gain tips for creating a cute, simple character and animating it, upload your work to the student gallery for the instructor to review, and stay tuned for the next video.

Apply tips for creating a cute, simple character and animating it through a character wave example.

learn to add a blink to your character in about five minutes by selecting frames 47–48, drawing crescent eyelids, and easing the motion for a smooth open and half-open transition.