A great look at the process of setting up and animating highly stylized cartoon characters using Illustrator and After Effects narrated by Ryan Boyle. Ryan shows in a seven part series his process of designing, building and animating a zombie superhero including expressions and lip sync with this narrated look at his entire workflow – this really is some great stuff and is not to be missed!
Chapter 1: Character Design and Setup from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 2: Animation from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 3: Expressions from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 4: Lip Sync from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 5: Background from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 6: Lights from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
Chapter 7: Camera from Ryan Boyle on Vimeo.
I can’t say thank you enough for these great tutorials! I’m getting ready to do some animation for a TV show intro and your guidance will greatly help. The expression controls seem pretty interesting. I imagine there is quite a bit you can do with that.