Phil Rood provided this character, Tipper the Turtle, for a basic animation workshop I am putting on at Southwest Florida College for their Graphic Design Club. We will cover character creation, proper methods, animation basics, and producing useful animations for broadcast, whether on conventional television or for the web.
In 45 minutes, Aaron Belchamber, the Web Design & 3D Animation instructor, demonstrated to students how to use source vector artwork of a character, designed in Adobe Illustrator, and brought it into Adobe After Effects and produced this animation. Students learned the basic steps to animate a cartoon character and the proper, time-saving techniques to produce impactful animations that will make them more valuable graphic designers/visual communication producers.
To learn more about becoming a Graphic Designer, please visit Digital Design/Computer Animation Program website at www.swfc.edu/gd or contact Mr. Chip McElroy, Program Manager, at (239) 939-4766.
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