Fake 3D Walkcycles in After Effects

Release date:2021

Author:Fabien Rousseau

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Table of Contents

LESSON #1

Shape the Character in Illustrator

Basic shapes, pen tool & a tiny bit of nonsense, that’s all you need for designing this peep! We will also use masks, pathfinding and a few other cool AI techniques.

LESSON #2

Prepare Layers & Setup Workspace

Don’t rush straight into AE! A tidy workspace and good naming are the keys to be more effective. Let’s Marie Kondō this workflow (I assure you it’s fun).

LESSON #3

3D Turn: Fake it!

Infinite round and round and round and round… Hacking 2D shape layers to get a 3D look requires some intricate knowledge, or not

LESSON #4

Supercharge the Puppet Tool

It’s time to see the wobbly magic hidden behind this creepy function. Pin it, link it, offset it, these are some good ol’ tricks!

LESSON #5

Secondary Wavy Action

We will see what a simple path animation can do for you. Meet your two new friends: Vertice and Tangent.

LESSON #6

Frame-by-frame Walk Cycle

Okay, after all this warm-up, we are ready to punch some serious keyframes. And there will be a lot of them in this section. Let’s roll for cel-animation basics in AE.

LESSON #7

Wrapping up & Finishes

You’d be surprised how simple finishes give another dimension to your design. I love shaking this screen, and you?

LESSON #8

Bonus

Access 2 more project files to go deeper into the masterclass principles.

1. Illustrator 2. Prepare 3. Faux 3D 4. Puppet Tool 5. Head Feather 6. Walk Cycle 7. Finitions

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