2D Animation for Beginners with Photoshop and After Effects
A course by Bruno Bayeux , Visual Artist
Learn how to transform your 2D illustrations into animated videos with motion graphic techniques
Learn how to transform your 2D illustrations into animated videos with motion graphic techniques
Adding movement, life, and character to your illustrations can be a hugely rewarding challenge. Visual artist, and specialist in animation and motion design, Bruno Bayeux, better known as Nobru, shows you how to give your illustrations soul, one step at a time.
In this course, learn to transform your illustrations into 2D animations. Look at some exercises to unleash your creativity, draw those first lines, and give your animations personality, exploring everything that software like Photoshop and After Effects have to offer.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 14 downloads
- 93% positive reviews (30)
- 885 students
- 13 lessons (2h 3m)
- 14 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe After Effects
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create an illustration and learn how to animate it in After Effects in the form of a 30-second loop.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Any illustrator wanting to bring their pieces to life and discover the world of 2D animation using motion graphic techniques.
Requirements and materials
Basic illustration skills and knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and After Effects are necessary for this course.
In terms of materials, all you need is a computer installed with both software.
New to Adobe After Effects? In that case, we recommend taking Domestika Basics courses to learn how to use the software: Introduction to After Effects.
Reviews
A course by Bruno Bayeux
Bruno Bayeux, also known as Nobru, is a visual artist from São Paulo, Brazil. For over a decade, he's been working in design, illustration, and animation, and in his free time he enjoys making music with a small controller, doing graffiti, and creating NFTs.
He has produced music videos for artists like Jordan Seigel, Elo da Corrente, Tiago Frúgoli, and Péricles Cavalcanti, to name just a few, and worked alongside names like Google, Ri Happy, MESA Company, and Editora Moderna. He recently developed the visual identity for the feature film Dentro da Minha Pele by Toni Venturi and Val Gomes, which was released in August 2020.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Making your idea real
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Types of animation
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References and inspirations
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Dropping the trace
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Preparing your sketch
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U3
Bringing your draft to life
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Defining and testing colors
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Finalizing the drawing
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Extra frames
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Starting Animation in After Effects
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Motion and effects
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U4
From your mind to the world
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Closing the loop and exporting
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Social networks in your favor
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FP
Final project
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2D Animation for Beginners with Photoshop and After Effects
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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ruizc2010
Un curso super cautivador, un trabajo hermoso, me encantó todo!! :)
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marcioserradofernandes
Bom curso, simples e eficaz
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pittrotelli
Bellissimo.
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leticiamarinho000
amei as técnicas que o Bruno utiliza nessa curso, com certeza irei aplica-las em minhas ilustrações e animações !
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tatibossababy
Comecei agora mas estou adorando! Parece bem explicado, sem falar que ter um mano falando na nossa língua é outra história... gratidão!
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