Animated Frame by Frame Illustrations
A course by Catalina Vásquez , Animator and Illustrator
Learn to bring your illustrations to life frame by frame with Photoshop, Procreate, and After Effects
Learn to bring your illustrations to life frame by frame with Photoshop, Procreate, and After Effects
Animation allows you to capture moments and recreate them with a touch of imagination. For illustrator and animator Catalina Vásquez, better known as Kathiuska, it's her favorite form of expression for depicting thoughts, personal stories, and scenes from daily life, which are recurring themes in her work. She has collaborated with big-name clients such as Snapchat, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Amnesty International, and the Medellín Museum of Modern Art.
In this online course, Catalina teaches you step by step how to bring your illustrations to life through layered animation, from the concept to the final looped scene. Learn the fundamentals of this technique, how to animate freehand titles in Photoshop and Procreate, and give your piece a professional look with After Effects.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 27 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (348)
- 10,113 students
- 20 lessons (2h 32m)
- 27 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
Illustrate a scene from daily life and turn it into an animated loop to share on social media, present to a client, or include in your portfolio.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, cartoonists, artists, and anyone interested in the expressive possibilities of frame-by-frame digital animation, regardless of their skill level.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge of illustration or animation is required, just a basic command of the Adobe suite.
In terms of materials, you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and After Effects and/or a compatible iPad with the Apple Pencil and Procreate app.
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 Catalina Vásquez
Catalina Vásquez, better known as Kathiuska, is a Colombian animator and illustrator.
She has worked for the publishing sector, illustrating books, magazines articles, ads, apps, and educational projects, as well as for museums and in cinema and wardrobes. She has also collaborated with brands and clients such as Snapchat, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Amnesty International, and the Medellín Museum of Modern Art.
In addition to her illustration work, Catalina has directed several short films, including Reciclando Recuerdos, winner of the India Catalina Award for Best New Creator at the 2011 Cartagena International Film Festival, and Cárcel, winner of the 2016 Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematográfico Colombiano (FDC).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Who is Catalina Vásquez?
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Influences and what inspires my work
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What will we do in the course
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U2
What do I want to tell?
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I can not think of anything? Let's brainstorm!
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In search of visual references
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Conceptualizing the image
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Entering the subject: What is animation?
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U3
How am I going to tell it?
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Planning the narrative
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Choosing the color palette
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Designing the styleframe
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U4
Animation in Photoshop and Procreate
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Animation Preparation
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Layered Division
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Animate your character in Photoshop
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Animate your character in Procreate
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Freehand animated titles
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Consolidation of layers and final adjustments
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Export the elements of your animation
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U5
Final composition in After Effects
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Introduction to After Effects
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Assembly and chamber
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Export your final animation
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FP
Final project
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Animate your illustrations
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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
¡Hermoso!! la profesora explica excelente cada tema, aprendí mucho.
La estética, la dinámica, todo me encantó. Super recomendado :)
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danfegamon
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Very helpful course which brings a lot of joy while crafting the own animation.
peipei
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viara_c
Very useful course, I recommend.