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What You Will Learn in this Course

What You Will Learn in this Course

An overview of what to expect out of this course.

Animating with Adobe Character Animator (2018 Ed

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Introduction

What You Will Learn in this Course1

System Requirements for Character Animator

Setting a Rest Pose

Playing with the Sample Files

Character Animator Updates and New Features

UI and Interface Updates (April 2019)

Turning Yourself into a Cartoon with Characterizer

Preparing Your Character

Designing Your Character

Combining and Streamlining Layers

Creating Independent Groups

Assembling the Eyes

Assembling the Eyebrows

Rigging a Puppet in Character Animator

Overview of the Rig Tab

Exploring the Record Tab

Tagging the Head and Mouth

Placing Pins

Adding Dragger Handles

Rotating Limbs for Different Bends

Refining Limbs with the Stick Tool

Adding Physics with Danglers

Refining with Behaviors and Triggers

Modifying Universal Behaviors2

Creating Layer Specific Behaviors

Explanation of Meshes

Creating Triggers

Creating Swap Sets

Other Rigging Tips

Adding Eyelids

Designing a Character for Head Turns

Adding Breathe and Jaw Handles

Creating a Walk Cycle

Modifying a Walk Cycle

Recording Your Animation

Navigating the Timeline

Auto Lip Syncing and Correcting

Auto Lip Syncing with External Audio

Working with Multiple Puppets and Scenes

Importing Image Sequences

Wrapping Up

Exporting Animations

Final Thoughts1