本教程是关于卡通角色动画分解全面训练视频教程，时长：2小时，大小：1.2 GB，MP4高清视频格式，使用软件：Illustrator，AE，附源文件，作者：motiondesign，共6个章节，语言：英语。

Adobe Illustrator是一种应用于出版、多媒体和在线图像的工业标准矢量插画的软件，作为一款非常好的图片处理工具，Adobe Illustrator广泛应用于印刷出版、专业插画、多媒体图像处理和互联网页面的制作等，也可以为线稿提供较高的精度和控制，适合生产任何小型设计到大型的复杂项目。

Get as much life as possible out of your 2d characters with this all-encompassing course into the fascinating world of Character Animation. Markus will cover tonnes of classical animation and character design principles. He will also share his unique techniques gained throughout his long experience of a professional animator and motion graphics designer.Lessons:1. Character Design. Part 1 (Adobe Illustrator)Work on character animation starts with the character. For this reason, Markus will pay great attention to how really charismatic characters are created.You will have a quick overview of Adobe Illustrator tools and then learn about blocking out a character, proportions, exaggerations and etc.2. Character Design. Part 2 (Adobe Illustrator)The author will continue talking about character design and will pay more attention to such things as hands & feet, face and hair and will finish with adding details and outlines and, of course, showing you effective ways of working with color.3. Dynamic Character Posing (Adobe Illustrator)Many believe that the main role in animation is played by easings and timings… But the truth is, the secret to good character animation lies in high-quality poses. So in this section you will learn what the line of action is and how to use it, how to work with weight and gravity, and how to build an expressive and balanced composition.4. Facial expressions (Adobe Illustrator)What emotion your character is expressing? There are a lot of small nuances in facial expressions, that’s why it is very important to know the basics of building emotions.You will learn mouth and eyes designs and the ways to create different moods5. Perfecting the Story (Pen & Paper)So, let’s start animating, right? Don’t hurry… To start with you need to have everything planned thoroughly. This stage is extremely important, as it helps to avoid tricky corrections when animating and it will also save some hair on your head from falling out.In this lesson, we will talk about ways to generate ideas, create concepts and how to turn them into a complete captivating story.6. Setting up your animation (Adobe Illustrator + After Effects)A character is a complex system consisting of lots of limbs and other elements. So it’s very important to secure yourself against unnecessary trouble by splitting and naming layers in Illustrator first, then import it in After Effects and create a flexible rig.That will save tons of time and make the animation process much more comfortable. This is what this lesson is about.