Learn Adobe Character Animator CC

Unlock the power of Character Animator in Adobe and bring your characters to life! This course teaches you how to animate characters using your webcam with automated lip sync, streamlining your animation workflow.

Motion capture puppets are incredibly versatile, perfect for:

• Explainer video animations: Engage your audience with dynamic characters.
• Short films & cartoons: Create compelling narratives with expressive puppets.
• Commercials: Develop memorable and engaging brand personalities.
• Creative Live interactive characters: Build interactive experiences.
• Motion comics: Add a new dimension to your storytelling.
• Anything needing reusable characters: Eliminate repetitive animation – no more redrawing frames or setting keyframes every time your character moves!

You'll master essential techniques including:

• Mouth shapes: Create realistic and expressive lip movements.
• Layer placement: Organize your puppet for efficient animation.
• Audio syncing: Synchronize your puppet's lips to existing audio tracks or record your own voiceovers.
• Physics: Add realistic movement and weight to your characters.
• Custom puppet creation: Design unique and personalized characters.
• Walk cycles: Bring your characters to life with fluid movement.

This course leverages the power of the Adobe ecosystem. We'll use Adobe Photoshop to build your puppets, and export them to Adobe After Effects for animation within Character Animator. Both programs are crucial for maximizing the potential of this powerful animation tool.

Learn to create reusable characters efficiently for a wide range of projects – from explainer videos and short films to music videos and more. Character Animator offers a highly effective and time-saving method for character animation.