How To Make a Cartoon | For Beginners - After Effects Tutorial | Ross Plaskow
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
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You will need Photoshop and After Effects to complete this tutorial.
Any questions please ask in the comments and I will gladly answer.
Chapters
Photoshop 00:11
After Effects 05:00
Character Animation 07:44
Anticipatory Movement 10:36
Lip-Syncing 12:47
Rendering 17:35
Photoshop Shortcuts
B - Brush Tool
E - Eraser (works in a similar way to the brush)
P - Pen Tool (For drawing smooth shapes) (You must rasterize a pen layer before you can edit it)
V - Transform
C - Crop
Ctrl/Cmd + Z - Undo last task
Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Z - Undo many tasks
After Effects Shortcuts
P - Position
S - Scale
R - Rotation
T - Opacity
U - Show keyframes in layer
Ctrl/Cmd + A - Select all
Y - Change anchor point
B - select the beginning of a playback section
N - select the end of a playback section
0 (on a numberpad) - RAM Preview
I recognise that my style of animation pales in comparison to line-drawn animation.
I create cartoons purely for my jokes and scripts.
This tutorial was made with the intent of helping people with no experience in After Effects create character animation, to show them how to make a simple character from start to finish.
This After Effects tutorial was created by Ross Plaskow
Apologies for the poor quality of this After Effects tutorial. This is strictly for beginners.
I have learned a lot about tutorial making from this.
Hopefully my next tutorial (the bear) will be of a higher quality.
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This tutorial is extremely old. If you want a free up-to-date After Effects course for beginners check out my new video - ua-cam.com/video/_zFCeXO6x2Y/v-deo.html
This guy is my fucking idol. The amount of sass in guy in unbelievably hilarious.
+Elaina Romero in this guy is*
+Elaina Romero how did he get that amount of sass inside of him?
legend has it he drank from the fountain of sassiness as a child every day till he was 5
is it over 9000?
+Nyu Atreides *crushes eye piece* IT'S OVER 9000!
this is fucking hilarious
+Gondamar ikr
Agreed.
Concur.
Gondamar I am a kid watching this
Snow Pony Great to hear! why is that important though
i laughed so hard when he said mking a f***ing tutorial
Yeah we all watched the video , calm down pussies
Well , that means you are seven years old kids
and i laughed at the Mouth one aahhh Ohhh :D
Well I'm 14 and I laughed, soo....
Exora WM uppln
is this supposed to be comedy or informational? either way... liked!
Max Li i took it both ways
iwillwin same
Im still dont know how to make a cartoon or animation..
Me neither😒
Max Li iu
oh god this guy is hilarious...WHY CANT THERE BE MORE FUCKIN POEPLE LIKE THIS GUY!?!?!?!?
I love the subtle vulgerness... never change your personality
This is the funniest tutorial I've ever watched
Gabie Moret I want to smell your feet
Everyone saying "Stop swearing!" Guess who else swears. PEWDIEPIE. Who else? JACKSEPTICEYE. Who else? EVERY FUCKING UA-camR. Buttplugs.
EH stampylongnose? he dont swear
jUST MAKING MY POINT
xoAri he does lol
xoAri me, I don't swear in my vids because i am to lazy to make them
I like that you teach while being VULGAR and OFFENSIVE, two minutes in and I'm hooked. Keep being awesome!
never ever laught so hard watching a tutorial...awesome!!!!
To save you guys some work, I made a mouth pack in photoshop. Download it for free here: www.mediafire.com/download/wp9s71901ag163q/Mouths.psd (I tried to make it a similar to Ross's one as I could. In animating it should look identical)
I return to this a few times every year for the comedic genius that is this guy HAHAHAHA
this is awesome thank you! you are too funny
"like a subsequent mother fucker" has got to be my favorite line in any tutorial video I've ever watched.
I can't finish because I keep replaying 4:41 through 4:50
same
you like that don't you
Animation tutorial gone sexual lol
Jill Stribling f
Jill Stribling hahahhaha this was sooo funny
When I first started animating my mom thought I was worshiping the devil as I zipped the sound forwards and backwards.
😂
haahhahha
not for kids. Kids shouldn't even be trying this stuff. They should be outside playing. This is more for college students and adults trying to learn a skill.
I am a kid and I animate stop motion movies as my hobby. I wanted to learn computer animation.
ecpjll seriously? LOL you are one dummy
ecpjll I'm sorry, but kids aren't obliged to stay outside because the "older age" did it; they invented this new technology for adults and kids to use it and as long as you know there are many talented kids out there who perfect these kinds of things.
i am like 10
I don't see why not? At a young age, if they get good at this stuff, they could make great money off it later. :) (not hating just my opinion anyway)
I knew this guy would help me achieve at 2:33
LOL
***** lol
lolz
boutiffull
I believe this was the most entertaining tutorial I've seen and one that was still helpfull.
I'm too easily amused by vulgarity...
He's voice is soo funny and sarcastic
Hunter X His*
luv the vid learned alot.... but when i tried it in cc 2015 it didnt work. I tried using freeze frame instead of time remap and it worked without having to make multiple key frames essientially holding each mouth until the next keyframe
Yes this is better. Toggle hold keyframes is better. Which is essentially what you did.
i just wacht this. on my tv
You can access time remap in AE CC by right clicking on the layer, selecting time, then selecting time remap. Or you can access it by making sure the layer you want to remap is selected before looking for 'time' under the layer tab in your tools tab. Hope that helped!
Dominic Quintilian I agree
yep
Lmao this is my first time watching Ross and I'm totally gonna subscribe
same haha
same bro
same XD
same here haha
same lol
Can you please make a tutorial for everything on earth?
This guy is not only a good teacher but he's fucking hilarious
I fucking love this guy... he so fucking funny when he is making tutorials. I think when he swears or speaks while cursing...it's funny and lets people pay attention and enjoy it XD
I haven't even finished the video yet but i just would like to take a moment to say this is the most entertaining tutorial i have ever seen
that intro was hillarious. "...I'm gonna make a fucking tutorrrial"
Oh look an 8 year old lol
You just made a shitty cartoon... I like it!
I love this angry, sarcastic tutorial. It’s hilarious and educational.
The most aggressive education I've ever received, but hey, it works for me! :D
LEARN!!!! LEEEEEEEEEEEEEARN!!!!!!!!
Awesome tutorial! But how did you know I'm a bastard?
The commentary on this is so amazing
You are hilarious! You kept me interested through the entire tutorial and you were extremely helpful! You rock!
All layered up and ready to be taken into after effects - except for one *bloody* thing...
The Mouth...
this has to be the most entertaining tutorial i have ever seen
Thanks Ross, you bloody genius! Also your voice is uber sexy!
hhhhhhhhhhhh im enjoying watching this actually :D
came here to get smarter and ended up being called bastard 95times. I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!
FUCK all that work for just 5 seconds animation... isn't there another easier way?
TruthSeeker
Nope, Animation takes a lot of effort, at least you don't have to hand draw every frame
TruthSeeker 50years ago it would took 5 days
Looks like i'm gonna have to do that, i'm going for Rubber Hose, old cartoon animation, shit.
You could try re-drawing by hand every single one of the 120 frames that go by in 5 seconds. Is that easier?
When you get really adept at the hotkeys and such I'm sure animating is a lot easier, just hammer away at the keyboard instead of trying to aim the shitty old mouse
like your Style , your voice , your video , your presentation ..
like , subscribe :D
Hello my names Ross and I think it's big and clever to swear with no warning. well done .
Guys. I really wanna learn, but I suck at drawing on computers. I'd rather scan a drawing on paper and usit. Is there a way to do so? Would it be much harder?
Thanks for your attention!
u could draw and scan than use the lasso or magnetic lasso in Photoshop to separate body parts and add them to individual layers. Adobe flash offers a very simple user interface especially for simpler drawings if you are having a hard time with drawing in Photoshop. Only downside of scanning is the quality of the drawing and it will be harder to manipulate or correct mistakes but you can always lower the opacity and use it as a base and trace it.
Strahinja Djelic Man, you just helped me so much!!!!! Thank you, I hope you have a great day / night
If you're really serious about drawing and animating you can get a drawing tablet, although they are quite expensive. I use a Wacom Intuous Pro in Medium which cost around £250 and It's amazing.
Simply Alice I'm already planning on buying one too. Not a Wacom because I'm broke, but a more simple one just to get me started
***** Well I hope all goes well :)
nice pace you got, most of the tutorials I find to be made for apes who never used a computer before.
if ur such a master blaster,
what 4 u need a tut anyway?
No need to feel offended. I'm not a "master blaster", I don't even know what that means (not an anglophone native), I just meant that it is easy to follow because he has his shit down and doesn't needlessly slow the process. Can you live better with this wording? I prefer looking at tutorials that show a workflow, rather than just enter certain predefined values to create ONE thing. How would I not need tutorials? I can figure everything out on my own, or I can watch tutorials, to get the basics and give my mind some ground to work off of.
miGGe I agree to literally everything you said xD
Thanks to u, u are my first lecturer for After Effect.
you are the coolest animator I've ever seen!!!
Not so fast
Alan becker is bettef
the best part 18:37 XD oh, and I've never seen a tutorial like this until now. #just #perfect
i remember me 5 years ago trying to follow this tut for multiple hours and days.
Hey dude! Awesome tutorial! Just I noticed, that when lip sincing it helps if you ctrl+left click on a keyframe, it turns it to hold keyframe. So you don't have to mess around with double keyframes :D
I was just about to say that too:) You can also Toggle Hold Keyframe from the start!
This guy knows how to make a tutorial! He knows how to teach and put across the information and still be funny enough to keep your attention. Keep up the good work Ross!
Thanks for the video man. I was looking for a tutorial but all the other tutorials i saw were useless.
So again , *Thanks for the video.*
Awesome tutorial man! Just stumbled across this video and was amazed. You just earned yourself a subscriber, keep it up!
hahahahahah this guy is awesome
Less than 3 minutes into it and this Limey is hilarious!
Im new on this...how can you turn on the computer?!!
Jolly good show! That was tightly crafted and extremely easy to follow. You've gained a subscriber for life between your expertise and witty humor. Much obliged.
Hahahaha I love your commentary!
I lol'd through half ur video xD
You, my friend, are a freaking legend
is there a way for you to animate the dinosaur so he turns around and faces the "Camera"
this is for BEGINNERS, not professionals
how were the body parts so perfect in the green dino... is there something like autoshape or sumthing??
Use the PEN TOOL. SHORTCUT P.
I have no idea why i try n draw it in photoshop here
+Ross Plaskow Is there a download file for this project? It would be more helpful if you provide us with one :) Thanks
+Ross Plaskow HOW did u get 3 Windows?
Ross Plaskow please make a tutorial of making those dinos..please
think his just showing u a a quick introduction video the finish is probably him working on the picture more instead of the weird picture that looks like a kindergarten drew it his just showing u how to do it so don't mind it n try n study everything
Not one comment about the ads? Hmmm guess theres just no negativity in the world. This video is void of all negativity. Its the ads that deter the bullies i guess.
I think i found deadpool brother
Can I use Paint.NET instead of Photoshop? It has layers and stuff too
You can't export as PSD so it won't work as well with after effects
oh well, if only it weren't overpriced out the ass
Solar Rab You could always crack it :)
***** I suppose, thanks :)
DinoDoesStuff that's what I was thinking and it's free...
Best tutorial ever made hahahahahahahahah
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when i hold ctrl down there is no sound as i move through my audio/ film? Is it diff now in 2018 version?
XD I love the humor here, makes learning fun!
Thanks for this Ross! I'm fairly new to AE and have recently gone into a project overload! I've just finished my heat vision video and now I think I'll attempt an animation! (Subbed) :-)
Sass level : 100000 😂😂
YOU HAVE TO DO A FANIMATION FOR PEWDIEPIE ORSOEMTHING
Who's Pewdiepie?
holy shit! look him up he is the most viewed person in the world on youtube!
What's UA-cam though???
haha very funny
you trolling shit whole
Tinkabell 2902 YOU MEAN TO TELL ME HES A WHOLE SHIT?
You're a funny feck. I want to make animation....! Thanks
Remember kids, unnecessary cussing makes you cool!
LMFAOOOOOO THE VOICE!!! THE VOICE!!!
This guy is so entertaining 😂
Thanks now im gonna make a potato animation
How do you get audio scrubbing like that? The only way I get audio is if I crop the render area and press ram preview button. It's a bit of a drag. I assume it's some preference setting
Hold "control" when scrubbing. Or command on Mac.
AUGGGHH thankyou! I probably could have just googled it but thanks!
Does anyone know where i can find skilled 2D animators? I'm going to hire one for my channel :) Thanks in advance.
i can't scroll down in these comments without being bombarded by stupid people asking 'what website is this' and 'what app is this'. like, for real? do people know how to read or listen??
I know right?
especially the people asking which website this is
1 minute in and I'm already sub'd ahahah love your tut style already and can tell its gonna be great
Could you make a video that explains how to do this process when you're using a puppet and live footage (like you did in The Meat Mysteries)? I'm a puppet builder and really want to learn how to incorporate animated elements into my characters.
I'm new on computers, how do you go on that??
Please reply!
+dabrox42 go on what thats adobe photoshop that costs like 30 pounds a month mate you don't just go on it
Catzingy oh
+Catzingy do you know what software is he using , plz reply?!?
He is using Adobe Photoshop
DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT CIRCLE???
use the tool on photoshop and press maj while making it
***** haha xD, This in't no spongebob
so this is spongebob? cuz is not no is yes
yesn't
I love the video, and I have to laugh because it kinda looks like a mixture of a potato and a melting popsicle.
can i draw by using ilustrator ??????
Yes
may be
I don't knoooowwwwww, could you repeat the question?
Donald Trump you’re* not the boss
YAAAAAS
Omg I’m dying your so funny in your commentary
I love your sass and wit lol
LMAO i love this tutorial, thank you for swearing at me, it made me laugh AND i learned something
I liked that he teaches with humor.. lol
Really tutor you good i love your reactivity
How did you make that ugly red dragon look awesome like the green one?
So helpful I'm trying to make an awesome channel thanks but this is going to be hard
Subbed, I love this.
This is an amazing tutorial ahahahahah
Your voice is similar to lizard race in Divinity 2 game :'D And that's so fun to see a dinosaur in this video ahahah
Great job, love it very much!! +___+ *subscribing*
Awesome thanks
"YOU BASTARD"
This guy's fucking hilarious. I'm glad I watched this.
It would be nice if i got the mouth animations, Thank you
well shit, i had low expectations about this video, but as soon as the letters showed up on the screen, i knew i was dealing with a professional...
awesome video. what software did you use to make cartoon?
Anyone know what are the minimum requirements a computer/laptop must have to use this program? I was told a minimum 8gig RAM and 1050 Geforce card. Should I aim for better or is this enough?