Mixed Media Animation: Blending Stop Motion and Illustration

Mixed Media Animation: Blending Stop Motion and Illustration

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Mixed-Media-Animation-Blending-Stop-Motion-and-Illustration/847083245

Are you an illustrator looking to dip your feet into animation? Or an animator who wants to branch out into mixed media?

Join animation director and illustrator, Kaho Yoshida, to learn the best of both worlds!

This class will teach you how to combine stop motion and 2D cel animation. You will animate clay and illustration mixed media images to morph back and forth in a creative and lively animation loop

You will follow along Kaho’s whole production process, where you’ll learn to:

Create a Moodboard to gather inspiration for your color palette and concept

Develop a Storyboard and Animatic to plan your movements

Set Up your stop motion shoot

Shoot Stop Motion using Dragonframe

Create a 2D Cel Animation in Photoshop

Composit in After Effects

Stop motion can be a bit intimidating to start and is notorious for it’s tedious nature. However, by mixing it with digital animation, the process can be more flexible and less scary! Take this class to dive into how fun and magical stop motion can be!

Would you like to be a Author?