Introduction to Puppet Animation
In this section, we explore the various ways in which we can make Animated puppets in Photoshop or Illustrator, and then animate them in After Effects.
Designing a Puppet
- The pro’s and con’s of creating the puppet in Illustrator vs. Photoshop.
- Key aspects in preparing a design file for animation
Design in Photoshop
Design in Illustrator
Animating the Puppet
- Importing AI and PSD files
- Import Audio, create Markers and set Work Area
- PreComp various parts of the body (in case design files change, or to add textures / additions)
- Parent / Child relationships to connect layers
- Null objects to control layers
- Track / Luma mattes to texture layers
- Time-Remapping for Lip-syncCollect Files
Tutorial: Puppet Animation
