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12 principles of animation (presentation);

Drawing a character on different layers;

Preparing a character for animation;

The first frames of animation. The concept of keyframe, animation clip, and Onion Skinning;

First export in animation format.

Working with the background;

Editing layers;

Animating with keys and position;

Explore the Animation tool in depth.

Working with a transparent image;

Preparing a character for animation with bones. Separation into separate tables;

The structure of a skeleton. Creating bones for different parts of the body;

Animation of bones. Working with keys;

The effect of bone animation level;

Animating with the Plastic tool.

Preparing files for correct and fast import;

Frame-by-frame animation of a character's turn;

Using the effects palette.

Facial structure;

Drawing and animating character emotions;

Exporting correctly.

Animation pipeline. Idea and writing a script (using ChatGPT);

Creating a storyboard. Basics of frame composition;

Preparing an image for animation;

Start animating your own cartoon.

The work of foley artists. Creating audio effects;

Selecting and creating background music. The influence of sound on the perception of a frame;

Synchronizing sound and video.

Completing work on your own cartoon;

Presenting a project.

The concept of parallax;

Splitting the background into layers;

Scroll backgrounds and elements of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd planes.

Overview of the program. Overview of the program interface in 2D-animation mode;

Working with drawing tools in Draw Mode. Importing brushes;

Creating a simple animation screensaver;

Using sculpting and noise modes in animation.

The concept of a lip sync;

Audacity. Recording and adding sounds to Blender projects;

Synchronization of sound and lip movements.

Building a scene using 3D primitives and elements created with Grease Pencil;

Setting up cameras and lighting;

Creating scans and draw textures;

Refining textures in 2D editors;

Working with colors in aerial perspective;

Animating weather conditions (snow, rain, wind, falling leaves, or flower petals).

Working with concepts (using AI);

Frame-by-frame motion animation (using the 12 principles of animation).

Creating titles for a cartoon.

Compositing different scenes in Blender;

Adding cinematic effects (color correction, depth of field);

Rendering the final frames;

Editing video and sound.

Presentation of the final project.