RubberHose Animation with After Effects

RubberHose Animation with After Effects

53mBeginner2018-12-05

Authors

Angie Taylor

Angie Taylor

Directory, Illustrator, Motion Graphic Designer

Course details

RubberHose, a rigging script for Adobe After Effects, makes it easy to animate characters that are packed with personality. In this course, instructor Angie Taylor shares what you need to know to get up and running with this powerful software. Angie kicks off the course by explaining how to create a RubberHose arm and style it with shape layer operators. She then moves on to discuss how to create legs with RubberRig and RubberPin, as well as how to construct an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and the Motion Sketch tool in After Effects. She wraps up by detailing how to fine-tune your character animation and place a character into an animated scene.

Learning objectives
Creating and duplicating a RubberHose arm
Creating RubberRig legs
Simplifying your composition
Creating an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and Motion Sketch
Adding bounce with body movement
Using Starch and effects settings for greater control
Placing the character into an animated scene

Skills covered

Character AnimationMotion GraphicsAfter EffectsRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXVisualization and Real-TimeAdobeAECProduct and ManufacturingLearningAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

Introduction

  • Work with RubberHose animation in After Effects

RubberHose Mode

  • Create a RubberHose arm
  • Style a RubberHose arm with shape layer operators
  • Duplicate a RubberHose arm

RubberRig Mode

  • Create RubberRig legs
  • Simplify your composition

RubberPin Mode

  • Create RubberPin legs
  • Add Starch pins

Easy Walk Cycles with RubberHose

  • Easy walk cycle with RubberHose and Motion Sketch
  • Perfect leg animation with the Graph Editor
  • Use controllers to adjust position

Fine-Tuning Character Animation

  • Arm swing and the arc principle
  • Add bounce with body movement
  • Use Starch and effects settings for greater control
  • Place the character into an animated scene

Conclusion

  • Further resources
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