This will be an introductory to character design and animation for the art class of Ben Franklin. This package will include 13 lessons on designing characters in different styles and multiple methods of animating, along with a few program interface tutorials.
Part 1 will focus on the basics of character design for animation and provide lessons on how to draw characters in a few particular styles. We will also explain how to create a character model sheet/turnaround.
Introductory PDF.pdf
Complex vs Simple Character Design and Character Creation with Layers
Rubberhose Character Design
Golden Age Character Design
Anime Character Design
PowerPoint Notes
Part 2: Animation
In Part 2, we will explain the two different methods of animation; straight ahead and pose-to-pose. We will also show how one would translate a storyboard into an animation.
Animatic to Animation
Animating Straight Ahead
Animating Pose to Pose
Extras
The remaining videos will be introduction to different animation software such as ToonBoom Harmony or the free program Krita.
Krita Basics
Introduction to Toon Boom: Setting Up Your Scene
Introduction to Toon Boom: Vector VS Bitmap
Introduction to Toon Boom: Animating
Introduction to Toonboom: Rendering and After Effects