FREE Video Tutorials on freelancing life, animation, motion design.
After a decade in the industry I thought it would be fun to start offering free tutorials and resources that will connect with a range of artists. Video tutorials and free training on animation, 3d modelling, character animation, 2d motion design, Illustration and design. I plan to also talk about freelancing in general and tips for freelancers on getting paid, clients and projects.
I did this as a break from the corporate world, it’s fun and great to see it help others.
I wanted to base it on my life and all the tools and skills I’ve learnt over the years, I called it Animator Artist Life. In my small animation studio we use a range of software and tools such as Maya, Blender, Adobe after effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and many plugins. All videos will be on a YouTube channel https://youtube.com/AnimatorArtistLife
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The first set of tutorials I created was based on my favourite auto rigging tool for autodesk Maya called Advanced Skeleton, we have used it to rig a range of characters and creatures in many projects, it’s robust and creates a great facial rig for acting 3D characters. This ended up being a five part series!
Click the image below to jump straight to the playlist and start bringing your characters to life!
Advanced Skeleton is free for non-commercial use only and a freelance license available for individuals. Visit: https://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton
FREE Ball Animation Rig
One of the best ways to lean animation principles is to animate a bouncing ball. I have created a Maya ball rig that is FREE for everyone!
Simply head to: https://animatorartistlife.com/freebies/ball-animation-rig/ to download it.
Have a look around the new and growing blog will helpful advice for freelance animators: https://animatorartistlife.com
How to animate a logo in Adobe After Effects
I will also be creating free how to videos on 2d motion design techniques in Adobe After Effects. Have a look at this one, where I walk you through step by step on how to animate a 2d logo in 3d space. We learn about animating cameras in after effects, depth of field, and breaking the logo art for a cinematic animated logo sting
Click the image below to jump straight to the tutorial
SUBSCRIBE
I would really appreciate it if you could subscribe to my new channel and help build this free resource, many thanks.
Blog
I’ve now also started a blog which will hopefully be a deeper resource and advice on a range of not just tutorials but articles on freelancing, how to get into the industry, design software, plugins, showreel tips and I’m open to hearing any of your ideas
Check out the blog here: https://animatorartistlife.com/blog/
Have a look at the first helpful posts
How to win your first freelance animation job
Must know showreel tips to win employment
Thank you for being part of this community,
David
