Unleash your inner graphic storytelling talents and manifest mesmerizing comic book universes with AI as your trusted co-pilot! In this comprehensive video course, learn how to leverage leading-edge creative AI to translate epic idea backlogs in your head into gripping illustrated reality - no drawing skills required!
I will guide you systematically through the complete comic creation process, from ideating compelling premises to architecting complex character arcs to scripting emotion-rousing panel sequences. You'll discover specialized narrative tools helping interweave imaginative magic that hooks and holds reader attention!
Next, we'll dive into a revolutionary AI tool that enables stunning artwork automatically from text prompts. I'll decode exactly how to wield its advanced language processing to describe desired scenes...and the AI will responsively deliver publication-grade visuals catered to your creative vision! From customizing character models to tweaking panel compositions, be empowered to fine-tune graphic outcomes until they perfectly match inner seeing.
Additional modules cover promoting completed comics by harnessing social media to build authentic fandoms, monetizing through merchandise and exploring print publishing avenues.
By course end, you'll have at your confident command a proven blueprint to strategically develop comics fortune from the ground up - minus all technical hurdles previously restricting aspirants lacking drawing skills.
Join the future of AI-charged graphic novel pioneering today!
Unleash your inner graphic storytelling talents and manifest mesmerizing comic book universes with AI as your trusted co-pilot! In this comprehensive video course, learn how to leverage leading-edge creative AI to translate epic idea backlogs in your head into gripping illustrated reality - no drawing skills required!
I will guide you systematically through the complete comic creation process, from ideating compelling premises to architecting complex character arcs to scripting emotion-rousing panel sequences. You'll discover specialized narrative tools helping interweave imaginative magic that hooks and holds reader attention!
Next, we'll dive into a revolutionary AI tool that enables stunning artwork automatically from text prompts. I'll decode exactly how to wield its advanced language processing to describe desired scenes...and the AI will responsively deliver publication-grade visuals catered to your creative vision! From customizing character models to tweaking panel compositions, be empowered to fine-tune graphic outcomes until they perfectly match inner seeing.
Additional modules cover promoting completed comics by harnessing social media to build authentic fandoms, monetizing through merchandise and exploring print publishing avenues.
By course end, you'll have at your confident command a proven blueprint to strategically develop comics fortune from the ground up - minus all technical hurdles previously restricting aspirants lacking drawing skills.
Join the future of AI-charged graphic novel pioneering today!
Embark on a transformative 50+ hour journey into the realm of animation as we guide you through the intersection of artistic creativity and cutting-edge technology. In this comprehensive course, you will learn how to leverage the power of Blender 3D, a leading open-source 3D creation suite, to breathe life into your animated short films using the transformative capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What You'll Learn:
Blender 3D Essentials: Gain a solid foundation in Blender 3D, mastering its interface, tools, and essential techniques for 3D modeling, texturing, and animation.
AI Integration with Blender: Explore the seamless integration of AI technologies into your Blender workflow. Learn to harness the potential of machine learning for enhanced creativity.
Conceptualizing Your Short Film: Dive into the art of storytelling and develop a compelling narrative for your animated short. Using AI we will see how to create storylines for animated shorts.
Character Reference Images with AI: Explore how AI can aid in the creation of character reference images, providing a foundation for character design while preserving your artistic vision.
Character Design and Rigging: Learn to create captivating characters and rig them for animation. Discover how AI can assist in character design and even generate character animations based on specific styles. We will be taking a look at multiple AI rigging and animation options for our workflow
Modeling Your Characters: We will learn how to model characters from scratch with the proper major loops.
Adding Clothes to Characters: Learn multiple ways to add clothing to your characters including a jacket, pants, boots, belt and more.
Learn How to Texture Your Characters: We will learn how to texture the characters and their clothing using AI generated textures and nodes.
Learn How to Use Mixamo to Rig & Animate: Learn how to rig and animate characters using mixamo & how to combine Mixamo animations for a seamless look.
Learn The Ins & Outs of the Rigify Addon: Learn how to use the Rigify addon properly & all of its settings. See how to easily setup and animate using Rigify in conjunction with motion capture.
Scene Composition and Lighting: Master the art of scene composition and lighting to evoke emotion and atmosphere in your animated short.
AI-Driven Animation Techniques: Delve into advanced animation techniques, including AI-assisted motion capture and procedural animation. Understand how AI algorithms can enhance the fluidity and realism of your animations.
AI-Generated Textures: Elevate your visual aesthetics with AI-generated textures. Explore how AI can assist in creating realistic and visually stunning textures for your 3D models.
3D Scanning and AI Integration: Unlock the potential of 3D scanning, enhanced by AI algorithms. Learn to seamlessly integrate real-world elements into your animated short, expanding the scope of your storytelling.
AI-Infused Sound Design: Immerse your audience in an auditory experience with AI-powered sound design. Learn to integrate music and sound effects seamlessly, enhancing the emotional impact of your animated short.
Rendering and Post-Production: Understand the rendering process in Blender and explore post-production techniques to polish your animated short.
This course is not just a tutorial; it's an immersive experience that takes you from A to Z in creating an animated short using Blender 3D and AI. Embrace the future of animation, where AI is a powerful ally in your creative arsenal, enhancing your skills and expanding the possibilities of your storytelling. Join us and redefine what's possible in the world of animated shorts.
Embark on a transformative 50+ hour journey into the realm of animation as we guide you through the intersection of artistic creativity and cutting-edge technology. In this comprehensive course, you will learn how to leverage the power of Blender 3D, a leading open-source 3D creation suite, to breathe life into your animated short films using the transformative capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What You'll Learn:
Blender 3D Essentials: Gain a solid foundation in Blender 3D, mastering its interface, tools, and essential techniques for 3D modeling, texturing, and animation.
AI Integration with Blender: Explore the seamless integration of AI technologies into your Blender workflow. Learn to harness the potential of machine learning for enhanced creativity.
Conceptualizing Your Short Film: Dive into the art of storytelling and develop a compelling narrative for your animated short. Using AI we will see how to create storylines for animated shorts.
Character Reference Images with AI: Explore how AI can aid in the creation of character reference images, providing a foundation for character design while preserving your artistic vision.
Character Design and Rigging: Learn to create captivating characters and rig them for animation. Discover how AI can assist in character design and even generate character animations based on specific styles. We will be taking a look at multiple AI rigging and animation options for our workflow
Modeling Your Characters: We will learn how to model characters from scratch with the proper major loops.
Adding Clothes to Characters: Learn multiple ways to add clothing to your characters including a jacket, pants, boots, belt and more.
Learn How to Texture Your Characters: We will learn how to texture the characters and their clothing using AI generated textures and nodes.
Learn How to Use Mixamo to Rig & Animate: Learn how to rig and animate characters using mixamo & how to combine Mixamo animations for a seamless look.
Learn The Ins & Outs of the Rigify Addon: Learn how to use the Rigify addon properly & all of its settings. See how to easily setup and animate using Rigify in conjunction with motion capture.
Scene Composition and Lighting: Master the art of scene composition and lighting to evoke emotion and atmosphere in your animated short.
AI-Driven Animation Techniques: Delve into advanced animation techniques, including AI-assisted motion capture and procedural animation. Understand how AI algorithms can enhance the fluidity and realism of your animations.
AI-Generated Textures: Elevate your visual aesthetics with AI-generated textures. Explore how AI can assist in creating realistic and visually stunning textures for your 3D models.
3D Scanning and AI Integration: Unlock the potential of 3D scanning, enhanced by AI algorithms. Learn to seamlessly integrate real-world elements into your animated short, expanding the scope of your storytelling.
AI-Infused Sound Design: Immerse your audience in an auditory experience with AI-powered sound design. Learn to integrate music and sound effects seamlessly, enhancing the emotional impact of your animated short.
Rendering and Post-Production: Understand the rendering process in Blender and explore post-production techniques to polish your animated short.
This course is not just a tutorial; it's an immersive experience that takes you from A to Z in creating an animated short using Blender 3D and AI. Embrace the future of animation, where AI is a powerful ally in your creative arsenal, enhancing your skills and expanding the possibilities of your storytelling. Join us and redefine what's possible in the world of animated shorts.
Are you ready to create jaw-dropping 2D character animations that will wow your audience? In this complete guide for beginners, you'll master 2D character animation using Photoshop, After Effects, and AI tools like Midjourney.
Step-by-step, you'll learn how to separate characters from backgrounds, break them into animatable layers, create eye-catching animations, and add professional lighting and effects. By the end, you'll have the skills to bring your own 2D art and characters to life through animation and build an impressive portfolio.
Join me as we journey through rigging, animating layers, fixing common problems, developing lively motions, and polishing off scenes with color grading and additional assets. With fun practice assets and detailed explanations, you'll gain confidence in this sought-after skill and experience the satisfaction of seeing your static art fluidly move.
The future of animation awaits - enroll now to master 2D character animation, enhance your skills as an artist, and breathe life into your creative visions!
Want more details? On completion of this course, you will have harnessed these skills:
1. Mastering Photoshop Tools for Character Isolation
Learn to deftly maneuver through Photoshop’s pen, lasso, and generative fill tools to seamlessly extract characters from their backgrounds. We’ll delve into practical exercises that refine your precision and speed, ensuring crisp, clean character isolation every time.
Hands-on practice with the pen and lasso tools
Explore the generative fill’s efficiency
Perfect your character cut-out techniques
2. Layering Characters for After Effects Animation
Uncover the secrets to organizing and separating character assets into layers effectively in Photoshop. You'll become adept at preparing assets that are animation-ready for a seamless transition into After Effects.
Layer separation techniques
Preparing assets for animation
Importing Photoshop files into After Effects
3. Character Animation Essentials in After Effects
Step into the world of animation by learning rigging, keyframing, and effect application to breathe life into your characters. We refine each movement, ensuring fluid, realistic animation that captivates and engages.
Rigging characters for animation
Mastering keyframes and effects
Refining and perfecting character movement
4. Depth Maps & Parallax Background Animation
Harness the power of depth maps in Photoshop for intricate parallax animations in After Effects. Learn to create depth, dimension, and dynamic backgrounds that elevate the visual storytelling experience.
Crafting depth maps in Photoshop
Parallax animation techniques
Enhancing visual depth and dimension
5. Lighting and Color Grading Mastery
Illuminate your animations with advanced lighting effects, stock elements, and color grading techniques that enhance mood, atmosphere, and visual appeal, making each piece a visual masterpiece.
Implementing lighting effects
Utilizing stock elements
Mastering color grading techniques
6. Precision Control with After Effects’ Graph Editor
Achieve absolute control over animation easing, ensuring smooth, natural movements that are visually pleasing and professionally crafted, taking your animation skills to the next level.
Animating with precision
Discovering the graph editor
Enhancing animation smoothness
7. Shape Layers and Masks for Motion Effects
Discover the art of animating shape layers and masks, unlocking a world of unique motion effects that add a creative touch to every project, ensuring you stand out in the animation arena.
Animating shape layers and masks
Creating unique motion effects
Enhancing creative animation techniques
8. Systematic Project Set-Up for Complex Animations
Implement structured project setups that streamline the animation process, ensuring efficiency and organization when working with complex characters, saving time and enhancing workflow quality.
Organizing animation projects
Handling complex characters
Enhancing workflow efficiency
9. Troubleshooting & Asset Refinement
Arm yourself with troubleshooting skills to tackle common animation challenges head-on, and master asset refinement in Photoshop, ensuring each animation project is polished and professional.
Fixing common animation issues
Refining assets in Photoshop
Perfecting animation projects
10. Eye Blink Animation Techniques
Learn the intricate process of animating eye blinks using multiple layers, adding that soul and character personality, enhancing the connection between your characters and the audience.
Animating eye blinks
Using multiple layers effectively
Enhancing character emotiveness
11. Midjourney AI for Character Art Creation
Venture into the world of AI with Midjourney to generate unique, captivating character art assets. Discover techniques to optimize this powerful tool, personalizing each creation to fit your specific project needs.
Generating art with Midjourney AI
Customizing character assets
Optimizing AI tools for art creation
12. Complete Character Splash Screen Animations
Master the journey from concept to completion, creating captivating character splash screen animations that are visually stunning and professionally crafted, ready to showcase in your portfolio.
Concept to completion workflow
Creating unique splash screens
Polishing animations for showcase
13. Building a Stellar Animation Portfolio
Compile a portfolio showcasing your high-quality character animation works. Learn the strategies to present your skills effectively, ensuring you capture attention and opportunities in the animation industry.
Over 50 character designs included
Showcase your animation skills
Capture industry attention and opportunities
My biggest hope for you:
My aim is to provide you with the skills needed to kickstart your animation journey!
Are you ready to create jaw-dropping 2D character animations that will wow your audience? In this complete guide for beginners, you'll master 2D character animation using Photoshop, After Effects, and AI tools like Midjourney.
Step-by-step, you'll learn how to separate characters from backgrounds, break them into animatable layers, create eye-catching animations, and add professional lighting and effects. By the end, you'll have the skills to bring your own 2D art and characters to life through animation and build an impressive portfolio.
Join me as we journey through rigging, animating layers, fixing common problems, developing lively motions, and polishing off scenes with color grading and additional assets. With fun practice assets and detailed explanations, you'll gain confidence in this sought-after skill and experience the satisfaction of seeing your static art fluidly move.
The future of animation awaits - enroll now to master 2D character animation, enhance your skills as an artist, and breathe life into your creative visions!
Want more details? On completion of this course, you will have harnessed these skills:
1. Mastering Photoshop Tools for Character Isolation
Learn to deftly maneuver through Photoshop’s pen, lasso, and generative fill tools to seamlessly extract characters from their backgrounds. We’ll delve into practical exercises that refine your precision and speed, ensuring crisp, clean character isolation every time.
Hands-on practice with the pen and lasso tools
Explore the generative fill’s efficiency
Perfect your character cut-out techniques
2. Layering Characters for After Effects Animation
Uncover the secrets to organizing and separating character assets into layers effectively in Photoshop. You'll become adept at preparing assets that are animation-ready for a seamless transition into After Effects.
Layer separation techniques
Preparing assets for animation
Importing Photoshop files into After Effects
3. Character Animation Essentials in After Effects
Step into the world of animation by learning rigging, keyframing, and effect application to breathe life into your characters. We refine each movement, ensuring fluid, realistic animation that captivates and engages.
Rigging characters for animation
Mastering keyframes and effects
Refining and perfecting character movement
4. Depth Maps & Parallax Background Animation
Harness the power of depth maps in Photoshop for intricate parallax animations in After Effects. Learn to create depth, dimension, and dynamic backgrounds that elevate the visual storytelling experience.
Crafting depth maps in Photoshop
Parallax animation techniques
Enhancing visual depth and dimension
5. Lighting and Color Grading Mastery
Illuminate your animations with advanced lighting effects, stock elements, and color grading techniques that enhance mood, atmosphere, and visual appeal, making each piece a visual masterpiece.
Implementing lighting effects
Utilizing stock elements
Mastering color grading techniques
6. Precision Control with After Effects’ Graph Editor
Achieve absolute control over animation easing, ensuring smooth, natural movements that are visually pleasing and professionally crafted, taking your animation skills to the next level.
Animating with precision
Discovering the graph editor
Enhancing animation smoothness
7. Shape Layers and Masks for Motion Effects
Discover the art of animating shape layers and masks, unlocking a world of unique motion effects that add a creative touch to every project, ensuring you stand out in the animation arena.
Animating shape layers and masks
Creating unique motion effects
Enhancing creative animation techniques
8. Systematic Project Set-Up for Complex Animations
Implement structured project setups that streamline the animation process, ensuring efficiency and organization when working with complex characters, saving time and enhancing workflow quality.
Organizing animation projects
Handling complex characters
Enhancing workflow efficiency
9. Troubleshooting & Asset Refinement
Arm yourself with troubleshooting skills to tackle common animation challenges head-on, and master asset refinement in Photoshop, ensuring each animation project is polished and professional.
Fixing common animation issues
Refining assets in Photoshop
Perfecting animation projects
10. Eye Blink Animation Techniques
Learn the intricate process of animating eye blinks using multiple layers, adding that soul and character personality, enhancing the connection between your characters and the audience.
Animating eye blinks
Using multiple layers effectively
Enhancing character emotiveness
11. Midjourney AI for Character Art Creation
Venture into the world of AI with Midjourney to generate unique, captivating character art assets. Discover techniques to optimize this powerful tool, personalizing each creation to fit your specific project needs.
Generating art with Midjourney AI
Customizing character assets
Optimizing AI tools for art creation
12. Complete Character Splash Screen Animations
Master the journey from concept to completion, creating captivating character splash screen animations that are visually stunning and professionally crafted, ready to showcase in your portfolio.
Concept to completion workflow
Creating unique splash screens
Polishing animations for showcase
13. Building a Stellar Animation Portfolio
Compile a portfolio showcasing your high-quality character animation works. Learn the strategies to present your skills effectively, ensuring you capture attention and opportunities in the animation industry.
Over 50 character designs included
Showcase your animation skills
Capture industry attention and opportunities
My biggest hope for you:
My aim is to provide you with the skills needed to kickstart your animation journey!
Midjourney is one of the most powerful AI Art Generation programs on the market. The only issue with Midjourney is that you can’t animate the amazing images you create…That is where this course comes in!
By utilising the additional tools and techniques within the Adobe Suite we will be able to animate the amazing AI images that Midjourney creates with a subtle yet realistic camera move. If you don’t have access to Midjourney then that is fine! I will be supplying my image for you or you can use one of the many other free ai image generators shown in the second video of this course! This course is reliant on the use of Photoshop and After Effects. You can get a free trial of Adobe photoshop and After Effects and there will be a lesson and links highlighting this.
The prerequisites for this course are as follows: You will need an internet connection, an email address, Photoshop and After Effects. As mentioned above you can obtain free trials of both photoshop and After Effects.
Course outline
01 - Accessing course software and materials (A quick overview of the software used and the AI image generators available, both free and subscription based)
02 - Generating our image in Midjourney – (This session will walk you through the process of creating our image. I will be using Midjourney but the skills are interchangeable with the other mentioned AI art generators)
03 - Preparing the image in Photoshop (A key part of this process is preparing our AI image ready for animation, in this session I will walk you through that process step-by-step)
04 - Animating in After Effects (This session will take you through thee process of executing the final animation of our AI image)
Class Project (Assignment) – (This lesson will walk you through the class project that you have been tasked with, summarising the skills and techniques learnt in the course.)
As mentioned above in the course outline, the course will finish with a really fun assignment where you will have the opportunity to practice the skills that you have learnt in this course! I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys create so please upload your work along with any key prompts you made! You may wish to submit a YouTube link in order to share the work you’ve made!
Midjourney is one of the most powerful AI Art Generation programs on the market. The only issue with Midjourney is that you can’t animate the amazing images you create…That is where this course comes in!
By utilising the additional tools and techniques within the Adobe Suite we will be able to animate the amazing AI images that Midjourney creates with a subtle yet realistic camera move. If you don’t have access to Midjourney then that is fine! I will be supplying my image for you or you can use one of the many other free ai image generators shown in the second video of this course! This course is reliant on the use of Photoshop and After Effects. You can get a free trial of Adobe photoshop and After Effects and there will be a lesson and links highlighting this.
The prerequisites for this course are as follows: You will need an internet connection, an email address, Photoshop and After Effects. As mentioned above you can obtain free trials of both photoshop and After Effects.
Course outline
01 - Accessing course software and materials (A quick overview of the software used and the AI image generators available, both free and subscription based)
02 - Generating our image in Midjourney – (This session will walk you through the process of creating our image. I will be using Midjourney but the skills are interchangeable with the other mentioned AI art generators)
03 - Preparing the image in Photoshop (A key part of this process is preparing our AI image ready for animation, in this session I will walk you through that process step-by-step)
04 - Animating in After Effects (This session will take you through thee process of executing the final animation of our AI image)
Class Project (Assignment) – (This lesson will walk you through the class project that you have been tasked with, summarising the skills and techniques learnt in the course.)
As mentioned above in the course outline, the course will finish with a really fun assignment where you will have the opportunity to practice the skills that you have learnt in this course! I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys create so please upload your work along with any key prompts you made! You may wish to submit a YouTube link in order to share the work you’ve made!
Thin this course We will Learn how to deal with blender addons. We see hot to make realistic 3D moss and make photorealistic nature scene Render. Mossify lets users add procedural moss to 3D models inside Blender, controlling the results with a simple set of parameters for the underlying noise pattern, and the size and density of the moss strands and ‘leaves’.
Setting Moss Density to 0 results in a simple moss texture that can be used in long shots.
Next we see how to came make realistic waterfall using dispersant shader. This is a shader that makes realistic waterfalls in the Eevee render engine.
The 3D version uses a special form of shader displacement that is specialized for Eevee. Since it does not use deforming geometry, so you can create waterfalls dynamically in real-time.
After that we have water simulation based addon. Add water effects to your scene super quickly with aquatiq. Instead of spending hours creating complex simulations, you add simple planes with animation sequences that can be previewed in the viewport.
The library contains 2D and 3D water assets that can be used as legos to build new effects and assets like fountains, birdbaths, and water materials. We explore this addon in detail.
Thin this course We will Learn how to deal with blender addons. We see hot to make realistic 3D moss and make photorealistic nature scene Render. Mossify lets users add procedural moss to 3D models inside Blender, controlling the results with a simple set of parameters for the underlying noise pattern, and the size and density of the moss strands and ‘leaves’.
Setting Moss Density to 0 results in a simple moss texture that can be used in long shots.
Next we see how to came make realistic waterfall using dispersant shader. This is a shader that makes realistic waterfalls in the Eevee render engine.
The 3D version uses a special form of shader displacement that is specialized for Eevee. Since it does not use deforming geometry, so you can create waterfalls dynamically in real-time.
After that we have water simulation based addon. Add water effects to your scene super quickly with aquatiq. Instead of spending hours creating complex simulations, you add simple planes with animation sequences that can be previewed in the viewport.
The library contains 2D and 3D water assets that can be used as legos to build new effects and assets like fountains, birdbaths, and water materials. We explore this addon in detail.