Creating Animation Backgrounds

Learn the techniques that pro animators use to make backgrounds that have depth, impact and enhance the storyline. Follow along with animator Siobhan Twomey in this 21-tutorial course and see how you can bring your backgrounds to life!

Animator Siobhan Twomey starts from the very rough thumbnail stages and steps you right through to the end where you have a beautifully-rendered, fully-fledged animation-ready background.

App Features:

• A video tutorial app
• 69 minutes of video training
• Super clear explanations
• Offline Playback (no internet connection needed)
• Easy to navigate

Course Outline:

1. Introduction (01:54)
2. Software for this Course (02:04)
3. Using the Source Files (01:46)
4. Getting Around Photoshop (04:06)
5. Using the Drawing tools (03:13)
6. Working with Layers (03:54)
7. Importing your Thumbnail (03:54)
8. Preparing the Rough (03:54)
9. Drawing the Layout (04:16)
10. A Cleaned Up Layout (03:28)
11. Choosing the Color Palette (03:26)
12. Painting Using the Selection Tool (03:23)
13. Using the Pen Tool (04:21)
14. Adding Touches with the Brush Tool (02:53)
15. Ordering & Naming Layers (03:18)
16. Adding Texture with a Bitmap (04:16)
17. Adding Texture with Brushes (03:23)
18. Adding Shading (03:05)
19. Adding Highlights (02:47)
20. Using Adjustment Layers (03:42)
21. Conclusion: Saving & Exporting (01:54)