Illustrator to After Effects ft. Burnt Toast - Animation Workflow & Tutorial

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The third episode in a series "Animating Great Artists," where I show motion designers how to approach animating work of a variety of styles and show illustrators how to approach animating their own work.

In this episode, I'm tackling the work of Burnt Toast Creative. I go through the process of character animation from to After Effects (via Frame by Frame) workflow. This tutorial is suitable for beginners - intermediate users.

►Illustration by Burnt Toast Creative:

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►Music:
Massive thanks to madmomentsgo for providing that amazing music for my intro!

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[BackfallGenius]

Roommate: "What are you watching?"
Me: "This tutorial on how to animate a guy slamming himself with a trash can lid that causes his limbs to flail upward..."
Roommate: "...why?"
Me: "...because Ben Marriott uploaded it"

[sefa]

I remember watching this video some months ago and hardly understanding a thing, but now with the knowledge I’ve gained (especially from Ben) I get everything that’s going on here

[worstever]

Omg, I can't believe you're still so humble after these achievements! Congrats on the 20k!! woohoo

[stophnerf]

Super fun! A simpler way to add shading to a black-outlined character is to add your shadow, tint it the colour you want it to end up, then set it to Darken in the Blend Mode drop down menu. It will darken any colour lighter than itself, meaning if the shadow is above a black outline, you wont see where the overlap of the shadow occurs - just on the lighter fill colour. That reduces your overall number of shapes by 1/3rd. Hope that makes sense!

[vimarioly]

Thank u sooo much Ben, I've been so inspired since I discovered you (this week :). Staying motivated is so hard but watching you makes it easier, you explain clearly and with enthusiasm. PLS keep makimg them

[sonni]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that we're currently inside a *bat's* butt

[saopy]

you have the most high budget intro, ever

[devinrenaud]

this is SOOOO helpful to get an inside look on the process. Just came across your youtube and instagram and I'm just learning animation so I'll be deep in your content for a while lol. thanks so much Ben 🙏🏼

[AhmadAbdulMusic_]

I’m just getting attracted to Ae and found your videos. I would love to learn everything you’re doing. Amazing work.

[thesustainabilityenthusiast]

This is amazing!! all the attention to detail, all the thought wow definitely want to try testing out some animation !

[JoshKeatonFan]

I'm loving your tutorial and learning series! Much more in-depth than the Classroom In A Book series.

[arianagabrielacorrouribe]

Omg, I can't believe how amazing your workflow is. I'm so glad I discovered you. I'm studying animation, and a few weeks ago I finished my short film, and I just wanna say thank you, bc your videos really helped/inspired me :)

[WangleLine]

These quick breakdown are lovely, can't wait for more :3

[jerooski]

I'm in love with your work man! These series are great! You do justice to the artists.

[dilpreetsingh]

So so satisfying to watch. Bless up Ben! Keep them coming up. Regards.

[sdasdadg]

You are a legend dude, I am going to watch your entire videos on today. :)

[edman_]

Great shift you are putting in Ben, Love these work flow vids....Thanks!

[aliounet]

You're sparking up my passion for motion design right there

[alexandervanlohen]

I can† imagine how much time it takes to learn this. And even if you're a pro like you it´s soo time-consuming! But it looks so great!!

[Coolestpersonevernocap]

I- I had no idea u can animate on photoshop