Hair & Character Animated Illustration Process | Photoshop to After effects (AFP HairRig)

A quick video breaking down my process of animating a Photoshop illustration using After Effects. From creating the illustration to splitting the layers and then finally animating the character. The star of the show is the hair, which was surprisingly simple to do with the help of AFP Hair Rig script.

Link to AFPHairRig tutorial + download (in the description):

Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Illustration process
01:35 Files preparation
02:51 Hair animation
04:51 Character animation
07:30 Slicing animation + Outcome

Character name: Kazama Iroha
AE Scripts that were used: AFPHairRig, Battleaxe Overlord
Tools: Adobe - Photoshop, Illustrator, After effects., Wacom Intuos Pro

Any questions? Feel free to message me:

[symzae]

i found a hidden gem, your channel is really helpful and inspiring to people who want to try it on their own, plus the production quality is insane.

[ChiDestiny]

Bookmarks for me:
3:24 Hair
4:54 BG
6:01 Null
6:40 Eyes

[lazylilshit]

MAN'S LIKE A SMART PISTOL, HE DON'T MISS.
Another amazing video, I always wondered how people make illustrations like these, maybe I even try to make my own.
Thank you so much for the video.

[Dodonko]

Really detailed breakdown, and awesome result.
+ based for watching Jerma

[wishisimple]

That was epic!
Without lasso tool, I wonder how long it will take to redraw everything, especially with merged layers lol
Loved the outcome especially the hair, looks so lively and cuteee

[t-ben]

Goodness gracious the value in this video is unparalleled. Wonderful job!! :D

[dontbeatryhard]

I was looking up on how to animate using after effects as I was new to it and this was incredibly useful thanks for continuing making these helpful videos

[s_eria]

This makes me actually want to animate my own drawings 😊😊

[kittyiful]

i recently found ur channel and have been binge watching every video you’ve seriously helped me so much with my art i appreciate u

[meli]

Genius and underrated. I do after effects a little bit myself and i can tell you it is not easy, especially when you run into problems and have to troubleshoot it yourself. Tppo here has turned his experience into a tutorial for all of us, and we really appreciate that 👍😊

[T_ra_]

my brother in christ i found your channel a couple of days ago and i cannot believe how underrated you actually are

[Catdogu]

Just wanted to say your videos are immensely helpful. I've always wanted to try animating a character like this, and i have compelete knowledge of after effects. but had no idea how to go about it. I feel like i could confidently do it now, especially knowing the hair script. Your videos are great please keep them coming!!

[Lost_OZ]

Wow dude, Iroha really looks good in your artstyle

[serrjdt]

i am actually amazed by your sheer determination lol, going back and refining everything must have been painful. i'm so genuinely glad i found your channel! i learn so much; watching your videos helped me become more confident in painting as well as video editing (i love how aesthetic your videos are by the way). awesome video!

[breadtoast]

the quality of these video is always insane, greta job

[ScarletRaze]

broooo... I just gotta commend your diligence on this piece overall! from the illustration to the shear details you made in illustrator and even in the making of the pixel art was great!
Kudos! I hope one day I get to learn all these skills and softwares too <3 Thank you this video was really helpful!

[orz]

Woah this is really helpful and easy to understand!!! Great job 😍😍😍

[WajidAli-nklx]

Oh MY God. Your hard work for making this and then editing. Respect.

[Manimation]

This will only work if you have extensive knowledge of Adobe After Effects. Because it was so condensed and brief, a lot of important details was not mentioned. I was really hoping that it was extensive and mentioned every single detail. For example, how many layers do you split for the hair? The base, the lineart, the shadows, the highlights? Or is there one single layer for the hair with all of these components imported into After Effects? Details like these can save lives, you know.

[Gard]

You are without a doubt, my favorite youtuber on this whole platform. Literally, you're so fucking good at what you do. You're a grinder and you're really just the best. Seriously