My goal was to create a simple character in Illustrator and bring it into After Effects for rigging. I used the duik plugin and created a walk cycle. It's a little jerky and the animation could have been much smoother. Overall I am happy with results and what I have learned.
Training and Resources
For Rigging
After Effects Duik Rigging& Animation Tools by Owen Lowery
Very good training on the duik plugin.
On Lynda.com
Character design
idea by gigantic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4mqbvv5lGqLpI4FYlJt4w
Spent some time on this cool channel dedicated to creating vector characters. A good start to get your creative juices going.
Effects for the shadows
Lee Daniels Art for the shadows
https://www.youtube.com/user/LeeDanielsART
One of my go-to resources for intermediate animations in after effects.
Lee is one of my favorites.
I hope to do some more animations in the near future.
Cheers
-Ron
