Illustration for Motion course from School of Motion is an intensive, 12-week intermediate program designed specifically to teach motion designers how to create artwork optimized for animation. Taught by industry professional Sarah Beth Morgan
Week 5-6: Background as a Mechanism Forget scenic vistas. In motion, backgrounds are rigs. You learn to design "Multiplane parallax ready" backgrounds. Trees are drawn with separate trunks, canopies, and shadows on different Z-depth planes. school of motion illustration for motion top
Detailed instruction on 1, 2, and 3-point perspective, as well as isometric views, tailored for the motion world. Character Design: Illustration for Motion course from School of Motion
You learn to design these manually so they integrate seamlessly with digital skeletal rigging (DuIK, RubberHose, or Limber). You learn to design "Multiplane parallax ready" backgrounds
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