UTK Libraries Tip-sheets
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Software
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Adobe Animate Adobe After Effects Adobe Character Animator
Clip Studio Paint Adobe Photoshop
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Blender
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Adobe Animate |
Use Adobe Animate to create vector animations. It's an ideal tool for creating interactive infographics, ads, and games that can be played on any device. |
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Adobe After Effects |
Create composites, motion graphics, and visual effects with Adobe After Effects. Some of the most common uses for Adobe After Effects include creating title sequences and adding visual effects to videos. |
| Adobe Character Animator | Character Animator is for anyone who wants to create a character and make it come alive! Adobe Character Animator is a desktop application software product that combines real-time live motion-capture with a multi-track recording system to control layered 2D puppets based on an illustration drawn in Photoshop or Illustrator. |
| Adobe Photoshop | Great for character creation, GIFs, and painterly looks to animations. Use in conjunction with Adobe After Effects, Animate, and Character Animator. |
| Clip Studio Paint | Clip Studio Paint software is useful for animation because it is easy to use. It has a user-friendly interface and also supports vector mapping. One of the features it offers for animation is full support for traditional 2D 12-frame comics (meaning you can do flip-books without any difficulty). |
| Blender | Blender software can be great for beginners, as it offers pretty much everything you'd ever need in the world of 3D animation. It gives animators and coders the ability to make changes to the code base, add in new features and tools and respond to bugs quickly and organically. |
Animation: History, Concepts, & More
Animation Home Studio
DRAWING TABLETS
- Wacom IntuosWireless Bluetooth Graphic Drawing Tablet. No screen.
- Huion KAMVAS Pro 12Connects to computer (non-bluetooth). Tilt function. Anti-glare.
- Huion KAMVAS Pro 13Connects to computer (non-bluetooth). Full HD screen. Adjustable stand. Anti-glare. Tilt function.
- Huion Artist Glove for Drawing TabletsPrevents smudging. Works with both hands.
AUDIO
- Blue Ember XLR MicXLR connection. Cardioid Pattern. Clear, commanding vocals.
- Microphone Stand and Shock MountIncludes cable sleeve, pop filter, clamp, and foam cover.
- M-Audio USB Audio Interface48 kHz audio resolution for pristine recording. 1/8” headphone output and stereo RCA outputs for total monitoring flexibility. Includes MPC Beats Software complete with the essential production tools from Akai Professional.
- Audio-Technica Studio HeadphonesTuned for enhanced detail, with excellent mid-range definition. Excellent sound isolation. Convenient single-side cable exit.
- Korg nanoPAD2 USB MIDI ControllerSixteen solid, responsive, and velocity-sensitive trigger pads.
- AKAI Professional MIDI USB ControllerBeat Maker Essential - 13" pad controller for music production with 8 RGB-backlit responsive MPC drum pads for triggering samples, loops, virtual instruments, and more.
Adobe Animate Tutorials
Adobe After Effects Tutorials
Adobe Character Animator Tutorials
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
Clip Studio Paint Tutorials
Blender Tutorials
Helpful Websites & YouTube Channels
- Adobe Creative Cloud
Incredible bank of tutorials for all things Adobe! - TipTut
TipTut is a Creative Design tips, tricks and tutorials channel. Here on TipTut we try to teach you the 'why' and not just the 'how'. We cover a range of subjects from print design to animation. - Animation Mentor
Animation Mentor is the original online animation school, taught by professional working animators from major studios such as Pixar, DreamWorks, and Industrial Light & Magic. - Noble Frugal Studio
Welcome to the NobleFrugal Studio!
My name is Sebastien. I'm an animator working on my very own animated series called Chronicle of Pi. I am using a free, open-source 2D animation software called Opentoonz as the main driver for my animation. With it, I make helpful tutorials so that others can learn to animate for free. - Angry Animator
Angry Animator worked for Don Bluth from 1988-93 in Ireland; moved to the US in 94, where he worked for Disney (mobile / interactive). In 2010 he began teaching courses for Lynda.com: Flash, Harmony and traditional animation principles. - Modern Day James
NY based artist and animator. Amazing tutorials from basic animation, principles, and more!