3D Animation – AI Worklow 01 Information

This course guides you through animating a 3D character using AI powered Mocap & Text-To-Motion tools. Plus shows an advanced method to clean up the animation.

Plus swap the character with an image reference, create a quick 3D environment and animate a camera.

Plus a new module creating a full 3D character from an image reference is being added this week. (*early November)

What You’ll Learn In 3D Animation – AI Worklow 01?

Design Characters Using MidJourney

Process.

• Character Image Process
• Intro to MidJourney
• Edit With Photoshop

Mocap AI Tools Explore the range of options

Process:

• Introduce the current AI mocap tools available.
• Create placeholder 3D character
• Use filmed footage to animate a 3D character

Text to 3D Animation Create & Blend Animation

Process:

• Show text to 3D character animation process
• Blend with mocap animation
• Export animation data

Clean up Animation Intro To Cascadeur

Process:

• Export animation from Blender
• Import Into Cascadeur
• Setup Character Rig
• Unbake mocap/animation data
• Refine/fix key poses & timing

Create Scene Using Adobe After Effects

Process:

• Create 3D environment from still image
• Composite with character animation in Ae
• Add lighting
• Add character
• Animate a camera

Replace Character Using 1x reference image

Process:

• Export placeholder 3D animation
• Use AI tool to swap character
• Composite final scene
• Explore creative styling options

AI Enhance/Upscale Explore 3 Tools

Process:

• Enhance/ReStyle Output
• Upscale/Change FPS of Output

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