Lab 7: Character Animator

Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIhDq2Zu_Gc&ab_channel=LeonLifshitz

Introduction:

Introduction:

For this lab, we learned Character Animator in Adobe and working with the Chloe (Illustrator) puppet. The puppet lip synced a short and simple nursey rhyme along with having some hand and eye movements.

Process:

I learned that Character Animator works quite well with Adobe Illustrator because you're able to customize the provided puppets to your liking without starting from scratch if you're trying to do something quick and simple. It is very convenient because both programs correspond very well with each other. I was able to easily change my puppets appearance and save it and have it directly sync with Character Animator. From there I was able to move forward with recording the lip sync to the nursey rhyme with the puppet.

Challenges Faced: 

I faced some trouble with the program layout and getting used to it. I found it a bit difficult to navigate and there is so many options and different settings that absolutely overwhelms you. After working on the lab for a bit I was able to get more familiar and play around with some of the options to get a better understanding of what does what exactly but there is still plenty to learn. 

I would like to thank everyone for looking at my Character Animation project and would like to thank Nova Scheidt for providing the basic nursey rhyme which I used in my scene.

Link to the nursey rhyme files:

https://www.cs.uregina.ca/Links/class-info/205/Audition/Audio.zip

Screenshot of work environment: