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Creating a character out of paper pieces
Hi,
i’d like to have a character made of paper pieces (with an id photo for the head); it’s for a deam sequence.
my idea is having pieces of paper for :
– one for the torso
– two for the arms and hands
– two for the legs and feet
– a photo for the headi’d like to animate it then.
i thought of the puppet tool to do that, but each time i try to use the puppet tool, it distorts the pieces of paper instead of simply moving them.
So here’s my question :
should i be using the puppet tool to do that, of should i animate the layers separately, having cleverly set the anchor points (at shoulders and hips) and having parented everything to the torso ? -
3 Replies
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Hey man.
I would go your second rout by setting the anchor points and parenting everything to the torso and animating each part individually.
I use that style a lot for my cartoons. See some examples here. https://vimeo.com/1988217
and if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Jon Etheridge
Appsro inc
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Alternatively you can modify that workflow slightly and implement inverse kinematics. This will allow you to animate one layer and the others will follow along.
https://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/ik.htmlJeremy Richardson
http://www.justjerm.com -
Thanks, i saw your demo and that’s really the kind of effect i’m looking for…
i guess, then, that i’ll go with anchors and parenting, and then precomp the animation in a layer…
Thanks
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