Need Illustrator to Animator Tutorial – The Vector Basics.

[Suzzie Anson]

Hi Benjamin,

Thanks for the links.

I agree, I have spent time googling illustrator as well…Everything helps! You can never tell when you will achieve the breakthrough to what youre looking for. I consider myself to be a constant learner. I have recently paid to take illustrator video training on Lynda.com as well as purchasing the newest Zaxwerks After Effects Animator Training ( I also work in After Effects). I spend an average of 4-6 hours a week learning new software. I work in a video production role in New York.

Please understand my question…I am not a newbee at this or other forums, I google, I study, I pay, I practice, I experiment. What I am asking for is for someone with specific knowledge of Zaxwerks and Illustrator Interfacing to help me… and hundreds of others…now and in the future…to understand from EXPERIENCE… what works… and what the best practices are… for getting effective and reliable input from AI…so that I can be freely creative and effective with non-text elements in Zaxwerks.

Just this one thing… could someone here or otherwise, please consider…For the benefit of existing zaxwerks users… producing a tutorial like some that you already have here(like the one on the Zaxwerks timeline for example). Did you experiment frustratingly for hours with the Animator timeline…or was a tutorial invaluable? Did you like getting those insights in one bite?..or would you rather learn the best tips… one by one… only when you get frustrated enough to have a problem at hand.

Thats all im asking. In New York City I cant afford not to know. And what a better place to get that knowledge possibly than here possibly from the fine creators and users of Animator!

Thanks again.

Suzzie

[Volleyballgal]

Hi Jon
thanks for the response…Off to Total Training for me

Rhonda

[Steven Wills]

I have the same frustrations as well. I wasn’t prepared to spend so much time in Illustrator.

Steve Wills

Dual 2.5 G5
FCP HD, Motion

[Steven Wills]

It could be very helpful if everyone would put the Google links they found into one place for the newer users, so they could save a lot of time searching.

I also agree that a SIMPLE tutorial would be very helpful for new users.

Just a thought….

Steve Wills

Dual 2.5 G5
FCP HD, Motion

[Suzzie Anson]

Hi Steve,

I and others can certainly Google about Illustrator and take training in it… all day long.

What im interested in… is the successful and creative “INTERFACE” or workflow (best practices) between Illustrator and Animator.

Im looking for information from any Zax expert, who has the best practices, tips, and techniques…necessary to maximize the creative potential with Animator… when I have to create a non-text element…and make it work consistently and predictably…and smartly… to get a commercial job out the door.

Working smartly with illustrator is so “INTEGRAL” sometimes to being “Successful with Animator” in a commercial environment… that I am amazed at how much static I am getting on this thread.

I guess my very frustrated tone is sneaking out… about asking for specific, comprehensive, one source, one time, one place help like this. Not Illustrator help only…but the interface…and the smart working… from one into the other.

Its amazing how many posts have to do with this subject… in slightly different ways…over and over again.

[Steven Wills]

I think it’s a good idea and I can relate.

Hopefully others will gain a lot from it too.

Steve Wills

Dual 2.5 G5
FCP HD, Motion

[John Dickinson]

Zax has produced a brand new video tutorial covering Illustrator vector art basics:

https://zaxwerks.com/movies/media/training/BasicsOfVectorArt.mov

JD

John Dickinson
Motionworks
http://www.motionworks.com.au

[John Dickinson]

Zax has produced a brand new video tutorial covering Illustrator vector art basics:

https://zaxwerks.com/movies/media/training/BasicsOfVectorArt.mov

JD

John Dickinson
Motionworks
http://www.motionworks.com.au

[Suzzie Anson]

BRAVO,BRAVO!

Thank You John! Thank You Zax!

That is SO helpful… to have all the key information in one tutorial.

I am very appreciative.

Some other day…only when your priorities allow…I would love to see some best practices on:

– What to do to correct difficult spikes in Illustrator.

– What if a Hole doesnt Come Through as expected. Troubleshooting and fixing the above in Illustrator.

– How to Plan Out and Create a Logo that has several overlapping elements (An Olyimpic Medal for example with coin, text and leaves)

-How to best position, drag, and select overlapping elements within the 3D space in Animator (Centers, positioning several objects at different depths or positions in Animator. Any Camera tricks, Angle Views, or separate camera suggestions to get the best results with your product.

NICE JOB….Again THANK YOU!!

Suzzie

[Santiago Gutierrez]

Very informative! Thanks so much Zax for taking the time to do this. One of the best explanations to using Illustrator I’ve seen.
Thanks again,
Santiago