Share your animation! Whether you designed your own character or are using Noah, share the animation you’ve made.

Remember:

You can go through any lesson again with Claudio
While Claudio animated a happy character, you can animate whatever emotion you’d like
Claudio would love to be a reference for you if you’re looking for one

Claudio's Plugin List

Overlord by Battle Axe, $45
Motion 2 by Mt. Mograph, $65
Labels by renderTom, $18
Create Nulls from Paths, free script that comes with Oct 2017 AE and later
Fx Console by Videocopilot, free to download
Ease Copy by Mike Overbeck, free to download
Ease Shortcuts, collaborative plugin, free to download

Claudio's If/Else Expressions

Eyes Open
if (thisComp.layer("Face NULL").effect("Eyes")("Menu") == 1) {100} else {0}

Eyes Blink
if (thisComp.layer("Face NULL").effect("Eyes")("Menu") == 2) {100} else {0}

Eyes Blink Happy
if (thisComp.layer("Face NULL").effect("Eyes")("Menu") == 3) {100} else {0}

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Resources

Download Claudio’s project files (Illustrator, After Effects)
Download sad Noah (Illustrator, After Effects)
Download angry Noah (Illustrator, After Effects)
Learn more about If/Else expressions in After Effects
Find Claudio on Instagram and his website.

Explore More Classes on Skillshare

Character Animation Basics: Create a Dance Loop with After Effects and Photoshop — Bee Grandinetti
Character Animation: Creating Authentic Facial Expressions in Adobe After Effects — Fraser Davidson
Storyboarding for Animation: How to Illustrate and Design for Successful Motion — Sarah Beth Morgan

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