Lynda - RubberHose Animation with After Effects

RubberHose, a rigging script for Adobe After Effects, makes it easy to animate characters that are packed with personality. In this course, instructor Angie Taylor shares what you need to know to get up and running with this powerful software. Angie kicks off the course by explaining how to create a RubberHose arm and style it with shape layer operators. She then moves on to discuss how to create legs with RubberRig and RubberPin, as well as how to construct an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and the Motion Sketch tool in After Effects. She wraps up by detailing how to fine-tune your character animation and place a character into an animated scene.
Topics include:
Creating and duplicating a RubberHose arm
Creating RubberRig legs
Simplifying your composition
Creating an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and Motion Sketch
Adding bounce with body movement
Using Starch and effects settings for greater control
Placing the character into an animated scene