Tutorials

PHOTOSHOP // AFTER EFFECTS // FRAMEbyFRAME CREATING STOP-MOTION/CELL ANIMATION from Fifty50 on Vimeo.

Onion skinning or cell frame animation, different from key frame. I think both have value. For character movement you'd probably use key frame, to create something fluid and unpredictable like fire or water you'd use just step by step cell which is what he shows in this video. I really like the combintation, Ryan Woodward does this well in 'Thoughts of you'.

The 12 principles nicely explained


Step by step beginner's rotoscoping tutorial 



One way to combine 3D and 2D


A useful intro to CC Animate

Quite a long one but very informative and in-depth.  


Great tutorial on animating water splashes


Flow in animation (getting the arcs, blur effects etc.)

Simple keyframe and inbetweening tutorial: 




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