Adobe Illustrator for Video and 3D

1h 50mIntermediate2019-01-28

Authors

Eran Stern

Teacher and Motion Designer, 20+ years of post-production experience

Course details

Learn how to use Illustrator artwork to build amazing videos, animations, and 3D motion graphics. Discover how to share artboards, layers, type, colors, and paths between Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D in the most efficient way possible. Instructor Eran Stern explains how to prep Illustrator artwork for use in other applications, how to animate Illustrator layers in Premiere Pro, and how to reuse text and shapes from Illustrator to build 3D motion graphics in After Effects. Plus, learn how to open Illustrator files in Cinema 4D and use a variety of free and paid plugins that make sharing assets between apps even easier.

Learning objectives
Importing Illustrator files in Premiere Pro
Animating Illustrator layers with keyframes, transitions, and plugins
Importing Illustrator files in After Effects
Creating shapes from vectors
Extruding vectors
Auto-animating vector layers with Animation Composer
Working with Cinema 4D
Using the CV-ArtSmart and Cineware plugins

Skills covered

2D AnimationCINEMA 4DMAXONIllustrationVideo ProductionPremiere ProIllustratorAfter EffectsVideoAdobeAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Animate using vectors
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Integration with Video Editing

04 - Working in RGB color space
05 - Importing to Premiere Pro
06 - Animating using keyframes
07 - Animate using transitions
08 - Animate using Film Impact plugins

2. Prepare for Animation

09 - Importing to After Effects
10 - Using the video presets
11 - Adding artboard manually
12 - Copying text attributes
13 - Avoiding flickering
14 - Releasing to layers
15 - Creating shapes from vectors
16 - Extruding vectors
17 - Removing embedded graphics
18 - Rasterize settings
19 - Separating multiple artboards
20 - Using Overlord
21 - Using Animation Composer

3. Integration with 3D Applications

22 - Preparing for 3D
23 - Working with Cinema 4D
24 - Using the CV-ArtSmart plugin
25 - Cineware plugin overview

Conclusion

26 - Next steps