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Animation stuff with Andrea Gertsmann

“Animation Stuff”: A basic primer to help you get started creating your own animations

By Pamela Park |
May 26, 2020

Animator Andrea Gerstmann works in TV animation. In this charming little playlist, she demonstrates the basics of animation as she draws and animates a fox.  Andrea is great at breaking down the animation process into small, easily-digestible sections, and not only explains how to do things but why she’s doing them.

How to design a fox for animation using Adobe Photoshop

Character rotation of the fox

Background design tips and tricks

 

Painting a forest background

Animating a fox trotting (quadruped walk cycle)

 

Learn more about Andrea

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