Captivating Animations in 2D and 3D

Oelhan starts by introducing himself and explaining his background in animation and digital art. He also talks you through ceramics from the Capitoline museums to give you some background on the object that he has chosen to model in this course: an antique amphora.

Discover not only his visual universe full of contrasts, but also his creative process. For your prep work, create a digital mood board. Off the back of that, start sketching out the amphora and its decorative elements on Illustrator.

Now it's the moment you've been waiting for—time to model the sketch of your amphora in Cinema 4D. In the second phase, bring the middle part of the amphora to life with animated birds using Illustrator, Cinema 4D, and After Effects. Add animated motifs in 2D to the foot and the upper part of the amphora.

Next, Oelhan shows you how to assemble all the parts. Use texturing in Cinema 4D to apply your animated motifs to the amphora, then create a render in the same software as well as in After Effects. Work on the all-important color phase and add some final effects like ambient occlusion and RGB Split.

Oelhan teaches you to export your file and gives you some final tips to make your day-to-day work as a motion designer much easier. Get ready to animate absolutely any object in 3D!