Animation Post Production Tips for Beginners 🎬
Learn to master animation post production with After Effects. Access files and exclusive content on Patreon for pro-level skills!

Manu Mercurial
1.3M views • Feb 23, 2023

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7 Cel Shading Secrets to Color Your Animation/Webtoon & Comics
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Intro Song:
In Lovely Pixels - Manu Mercurial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbAjwMSHUU
00:00 Why Do They Look Better?
00:31 The Goal of Post Production
01:05 Importing Your Animation
04:20 After Effects Timeline
06:14 Push Your Values
07:02 Effects & Adjustment Layers
09:01 Integration Pass
10:07 Color Script & Mood Boards
10:57 Masks & Mattes
14:59 Backgrounds
16:05 Animation Keyframes
17:58 Null Objects
18:58 Ease In and Out
20:22 Puppet Pin Tool
21:34 Animating Masks
22:24 Animating Effects
24:16 Camera Movements
26:03 Parallax, Pans and Trucks
27:48 Automatic Rim Lights
29:40 Highlights
30:57 Lighting Change
33:04 10 Secret Hacks
33:22 Bloom Effect
34:08 Fake Animated Lighting
34:52 Blur Vignette
35:34 Time Remapping
36:55 Bulge Effect
37:34 LUTs
38:17 Anime Line Art
39:19 Chromatic Aberration
40:42 Mask Sequence
41:39 Complex Scene Breakdown
43:00 Exporting
44:22 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
Thanks for watching!
#Xeraphine #ManuMercurial
Get access to both the After Effects and CSP files for this video's animations,
and Exclusive Videos on The 12 Principles of Animation.
Consider supporting my content!
https://manumercurial.com/
Watch Next:
7 Cel Shading Secrets to Color Your Animation/Webtoon & Comics
https://youtu.be/-IWSJamdVp4
Get Adobe After Effects:
https://bit.ly/3gYJ3qZ
OLM Smoother (for Anime Lines)
https://olm.co.jp/rd/technology/tools/?lang=en
Intro Song:
In Lovely Pixels - Manu Mercurial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbAjwMSHUU
00:00 Why Do They Look Better?
00:31 The Goal of Post Production
01:05 Importing Your Animation
04:20 After Effects Timeline
06:14 Push Your Values
07:02 Effects & Adjustment Layers
09:01 Integration Pass
10:07 Color Script & Mood Boards
10:57 Masks & Mattes
14:59 Backgrounds
16:05 Animation Keyframes
17:58 Null Objects
18:58 Ease In and Out
20:22 Puppet Pin Tool
21:34 Animating Masks
22:24 Animating Effects
24:16 Camera Movements
26:03 Parallax, Pans and Trucks
27:48 Automatic Rim Lights
29:40 Highlights
30:57 Lighting Change
33:04 10 Secret Hacks
33:22 Bloom Effect
34:08 Fake Animated Lighting
34:52 Blur Vignette
35:34 Time Remapping
36:55 Bulge Effect
37:34 LUTs
38:17 Anime Line Art
39:19 Chromatic Aberration
40:42 Mask Sequence
41:39 Complex Scene Breakdown
43:00 Exporting
44:22 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
Thanks for watching!
#Xeraphine #ManuMercurial
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Published
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