In this course you will learn all about the process of rigging and animating a 2D cartoon character using Duik and Joysticks 'n Sliders. These two plugins are available for After Effects, which is were the bulk of the work for this course will take place.

More specifically in this course you will learn how to:

• Assemble as PSD for layer rigging

• Properly import elements and set up comps

• Build skeletons, auto-rig, and link layers together

• Assemble and rig a Pin-bone based character

• Learn how to adjust common animation settings with the Duik panel

• Create motion controls with Joysticks

• Create reusable actions, such as blinking eyes, with sliders

• Create head turns, hand poses and mouth phonemes using Swap Templates

• Create reusable actions through the Duik panel

• Create a jump animation and place it into a scene to test the rig