The following tutorials review how to set up your artwork (in Illustrator this time) and import it into After Effects as a composition, ready to walk. I demo using a skeleton created for this lesson. Sorry, he’s not available for download.

Make a Skeleton Walk: Video 1 of 2

Here’s what is in this first video:

• How to set up the file in Illustrator (or Photoshop) 0:15 – 1:20
• How to import it the file into After Effects as a comp 1:21 – 2:08
• Rigging: moving the anchor point 2:09 – 4:26
• Organizing the layers 4:27 – 5:40
• Parenting the pieces parts 5:44 – 7:54

Make a Skeleton Walk: Video 2 of 2

In this video

• Setting up rulers/guides for a baseline 1:28 – 1:36
• Shy layers 1:38 – 2:22
• How to position the figure (8 positions) to “march in place” 2:23 – 9:34
• Selecting all of the keyframes 10:01
• Shortening the timeline to speed up 10:05 – 12:08
• Easy ease 12:44 – 13:32
• Remove Easy Ease 13:33 – 13:57
• Using the expression ‘loopOut’ 13:58 – 16:00
• Placing the marching figure into a parallax composition 16:19 – end