Telling better stories
with animated illustrations
Splash art is everywhere! Marketing pieces, game login screens, TV, games, but the technique is not only about animating illustrations only.
This course is designed to bring up your ability to create storytelling and to mix two powerful animation tools to tell your stories, create shorts, cinematics and go whatever your creativity leads you.
Combining these animation techniques in Spine with After Effects powerful tools, you will create much more than just a picture in motion, you will learn how to add the most precious and desirable touch to any any animation: Storytelling!
Splash course is designed to be a guide from the early stages of the idea and file preparation to the final render with cameras and VFX in After Effects.
Course Trailer
Screenshots
Course Content
Module 1
Storytelling
Planning the scene
Preparing the file
Planning on After Effects
Cameras and Parallax
Photoshop to Spine
Organizing the structure
Module 2
Rigging
Meshing
Planning animation
Rigging +
Animating the character
Animating the environment
Exporting
Module 3
Importing in After Effects
Animating in After Effects
Creating VFX
Adding Music
Exporting the final animation
Bonus Module
Portfolio best practices
Social media
What is included?
Find here the project files used on the course:
- Access to pre-recorded lessons.
- Spine project files.
- After Effects Project files.
- Photoshop Layered files.
- Pdf documents.
- Dedicated Discord support channel.
- English and Portuguese version.
- Bonus Module – portfolio best practices and social media
Course FAQ
Most common questions about the Course:
Splash comes from splash art. Usually an illustration used to showcase or introduce something.
January of 2024
It is recommended that the student know already the basic of both tools: Spine and After Effects. There is a free introductory Spine course here, but if you don’t know the basics of After Effects, there are many good courses that can give you a good start.
The courses are lifetime access, meaning that you will have access to it for as long as Spinemation.com exists.
Ready to join?
Splash Course only
This option includes only the Splash Course, but you still have access to the Start course and all subscriber’s benefits.
147.90
Pre-Sale Bundle
This option includes the Full Package of Courses and a big discount on the PowerUp course:
597.90
You will get the courses:
Start, Walk, Talk, Splash, Charge, Boost + 70% off Power Up.
The pack together sum more than 100 hours of high quality content, with a clear and easy to follow methodology.
This pack is sold as a pre-sale. Some courses are still in production and you will receive your access as they are released in the platform.