Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Consoles is a cartoon series I’ve been working on for several years now, and as I’ve made more episodes, I’ve discovered some new tips on using Character Animator and After Effects to get better end results with faster workflows. In this video I’ll walk through the top 10 tips I’ve been utilizing in my productions. I highly recommend watching the Complete Cartoon Workflow video at youtu.be/VhCKD5vl848 first, at it goes into more detail about each step of the process.

0:00 Intro
0:58 Environment interactions
2:23 Walking workaround
4:06 Automate things with puppets
6:16 Don’t over-rig extra characters
9:33 Masking shadows
11:00 Better performance with PNGs
14:56 Exaggerate big moments
16:25 Transitions & establishing shots
18:40 Lip sync transcript tips
21:41 Asset sizing & “megascenes”
27:03 Outro

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