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Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator
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Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator

by Chad Troftgruben
December 2022
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
302 pages
7h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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3

Preparing a Character Rig in Photoshop

In the previous chapter, we imported a .svg file into Character Animator. While the app reads this file format, it’s not the most ideal way to work. What’s recommended is importing .psd files. Character Animator can read these files directly, bringing in not only the layers but also any groups and special tags as well.

It’s also important to have access to an application that can read and edit these files. Luckily, if you have a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud, you have access to Photoshop, which is what we will use in this chapter. Here is what we will cover:

  • Designing your character
  • Streamlining and renaming layers
  • Organizing with normal and independent groups
  • Putting the hair in its own layer ...
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ISBN: 9781803246949