Traditional Animation: How to Animate Energy & Lightning Effects

Join me in this class covering how to animate lightning and energy style effects! 

In this class you'll learn how to animate a few lightning and energy style effects using a traditional animation workflow. We'll also look at how to stylize your effects using Adobe After Effects.

Who is this class for?

The class is aimed towards anyone wanting to learn a quick way to add lightning and energy style effects to their work. It's a great class for beginner animators looking to learn how to animate their first effects, or for more experienced animators looking to spice up their work. Even film editors can use these techniques to add cool effects to their live action work! 

By the end of this course, you'll know how to animate lightning and energy style effects and how to stylize them in After Effects

What you can expect to get out of this class:

•  How to animate a lightning strike
•  How to animate static electricity
•  How to animate a energy burst
•  How to stylize your effects using After Effects

Requirements: 

A digital animation program is required for the class, preferably Adobe Animate. You'll also need a form of digital drawing tablet. A mouse will work but it will make the process a lot harder. An iPad with an animation app also works great. 

Recommended apps and software:

• Adobe Animate
• Adobe Photoshop
• Rough animator (iPad)
• Calipeg (iPad) 
• Flipaclip (Apple/Android)
• After Effects

Want to learn even more?

Check out some of my other classes below!

• Welcome!
• Lightning Strike
• Static
• Energy Burst
• Bonus! Stylizisation in After Effects
• Thank you!