Anime Character Design and Animation with Stable Diffusion, Photoshop, and After Effects - Part 1

Learn to design and animate an anime character using Stable Diffusion, Photoshop, and After Effects in this comprehensive tutorial. Explore the process of generating character foundations with Stable Diffusion and Automatic1111, refining images in Photoshop, and preparing them for animation. Master techniques such as inpainting, layer separation, retouching, and creating movable character parts. Discover how to generate and refine backgrounds, isolate specific character features, and prepare your artwork for the animation phase in After Effects.

Intro -
Stable Diffusion Settings -
Generating Characters -
Tidying Up In Photoshop -
Img2Img In Automatic1111 -
Separating The Character & Background -
Generating New Background -
More Refinement In Photoshop -
Separating The Layers -
Inpainting Sections -
Blending With A Layer Mask -
Fixing the Shoulder Piece -
Isolating The Head -
Retouching -
Cutting Out The Arm -
Layering For Arm Movement -
Isolating The Hair -
Isolating The Eyes -
Separating The Hair & Face -
Creating More Face -
The Hair Strands -