Combined 2D illustration and 3D animation techniques
A course by Martiniano Garcia CornejoDesigner and Animator
A course by Martiniano Garcia Cornejo, Designer and Animator
Explore your limits and learn a new method to create animations
Combining different types of animation is a great way to overcome your creative limits and achieve outstanding results. Martiniano García is an Argentinean designer and animator with more than 10 years of experience in motion graphics. His studio Fú develops illustrations, and ads for brands such as Fila, Umbro, Fox, Premier League, Siemens, among others.
Martiniano excels in producing experimental pieces, exploring and combining a variety of original techniques to express his creative voice, and in this course, he teaches his entire workflow step by step.
Learn how to combine 2D illustration and 3D modeling into one animation, reviewing all the fundamentals of traditional animation until you achieve a unique piece where the two techniques merge together perfectly with one another.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 19 downloads
What will we do in the course?
1 minute, 3 seconds
Introduction to combinatorial techniques
3 minutes, 2 seconds
Micro-sketching and choosing an idea
5 minutes, 52 seconds
Principles of animation
8 minutes, 31 seconds
Overlapping
3 minutes, 58 seconds
Secondary action
3 minutes, 26 seconds
What's included in this course?
Get to know Martiniano, how where he comes from has influenced his career, his professional trajectory as a designer and animator, and his main references that go from some anime classics to some of today’s animation professionals with an original style.
Explore new ideas by sketching (or microsketching, as Martiniano calls it) until you find one that works for you. Define the composition as well as your conceptual point of view as a guide, to achieve a solid animation by the end of the course.
Enter the 3D world and start modeling a magic room that changes according to the behavior of your character. Work the color, materials, and the animation until the render is done.
Next, step into the 2D universe. Review the traditional animation’s fundamental concepts and apply them to your work. Analyze the two types of animations that you can do and get to work on creating your piece frame-by-frame with ToonBoom.
Once you have created both animations (3D and 2D frame-by-frame) it’s time to unite them in Adobe After Effects and with Martiniano’s expert tips, achieving one perfect and unique animation, adding the final touches of your render.
To conclude the course, Martiniano shares with you the best way to share your work on social media.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create a 6-8 second video, combining 3D and 2D frame-by-frame techniques.
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, and artists—with some knowledge in animation—that want to create a unique animation by applying different techniques.
Requirements and materials
You will need to know how to use Toon Boom (or another traditional animation software), Cinema 4D, and Adobe After Effects. If you haven’t worked on these before, it’s recommended that you do the following Domestika Basics before starting this one: Introduction to Adobe After Effects and Introduction to Cinema 4D.
As for materials, you will need a computer that has the rendering capacity for After Effects, Toon Boom, and Cinema 4D (or other 3D design software to create frame-by-frame animations), and a graphics tablet.
Reviews
- 1 year ago
A very strong and cool course! It's just a pity that it's quite difficult to watch it without English voiceover or Ukrainian subtitles.
- 2 years ago
El profe explica muy bien.
- 3 years ago
Super curso, increíble
- waaly3PLUS3 years ago
Very useful
- 3 years ago
Muy bueno, aprendí mucho. Gracias
As the owner of the Fu Agency studio, he works on international animation and design projects for brands such as Fila, Umbro, Fox, Premier League, Siemens, and more.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
Introduction to combinatorial techniques
- Introduction to combinatorial techniques
- Micro-sketching and choosing an idea
- Principles of animation
- Overlapping
- Secondary action
- Particle
- U3
Technique I: CGI Universe
- 3D modeling I
- Materials and lighting
- 3D Modeling II
- Redshift material
- Objects and last details
- U4
Technique II: 2D universe
- Animation Pencil 01
- Animation Pencil 02
- Back on the steps
- U5
Composition
- Composition and clean up
- Alternative workflow
- Animated particles and details
- U6
Audio & Render
- Audio
- Render and tips
- FP
Final project
- Combined 2D illustration and 3D animation techniques
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FAQs
This course is aimed at people with intermediate knowledge in design or animation. It’s not just for beginners, as it covers advanced, multidisciplinary techniques in 2D, 3D, and motion graphics.
Basic graphic design knowledge and prior experience with programs like After Effects, Photoshop, or 3D modeling software are recommended. Having a computer capable of handling digital animation is also helpful.
You’ll learn to integrate 2D and 3D animation, create storyboards, design characters, sync audio and animation, and develop promotional pieces and explainer videos tailored for social media, using mixed techniques and contemporary creative processes.
The course focuses on producing short hybrid animations that combine illustration, 3D modeling, frame-by-frame animation techniques, and audio integration, with a strong emphasis on graphic and sound experimentation.
Tools like After Effects, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Toon Boom, and Krita are used, along with plugins and resources for rendering and editing animations for social media.
Yes, the course teaches how to blend and balance 2D and 3D, enabling you to create cohesive, original compositions that merge both disciplines.
You’ll be able to create explainer videos, promotional pieces, animated loops, opening titles, and visual content for social media, integrating diverse graphic techniques and audio-synced animation.