Animate a Ninja in CrazyTalk Animator 3 (Udemy.com)

A powerful course showing how to use a reference - any kind of video action sequence really and recreate a Cartoon Animation from it. I particularly like how Mark explains even basic things, like where certain tools are. I found I got easily lost with some of the Reallusion tutorials because they raced through this. Very detailed and thorough demonstrations of how to use references step by step including the camera, the work flow and problems that might come up. He leaves common mistakes in and then shows how to fix them. Occasionally perfectionist or pedantic, going over and over something I think is fine. Good stuff - I wouldn't think this course is aimed at beginners, they might be a little lost. Hard to say.

This course is so amazing as a detailed live example on how to do custom animation! Yes, you can watch the general tutorials on CTA website, but when you come to practice you face so many issues that have no answer! In this course, you will master how to move the bones as you like and how to mimic a real life movements using the magical formula! Amazing course and a must buy for CTA users.

A very nice and helpful teacher. A lot of useful, factual information :)) With a clear conscience I recommend the course to all those interested in 2D animations.

yes, great! I would like to see more lecture about... using G2+ character Japanimation style(Cell look) more shots (walk, kiss, talk, dance, heroine's makeover and battle etc...) face animation more long about 1min, many shots

Very well done. Learning how to use CrazyTalk Animator and rig characters.

kinda like a bob ross but for animation. he helps you understand that making it right means you probably got there by making adjustments until you like it. easy to follow / pause along the way with CTA-3 very practical, looking forward to finally getting my character into motion!

An sich ist der Kurs gut, um sich einen Überblick zu verschaffen, wie man Figuren in CTA3 animiert und zum Leben erweckt. Jedoch wird hierbei leider eine Figur ohne Gesicht verwendet, was dazu führt, dass leider keinerlei Gesichtsanimation beschrieben wird. Ich habe zwar dadurch recht gut verstanden, wie die einzelnen Elemente einer Figur benannt und den richtigen CTA3-Kategorien zugeordnet werden, allerdings hätte ich als Dozent den Ansatz zur Erläuterung ganz anders gewählt und hätte zunächst mal generell den Aufbau einer Figur in CTA3 mit dessen Kategorien erklärt. Fazit: Kurz und bündig zum Verständnis, mit Luft nach oben.

Even if you are not animating a ninja - this is one of the most helpful CTA3 courses out there. It teaches you how to rig characters and create your own motion vs the pre-made animation included with the software (something I think a lot of people don’t realize you can do with crazy talk animator.)

The class is very basic and repetitive, The instructor can do a better job before hands, like preparing his instructional material beforehand. For example, I got really tired of him switching back and forward between the software and the browser for the animation reference. It Not an effective way of working. He should import the reference into the software as a BACKGROUND. This way, you can shorten the lesson by 50%, and it's also the professional way of using reference. I am a bit disappointed how he only teaches you One action sequence for the entire class, I would love he share more tricks and key points when animated in 2Ds. I hope he can redo- update this lessons with better-prepared references and more contents.

Super Course! I learned a lot and Mark is always detailed, not leaving out a single step.