2D Vector Animation - Friction Graphics From Scratch

First look at a powerful vector animation tool for 2d Animation and Motion Graphics.

What you'll learn
Learn to navigate Friction as a tool.
Work with multiple scenes or compositions.
Create basic animation.
Modify animation graphs / curves.

Requirements
Any basic knowledge on video editing or exposure to terms like motion graphics, vectors graphics and so on, could help.

Description
A comprehensive introduction to Friction Graphics for Vector Animation, Motion Graphics and Character Animation. This first look at Friction will answer questions you didn't even know you had and help you flow with the tools at your disposal.Start with the essentials, learn to navigate the interface, create animations, modify the animation graph, create and work with multiple scenes. You'll gain a solid understanding of the basics.Friction Graphics is similar to After Effects in some regards, but the two are worlds apart in practice.If you want to create 2d vector animations for video or web, Friction Graphics has you covered.There's no cost of entry, no watermarks, no registration required. Friction Graphics is Free and Open Source. It also supports shaders which are like plug-ins. You can create your own custom shaders, and the Friction website will ever help you understand how they work and how to create them.I recommend visiting the documentation page for more information on Friction Graphics and its many features.An interesting fact, the Firction developers are working on support for the Adobe Flash format.You can download the assets used in the class to follow along. Go to the second video "Download Friction & Assets", there you'll find the assets to follow along.

This course is for novice animators or editors looking for a simple application to help bring there ideas to life. Friction Graphics is free so there no cost of entry.