One of the most marketable skills you can pick up as an After Effects user is being able to create Explainer videos with character animation. It may seem difficult to create these type of projects. Thankfully, it’s actually very easy. So in this After Effects tutorial, we’re going to breakdown the simple workflow for approaching this type of project. Learn how to easily gather vector character designs for your projects. How to organize and animate full characters extremely fast. After watching this After Effects and Illustrator tutorial, you’ll be able to create professional explainer video animations! ► Check out our 500+ Motion Graphics Starter Pack here: http://bit.ly/2SL9Qdm Over 500+ elements ranging from accent motion graphics, titles, and backgrounds! Start saving hours of time and producing awesome work easily with the Motion Graphics Starter Pack! ► Our Other After Effects & Premiere Pro Template packs 100 Title Pack: https://bit.ly/100TitlePack 200 Accent Graphics Pack: https://bit.ly/2yRH5mu 3 in 1 Bundle: https://bit.ly/3PackBundle ► Down This Tutorial's Project File & Follow Along: https://www.sonduckfilm.com/tutorials/easy-explainer-video-character-animations-in-after-effects/ ► Download Free Character Vectors here: https://bit.ly/3ieFDMo ► Learn more about Explainer Video Animation From our Free Tutorials: Explainer Video Object Animation: https://youtu.be/lAUAVwYWFdI Cartoon Animation: https://youtu.be/UNLNFeR9fOM ► Social Media: Hit me up on Instagram: http://instagram.com/sonduckfilm Drop a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonduckfilm Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonduckFilm Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshnoel #SonduckFilm #AfterEffects #MotionGraphics Timecode: 0:00 Intro – Smash The Like Button :) 0:52 How To Design Characters & Scenes 1:23 Our After Effects Animation Templates – Save Hundreds of Hours 1:47 Organize Your Characters & Scenes For Animation 3:32 Import Your Characters Into After Effects 3:47 Setup The Scene 4:09 Scale & Position Your Character(s) 4:45 Character Animation With The Puppet Tool 7:36 Animate Facial Expressions 7:44 Facial Expressions – Blinking Eyes 8:40 Facial Expressions – Moving Mouth 9:25 Outro – Please Subscribe :)