Create objects/layers from a flat image

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April 13, 2020
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Hi all. I was wondering if you could help or point me to a tutorial. ..

My daughter drew an image that I would like to try to animate in Character Animator.

I saved as an Illustrator file but it is flat (only one layer).

What is the best way to select the eyes, ears, mouth, etc, into objects and layers so I could then import into Animator and make it talk, etc?

I am using the latest version of both Iluustrator and Character Animator (2020).

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Correct answer Myra Ferguson

Maybe this will help more. Here's a link to how the puppet should be set up including the naming. https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-character-animator/using/prepare-artwork.html

Myra Ferguson

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To use the Illustrator file as a puppet for Character Animator, you'll need to set up the layers to be the various parts. Here's a video tutorial from Dave Werner on how to do that. Check out more of his videos on his channel Okay Samurai for more info on using Character Animator.

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stwoodsAuthor

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Thanks Myra! I appreciate your response. I am looking at the video but he seems to describe using one of the templates with the files ready for editing and movement. However, I am using a flat file (he mentioned that he wouldn't start from scratch). I guess I want to start from scratch and animate my daughter's image. Is that even possible? Thank again. From what I've seen, this video is very helpful!

Myra Ferguson

Correct answer

Community Expert

Maybe this will help more. Here's a link to how the puppet should be set up including the naming. https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-character-animator/using/prepare-artwork.html

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