Digital Painting and Live Animation with Tagtool

Ever thought about exploring the creative possibilities of live animation to interact with the world around you? Visual artist Ygor Marotta, of the VJ Suave duo, has participated in festivals, museum events, and urban projects across more than 25 countries and is the perfect person to guide you on this journey.

In this online course, learn to design illustrations and animations in real time using Tagtool. With Ygor’s help, get to know the basic foundations for developing and projecting visual pieces containing a range of moving elements.

Begin by meeting your teacher, Ygor, Marotta. He talks about his artistic journey, from graffiti such as his famous piece Mais Amor, Por Favor, to the audiovisual duo VJ Suave. He also shares his biggest influences.

Next, discover the differences between traditional animation and animated creations in Tagtool. Familiarize yourself with the app’s main tools and its two interfaces: Painting and Animation. Start working on your idea by defining a theme and putting together a mood board to help you organize your references.

Time to animate! Ygor teaches you to develop a character and animate them using layers. Now turn your attention to the scene, selecting elements that help bring your character to life. Add the unique finishing touches to your project before exporting it.

To wrap up the course, explore different projection options along with group work in Tagtool and how to turn your animations into NFTs to sell on Blockchain.