Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media

Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media

“Thanks for getting here! I hope you have enjoyed the course and that you take away some tips or tricks to apply to your works. In this course we have gone through the process of making an animated illustration, from the brief to its publication. Along the way, we have seen different animation techniques, as well as some tips to make our piece more solid and professional. Before we say goodbye, let's review the key phases of the project. I would like you to briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. Also remember that you have my project from the course in the previous unit so you can refer to it as a reference when you need it. Here are the main steps you need to follow to complete your course project: Analyze the brief and create a mood board Start by analyzing the brief and understanding the client's needs. Remember that, if you don't have a brief, you can always make one up. Next, create a mood board that reflects your visual references for this project. You can also include goals and technical specifications. Create your sketches Sketch several options for your illustration and choose the one you like best. Then, work on making it cleaner, defined, and detailed. Also try different color options.

Make the illustration Create your vector illustration in Adobe Illustrator. Determine the elements to be animated, prepare the vectors as best as possible, and order the layers to be exported. Animate the illustration It's time to cheer! With After Effects, work on the animation of the main elements, the secondary elements, and the background of the illustration, following this order. Generate the loop and add texture and sound Adjust the artwork to make the cut where the animation repeats not noticeable and to work infinitely. Then add textures, roughen strokes, or apply a grain effect. Finally, find and add a music or sound effect that can fit your animation. Remember that you can apply these lessons to your personal style of illustration, although I advise you to illustrate different elements for your project, as if it were a small collage, to be able to try different animation techniques. Share your progress and the final result on the forum by clicking "Create your project". I recommend you to participate and interact with the community. I will stop by the forum when I can to see your progress and give you feedback, although I ask for your patience, since I also have to attend to my professional assignments. And above all, enjoy the process! See you soon. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Thanks for getting here. I hope you have enjoyed the course and that you take some tips or tricks to apply to your works. I remind you of the process we followed to make our animated illustration. We have started by analyzing the brief and creating a mood board. From there we have made the first sketches and we have tried to do some color blocking. Then we have created our final illustration in Illustrator and we've jumped into After Effects to animate the different elements. Finally, we have added textures and sound to give it a more artisan visual aspect and a more closed lo...”

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Course summary for: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (53)
• 2073 students
• 4 units
• 22 lessons (4h 55m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  2D Animation, Animated Illustration, Animation, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration