Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media

Influences

A course by Carlos Alegría , Animation Director and Illustrator

100% positive reviews (53)

2,073 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Here I share what my influences are, some of the artists I admire the most and also genres and works that have inspired me.”

In this video lesson Carlos Alegría addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media. Learn animation techniques to bring your vector illustrations to life using After Effects and discover how to stand out on social media.

Partial transcription of the video

“influences In this lesson I will tell you what my references are and I will review some of the authors, disciplines or genres What influences me the most in my work? Manolo Prieto is a Spanish illustrator from the 50s and I love his style. In particular, the series of covers he did for the magazine "Novelas y Tales". I show you. What I love about this job is the simplicity of it. and the balance between shapes and lines. I particularly like the reduced color palette that it uses because this trichrome makes the visual impact much greater. We have already seen Manolo Prieto. I'll tell you my...”

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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

Carlos Alegría

A course by Carlos Alegría

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Animation Director and Illustrator

Carlos Alegría is a graphic designer specialized in illustration and animation in the field of motion graphics. His favorite personal projects are turning illustrations into animated GIFs—short pieces where the illustration comes to life thanks to the animation and reels in the viewer with a new narrative layer.

He has worked for several years as a freelancer for animation studios and international brands, with a particular focus on new technologies. He currently works as an art director at Bien, a motion graphics studio in Los Angeles. His primary focus is the storytelling aspect of the projects they create.