Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media

Animating the Main Elements 3

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: Animating the Main Elements 3

Overview

“Now, I'm going to test the animation of the eyes on the full illustration. You'll see how it comes to life. Then I will work on the movement of the hair, which would be the second main element.”

In this video lesson Carlos Alegría addresses the topic: Animating the Main Elements 3, 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

“Animate main elements We already have our eye animated. We see that we have a composition like this, in which the left eye is animated, with which we have worked, and we have the right as it was. Now what is the best solution to mirror and mirror the eye? It's not duplicating the layers and flipping them, but creating a precomposition so that everything is always connected. Let me explain: here we have... All layers ending with L represent the left eye, so i select from those with the R of "right", press the T for transparency or opacity and lower it to have it as a reference, to understand...”

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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.