2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move
Procreate: Animating the Leaf 2
A course by Nuria Boj , Digital illustrator and Motion Designer
Joined November 2021
About the video: Procreate: Animating the Leaf 2
Overview
“I've made the plan for the animation of the leaf. I can start animating it! You will learn how to use the tools within Procreate to do this, then add colour and export it.”
In this video lesson Nuria Boj addresses the topic: Procreate: Animating the Leaf 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: 2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move. Animate subtle movement in your character designs using After Effects and Procreate..
Partial transcription of the video
“ Procreate Animating the Leaf Now, I need to start adding a new frame. The first thing I would like to know is the scale. I know that the leaf will be in front of the character and also going behind. Once the leaf is in front of the camera, it'll be closer to the viewer, so it will scale up. Once it's going behind the character, it'll go further away, so it will scale down and look smaller. Letter A for the main keyframe, maybe the scale of the leaf could be something like this. Add a new frame. Then, when it reaches B, it will be exaggerated like so. I can also help myself with these tool...”
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Course summary for: 2D Animations: Make Your Character Illustrations Move
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Digital Illustration

Nuria Boj
A course by Nuria Boj
Nuria Boj is a digital illustrator and motion designer based in Scotland. She found her passion for all things digital at a young age when her mother taught her how to use a computer. She became interested in using Photoshop and creating her own animated GIFs to develop forum signatures and blogs.
Nuria moved from her native Spain to Edinburgh to study Graphic Design in 2016 and started using her free time to learn how to master After Effects. Eventually, realized her passion was in motion graphics. Since beginning work as a freelance motion designer, she has developed work for Google, such as a Google Doodle representing the Fifa Women's World Cup and created a series of blog animated illustrations for Stoke, on their Adobe project.
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