Cactus Animation

This was a super fun project to work on. I wanted to create an animation with a vector graphic I had already created. something fun and unique that would be entertaining for the audience. I didn't want it to be too complicated. Just something simple that would resonate with my audience.

Story board

I started with my story board, I created the general idea of what I wanted to create, and how I wanted everything to move in the animation.

Assets

I started by creating my assets, the thing I used to create my animation. each piece that moves is on a separate layer and therefore needed its very own asset to be able to move independently of each other. I had so much fun creating these assets.

Next...

I then took my assets into after effects and created a rough animation I moved things around and created what I wanted it to look like and how i wanted the animation to work. After that I got some feedback and things I could work on. 

I fixed the glitches in the hat and made the cactus change more sufficiently. I used the puppet pin tool a bit and created a smoother look for my animation. I looked at the way a paper would float so I could get a more defined float of the hat.

Finally!

Finally I finished. I learned a lot about animation and how to create movement using vector graphics. I was able to achieve my goal of creating a fun animation of something simple that could resonate with my audience.