In this studio session we created a character in Adobe Illustrator and then we exported the character to Adobe After Effects so it could be animated. The point of this exercise was to introduce us to animating a character and to also teach us about exporting work between software.
Pirate Animation Project from Sam Hepworth on Vimeo.
My very simple character of a pirate created in Illustrator was exported to After Effects so I could make him march across the screen.
I am happy with my creation of a marching pirate because it was only my second time using Illustartor and After effects, even though it is simple you can tell it is a pirate and from his motion you can tell the movement mimics marching.
The session has left me feeling that I have improved my skill and have a better understanding of the basics when using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects. I have learnt how to form shapes together on Illustrator to create objects and also how to use the basic mechanics and features in After Effects to animate an object.
If I had more time during the session or if I came to do this excercise again I would definitley make my character better and experimented more to make his movement more realistic.
In the future I am going to practice this technique to create better animations and I will consider it as a possible option for future projects that include animating.
