With After Effects, I utilized a new effect I found-the stroke effect. I scanned the book flaps, painted over them in Photoshop, (I drew them as if a child were drawing the pictures) and used the stroke effect to reveal it in After Effects. I thought it was a very nice touch to my project. I also scanned the book pages in and drew over them in Illustrator as well, then manipulated some objects to move. It only turned out to be a minute long, but that was because the book is pretty short. I also used various camera movements to enhance the animation and follow the characters across the screen. It got a bit frustrating at times with the camera movements, but I managed to get the shots in the correct place. It was a lot of fun to see what I could do with my Illustrator, After Effects and Photoshop skills!
Enjoy my third quarter animation!
