Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects

Create seamless and organic animated transitions from scratch by exploring color, shape, texture, pattern, and timing using both analog and digital techniques

• Introduction
• Storyboards and Exploration
• Experiments in Style
• Timing and Animation Style
• Final project

Ever wanted to create vibrant and playful animations from scratch? Renowned illustrator and animator Yukai Du has created bold and abstract motion graphics for clients like The New Yorker, Spotify, Adobe, and Apple. She’s here to teach you how to create seamless transition animations from start to finish.

In this online course, discover how to draw inspiration from simple elements like color, shape, and texture using both digital and analog techniques. Get ready to stand out from the crowd with fluid and organic animations of your own!

If you’d like to learn more with Yukai, take a look at her first Domestika course Hand-Drawn Digital Animation: Bring Illustrations to Life.

• About Me
• Influences
• From One Script to Different Storyboards
• Connecting One Storyboard with Different Transitions
• Designing Transitions and Longer Formats
• Colour Boards with One Colour Palette
• Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 1
• Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 2
• Analysing Scenes and Exploring Styles 3
• Planning Transition Details in Colour Boards
• The Timing 1
• The Timing 2
• The Timing 3
• Stylising Transitions 1
• Stylising Transitions 2
• Stylising Transitions 3
• Stylising Transitions 4
• Stylising Transitions 5
• Making Unique Transitions
• Animated Transitions with 2D Illustration & After Effects