After Effects - Working with Hand Drawn Images

This has to be one of my favourite sessions which sara has ever done with us. Previous to the lesson we were told we needed a minimum of three drawings, which were all in the exact same place on each separate page, this would make it much easier for us when we used them within after effects. Previous to this session I knew that I wanted to link it to my Imminent Self studio brief, therefore I created several drawings of a lip moving, which included scars which were similar to mine.

All of these images were then scanned onto the computer to ensure the quality was the best. They were all imported into Illustrator so that they could be edited and because I drew mine using pencil I needed to change the white and black balance so that they stood out a lot more. 

These images were then imported into after effects. They were sequenced together and a textured background was added. I found that mine moved much too fast for my liking and therefore I changed the composition speed to make it seem more realistic. This was a fairly simple technique which created an interesting piece. I also inverted the colours, along with adding a wiggle effect to my text to make it seem more interactive for the audience.

For my final piece, I added two more different compositions, which included text and movement of the image sequence. I was incredibly happy with the final outcome of my piece and I will look further into these techniques when applying it to my studio project. 

Working with Hand Drawn images from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.