Megan Friesth

Easy Animated Icons in Adobe After Effects

Thanks so much Megan!!! Nice eyes!!! Once you pointed it out to me, I could clearly see what needed to be corrected. Once I made the three changes you suggested I compared the gifs side by side and EASILY noticed the difference. Wow! Thx again!

I totally know what you mean about taking awhile to develop an "eye" for animation. That was certainly the case for me! You've done a great job with the motion of the pencil when it goes into the sharpener–I think it looks natural. The little bounce (or anticipation) before the pencil moves up and into the sharpener is a great addition! Your animation on the pencil turning and the pieces falling is really nice too. I'd make the animation on the pencil rotating out of the sharpener and going back to its original position a little more smooth by making the pencil slow down more before it comes to a stop. I might also see what it looks like to not move up as much when it comes out of the sharpener–that might make the motion more smooth too. How you have it is definitely not wrong, it's more of a personal preference thing.One other minor thing I'm noticing is that everything jumps a few pixels to the left when the gif loops. Hopefully that's an easy fix. Noticing these tiny things also takes time and practice :)Overall really great work!!

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