InchWorm Project (Animation)

InchWorm rendered out video.

   

Steps used to create inchworm:

     This is my InchWorm project from the tutorial. For this project I started off with a picture of an inchworm. With that picture I had to make the worm moveable.

     To make the worm moveable I had to use to puppet tool which applies points on your object and allows you to move it in various different ways.

     After applying the puppet points on the inchworm, I then had to use the starch spray which allows you to spray parts of the worm that you don't want to move and it will make it still.

     After all of that I had to connect the pins so they moved with each other and I had to form the shape of how a inchworm moves across the ground. I added the positions in for each puppet pin and then I would move the inchworm across the screen while it moved up and down. An easier way is just to copy and paste the movement so you don't have to redo the process again and again.

     When the most difficult parts of the project were finished, I created a floor for my inchworm to move across and a wall for the background.

When I finished adding the finishing touches I rendered the animation out and saved it to my folder.

What I learned

   
     The hardest part of the project was using the puppet tool because when I used the puppet tool I had to plot the points on the inchworm in the right spots and then figure out the shape for the movement of the worm all throughout the animation. I think this project really created a better understanding in my mind on how to create movement in our animations and how to get creative with our animations and put the creativity on the screen. I also learned a lot about the tools in After Effects and how to use them for any other upcoming projects that use that application.