The Evolution of Pallo, our Explainer.
Having created this character many years ago, I had her basic features already confirmed, but seeing the changes she underwent to get animated is fascinating!
Viseme photos to reference for Character Animator
Practice using Adobe Character Animator, testing Pallo's visemes and lip-syncing, with a little help from my friends...
Added a background, and working out the voice and draggable arm movements.
Working out triggers and cycle layers, using a clip from Sesame Street. Notice a big update on Pallo's features and coloring.
Main character animation, with final script. I increased the pitch of my voice, and it sounded perfect!
Banner GIF that became the intro sequence for the final video
Some of the image assets I used in the animation. I used Adobe Illustrator to create Pallo's creatures, and Procreate to draw the animated "examples".
Final Explainer video!
When all was said and done, I used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, Character Animator, After Effects and Media Encoder to complete this project. Some assets were originally created in Procreate, but I animated them in Adobe. I used frame-by-frame animation, motion and classic tweens, transformed opacity, audio and timing.