From Digital Creature Illustration to Cinematic Animation Using Photoshop and After Effects @CraftyTabletop
From Digital Creature Illustration to Cinematic Animation Using Photoshop and After Effects  @CraftyTabletop
Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This is a loopable creature animation I made for Paleo Gaming's Omega Horizon tabletop RPG, using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. I tried some things for the first time here, like puppet pins for breathing effect and liquify tool for turning the creature's head, and I was happy with the final outcome. I hope that you can learn something from it and get an idea on how to animate your own creature design using Photoshop and After Effects.
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This is a CC2020 Photoshop and After Effects animation tutorial for intermediate creative cloud users. Here I created an animated sci-fi scene for Omega Horizon, a tabletop RPG by Paleo Gaming using creature design art by Heather Reid AKA DrMambo199.
I devoted this channel to a big part of my life, which is tabletop RPGs, mainly DnD and Pathfinder. To stress the importance role playing games, I draw a parallel line between them and real life situations, delving into psychology and deeper explanation of building a character within the game. My love for handcrafts is something that runs in my family. Basically all of my known family had something to do with craftsmanship, whether it was a paying job, or a hobby, so it was only natural that I get into something similar, hence the crafting and customizing part of this channel. My wish is to entertain you as much as educate you and I hope that we'll all have fun on the way.
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