Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This tutorial shows how to create custom wolf animations in After Effects using the "Wolves" template from Creation Effects. Learn more at creationeffects.com/wolves.
The "Wolves" template for After Effects allows you to quickly and easily create custom wolf animations. Included are three wolves with black, white, and brown coat colors. With the easy-to-use controls, you can “program” your wolves to do almost anything (keeping a profile-view). Assign any combination of “primary actions”, such as walk, run, or jump, and smoothly transition from action to action. Use the controls to add "secondary actions", such as head, mouth, and paw movements. You can animate one wolf, or create an entire pack of wolves, and insert it into your motion graphics or 3D scenes.
This template is compatible with CC2019 and up. No plugins required. Music and 3D scenes from video are not included. Glowing wolf, tattoo wolf, and skeleton wolf from the video are included. These lions are part of the "Beast" series from Creation Effects.
Watch the Wolves demo video here: youtu.be/T7xf932264k
How It works:
Wolves uses the Advanced Puppet Pin tool in After Effects on high-resolution profile images of wolves to create complex and realistic movements. Using the preset movements built into each wolf, the amount of animating work required by you is minimal!
The nine preset movements, called “Primary Actions”, range from walking to jumping to lying down. You can assign any combination of primary actions to a wolf with a few clicks of a mouse, while maintaining control over the timing and duration of actions, and smoothly transitioning from action to action. Each wolf is on a single layer, so once you have chosen your primary actions, all you need to do is animate your wolf layer’s position to move across the frame.
“Secondary Actions” offer even more control, allowing you to make custom movements of the paws, head, tail, mouth, and more. Secondary actions have easy-to-use controls, so you can keyframe the different properties. Howl, snarl, twitch the ears, blink the eyes, sniff the nose... even adjust the intensity and speed of the breathing. For animators who need even more control, the pins on the wolf can always be adjusted.
00:00 - Intro to Wolves
02:35 - Simple scene example
05:35 - How it's made
08:30 - Rules for duplicating wolves
12:25 - Primary actions
15:25 - Secondary actions
19:40 - Helpful tips
This tutorial shows how to create custom wolf animations in After Effects using the "Wolves" template from Creation Effects. Learn more at creationeffects.com/wolves.
The "Wolves" template for After Effects allows you to quickly and easily create custom wolf animations. Included are three wolves with black, white, and brown coat colors. With the easy-to-use controls, you can “program” your wolves to do almost anything (keeping a profile-view). Assign any combination of “primary actions”, such as walk, run, or jump, and smoothly transition from action to action. Use the controls to add "secondary actions", such as head, mouth, and paw movements. You can animate one wolf, or create an entire pack of wolves, and insert it into your motion graphics or 3D scenes.
This template is compatible with CC2019 and up. No plugins required. Music and 3D scenes from video are not included. Glowing wolf, tattoo wolf, and skeleton wolf from the video are included. These lions are part of the "Beast" series from Creation Effects.
Watch the Wolves demo video here: youtu.be/T7xf932264k
How It works:
Wolves uses the Advanced Puppet Pin tool in After Effects on high-resolution profile images of wolves to create complex and realistic movements. Using the preset movements built into each wolf, the amount of animating work required by you is minimal!
The nine preset movements, called “Primary Actions”, range from walking to jumping to lying down. You can assign any combination of primary actions to a wolf with a few clicks of a mouse, while maintaining control over the timing and duration of actions, and smoothly transitioning from action to action. Each wolf is on a single layer, so once you have chosen your primary actions, all you need to do is animate your wolf layer’s position to move across the frame.
“Secondary Actions” offer even more control, allowing you to make custom movements of the paws, head, tail, mouth, and more. Secondary actions have easy-to-use controls, so you can keyframe the different properties. Howl, snarl, twitch the ears, blink the eyes, sniff the nose... even adjust the intensity and speed of the breathing. For animators who need even more control, the pins on the wolf can always be adjusted.
00:00 - Intro to Wolves
02:35 - Simple scene example
05:35 - How it's made
08:30 - Rules for duplicating wolves
12:25 - Primary actions
15:25 - Secondary actions
19:40 - Helpful tips
