Animated Frame by Frame Illustrations
Learn to bring your illustrations to life frame by frame with Photoshop, Procreate and After Effects.
A course by Catalina Vásquez · Kathiuska
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Course figures recorded in October 2026. See Domestika for the current totals.
What you’ll learn
How to animate in layers, from the first idea to a finished loop: brainstorming, visual references, narrative, colour and the styleframe, then frame-by-frame animation in Photoshop or Procreate, freehand animated titles, and the final composition in After Effects.
The project
Illustrate a scene from daily life and turn it into an animated loop, to share, to show a client or to add to your portfolio.
Who it’s for
A beginner course for illustrators, cartoonists and artists who want to animate their drawings.
What you need
A computer with Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, or an iPad with Apple Pencil and Procreate. Basic knowledge of the Adobe suite; no animation experience needed.