Isometric Animation with Illustrator and After Effects
A course by Ana Pérez López , Illustrator and Animation Director
Learn to how play with lines, shapes, and perspective to create isometric illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and bring them to life with After Effects
Learn to how play with lines, shapes, and perspective to create isometric illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and bring them to life with After Effects
Isometric illustration is the art of using perspective to make flat figures appear three-dimensional. By adding movement to this technique, award-winning illustrator and digital designer Ana Pérez López transforms simple objects into striking animations that tell a story. She’s collaborated with brands like Samsung, Spotify, CNN London, and The New York Times, and has seen her short films featured at festivals like SXSW and Slamdance.
In this online course, Ana teaches how to create isometric animations from start to finish using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects. Discover how to turn a concept into a composition by exploring lines, shapes, colors, and perspective before bringing it to life with dynamic motion. Play with visual perception and express your ideas through animated illustrations.
What will you learn in this online course?
31 lessons & 19 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (28)
- 1,747 students
- 31 lessons (7h 22m)
- 19 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create an isometric illustration of your favorite neighborhood business and bring it to life as an animated sticker.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrator, animators, designers, and anyone who wants to create artwork in motion.
Requirements and materials
Basic notions of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects are recommended.
As for materials, you need a computer with access to these programs.
New to Adobe After Effects? In that case, we recommend taking Domestika Basics courses to learn how to use the software: Introduction to After Effects.
Reviews
A course by Ana Pérez López
Madrid native Ana Pérez López is a digital illustrator and animator based in London. As a restless spirit, she’s changed career paths and countries multiple times, but has always been driven by storytelling. She started as a journalist in Chile and went on to study animation in California before landing in the UK. Her illustration style is characterized by expressive color palettes, playful shapes, and a creative use of perspective that adds a touch of surrealism to her art.
Since switching from written to visual narratives, Ana has worked with clients like Culture Trip, Spotify, Vimeo, Samsung, UN Women, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Economist. Her films have been featured at festivals such as SXSW and have earned her several awards, including a Young Guns in 2020 and an Emmy for her collaboration on an animated short for CNN.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Fun and Freedom Within a Grid
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An Introduction to Isometric Illustration
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How to Find an Idea
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Sketch! Sketch! Sketch! 1
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Sketch! Sketch! Sketch! 2
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U3
Making the Illustration
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Clean Lines 1
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Clean Lines 2
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Clean Lines 3
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How to Color the Illustration 1
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How to Color the Illustration 2
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Adding Dimension with Lights and Shadows 1
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Adding Dimension with Lights and Shadows 2
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Textures 1
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Textures 2
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Textures 3
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U4
Bringing the Illustration to Life
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Preparing the Animation: Layers
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Folder Organizing and File Setup 1
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Folder Organizing and File Setup 2
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Animating the Main Objects 1
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Animating the Main Objects 2
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Animating the Main Objects 3
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Animating the Main Objects 4
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Animating the Main Objects 5
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Animating Other Objects 1
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Animating Other Objects 2
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Animating Other Objects 3
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Exporting
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U5
Making Stickers for Instagram Stories
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After Effects: Exporting with an Alpha Channel
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Turning the Animation into a GIF
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How to Upload It to GIPHY
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FP
Final project
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Isometric Animation with Illustrator and After Effects
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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alanmunari
Muy buen curso, muy interesante
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marolina.ce
Recomiendo mucho el curso, muy claros todos los procesos.
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elenagjartist
Excellent course, I highly recommend it.
makmak
Excelente curso, Su metodo para hacer isometricas me sirvio un monton para mejorar el propio método mio.
Bien explicado.
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gabriellasresende
An excellent course, my favorite among those I've taken so far. It was very well-explained at every step and a lot of fun to follow. I learned a lot, including basic yet essential functions of After Effects that I hadn't understood before. Congratulations to the instructor for her teaching skills—I hope she offers more courses on Domestika.