Vector Portait Animation
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For a while now, I had this longing to animate something to the notes of a Western Classical song. I decided that the piece that I would animate along to would be 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' by Edvard Grieg but then the question arose, what do I animate?
After much thought, I decided to try my hand at creating a portrait, using fairly simple vector graphic shapes and gradients, and I would animate the formation of that portrait. For the subject of the portrait, I went with the composer of the song, Edvard Grieg. Grieg happens to be a Norwegian cultural icon, so I sincerely hope that I have done justice to this legendary composer.
The portrait was made in Adobe Illustrator and the animation was done in Adobe After Effects.
Below is a collage showing the various iterations in the design process.
