This project's prompt was creating a parallax effect, and I thought an underwater seafloor scene would be best. I had hoped to create a calming but somewhat unsettling atmosphere with a looming presence hovering what else might be peaceful. I wanted to create a paper doll cartoon aesthetic and show more use with After Effects in moving characters.
I drew each layer in Procreate and composited it in After Effects. Layering each moving piece as if it were a puppet in real life, moving in an intentionally clunky and weighted way. Some piece were individually animated as GIFs, and made to look as if they were swimming in After Effects.
I typically work in multimedia and as such, some pictures of real objects are included as well as the floor, being edited in Photoshop to appear more like sea floor, originally different pictures of dirt I took.