Creating Animated Stories with After Effects by Novenero Studio

This course is all about turning simple ideas into looping animated stories. Novenero Studio, the folks behind it, have worked with big names like Facebook, HP, and Tommy Hilfiger, and their philosophy is refreshingly simple: keep it simple. You’ll learn how to take rough sketches, refine them into illustrations, and bring them to life in After Effects with smooth, engaging motion.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Develop a concept from brainstorming to a full storyboard
• Create vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and Procreate
• Animate scenes and transitions using core After Effects principles
• Add secondary animation and special effects for polish
• Apply creative direction for audio and export high-resolution video

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects
• Tools: Computer with Adobe After Effects and Illustrator, iPad with Procreate

📝 Description

Novenero’s approach is refreshingly practical. They don’t overcomplicate things. Instead, they focus on clear visual metaphors and clean animation that tells a story without needing a single word. This course walks you through their entire pipeline, starting with a simple brainstorming session. You’ll learn how to take a loose concept, sketch it out, and then refine those sketches into a solid storyboard.

From there, you’ll move into the digital side. You’ll recreate your artboards in Adobe Illustrator, vectorize your designs, and experiment with color palettes to nail the right mood. Then comes the fun part: bringing it all into After Effects. The instructors break down the core principles of animation, showing you how to set up your timeline, animate your scenes, and create smooth transitions. They also cover secondary animation and special effects, which are the details that make a loop feel alive and polished.

The course wraps up with some practical advice on audio direction and exporting your final piece in high resolution. By the end, you’ll have a complete loop animation that’s ready for your portfolio.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Anyone looking to build a solid foundation in motion design and direction
• Illustrators and designers who want to add animation to their skillset
• Creatives interested in working in the animation field

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Novenero Studio is a motion design studio founded by Andrea and Giulio. They’ve built a reputation for crafting clean, narrative-driven animations for major clients like Facebook, HP, and Tommy Hilfiger. Their work is characterized by a simple, bold visual style and a strong focus on storytelling. In this course, they share the exact workflow they use in their studio, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how they turn ideas into engaging animated stories.

🏁 Final Result

• A complete looped vector animation that tells a story, ready for your portfolio
• A refined storyboard and key visual that can serve as a foundation for future projects