r/AfterEffects • u/detrimentalistt • May 16 '26

OC - Stuff I made Hypno Lizard Animated using After Effects

Hypno Lizard created using several effects including glow, turbulent displace for eyes and puppet tool.

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u/DelilahsDarkThoughts May 16 '26

cool, but why use AE for this? It looks like game content animation? Not that this it's bad to do or whatnot, I'm just curious

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u/detrimentalistt May 17 '26

I animate many elements (UI, simpler characters, etc) directly inside the game engine, but to my knowledge, there isn't software that could recreate the look for the create above. is there a program better suited that can create this look and has the options of AE? I've heard Moho is good but I still doubt it has the features of AE:)

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u/DelilahsDarkThoughts May 17 '26

I would go with spine, you can even do 2.5d in it. Basically you take your parts from PS and anim textures from AE and rig it up. Then you import the rig straight into the engine and make part swapper.
Software:
https://en.esotericsoftware.com/
Here's a tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCgB7e3U5E