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Are there any clever ways to create the illusion of a globe spinning?
Hi there
Basically ive got a 2d image of a globe that im gonna bring into after effects. its hand drawn and i can always hand draw more of it if necessary.
basically i was just wondering if there was any clever way of creating the illusion that the globe is actually spinning around, only like a little bit, just slowly moving around….i now u could use a mask and have the countries running behind, but how would u give it the curved look?
any tips would be much appreciated! i know AE isnt a 3d program but if there’s anyway that’d be great!
thanks
dan
Animator/Illustrator
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3 Replies
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I’d hand-draw (again) the continents based on a NASA-type map of the world (long and rectangular), then apply CC Sphere to that and rotate its Y-axis to get a real, yet-hand-drawn sphere.
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Have a look @ Andrews site:
https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html?id=13https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html?id=19
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Short note:
To get good results form CC Sphere, the original illustration needs to be 2×1 ration, twice as wide as high. It’s a function of how the polar coordinates get wrapped. If your illustration is not 2×1, you may want to redraw or carefully crop it before attempting to move it into CC Sphere.And don’t forget to avoid the mistake 90% of globe animators make: The Earth rotates so the sun rises on the east coast of the States first.
bogiesan
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