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Motion study · Layer Lemonade

Eyes, balls
& time.

A 19-second exercise in storytelling with shapes: a ball becomes a pupil, a pupil becomes a path, and everything rolls toward the logo.

Project
Motion study
Role
Motion Design & Animation
Course
Motion Design Essencial · Layer Lemonade
Length
19 seconds

Watch it roll

_FINAL_EX_MODULO_09.mp4 · 00:19 · loop

Process

Storytelling with shapes.

SCENE 01

It starts with a ball

The whole exercise explores how far you can go with round elements. A simple bouncing ball opens the film — squashing, stretching and leaving trails as it hops between color worlds.

SCENE 02

The ball becomes an eye

The ball evolves into a pupil, then morphs into a path, only to roll back into a ball — guiding the film gracefully toward the grand finale: the logo reveal. Each frame is a new twist in the tale.

SCENE 03

New tricks unlocked

I learned a lot here: effects like Wave Warp for the ball's trail, and Set Matte for masking — although I still prefer Track Matte, which is easier and simpler. Every scene taught me something.

Stills

One ball, many worlds.

Coral scene: white bean-shaped ball bouncing Teal landscape with wave-warp snow trail behind the ball Night sky scene: pink eye between crescent moon and glowing ball Yellow scene: eye inside a circular HUD Beige line-art scene: outlined eye and rolling capsule Beige orbit scene: yellow and black balls circling End card: Motion Design Essencial logo reveal
Tools
Adobe After Effects
Learned
Wave Warp · Set Matte · Morphing
Course
Motion Design Essencial · Layer Lemonade

Every master shot begins as an exercise.

Let's talk → More work Next: Logo Animation →