This week is dedicated to work on the launching sequence. Regarding the launching scene, I was trying to figure out the blasters from the backburners of the jet. At first I thought of animating it frame-by-frame, but upon research I came across tutorials that shows the effect can be achieved in after effects with an effect known as CC Mercury.
After following the tutorial, I applied them on the created scenes and needs a bit more an adjustment but it blends pretty well with the artworks and and after some expermintation I am sastisfied with the result.
References
Freak Motion (2021). 2D Fire Effects Animation in After Effects – After Effects Tutorial – No Third Party Plugins. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em7ZoLfDK0I [Accessed 23 Dec. 2022].
Arsalan Awais 