As I scrolled through Instagram I was seeing a really cool trending reel pop up. People were making their content (whether it be art, photography or cosplay) into a video game main menu screen! I reached out to fellow comic creator & animator Magiclands for help to make this faux video game menu animation for Space Ultima!
I drew out my characters & design the UI for the menu. Using rigging animation in After Effects, Magiclands was about to animate my characters and do final composition to pull it all together! I’m so please with how it turned out. This animation will be multi-purposed for future things such as a trailer for the comic!
Moodboard:
Rigging plan:
Final product:
I won’t lie, it would be amazing to see Space Ultima take a different form outside of comics someday. But for now, I’ll watch this animation fantasizing about that possibility!
Check out Magiclands comic Changeling that she wrote & illustrates! She also has a YouTube channel where she talks about comics & other funny stories throughout her life!
Want to see the animation in full? Check out the reel I posted here.
