UCSF Magazine Winter 2024

Article Illustration & Animation (2024): this illustration/animation was created for the Mythbuster series article “What’s the Truth Behind Popular Online Dental Myths?” by Tara Roberts for the online and print publication of the Winter 2024 UCSF Magazine.

Client: UCSF Magazine

Media: Procreate, Adobe After Effects

Process Work

Concept Sketches

The client wanted concept sketches based on different themes I pulled from reading the article.

Linear Animation Draft & Color Blocking

The client chose concept 3, showing a tooth doing the popular “flossing” Tik Tok dance. Different color options were presented.

Final Draft

The client chose color option 1, giving the impression that the teeth are sitting in the gums. Final highlights, shadows and textures were added to tie everything together. Tooth dance was hand drawn using frame-by-frame animation and composited in After Effects.