Finalize the Animation

Let’s make this look nice. This section won’t introduce any brand-new concepts—it’s more of an application of what we’ve already learned, and a way to put it all together to make stuff look cool. Feel free to experiment and improvise here.

More Parenting

Let’s make it so the leaves follow the stalk. Parenting, once again, is the key.

  • Ensure the playhead is on the last keyframe, or later.
  • Select layer Sprout 1.
  • Hold down shift and select layer Sprout 8.
  • Pickwhip any of the Sprout layers to the Career layer.

Now, the sprouts are parented to the stalk. They should animate perfectly with the stalk’s overshoot animation, ...

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