I went back in again and decided I’m gonna make this look like it should. And I wasn’t gonna let the lack of Grid Warp stop me. So I fashioned one by making 9 square shapes into a grid in the Warper tool, and animated those. And it turned out quite nice. It’s not a really big difference, but it’s noticeable.

I also adjusted the colors so it looks more like a tattoo now.

I’m thinking of trying to write a plugin for Grid Warp, but for now I neither have any idea on how to do it, nor do I have the time for it.

Watch digital_tattoo_test.002.mov