How to animate an artwork
Turn a static artwork into a short Reel: the texts and shapes come to life, and the video opens in the editor.
1 min readBasicUpdated on November 12, 2026
Where to find it in Cognizy
Video lesson coming soon. For now, follow the steps below.
Video tends to reach more people than images. Animating the artwork makes use of the piece you've already created: the title appears word by word, the buttons bounce in, and the shapes show up in sequence.
Where to find it in Cognizy
Before you start
- Have an artwork ready in .
- Movement by layer is free. Building the video in the editor and the AI soundtrack use credits, shown in the window.
Step by step
- Step 1:
Open the artwork in the editor and click Animate, at the top.
- Step 2:
The Animate artwork window shows what will happen. Movement by layer comes turned on by default and is free: every text, shape, and icon gets its own entrance.
- Step 3:
AI soundtrack adds music that matches the artwork's mood and uses credits: turn it off if you don't want it. When the artwork has a photo, AI-animated photo adds movement to the image. The total appears at the bottom of the window.
- Step 4:
Click Animate.
- Step 5:
The artwork becomes a short video and opens in the video editor. Every text, shape, and icon is an item on the timeline: adjust the timing of each one and assemble the video when it's ready.
How to know it worked
The artwork's video appears in Videos, in Izy Studio, and opens in the editor for adjustments.
If something goes wrong
The AI-animated photo option is turned off.
The artwork doesn't have a photo. This option only works for artworks with an image. Movement by layer works on any artwork.
Next step
Adjust the video in the editor: scenes, captions, and soundtrack.
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