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Mograph Techniques: Shape Animation in After Effects

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Use the shape tools in After Effects to create animations that are elegant, render quickly, and scale beautifully at any size.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • Overview of the project
1. Custom Wipe
  • Why use shape layers?
  • Basic circle animation reveal
  • Stylize the wipe using expansion masks and layer styles
  • Creating a cascade animation using masks and modes
2. Monkey Head Animation
  • Preparation of artwork in Illustrator
  • Dividing to separate shapes and paint over time
  • Create a digital squirt
  • Composite the final shot
3. Text Reveal
  • Preparing instances of text
  • Create animated shape layers to reveal each letter
  • Revealing text automatically
4. Repetitive Shapes
  • Overview of the composition
  • Design a cascade sunshine animation using shapes and Trapcode Echospace
  • Integrating the animation into the main comp
5. Hourglass Morph
  • Convert artwork to shapes
  • Animating the hourglass
  • Adding motion to the elements
  • Morphing to the glass and the bottle
6. Shape Madness Animation
  • Converting to shapes and cleaning duplicates
  • Working with automatic rotation animation
  • Shape duplication and animation
Conclusion
  • What's next?

Taught by

Eran Stern

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