Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
Release date:2020
Author:Morgan Williams
Skill level:Intermediate
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Looking to expand your knowledge of Adobe After Effects’ powerful yet somewhat mysterious Shape Layers? Then this is the class for you!
Intermediate After Effects: Shape Layers takes a closer look at some of the amazing animation possibilities inherent in this often neglected aspect of the After Effects workflow. Sure, Illustrator might be the best way to create vector graphics and illustrations, but Shape Layers in After Effects are the best way to get them moving!
Perfect for Graphic Designers, Illustrators, or beginning to intermediate Motion Designers with some experience with After Effects, this class will expose students to the amazing power and versatility of After Effects Shape Layers as a tool for animation and motion design.
Taught by Morgan Williams, an animator with over 25 years of professional experience and almost 10 years of experience as an animation instructor, this class is packed with professional techniques and practices to make your workflow smart and efficient.
If you are new to Adobe After Effects, it is highly recommended that you first complete Morgan’s Intro To After Effects series before taking this more intermediate After Effects class. For this class, it is assumed that students already understand:
The After Effects workspace
Creating basic shapes with the shape tool
Creating simple animations
Working with precomps
Adding effects to layers
In Intermediate After Effects: Shape Layers, we will learn about…
Converting Illustrator Layers into After Effects Shape Layers
How the hierarchy works within a Shape Layer
Adding multiple paths within a shape group
Animating Stroke and Fill properties
Animating Paths
Working with some of the Shape Layer “Add ons”:
Merge Paths (Ae’s version of Illustrator’s Pathfinder)
Trim Path
Repeater
Twist
Rendering both a movie file and an optional GIF version of the final project
346845-01 – Introduction – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-02 – Project Overview & Set Up – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-03 – Converting Illustrator Files – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-04 – Shape Layer Hierarchy – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-05 – Merge Paths – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-06 – Pen Tool – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-07 – Trim Path – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-08 – Animate Leaves – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-09 – Set Up Grid – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-10 – Draw & Animate Sun – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-11 – Draw Rays, Stroke Settings – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-12 – Repeater & Twist – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-13 – Animate Rays – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-14 – Import & Animate Leaf – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-15 – Draw Snowflake – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-16 – Trim Path Animation – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-17 – Stoke Width Animation – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-18 – Create Main Comp – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-19 – Animate Precomps – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-20 – Animate Background Colors – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-21 – Add Texture & Vignette – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-22 – Render Movie – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-23 – Render GIF – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
346845-24 – Bye For Now! – Intermediate After Effects Shape Layers
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