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After Effects Tips and Techniques: Shapes, Text Masks, and Path Effects

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Adobe After Effects Courses VFX Courses Quality Control Courses 3D Shapes Courses Text Animation Courses Shape Layers Courses

Course Description

Overview

Eran Stern dives deep into new uses and shortcuts for shape layers, text, masks, and path effects in After Effects.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Shape It Up
  • Fixing quality issues
  • Adding dashes to lines
  • Designing a sunburst background animation
  • Creating a repeating timer animation
  • Auto-animating shape layers
  • Creating 3D extruded shapes
2. Text Tricks
  • Make Photoshop text editable
  • Controlling word spacing
  • Paragraph kerning and punctuation
  • Auto-animating text with the Wiggly Selector
3. Under the Mask
  • Converting masks to shapes
  • Creating transitions using mask expansion
  • Achieving a unique look with the Mask Feather tool
4. Path Effects
  • Creating cutout animations using Auto-trace
  • Auto-animating text with the Scribble effect
  • Copying paths from Illustrator
  • Animating strokes with the Stroke and Vegas effects
  • Morphing between masks
  • Creating an ethereal morph effect
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Eran Stern

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