Adobe After Effects For Beginners - VFX & Motion Graphics

Explore the basics of Adobe After Effects, a leading tool for motion graphics and visual effects, with a well-structured beginner course and fonts provided for easy follow-along.

Learn the basics of Adobe After Effects, from its interface and core workflow to building a simple explosion visual effect by composing layers, applying effects, and rendering the final video.

Master composing in After Effects to organize layers, pre-compose groups, and create reusable building blocks that drive complex visual effects.

Master masking in After Effects by creating and animating masks, adjusting mask path, feather, and opacity, and using add or subtractive modes to reveal or remove image areas.

Learn to use adjustment layers in After Effects to apply hue/saturation and brightness/contrast across all layers below. Use masks and mattes to define affected areas, and adjust opacity.

Master track mattes in after effects to control a layer's opacity with alpha, inverse alpha, or luma. Use any layer as a matte and apply adjustment layers for selective desaturation.

Master how to use parenting in Adobe After Effects to link layers so children follow a parent's position, scale, and rotation, using null objects, pick whip, and pre-compose.

Learn to use null objects in After Effects as invisible markers to parent layers, control position, rotation, and scale, and link effect parameters and camera-tracked motion.

Turn any layer into a 3D layer and place it in 3D space with a camera. Illuminate the scene with point, ambient, and parallel lights and control light reception.

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