
Learn to create amazing animations and motion graphics in After Effects, drawing on eight years of studio experience, and applying skills to real practical projects.
Create a new 1920 by 1080, 24 fps, five-second composition, then explore the interface, timeline, imports from Illustrator or Photoshop, shape layers, masks, and basic animation tools.
Learn after effects shortcuts to speed up workflow, including layer properties, A for anchor point, V for selection, spacebar for hand, W for rotation, and Y pan behind.
Learn to save time in After Effects by copying and pasting keyframes, expressions, and effects such as rotation keyframes, loop out expressions, and a noise effect across layers.
Learn to create a complete character animation in After Effects, importing an Illustrator file, parenting layers, animating pulsation, mouth breathing, arm rotation with ease, and shadow and wave effects.
Apply techniques from the third project in After Effects to create a playful ball animation with faces, using keyframes, expressions, and a null object to drive motion.
Render your After Effects project by adding the composition, select web-friendly export settings at medium bitrate, and preview before sharing the animation on Instagram.
Are you ready to bring your illustrations to life? Learn how to animate your illustrations and create amazing motion graphics in Adobe After effects with the minimum effort.
If you are a beginner, don't worry! This is an introductory course aimed at anyone who wants to learn how to animate productively. I'll go step by step so that you don't have any problem following the course.
During the course, I will give you some great tips to speed up your work process and create motion graphics quickly and easily.
By the end of the course, you will be able to make amazing animations in record times. Along the way, you'll learn how to:
Use Adobe After Effects from the basics.
Create smooth animations
Organize your illustrations to make your life easier
Add expressions, effects, layers styles…and much more!
Once you have the After effects foundations, you will be able to start your animation journey and improve your motion graphics skills.
The concepts and techniques covered in this course are fundamentals and essentials that you will apply to any motion graphics job.
Whether you are new to animation or tired of wasting hours making simple animations, this course will give you the tools to archive great results in minutes.
Assignment:
Your assignment is to animate the course's illustrations or, even better, create your own illustrations and give them life.
Resources:
Download all the projects we do during the course. This way, you can follow the instructions in real-time, and it will be easier to apply what you are learning.
Enroll in the course now!