How to Create Morphing Animations in Adobe After Effects
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Motion Design
⬇️ Download the project files to follow along: https://www.meganfriesth.com/freebies/morphing-plants-animation
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to animate the path property of shape layers to animate morphs between graphics in Adobe After Effects.
Learn how to illustrate the plant graphics in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZM61QwJdipE
In this video:
✨ Prepare illustrations for animation
✨ Import illustrations into After Effects
✨ Tips to keep a complex project file organized
✨ Animate shape paths, including advanced techniques using Create Nulls from Paths (free script)
✨ Utilize precompositions to reuse animations
This is not a beginner tutorial. If you’re new to animation in After Effects, start here: https://youtu.be/DKRi8qcq4Xo
Resources:
🛠️ Overlord - To transfer artwork from Illustrator to After Effects: https://battleaxe.co/?ref=animationexplained
🛠️ Free script - Create Nulls From Paths Extended: https://crunchycreatives.com/create-nulls-from-paths-extended/
🎓 After Effects, Explained: https://www.meganfriesth.com/learn/aeexplained
🎬 Master the Graph Editor: https://youtu.be/-7AM20jfduI
🎓 Principles of Animation: https://www.meganfriesth.com/class/principlesofanimation
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to animate the path property of shape layers to animate morphs between graphics in Adobe After Effects.
Learn how to illustrate the plant graphics in Adobe Illustrator: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZM61QwJdipE
In this video:
✨ Prepare illustrations for animation
✨ Import illustrations into After Effects
✨ Tips to keep a complex project file organized
✨ Animate shape paths, including advanced techniques using Create Nulls from Paths (free script)
✨ Utilize precompositions to reuse animations
This is not a beginner tutorial. If you’re new to animation in After Effects, start here: https://youtu.be/DKRi8qcq4Xo
Resources:
🛠️ Overlord - To transfer artwork from Illustrator to After Effects: https://battleaxe.co/?ref=animationexplained
🛠️ Free script - Create Nulls From Paths Extended: https://crunchycreatives.com/create-nulls-from-paths-extended/
🎓 After Effects, Explained: https://www.meganfriesth.com/learn/aeexplained
🎬 Master the Graph Editor: https://youtu.be/-7AM20jfduI
🎓 Principles of Animation: https://www.meganfriesth.com/class/principlesofanimation
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/