This class is for students that want to create their first typography animation. This class is a great introduction to motion design, animation, and Adobe After Effects.
In this class you’ll learn how to:
- Animate text
- Animate using the position and scale properties
- Use the spreed graph editor
- Use masks
- Use an expression
- An easy way to choose a color palette
- Other techniques such as backgrounds, pre-comps, layer styles, etc.
- How to export your animation to share in the project gallery
You’ll be creating:
- A typography animation using the techniques taught in this class
You can complete the class project by following these steps:
- Follow along with my video lessons
- Then take what you’ve learned and apply it to your own typography animation
- Download the completed project file on the projects & resources page, it might help if you get stuck on a lesson
What You Need:
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Media Encoder to export
To share your class project follow these steps:
- Export your animation in mp4 format
- Upload your video to a video-sharing platform such as YouTube or Vimeo
- I suggest setting your video to “Unlisted” if you do not want it shared publicly
- On the projects share the link to your video
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