Lynda.com - After Effects Apprentice 14: Shape Layers
System Requirements: Windows
- Codecs and player for playing mov-files.
After Effects Apprentice 14: Shape Layers with Chris Meyer and Trish Meyer
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The course covers the ins and outs of working with shape layers, including creating shape paths, applying shape effects, and reordering shape operators. The course also contains a series of exercises on creating common motion graphics elements using shape layers.
The After Effects Apprentice videos on lynda.com were created by Trish and Chris Meyer and are designed to be used on their own and as a companion to their book After Effects Apprentice. We are honored to host these tutorials in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.
Topics include:
- Drawing parametric shapes and pen paths
- Creating multiple shape groups
- Exploring Wiggle Paths and the Wiggle Transform effect
- Defining gradient fills
- Creating a swarm
- Blending multiple shapes into a texture
- Crafting and animating dotted and dashed lines
- Combining effects, layer styles, expressions, and Brainstorm with shape layers
- Showing tips for stylizing sidebars
Features
Subjects: Video, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects
Software: After Effects
Author: Chris Meyer, Trish Meyer
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