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Animated Lettering in Adobe After Effects

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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About Animated Lettering in Adobe After Effects

Welcome

Inspiration

Class project

Getting started in Illustrator

Tracing letters

Adjusting the path of your letters

Getting ready for animation

Adding connectors and extensions

Importing AI files into AE

Trim paths

Non-script lettering

Easing

Animating connectors and extensions

Adding a texture

Importing .psd file

Animating textured lettering

Masking

Adding colors

Animate out

Exporting (rendering)

Wrap-up

What You Will Learn?

  • Learn how to create a write-on style text or hand lettering animation using Adobe Illustrator and After Effects..
  • Lettering such an expressive form of art. Adding animation can really take your lettering to the next level. .
  • Animated lettering is not just for hand letterers. Animated text can be used in so many ways....
  • Not only is animated lettering a super useful technique, but its a great way to learn animation in Adobe After Effects. This class is designed for total beginners. You don't even need to be a hand letterer!.
  • You'll learn how to:.
  • Plus tons of time-saving tips!.
  • If you've never used After Effects before, you may find it helpful to check out my free After Effects orientation video and guide first..
  • What you'll need:.
  • Bonus video:.
  • After this class, check out:.
  • Find me online:.
  • My website.
  • Instagram.
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  • YouTube.