Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects

Handwriting Animation

A course by Michael Tierney , Motion Designer

99% positive reviews (185)

6,121 students

Audio: English, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Handwriting Animation

Overview

“Let's continue to work with letters. Here I will create a custom handwritten font animation and also look at some places to find a handwritten font online. ”

In this video lesson Michael Tierney addresses the topic: Handwriting Animation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects. Master the basics of animation and motion graphics to create a unique showreel with After Effects.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to look at creating a custom handwritten font animation, and then we'll also look online for different free and paid fonts. So we'll go new composition, 1920 by 1080, 25 frames a second. For 10 seconds. And then we'll call this comment. Handwritten text one. Click OK. Then we'll right click. Import file. I'll leave a link to this footage below along with tons of other royalty free videos that you can use in your showreel. Click Import. and we'll drag this in. It's a really high resolution, which is cool. Bring this down, hold shift. to keep the ratio. and then we...”

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Course summary for: Fundamentals of Animation in After Effects

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (185)
6121 students
5 units
18 lessons (2h 52m)
13 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe After Effects
Areas
Animation, Digital Design, Motion Graphics, Photography Post-production, Portfolio Development

Michael Tierney

A course by Michael Tierney

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Motion Designer

Michael Tierney is a motion designer, traveller, and speaker. Inspired by the new countries and cultures he encounters during his travels, he creates motion graphics and animations that are fun, colorful, and engaging using After Effects and Cinema 4D.

Following a decade in the industry working for a range of high-profile brands like Nike and Sony, Michael began working as a freelance motion designer focused on promoting social enterprises and organizations built on strong ethical principles.