Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects
Shape Layers: An Overview
A course by Santiago Avila , Graphic and Motion Designer
About the video: Shape Layers: An Overview
Overview
“In this lesson, I will open up After Effects and run through the basics of Shape Layers. I will explain why they work better for the workflow, as opposed to using solids and masks. The themes I will cover are grouping, the "Stroke" and "Fill" options, and some of the main shape effects that you will apply later. I will outline the division between the "Stroke" and "Fill" effects, and how to parent between them in order to apply different effects to each. ”
In this video lesson Santiago Avila addresses the topic: Shape Layers: An Overview, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects. Learn how to create fully-procedural animations from scratch using experimental visual techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Shape Layers: An Overview In this lesson, we'll familiarise ourselves with the shape layers workflow in After Effects so that we can better import our designs later. Shape layers are a complex and underrated set of tools inside After Effects. They allow you to generate vector shapes, modify them, group them, and mask them, as well as adding some vector effects, which are versatile and powerful. Let's start checking them out by creating a new composition, 1080 x 1080, 25 frames per second, and a Dark Gray background. There are two ways to generate shape layers quickly from the After Effect...”
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Course summary for: Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects
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2D Animation, Animation, Motion Graphics
Santiago Avila
A course by Santiago Avila
Santiago Avila is an Argentinian motion and graphic designer based in London. He has been working in motion graphics and animation for over a decade, both in-house for companies and as a freelancer. He has contributed to projects that range from film, broadcast, music live visuals, and digital content. This has given him the opportunity to experiment with 2D and 3D animation for both graphic and character-driven storytelling.
He has worked for clients such as Nike, Disney, Coca-Cola, Spotify, Netflix, MTV, Condé Nast, Dell, the History Channel, FOX, ASICS, and BFI. Santiago has also collaborated with artists like Kylie Minogue, Disclosure, London Grammar and Anne-Marie.
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