Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects

Separating Fills and Strokes

A course by Santiago Avila , Graphic and Motion Designer

Graphic and Motion Designer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2021
93% positive reviews (15)
619 students
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About the video: Separating Fills and Strokes

Overview

“With the animation locked, I will now demonstrate how to prep the stroke and fill compositions to add separate effects to each one. While splitting them, you will learn how to use the "Set Matte" effect to achieve some complex masking. ”

In this video lesson Santiago Avila addresses the topic: Separating Fills and Strokes, 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

“ Separating Fills and Strokes We'll separate our fills from our layers into different pre-comps, so that we can add different effects to our edges and surfaces when we go into the look development phase. In the process, we'll do some interesting masking in these strokes pre-comp using the Set Matte effect. You'll also notice that I've done a bit of colour coding and project organizing for better navigation. I recommend you do the same. We'll rename this pre-comp Backup, just so we have a copy of the clean animation in case we ever need it. I'll make two copies of it. One of them will be ca...”

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Course summary for: Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects

  • Level: Intermediate
  • 93% positive reviews (15)
  • 619 students
  • 5 units
  • 25 lessons (5h 22m)
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    3D & Animation
  • Areas

    2D Animation, Animation, Motion Graphics

Santiago Avila

Santiago Avila
A course by Santiago Avila

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Graphic and Motion Designer

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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Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects. 3D, and Animation course by Santiago Avila

Design and Animation of Playful Supercuts in After Effects

A course by Santiago Avila
Graphic and Motion Designer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2021
  • 93% positive reviews (15)
  • 619 students