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Ever just want to jump right into After Effects but feel it's way too complicated? This is the perfect time for you to start!
You'll be learning how to bring an illustration to life using this fabulously creative program. Firstly, we'll take a quick tour around After Effects so you can get to know the interface and from there we'll import and convert an Adobe Illustrator file for use in After Effects and then use it to do some very simple animation so you can get used to keyframing and the timeline. After that it's time to set up the main project using the illustration supplied with the class and then you'll be learning about the pen and shape tools by creating some simple objects which you will then animate for use in the main illustration later on.
During the class you will also learn about:
<ul><li>Layer Styles</li>
<li>Effects</li>
<li>Expressions</li>
<li>Masks</li>
<li>Precomposing &amp; Parenting Layers </li>
<li>Using the Speedgraph</li>
<li>Adding Textures &amp; Stylisation</li>
<li>Exporting to Video</li>
</ul>This class is perfect for anyone new to animation and will provide a solid and broad grounding in After Effects so you can move on confidently and create your own work or start animating other people's. Animation is also a great way to get your work noticed.
See you in Class!

Introduction

A Project Overview

Getting to Know After Effects

Importing Ai Files & Simple Keyframing

Preparing Ai Files for After Effects

Setting up the Class Project

Learning to use the Pen Tool

Creating with the Pen Tool

Learning to use the Shape Tools

Animating the Owl's Feet

Animating the Owl's Body

Animating the Owl's Wings

Make the Owl Blink!

Animate the Branch he's Sitting on

Animate the Falling Leaf

Animate the Character's Finger

Animate His Tapping Feet

Animate His Head

Animate His Eye Movements

Animate the Acorn Using the Speedgraph

Animating the Fox's Head

Animate His Ears

Adding More Animation Using Scale

Add Some Character

Eye Movements

Animate the Tail Using an Effect

Animate the Ferns Using an Effect

Animate the Leaves

More Leaves & Swaying Branches

Simple Moon Animation with Effects

Animate the Stars Using a Layer Style

Textures Using Track Matte

Add Shadow & Animate the Hill Texture

Adding Tone Using Masks

Add Tone to Mr Fox

Add Tone to the Character & Owl

Framing the Characters 

Final Tweaks

Export Your Animation

After Thoughts

Animation Project Files.rar

Animating Illustrations: Fundamentals of After Effects

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