Basics in Adobe After Effects: From Sketch to Animation With the Pen Tool

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Taylor Carroll

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01 Introduction.mp4

02:35

02 Project Description.mp4

02:36

03 Sketching Your Design.mp4

11:17

04 Setting Up After Effects.mp4

07:41

05 Selecting A Color Palette.mp4

02:53

06 Tracing With The Pen Tool.mp4

16:35

07 Details With The Pen Tool.mp4

05:40

08 Adding Effects & Textures.mp4

13:18

09 Creating Animated Textures.mp4

04:54

10 Creating Custom Masks.mp4

07:57

11 Final Touches.mp4

08:42

12 Quick Render.mp4

03:32

13 Final Thoughts.mp4

08:42

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Description

Ever wanted to bring your sketches to life? It’s surprisingly easy to turn a sketch into an animated illustration in After Effects using one simple tool!

I’m Taylor, a freelance illustrator, and motion and graphic designer with 4+ years of experience in animation for small and large businesses. I’m super excited to help you bring your ideas to life!

In this class, we will be turning a sketch into an animated illustration using the pen tool and masks in After Effects. The pen tool can be used to create illustrations. Masks can be used to cover selected parts and then animated to reveal what’s underneath. Together you can use the pen tool along with masks to create interesting transitions that can add some fun movement to any illustration!

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During this class, you’ll learn how to:

Scan your sketches

Create a digital illustration of your sketch using the pen tool in Adobe After Effects

Add some life to your design with animated effects and textures

Make a mask to reveal what’s inside your object with a custom transition

Render your final animation to share

This class is great for beginners to get started in After Effects and digital illustration, as well as intermediate users who are looking for fun new ways to explore the animation process.

Going from sketch to animation using the pen tool in After Effects is an invaluable skill to have. It can be overwhelming to learn how to animate, but by focusing on one tool at a time, you will be able to build up your skills in no time!

I can’t wait to see you in class!

What You'll Learn?

Animation
Adobe After Effects
Sketching
Pen Tool
Creative
After Effects
Sketch

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I'm so glad you're here! In case you don't know me, I'm an artist, teacher, & cat mom based in Virginia.

ABOUT ME

I've been making art since I was tiny. It makes me happy, so I just decided not to stop! I not only teach to help others explore their creative side, but I also sell products online and work with really cool clients on all kinds of fun art things. I definitely consider myself a generalist in that I enjoy any and all types of art.

I began my creative business in February 2020, perfect timing, right? Since then, I've slowly been creating more classes on topics I love like animation and illustration. I also try to be honest with my own struggles by sharing vlogs and behind-the-scenes videos on my Youtube and Instagram. It's been a crazy couple of years, but I'm so grateful you're here with me! Your support means the world.

MY MISSION

I was very fortunate to be able to attend college for art and was able to get my BFA in creative technologies in 2019. While I learned a lot of technical skills, I didn't feel like I had the opportunity to find myself as an artist. I know it's a lifelong pursuit to find your creative voice, but I had to deal with a lot of negativity from those in places of authority while I was in college.

It's taken me the past couple of years to get to where I am now and while it's scary to fight the opinions I still have in my head from college, I'm very happy to be able to share my journey with other artists who had similar experiences. Also to just let other creatives know that we all have very different paths to get to where we are today and that's wonderful!

All that to say, I hope that I can bring you some joy while you learn and grow. Let's go create something fun together. No pressure or negativity is needed!

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