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Skillshare

Easy Animated Icons in Adobe After Effects

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Overview

Learn or practice animation in Adobe After Effects by creating a fun set of animated icons. If you’re a graphic designer, illustrator, or anyone wanting to learn how to animate in 2D, this is a great place to start!

You’ll learn how to:

  • create icons starting with basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator.
  • prepare your icons for animation.
  • bring your icons into After Effects.
  • set keyframes to animate scale, position, rotation and more.
  • animate lines drawing in and out.
  • create a simple mask to hide parts of a graphic.
  • animate an object along a path.
  • export your animations as a GIF or movie file.
  • and much more!

If you've never used After Effects before, you may find it helpful to check out my free After Effects orientation video and guide first.

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Syllabus

  • Welcome
  • Class Project
  • Illustrate Icons - Part 1
  • Illustrate Icons - Part 2
  • Get Ready for Animation
  • Import AI Files into After Effects
  • After Effects Tour
  • Set Keyframes
  • Convert Vector Layer to Shapes
  • Animate Lines Drawing In
  • Animate Along a Path
  • Orient Along a Path
  • Adjust Anchor Points
  • Parent Layers - Part 1
  • Parent Layers - Part 2
  • Scale In - Part 1
  • Scale In - Part 2
  • Create Mattes
  • Adjust Motion
  • Finish
  • Render
  • Thanks!

Taught by

Megan Friesth

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