About This ClassCreate a looping GIF! Be the creator, not just the consumer. Animation is a way to express your creativity through the art of movement. Expand your skill set by becoming an organised designer. In this class, I’ll go through the process of animating a looping animation that you can render out as a GIF! This class will enhance your efficiency while animating and improve your workflow for streamlined edits! I will cover techniques from creating a 2D vector animation to workflow and animation basics. You will learn about expressions, naming, setting up efficiently, linking properties and how this will improve your animations. If you come from a programming background, you will enjoy this class, as expressions within Adobe After Effects are based on JavaScript. What You’ll LearnSet-up in IllustratorI’ll show you how to prepare your Illustrator file, with the After Effects animation in mindSet-up in After EffectsWe will import our scene from Illustrator, into After Effects and prepare our compositions for efficient animationAnimation using ExpressionsI’ll show you some useful expressions to automate your animations and make your life easierCreating a motion pathI’ll go through the steps of linking properties from multiple layers, across different compositions, to a motion pathExporting your animationI’ll show you the simple process of getting your animation social media ready and how to render out a GIFWhat You’ll DoYou will animate a looping scene that you can share online! You will write expressions, use the pick whip tool and use slider controls. I will show you the process of a precise and efficient workflow to to get you animating faster and cleaner. Why You Should WatchThis class is the foundation for upcoming classes. You will get to grips with more complex animation, involving animating multiple scenes, characters and shapes. Having workflow basics in mind, we will be able to focus on animation basics and get your skills to the next level.
