The Ultimate Guide to Shape Layers in After Effects

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The Ultimate Guide to Shape Layers in After Effects
English | 1hr 48m | Video: 720p | 1.3 GB

Many animators have been intimidated by the mysterious shape layers in After Effects, and few have truly understood how to unlock the enormous potential they offer to motion graphics...until now! Congratulations, you’ve just discovered The Ultimate Guide to Shape Layers in After Effects!

Complete this course and you’ll learn how to take advantage of creating graphics using shape layers in After Effects and unleash the power of operators (where the real magic happens).

For the class project you'll create a minimalist animation inspired by your favorite movie using basic geometric shapes. It's time to shape up!

With each quick video tutorial we’ll cover a variety of topics, including:

Basic shape layer creation and behavior
Converting vector art to shape layers and prepping for animation
Shape layer operators
Animating with shape layers

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