Shape Layers were introduced in After Effects CS3 & are a great additional tool to be able to create things like additional assets, animating items, backgrounds, buttons, all kinds of different bits and pieces & they are very easy to animate & you can do some very powerful things with them.

Through out this course, we are going to cover the following:

- Know the difference between shape layers and masks
- Discover the Fill and Stroke Options for Shape Layers and how to create custom gradients
- How to use both text and pen tools to create shape layers
- Go through all the operands or FX that can be applied to shape layers in After Effects                                                    
- Introduce some real and simple shape layers projects as examples to give you ideas about what you can do with shape layers. The more you experiment, the more you develop your own style

At the end of this course, you'd be able to:

- Have a strong foundation to start your own style in creating amazing shape layers animations with Adobe After Effects
- Enhance your video intros and create better and enriched motion graphics

Home Page - https://www.udemy.com/adobe-after-effects-master-shape-layers-essentials/