EXPRESS YOURSELF By now, you should be very comfortable keyframing properties in After Effects. However, there is another way of animating in After Effects that doesn’t involve keyframes at all – using expressions. Coding Animation An expression is essentially a line of simple code that is applied to an animatable property. It’s not the same […]
Week 13: Expressions
Project 10: Lights and Shadows
Spheres and Cubes
3D SHAPES As I previously mentioned, After Effects can be used to place 2D layers in 3D space, but it can’t be used for advanced 3D modeling. We can, however, create or simulate simple 3D shapes such as cubes and spheres. Cubes and Boxes Making a 3D cube in After Effects is quite simple, although […]
Week 12: Lights, Shadows, Action!
LIGHT AND DARK Last week, we began exploring the wild, wonderful world of 3D in After Effects. This week, we’ll take things a little further by incorporating virtual lights into our compositions. This week’s lesson will really build on the previous one, so you may want to look things over again if you aren’t feeling confident. Four […]
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