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How to Animate an Urban Rain Painting in Adobe After Effects

Jonathan LamLessons: 5Length: 39 minutes
Animation Adobe After Effects
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1.1 Welcome to the Course

Welcome to ‘How to Animate an Urban Rain Painting in Adobe After Effects’. In this introductory video, you will be given a brief introduction and summary to show you what you can expect from the following lessons.

Download the Photoshop source files, plus the sound effects needed to follow along, and let’s jump in!

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1.Introduction
1 lesson, 00:45

1.1
Welcome to the Course
00:45

2.Animating a Rainy Urban Scene
4 lessons, 38:14

2.1
How to Animate Wet Floor Ripples
11:11

2.2
How to Animate Bouncing Rain From Surfaces
12:26

2.3
How to Animate Falling Rain
07:22

2.4
How to Add Lightning and Sound Effects
07:15

1.1 Welcome to the Course

Hi, everyone, I'm Jonathan Lam and welcome to, how to animate an urban rainstorm in Adobe After Effects. Using a street painting by Bisson Salah will teach you how to add the stormy animations to your scene. Topics we cover will include, how to animate a wet floor surface with rain splashes and ripple effects, how to animate rain particles bouncing off a surface and how to animate stormy rain. By the end of the course, you'll have a better understanding of these tools and how to animate an urban rainstorm in Adobe After Effects. So sign up and let's get started.

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Jonathan Lam
Jonathan Lam
Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan Lam, and I'm a digital artist on a mission to empower, educate and inspire creative students just like you to gain the creative skills you desire! Currently I work for Ubisoft as a concept and game artist. My skills range from graphic design to illustration, animation, 3D modelling/sculpting, concept art, and video editing. Some of the projects I've worked on include Hungry Shark World, Hungry Shark Evolution, Starbeard, and the Kickstarter-funded game called Eminence: Xander's Tales. I've also worked as a graphic designer and illustrator with many high-profile clients, including Riot Games, Sony Entertainment, Hasbro, and Google.