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How to Animate Handwriting With a Video Template for After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

Add a touch of elegance to your next video with a realistic handwriting animation! Creating a handwriting effect in After Effects is easier than you think.

Andrew Blackman • 19 May 2022
Text Effects

How to Animate Handwritten Text in After Effects

Tutorial • Intermediate

Learn the write-on animation technique to make custom animated handwritten text using Adobe After Effects in this tutorial.

Jonathan Lam • 19 May 2022
Animation

3 Top Hand-Drawn Animation Apps for Beginners & Pros on Android

Tutorial • Beginner

Animation apps are a great way to create on mobile devices. Here are three of our favourites for Android, available from Google Play.

Marie Gardiner • 13 May 2022
Animation

How to Use Shape Layers to Animate in After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

Shape layers are super powerful tools for creating graphics and much more inside of After Effects. In this lesson, you will see exactly how they work.

Jonathan Lam • 4 May 2022
Animation

How to Use Spatial Interpolation for Motion Animation in After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

In this lesson you will learn about spatial interpolation using an example project with a text layer.

Jonathan Lam • 3 May 2022
Animation

5 Top Video Templates for Cat Lovers

Tutorial • Beginner

Are you a cat lover looking for unique templates to make amazing videos? Discover our favourite video templates featuring cats.

André Bluteau • 29 Apr 2022
Logo Animations

How to Animate the Layers of a Logo in After Effects

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this lesson you will learn how to take a logo design that has been prepared for animation with layers, and animate it using Adobe After Effects.

Jonathan Lam • 23 Apr 2022
Animation

How to Export Video and Graphics From After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

In this lesson from our free course you will learn how to export your video projects from Adobe After Effects.

Jonathan Lam • 21 Apr 2022
Animation

How to Use Masks in After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

Learn the basics of the powerful Masks feature in Adobe After Effects in this lesson from our free course.

Jonathan Lam • 18 Apr 2022
Animation

10 Top Infographic Templates for Videos in After Effects — Animated Graphics

Tutorial • Beginner

They way you present statistics in a video shapes how your audience understands data and what they remember, so try using an After Effects template to start...

Marie Gardiner • 6 Apr 2022
Video Editing

How to Merge 2D Animation Into Live Action Video Using Cartoon Animator and After Effects

Tutorial • Intermediate

Combining 2D animation with live action video is a rare blend of styles that can make your project really stand out! With the help of Cartoon...

Jonathan Lam • 5 Apr 2022
Animation

How to Make a Parallax Motion Instagram Story Using a Photo in After Effects

Tutorial • Beginner

Learn how to add motion to a photo or video in After Effects and make an Instagram story with a parallax effect.

Tom Graham • 29 Mar 2022