Adobe After Effects: Workflow, Animation, Timeline, Masks

Learn the basics, interface and features, layers and their controls, and how to create an animation in this Adobe After Effects online course. Read more.

5.0( 1 REVIEWS )
64 STUDENTS
1h 20m
Course Skill Level
Beginner
Time Estimate
1h 20m

I am Alan Ayoubi, a motion graphic designer and photographer with more than 10 years of experience.

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to up their game in animation

What you’ll learn: 

  • The basics of Adobe After Effects
  • The interface, panels, and the most essential tools in each panel
  • How to animate in Adobe After Effects

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required to take this course 

Software version used in the course: 

  • Adobe After Effects 2020

Video and animation are increasingly required in many professions, especially for those working in social media, such as designers. After Effects is one of the leading programs in the Adobe Suite, which lets you work more creatively with videos, it is also a leader in motion graphics that allows us to make small animation GIFs for social media, to an extensive motion graphic projects for a client. Film enthusiasts can use After Effects to create special effects.

This course is the first course of the Master After Effects collection. In this course, we will talk about the basics of Adobe After Effects:

  1. We will see how the interface works.
  2. We will go through each panel and cover the most essential tools in each panel. After that, we will start creating a composition and see how the timeline and viewport work here. We will cover the most important controls in the timeline.
  3. We will cover the type of layers and their controls.

After that, we will see how to animate anything in Adobe After Effects, explain keyframes, and go through the speed graphs to smoothen out the animation. After that, we will go through the shape layers, mask, and essential effects. 

Ultimately, we will work on two real projects and apply what we have learnt.

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Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to use the many tools of Adobe After Effects.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn more about Adobe After Effects.

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction 00:00:00
Workflow And Interface 00:00:00
Composition, Viewport And Timeline 00:00:00
Animation And Transform Properties 00:00:00
Shape Layers, Masks and Effects 00:00:00
Practice Project 1 00:00:00
Practice Project 2 00:00:00
Downloadable Resources For Adobe AE 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to up their game in animation

What you’ll learn: 

  • The basics of Adobe After Effects
  • The interface, panels, and the most essential tools in each panel
  • How to animate in Adobe After Effects

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required to take this course 

Software version used in the course: 

  • Adobe After Effects 2020

Video and animation are increasingly required in many professions, especially for those working in social media, such as designers. After Effects is one of the leading programs in the Adobe Suite, which lets you work more creatively with videos, it is also a leader in motion graphics that allows us to make small animation GIFs for social media, to an extensive motion graphic projects for a client. Film enthusiasts can use After Effects to create special effects.

This course is the first course of the Master After Effects collection. In this course, we will talk about the basics of Adobe After Effects:

  1. We will see how the interface works.
  2. We will go through each panel and cover the most essential tools in each panel. After that, we will start creating a composition and see how the timeline and viewport work here. We will cover the most important controls in the timeline.
  3. We will cover the type of layers and their controls.

After that, we will see how to animate anything in Adobe After Effects, explain keyframes, and go through the speed graphs to smoothen out the animation. After that, we will go through the shape layers, mask, and essential effects. 

Ultimately, we will work on two real projects and apply what we have learnt.

Take the road to becoming a pro designer, enroll in my Adobe Photoshop course now!

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to use the many tools of Adobe After Effects.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn more about Adobe After Effects.

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction 00:00:00
Workflow And Interface 00:00:00
Composition, Viewport And Timeline 00:00:00
Animation And Transform Properties 00:00:00
Shape Layers, Masks and Effects 00:00:00
Practice Project 1 00:00:00
Practice Project 2 00:00:00
Downloadable Resources For Adobe AE 00:00:00

Course Review

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5.0
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  1. Anonymous
    DAVID VELÁSQUEZ March 16, 2022 at 19:22 PM

    GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS... FROM THE AMERICA´S HEART!!! EL SALVADOR!!!

    5.0

    Great Master Course!
    It is a practical and useful Course for Beginners to learn the Basics Adobe After Effects.
    Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. It´s interesting to learn from experts like you!

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