Icon Animation in After Effects

This free online course, After Effects – Animate Complex Vector Icons will teach you how to create, prepare and use vector icons to animate objects using Adobe After Effects. By the end of this course, you will be able to create and animate icons from scratch by applying the techniques learned to either create vector icons or use existing icons in Adobe Illustrator to create any icon animation project of your choice using After Effects software.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

Animating An Icon

In this module, you will learn about the basics of After Effects software. The module covers how to prepare an Adobe Illustrator file to be used in After Effects. You will then proceed to create the vector icons and prepare your Composition for animation. Finally, you will animate your first object in this course.

Animating Floating Icons

In this module you are going to learn how to create a phone with floating icons around it. You are going to be using the Ellipse tool to create your ideal shape of the phone. Then you will learn how to make the icons float by adding wiggle expression to your animation. You will also learn how to add Motion Blur to your animation.

Animating A Badge And A Band Aid

In this module, you are going to learn how to animate a band aid and a badge. You will also learn how to use the Rounded Rectangular Tool to create a rectangular shape for your project. The topic also covers how to use the Rectangle Path to give your design a more rounded shape.

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