Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Create A Twist Animation
Description:
This tutorial will show you how to create a Twist Animation in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 using only a Shape Layer (Line) created by the Pen Tool.
Kraft Paper Animation:
https://elements.envato.com/kraft-pap…
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Pen Tool (G)
Duplicate (Cmd/Ctrl + D)
Expression Used:
loopOut(“offset”)
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:20 Kraft Paper Texture Animation (Envato Elements)
00:31 Create A Line Using Pen Tool (G)
00:54 Add ‘Twist’ Animator
01:13 Animate ‘Angle’ Property
01:27 How To Change Speed of Twist
01:54 Add loopOut(“offset”) Expression
02:37 Create Animation in Glasses (Track Mattes)
03:02 Set Track Mattes of Twist Layers
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Create Twist Animation Adobe After Effects CC 2023:
- Create a new Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Deselect All Layers in the Layers Panel (F2)
- Select Pen Tool (G)
- Change to ‘No Fill Color’
- Change to 10 px Stroke (White)
- Click a point on the left edge of Composition
- Hold the Shift Key & Click a point on the right edge to create a straight line
- Go to Layers Panel
- Twirl Open ‘Shape Layer (line)’
- Twirl open Contents
- Click on the arrow next to ‘Add’
- Select ‘Twist’
- Twirl open ’Twist’
- Drag CTI to the beginning of the Timeline
- Click on the stopwatch for ‘Angle’ property to add a keyframe
- Change Value to Zero (0)
- Move CTI forward in time to 5 second mark
- Change Angle to 1500 to add 2nd keyframe
- Drag Playhead to the beginning
- Press Spacebar to Preview
How To Add Loop Out Expression To Extent Duration of Animation:
- Press Option or Alt Key
- Click on the stopwatch for ‘Angle’
- Type in the Expression loopOut(“offset”)
- Click away
- Press the SpaceBar to preview
How To Create Twist Animation inside Eyeglass Lenses:
- Repeat steps above to create Twist Animation
- Move Twist Shape over Right Lens
- Duplicate the Twist animation (Cmd/Ctrl + D) and move over Left Lens
- Create an Ellipse Shape to Cover the Right Glass Frames
- Duplicate Ellipse Shape and move over Left Frame
- Change the Track Mattes for Twist Layers to match the Frame Shape Layers
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