2015
Lynda
Owen Lowery
1:24
English

Learn how to create a hand-drawn look without all the hand drawing. This course shows how to replicate the DIY aesthetic of low-budget cel animation in After Effects. Mograph artist Owen Lowery shows how to use shape layers to create, texture, and animate the "hand-drawn" elements, and replicate the look of handwritten fonts and street graffiti. The tutorials demonstrate how versatile the After Effects tools can be when you stretch them beyond their traditional uses and employ some creative problem solving.
Want to create another lo-fi mograph effect? Check out Creating a Handmade Look in After Effects 01: Paper Cutout and Stop Motion Styles.

Introduction
Welcome
What you should know and the exercise files
1. The DIY Hand-Drawn Look
Characteristics of hand-drawn animation
2. Designing Hand-Drawn Shapes
Drawing lines using shape layer strokes
Labeling and organizing shape contents
3. Making Lines Look Like Ink and Paint
Using blending modes on lines
Roughen edges and other effects on lines
4. Animation with Shape Attributes
Using wiggle paths to create wiggly lines
Using trim paths for draw-on animation
Adding ink bleed and stain
Shape attributes throw-down challenge
5. Using the Paintbrush Tool/Effect
Paintbrush tool overview
Mimicking a spray-paint stencil
6. Hand-Drawn Text
Customizing handwritten font
Using a stroke effect to draw-on text
Combining drawing techniques
Conclusion
Next steps and additional uses of techniques

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