Creating Robust After Effects Compositions in Photoshop
In this series of tutorials, we'll talk about the steps you'll be taking to create a robust After Effects composition in Photoshop. Software required: After Effects 12.2.1, Photoshop 14.2.1.
What you'll learn
In this series of tutorials, we'll talk about the steps you'll be taking to create a robust After Effects composition in Photoshop. We'll start by building a simple composition in Photoshop using a photograph and a text layer that we'll add layer styles to. Then we'll import our file into After Effects as a composition where we'll learn about the different properties and layer styles that we can adjust and animate. Next we'll build a complex composition from scratch using Photoshop. We'll go over the different methods of creating detailed layers, while keeping in mind the final goal of having layers we can animate later on. We'll finish by importing our Photoshop document as a composition inside After Effects and we'll add animations to the various layers in our composition to result in a really cool motion graphic. Software required: After Effects 12.2.1, Photoshop 14.2.1.
Table of contents
- Using Photoshop to Turn a Photograph into a Simple After Effects Composition 11m
- Importing a Photoshop Document as a Composition into After Effects 9m
- Building a Complex After Effects Composition from Scratch Using Photoshop 7m
- Creating Bolts for Our Door in Photoshop 7m
- Creating Scratches and Blemishes for Our Door in Photoshop 9m
- Building the Background for Our After Effects Composition in Photoshop 11m
- Importing Our Complex Photoshop Document into After Effects 9m
- Finishing up Our Scene 9m