Скачать или смотреть After Effects | Animate Along Path със Shape Layer + Glow (Step-by-Step)

In this detailed After Effects tutorial, you’ll learn how to animate balls (circles) created with Shape Layers along a custom path. I’ll guide you through the full workflow: creating the circles, drawing the path, precomposing, copying the path into the Position property, adding individual offsets, applying Glow and Drop Shadow, optimizing the project, and exporting for YouTube.

✅ What You Will Learn

Creating balls using Shape Layers (Ellipse Tool).

Duplicating and changing the color of each layer (Ctrl+D, Fill).

Drawing a custom path with Pen Tool or Shape Layer.

Copying the path into the Position property of each ball (Ctrl+C → P → Ctrl+V).

Precomposing layers for independent animations.

Setting offsets so the balls don’t move in sync.

Adding Glow and Drop Shadow for a professional look.

Previewing with Motion Blur and optimizing playback.