How to prepare illustrator layers for animation in After Effect

In this video, I cover how to prepare illustrator layers for animation in After Effect step by step, from downloading a free vector graphic, preparing illustrator files for After Effects and then animating all of these illustrator layers independently in After Effects. The key is to prepare illustrator layers for After Effects and prepare illustrator graphics for animation before moving over to After Effects. This video is designed to be an easy introduction to Adobe illustrator for beginners 2021, Adobe After Effects for beginners 2021 and animation for beginners 2021, covering how to animate shape layers in After Effects to quickly and easily make complex looking animations in just 10 minuets.


Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Download the vector graphic
2:29 - Release layers to sequence in Illustrator
4:00 - Re-colour individual layers in Illustrator
5:05 - Re-name Illustrator layers
7:05 - Create a new After Effects project and Composition
8:26 - Importing Illustartor files into After Effects
10:22 - Creat a composition from an Illustrator file
11:10 - Adding a rotation animation to individual layers
13:50 - Retrospectively modifying layer colour in Illustrator

Link to the free brain/cog vector graphic used in this tutorial:
https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/6...


Link to video with Illustrator script:
   • How to Rename Multiple Layers in Adob...  

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