How to animate any object along a custom path

Published: 04 April 2021
on channel: Tom Ovenden
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In this episode we cover how to animate any object along a custom path in After Effects using two examples. To animate objects along a custom path, we first download a free vector graphic (links below), briefly prepare it in Illustrator and then cover all the basics of animating objects in After Effects.


Links to downloadable graphics in this tutorial:

Bird: https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=...
Leaves: https://thenounproject.com/icon/151567/



Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Preparing graphics in Illustrator
2:20 - Importing and setting up After Effects
4:30 - Animating a birds wing
6:46 - Animating along a custom path Example 1
9:50 - Duplicating animation
12:28 - Animating along a custom path Example 2
15:12 - Correcting custom paths
15:43 - Adding perpetual rotation

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