If you have the Exercise Files, go ahead and open composition…02-Write On*starter.…If you don't have the Exercise Files, just find any image such as our auto bird…here that has an interesting shape that you might like to write on.…This technique will work with almost any image.…My layer is currently on a transparent background.…In order to wipe on a layer, it also has to be invisible.…However, it's kind of hard to paint on a layer if you can't see it.…
So we'll make the layer invisible in a later step.…So let's set up the Paint and Brush panels so that we can write on this layer.…The first thing we need to do is to double- click the layer to open it in the Layer panel.…So take a moment to set up your workspace, remember, you have to paint in the Layer panel.…We'll make sure we're at 100% and full resolution and we'll select the Brush tool.…The Paint and Brushes panel should also be visible and they will be set to…whatever settings you used in the last movie.…
We'll make sure Opacity is set to 100% and Flow is set to 100%.…
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12/21/2011The After Effects Apprentice series was created by Trish and Chris Meyer. These tutorials are designed for After Effects CS4 through CC, and can be used on their own or as a companion to the Meyer's book, After Effects Apprentice.
- Creating, erasing, and animating brush and clone strokes
- Using Paint to reveal a layer over time
- Creating animated distortions to flat artwork with the Puppet tools
- Replacing backgrounds with the Roto Brush
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 41s
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1. The Brush Tool
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Setting up5m 29s
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Duration options4m 42s
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Animating strokes4m 3s
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2. The Eraser Tool
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Eraser tool modes5m 39s
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3. Painting to Reveal
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Creating a reveal stroke6m 45s
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Finishing the reveal4m 11s
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4. The Clone Stamp Tool
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Using clone presets3m 7s
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Time-shifting clone strokes3m 43s
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5. Roto Brush Quick Start
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Basic Roto Brush setup3m 14s
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Creating a matte7m 26s
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6. Screen Replacement Using the Roto Brush
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The Roto Brush workflow2m 37s
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Choosing a base frame2m 30s
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Defining the base frame9m 21s
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Making corrective strokes13m 49s
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Creating multiple spans6m 51s
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Refining the matte8m 3s
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Refine Edge Matte in AE CC3m 36s
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7. The Puppet Tools
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Distorting a layer4m 12s
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The Puppet Overlap tool5m 55s
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The Puppet Starch tool4m 51s
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Deforming multiple shapes5m 36s
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8. Idea Corner
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Teaching a puppet to write6m 26s
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Video: Creating a reveal stroke