In the previous movie we created a Mesh around the Alpha channel of…the character we wanted to distort and set up our Expansion and…Triangles parameters.…In this movie we're going to add more pins and start distorting our character.…You need at least two pins to do something with a Puppet tool, generally one pin…to anchor and another pin to stretch and distort your character.…I'm going to place one right here where he grabs onto this pencil, and you'll…notice as soon as I set a pin the little icon at the foot of my cursor…changes to a four-point arrow, that indicates that I can pick it up and move…it, for example like this.…
As I do so After Effects will distort the pixels encased inside the Mesh as…necessary to try to stretch between the two pins I have set.…Now in this case two pins give me not really good control because the other foot…is coming off the around.…I'm going to undo, and go back and set another pin on the other ankle to keep…this guy rooted on the ground for now.…Now as I am pulling his arm you'll see except for a littlie bit of a toe-tapping…
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11/11/2016Released
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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After Effects Apprentice: 14 Shape Layers
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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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