- [Narrator] In this movie,…we'll set up the workspace for using paint,…and cover some important basic concepts.…If you have the exercise files…go ahead and open AEA, Paint and Puppet.…If you're following along with our…second edition of After Effects Apprentice,…this is lesson number 10.…I'm going to open the first composition,…01-Paint Basics Starter,…which includes one layer of a fanciful mask.…If you don't have the exercise files,…just import any image that has an interesting alpha channel.…
When I turn on the transparency grid…you can see that this image has an alpha channel,…and even the eyes are transparent.…That will be important later on when…we learn about how to paint with different channels.…I'll turn off the transparency grid,…and then double click the layer…to open the image in the Layer panel.…Whenever you use any of the paint tools…you must be in the Layer panel, not the Composition panel.…I'll set the magnification to fit up to 100%…so we can see our entire image.…
There are three paint tools, the Brush Tool,…
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer
Updated
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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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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