Learn to design and animate flat vector illustrations using Illustrator and After Effects in this fun and easy-going course!
This course is all about making design and animation easy and fun! You'll learn how to create and animate flat vector illustrations from start to finish.
Design and Illustrate Vectors and Animate then in After Effects using Shape Layers
What students are saying about this course:Â
“Really straightforward, nice break down of what happens step by step in a short space of time with a practical, real-world example across several tools in the Adobe Suite. Great stuff!” - Nikita Blanarik, student
"Awesome, easy to learn. Recommended" - Nicolas Ortiz, student
I remember when I was trying to learn more about how to improve my skills using illustrator and after effects. I knew how to draw on paper and pencil, but I could not draw as well on the computer and the tablet. Also, I was not sure how to use shape layers in after effects.  It confused me because I didn’t know the difference between shape layers and normal layers.
After several classes, books, tutorials, and working a ton of jobs I found a method to improve my drawing skills on the computer AND to use shape layers to animate them in after effects.  These techniques have booked me several jobs and now I’m will be showing them to you in this course.
In this class you will learn how to illustrate flat vectors in Illustrator.
We'll start in Photoshop where we will make a rough sketch to lay out our ideas.
We'll bring our sketch into Illustrator to refine our design and illustration using shapes and the pen tool.
We'll bring the Illustrator file into After Effects and convert them to shape layers.  We'll animate the shape layers using shape parameters.
In addition to the lectures, throughout the course I will be supplying my working projects so that you can use them as a downloadable resource as you follow along.
At the end of this course, you'll be able to design and illustrate flat vector illustrations in Illustrator and animate them in After Effects using the shape layers.
I want you to succeed. If you have any questions reach out to me in the Q&A section of the course. I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Let me help you master illustrating in illustrator and animating in after effects by clicking the red button on the right to enroll now.Â
Design and illustrate Flat Vector Illustrations using Illustrator
Have a knowledge of the shape layers in After Effects
Animate shapes in After Effects
8 Lectures
8 Lectures
Motion Design Academy (MDA) aims to deliver high quality courses in the Adobe Creative Suite software.We also offer courses detailing the production techniques necessary to begin and grow into an experienced top-notch designer and animator. Our instructors have worked with top tier clients and our classes aim to prepare you for any job and help you build your portfolio to...
The instructor obviously has a great deal of knowledge about After Effects & Illustrator, but it seems to me that she would be a better classroom teacher than an online instructor. The instructions and process were all easy to follow, but the execution was a bit meandering. I think her style would work better in a live class environment. It also helps if you already have (at least) a basic knowledge of Illustrator and After Effects. I was able to follow along and understand the steps, but I would probably have gotten lost if I didn’t know either program very well.
Oui oui effectivement
Straight to the point. Thanks.
Awesome, easy to learn. Recommended
I liked how I was able to get through the course in one afternoon. I am experienced in photoshop and illustrator, so that was fun and very informative. However, I found the After Effects portion very confusing. This was my first time ever using After Effects and I am not familiar with it at all. I think this course is better suited for someone who has used After Effects before. I found that I had to repeat the same videos over and over because I missed something. I eventually got it, but I feel that I still don't know a lot of the basics of After Effects.
Really straightforward, nice break down of what happens step by step in a short space of time with a practical, real-world example across several tools in the Adobe Suite. Great stuff!
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Jeremy J.
It would have been much more relevant to review different animations that could be used by applying more variety to the other 'app' images. We used wiggle transform in the exact same way three times... this felt quite redundant and pointless. Aside from this, this is an extremely rudimentary course which does provide an okay understanding of how to navigate AE and Illustrator.