• Adobe After Effects

  Drawing lines and curves and abstract forms

  Posted by Emmanuel Gobert on February 25, 2008 at 4:07 pm

  Hi everyone,
  i’d like to know how to draw lines, curves or abstract forms across time in AE. So I’m looking for tips or maybe some tutorials etc…

  In this (short) reel, there are good examples of what i want :
  https://gwen.francois.free.fr/gwen%20reel%2008-small.mov

  In fact i’d like to have a good method (like: should I prepare my lines and curves in photoshop and then animate in AE or doing all in AE, what tools or technique should I use, even how to create great curves in PS or AE, like in the reel,things like that)

  Can you give me some advices ??

  Thanks in advance

  Emmanuel Gobert replied 18 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Teal Besson

  February 25, 2008 at 4:55 pm

  Many people in the industry use Trapcode’s 3D Stroke to create this effect. Here’s the link:

  https://www.trapcode.com/products_3dstroke.html
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  Randy Mcwilson

  February 25, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  To draw lines:

  1. First, create a solid layer
  2. Use the pen tool to create the lines (do a search for Pen Tool for instructions on using, especially on drawing curves)
  3. Then the use the Stroke or Write-On effect in After Effects to animate the lines

  Here are a few tutorials:
  https://library.creativecow.net/articles/kantorski_kevin/signature.php

  https://cowcast.creativecow.net/podcast/animating-a-signature-on-screen–50

  Here is a tutorial about the Pen Tool (photoshop-but similar usage)
  https://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2794/1/Adobe-Photoshop-Pen-Tool-Tutorial

  –Randy

  Eternity…don’t miss it for the world.
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  Emmanuel Gobert

  February 26, 2008 at 2:14 pm

  Thanks,
  I know about pen tool, because I know photoshop very well
  So thanks for the links, I’ll try all that things

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