AE Basics 18: Shape Layers Part 2 – Gradients & Properties

AE Basics – A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects.

Lesson 18: In the second tutorial on Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis starts to look a little more in depth at some of the fill and stroke options for shapes layers — and in particular at how to create custom gradients.

He also looks at the standard animation properties that come with shape layers helping us to create and animate complex and organic shapes very quickly.

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