After Effects Smooth Transitions - Animation Tutorial pt. 1

In this after effects tutorial, I break down how I created this looping coffee animation. I explore workflow, easing & 2D - 3D transitions (well, fake 3D). I'm planning on doing follow up parts exploring more of the transitions and how they were executed and the thought process behind them. The follow-up parts won't be next week, but hopefully not too long. This tutorial is suitable for intermediate users. Please leave a comment if you'd like me to explain anything I skimmed over.

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►Music:
Massive thanks to madmomentsgo for providing that amazing music for my intro!

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[cuearesty]

Newbie here! :D How do you access the size property for the ellipse? No one seems to be talking about this anywhere (or my google fu is really just weaksauce.) Thanks!



EDIT: NVM! Found it under Ellipse Path. (In the contents dropdown of the shape layer). Leaving this here just in case there are others who needed this info. Thanks!)

[diadocha]

No way!!! You're simply the best! I just found out your channel and I'm in love! You are so talented and your art is so unique! Congratulations, I love it so much!

[anitagwara]

I have never written a yt comment in my entire life but I just want to express how much I appreciate your tutorials! I click on one expecting to learn the particular thing from the title, and I end up taking notes of all the incredible tips you manage to smuggle into your content. Thank you for making these! (funny thing: I decided to write the comment, scrolled down and saw another person commented the same, I guess this means your tutorials really stand out :) )

[amandanalette]

AH I love this animation!!! So glad you’re doing a tutorial. Incredible as always!!!

[chikentori]

Yes! Please continue the deepdives, I really like experiencing the thought processes and workflow elements. Find that super valuable in terms of how I think about my own work and learn from creators a d designers

[edaerdogmus]

Thank you for this amazing tutorial <3Really appriciate your work!

[olzhass.]

Thank you so much! Favorite after effects channel so far :)

[mrCetus]

I downloaded the project, thanks buddy for being a good person and a great teacher! I appreciate all the effort and time you put into this. Your tutorials help me to be more creative!

[danielbraine]

This is incredible! I love the way it flows and handles the change of perspective!

[uzi]

Ben you're amazing! Finally a youtube channel teaching advanced skills from real projects :)
Thank you so much!

[maryamhassan]

How have I not found your channel before!!! I've been using after effects going on 2 years now but not actively the entire time and only really using it when I had time up until last October when I started getting more serious about it and spending hours watch all sorts of tutorials.. This was on my recommendations and I'm so glad I clicked it cuz even though I know how to use the grid and all the creativity in this was just amazing and gave me some inspiration. I only started using illustrator last week (Just started in motion/visual design school) and hadn't really thought about combining the 2 until now so thank :)

[andzapilado]

This helps alot for all the beginners out there including me, big TNX! keep making vids like this 💯✨👍

[kyri]

Ben, I have discovered you today and after watching to 2 videos, I have immediately subscribed. I have seen hundreds of after effects tutorials, but I can say that yours have something different, the vibe and the content. I believe that by then end of this project you will be able to cover a lot of tricks and tips, and this is what the viewer wants to see. Well done again and keep up the great work.

[silvana]

This is FANTASTIC! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can not wait for the following tutorials.

[daddygromlegs]

Wow, definitely earned a subscriber and a like. Incredibly helpful and one of a kind tutorial

[shakid]

your videos are the best!! just found out about them, and learning A LOT!!
thank you for sharing your knowledge !

[bitbutter]

Yes, this format's great. It's also instructive to see the 'fudges' and less-elegant solutions that get used in real projects. Looking forward to a breakdown of the coffeebean-to-cups transition.

[munnypmotion]

I love this video and would like more in the series! Soooo helpful for sparking ideas and solutions to tackle some problems I'm likely to face! Thank you!

[zoejiang]

This animation is one of my favourite! So glad you're giving us all the secrets, haha! Thanks a lot

[anhtrantuan]

thank you so much for sharing the project <3 I really need it to improve my skill