Animating Artwork from Adobe Illustrator in After Effects - AE Fundamentals

The ability to animate artwork from Adobe Illustrator is key to creating beautifully designed animations. This lesson of the After Effects Fundamentals series, covers the ins and outs of preparing your Illustrator artwork, and then importing, making changes, and animating it in After Effects.

In this video:
0:36 Prepare Illustrator Artwork
9:57 Save Illustrator File
10:29 Import Illustrator File into After Effects
13:49 Animate Illustrator Layers
16:23 Making Changes to AI Artwork
21:24 Convert to Shape Layer
23:07 Overlord

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[felisabenito]

I am only 10 minutes into the video and it has been the MOST helpful explanation to a whole set of other videos to include the Adobe ones. Thank and now, I will continue watching. ...SO helpful!!!

[emilywiputri]

Thank you for pointing out common mistakes before doing it the right way. I was really confused that I didn't even know where to begin my questions, but now it's all clear. I think you're a really great tutor who's not only skilled, but also empathetic & understanding of their students.

[dis_appointed]

you have an amazing way of explaining things. the wrong examples helps understand exactly where we are going wrong. one of the best tutorials i have ever seen ❤

[ucchuman]

working as pro since 2 yrs and this is all i actually do. very accurate video. also shows how much adobe products suck

[nicolaskaulbach]

Im 15mins in. Actually I know all of the stuff you said till there but I have to say that your explanation style is very dope and beginner friendly. I am definitely going to watch more of your stuff.
Especially because you also show common mistakes!! That's so helpful!

[cardplacedesigns]

So systematic ✅5 minutes into the video and I wanna say thank you❤. Sincerely, a video editor from Kenya

[cristopheraraujo]

Hi, I'm a Brazilian editor and this video helped me a lot, thank you 🧠🙏

[nbptaras]

Thanks so much for revealing this workflow! Very informative and simple. And its just crazy how AI and AE are not working back and forth correctly and intuitive. Adobe has something to do with it.

[brianmanfra]

I will definitely check out your other videos!! The instructions you give are perfect, not too much detail, but not too little so your not lost. I find most video are too fast and don't explain enough or go into so much detail I loose interest and move on. Thanks!

[TomGregoryTech]

Really good explanation. My goal is to create a diagram in Illustrator and animate paths etc. in After Effects. This video has given me confidence to have a go now.

[sidduroy]

such a cool tutorial, the voice is smoothing like a butter with extra cheese

[rdesignstudio]

You have explained each thing very properly.. Thanks

[lawrencelwy]

i like the way you explain plus occasionally previewing the finished product, with the animation, of course:) reminding me what the actual finished product is really like. Thanks..and i like your smile too!

[dancu]

a lot of thanks for making and sharin your video!!

[Leegitisduy]

Thank you for posting this! Even though I’ve been using AE for awhile, I even bought Overlord to work back and forth between Ai and AE.
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your channel, you help me understand how AE better.

[naveensharma]

this video is what i was looking for, complete step by step approach. Great work :)

[brucecolgate]

Fabulously done! This has saved me hours of work. Thank you so much!!

[eyadgr]

EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR IN ONE VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH <3

[zubairkhalid]

Wonderfully explained. Surprised that these videos don't have enough views/likes.

[I_am_ARTBOT]

This is incredibly helpful. Thanks for posting! Blows my mind that Illustrator and AE work so poorly with each other.