Pimp Your Motion — Top Tricks on Lettering Animation

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Lettering animation is a pretty common task in modern Motion Graphics. So, we decided to create a comprehensive lesson with top recommendations on how to improve your lettering animations. This video contains a bunch of After Effects tips as well as animation approach suggestions. It turned out a bit longer than we expected, hope you will handle this amount of information ;)

Disclaimer 2: This video is aimed at people who have some working experience in After Effects or animation in general, so software basics are not explained.

We cover Lettering Animation topic in-depth in the following of our courses:

Logo Animation in After Effects:

Motion Beast:

Courses on Frame-by-Frame techniques that also can be applicable to letterings animation:
Free Frame-by-Frame Fundamentals course:

Frame-by-Frame Hand Drawn FX:

Scripts and Plugins that we are using or mention in this video:

MDS Motion Tools (FREE) for optimizing workflow and solving some routine tasks.

for copying easings.

for animating PNGs, precomps brushes along a bezier path:

for creating tapered strokes and liquid drops.

Trapcode 3D Stroke
for creating tapered strokes and liquid drops.

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Timecodes
00:00 Intro
0:50 Cool "Write-on" Effect
1:51 Enhancing with Colour
4:40 Drops
5:33 General Dynamics
5:47 Rhythm and Order
9:57 Preparation & Final Accent
10:51 Move your letters
11:22 Stretch Letter's Path
12:03 Shake the Letter
12:55 Shake the tails
13:28 Details
15:08 Stick to Style

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Disclaimer 1:
This video has solely educational and entertaining purposes.
We didn't have any intentions to offend anyone's feelings.

We've used real examples only to give this video more applied value and to show that almost any animation can be improved.

Disclaimer 2:
This video is aimed at people who have some working experience in After Effects or animation in general, so software basics are not explained.

Links to all the plugins that we’re using or mentioning in this video are listed in the description.

motiondesignschool

One thing I love about MDS is they are straight to the point. No wasting time. We are here to animate? Alright then let's do it. Nothings like we started this, we had an idea, so when you got good taste bla bla bla

designsavedme

Im going to be honest, I NEVER EVER bought a course online, but after seing this video and looking at their website to see their logo animation course at 50% off I had no choice, just take my money you guys. Looking forward to improving my skills!

luiswar

Timecodes:

0:50 Cool "Write-on" Effect

1:51 Enhancing with Colour
4:40 Drops
5:33 General Dynamics
5:47 Rhythm and Order
9:57 Preparation & Final Accent
10:51 Move your letters
11:22 Stretch Letter's Path
12:03 Shake the Letter
12:55 Shake the tails
13:28 Details
15:08 Stick to Style

motiondesignschool

This is exactly what I was searching!! Thank you so much <3

ummehabiba

Amazing tutorial! Watched it a few times and saved it for later. Used the first three techniques already. Love your guys' content, and love your courses, big thank you! Keep them coming!

gregorypezeshki

So simple, so beautiful. Great work man!

nubenegra

This video is equivalent to a course. Thank you Motion Design School Team ❤❤

harshitjotwani

Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge. I was scratching my head trying to understand how the liquid stuff was achieved, with my only knowledge being of the basic stroke technique you led with/Cc mercury/ and vauge knowledge of vegas.

MrMulaflaga