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After Effects CC Paint Tools

by Jeff Hurd

Paint tools inside of After Effects encompass the Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools. Each of these tools are powerful in their own right but when combined can accomplish very advanced animations. Software Required: After Effects.

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What you'll learn

Creating hand drawn animations can be time consuming and difficult to pull off correctly. In this course, After Effects CC Paint Tools, you will learn all about the Brush, Clone, Stamp, and Eraser tools. After learning about each of these tools, you'll then know how to create, modify, and animate paint strokes right inside of After Effects. By the end of this course, you'll know the ins and outs of the Paint Tools and be able to create your own hand drawn animations. Software Required: After Effects.

Table of contents

Course Overview
1min
Getting Started with the Brush Tool
29mins
The Eraser Tool
19mins
Clone Stamp Tool
26mins
Animating Brush Paths
15mins

About the author

Jeff Hurd

Jeff Hurd is a Product Leader based in Chicago. He has been an author on Pluralsight since 2014, where he emphasizes scenario based learning. His portfolio includes work for: Visibly, Built In, Groupon, Radio Flyer, Porsche, Howl at the Moon, Four Loko and State Farm.

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