Perfect Shape Morphs in After Effects

In this video, I explain and show every step used to create super smooth shape morph transitions using shape layers in After Effects. We'll explore different techniques and tools you can use to break down the process into smaller steps, mirror shapes, find appealing shapes to use between the morphs, parent elements together for more control and plan ahead to create a cohesive and impactful transition.
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  • @CrookDanny
    @CrookDanny2 ай бұрын

    I get as excited now for a new Ben Marriot upload as I did when I was a kid and new power rangers episode was airing 😂🎉🙌🏻

  • @penxink5606

    @penxink5606

    2 ай бұрын

    ITS MOGRAPH TIME!!

  • @MegaHoChiMin
    @MegaHoChiMin2 ай бұрын

    Always good to optimise your path in Illustrator, using the pathfinder panel (divide, trim, merge) before bringing into AE

  • @maesmaakt
    @maesmaakt2 ай бұрын

    Awesome video Ben, love to see your workflow!

  • @PxxTKlickshot
    @PxxTKlickshot2 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial as always! At 10:40 in terms of mirroring, you could use a Repeater (2 copies, no position offset, -100% on x, use anchor point to center). This way it's all still on one layer, but it respects any layer transforms or effects you put on top of it :)

  • @cabbanisbrasil

    @cabbanisbrasil

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip

  • @nikyabodigital
    @nikyabodigital2 ай бұрын

    Those little details really makes a big friggin difference. The anticipation thing. Only heard that in this channel. Literally could be the gap of a professional looking animation and an average looking one.

  • @lilshitwayne7202
    @lilshitwayne72022 ай бұрын

    All your tutorials are so incredibly helpful, not just from a technical perspective, but because the ease going approach you have to AE is simply so inspiring!

  • @animaki
    @animaki2 ай бұрын

    Great tut. Its encouraging that I also had similar workflow like you, before watching the vid. Thanks!

  • @kurtisb97
    @kurtisb972 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this one in the master motion design course, so insightful to learn from your thought process and how you approached this!

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks Kurtis! It was one of my favourites to make. Nothings more satisfying to me than working out a morph in the graph editor

  • @ItalianoLanguageclub
    @ItalianoLanguageclub2 ай бұрын

    Thank you a lot, it makes me think there is no magic, just massaging keyframes and a little bit of planning before hand 😊 So practice and practice and practice

  • @kan4794
    @kan47942 ай бұрын

    students' works are amazing!!🤩

  • @schmindsey
    @schmindsey2 ай бұрын

    great preview! Thank you!

  • @hlibt
    @hlibt2 ай бұрын

    Ben, thanks for another killer video. Been watching you for 3-4 years already, and now I'm inspired to share my road from $10k/mo to $50k/mo in PROFIT in an animation agency business. So excited!

  • @Jimbo1221
    @Jimbo12212 ай бұрын

    you're a wizard!!!!!! thanks for sharing :-)

  • @joshvanover
    @joshvanover2 ай бұрын

    Incredible.

  • @ejeinmotion
    @ejeinmotion2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this tutorial Ben!!

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! :)

  • @luvkilo
    @luvkilo2 ай бұрын

    when I needed this most, my saviour arrived

  • @Motionpandey
    @Motionpandey2 ай бұрын

    exiting easy way to teach really smart animation

  • @tommo_oops2753
    @tommo_oops27532 ай бұрын

    Ahh it will be a little bit hard to do for a beginner like me but the tutorial itself is amazing. Thank u so much!

  • @hach_8
    @hach_82 ай бұрын

    ben marriott my goat

  • @11305205219
    @11305205219Ай бұрын

    *Got to learn after effect again so I am here to watch !*

  • @aaarThur349
    @aaarThur3492 ай бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @kiri9979
    @kiri99792 ай бұрын

    I love you man

  • @MgWasShort
    @MgWasShort2 ай бұрын

    thanks x)

  • @thearabicdp
    @thearabicdp2 ай бұрын

    Genius

  • @beuddesign2367
    @beuddesign23672 ай бұрын

    You'r the best Ben (from an other Ben)

  • @hosana7
    @hosana729 күн бұрын

    Great 👍🏻

  • @alializadeh8195
    @alializadeh81952 ай бұрын

    Thanx

  • @user-pv2xj5ox4u
    @user-pv2xj5ox4u4 күн бұрын

    Thanks! I learned a lot, I'm going to try, could it be that the project file is empty?

  • @mr.y7351
    @mr.y73512 ай бұрын

    Thanks to the uninspiring guru of After Effects

  • @jaysonfontela5761
    @jaysonfontela57612 ай бұрын

    💖

  • @editanubhav
    @editanubhav2 ай бұрын

    Ben can you do characters please ❤

  • @sajithkumara3308
    @sajithkumara33082 ай бұрын

    Can you make Rive tutorials

  • @jonfriedman4909
    @jonfriedman49092 ай бұрын

    Noice!

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! That's what they tell me when they run out of ice.

  • @jonfriedman4909

    @jonfriedman4909

    2 ай бұрын

    @@BenMarriott 😂

  • @jam777
    @jam7772 ай бұрын

    Hi. Where I can download pictures of these beautiful playing card suits, because zip file is empty on these files. Thanks

  • @AndreaFasani
    @AndreaFasani2 ай бұрын

    Unfortunatelly with complex shapes changing the first vertex wont change how after mess up everything, so you have to do everything manually

  • @sickomode5063
    @sickomode5063Ай бұрын

    How did you draw a perfect shapes?

  • @sasaabdelillah460
    @sasaabdelillah4602 ай бұрын

    key frames easy ease

  • @soydancanbaz
    @soydancanbaz2 ай бұрын

    0:25 hello Ben. Is there a way to make the animation or video low fps just like in this scene? It's like the low fps effect in the movie Spider Man into the Spider Verse. It looks quite aesthetic and beautiful. I want to learn this so I can prepare social media posts, but I couldn't find the right source. I previously lowered the composition's default 24 fps, but I wasn't getting the result I wanted.

  • @gagetarris2156

    @gagetarris2156

    Ай бұрын

    Try using the posterize time effect!

  • @soydancanbaz

    @soydancanbaz

    Ай бұрын

    @@gagetarris2156 it worked! thank you

  • @sasaabdelillah460
    @sasaabdelillah4602 ай бұрын

    E=M*C2

  • @pwalz100
    @pwalz1002 ай бұрын

    Why not just key frame a mask path?

  • @jaykaralkar
    @jaykaralkar2 ай бұрын

    3:47 how did you rotate it

  • @funnyzalepok

    @funnyzalepok

    2 ай бұрын

    If I understood correctly, it's the Rotation Tool. It is located on the top bar to the left of the Anchor Point tool.

  • @jaykaralkar

    @jaykaralkar

    2 ай бұрын

    @@funnyzalepok yes but when I try it rotates the shape, but doesn't set an anchor point on the path animation

  • @maesmaakt

    @maesmaakt

    2 ай бұрын

    If you edit the path points of a shape, you can double click on the shape and then you'll be able to rotate if I'm correct.

  • @doylejeon3202

    @doylejeon3202

    Ай бұрын

    I need to know this too. How did you rotate it in path level?

  • @doylejeon3202

    @doylejeon3202

    Ай бұрын

    ahh I found it. Select path in shape layer -> ctrl+t or cmd+t

  • @cjaaaaayy
    @cjaaaaayy2 ай бұрын

    Ben, have you considered that maybe YOU are the perfect shape morph?

  • @MsDurex
    @MsDurex2 ай бұрын

    It's so advance compare to Apple Motion.

  • @zenko_c
    @zenko_c2 ай бұрын

    🫡🫡

  • @Tiger__Man
    @Tiger__ManАй бұрын

    hello ben , i want to learn after effects but I'm broke couldnt find job more than six month help to get free account please

  • @zeronz87
    @zeronz872 ай бұрын

    Is this because of AIs? 😂

  • @ComputerBoyTheEntertainer

    @ComputerBoyTheEntertainer

    2 ай бұрын

    what even do you mean?

  • @zeronz87

    @zeronz87

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ComputerBoyTheEntertainer Ben is uploading content from his paid courses to youtube because AIs will put us all out of the game, so there will be none to buy his courses anymore... Search for SORA AI and you'll know what I'm talking about