Animation Explained

The Skills to Animate Anything

Add animation to your arsenal, even if After Effects intimidates you.

Video tutorials and self-paced, project-based online classes for every skill level. Not sure how to go about it? Check out this complete curriculum.

After Effects, Explained

Build real-world animation skills through 7 hands-on projects that come together as a final explainer animation. For beginner and intermediate animators ready to build real projects.

New to Animation? Start Here.

Watch the free beginner After Effects video series and download the project file to follow along with a hands-on exercise.

Adobe After Effects Fundamentals

Free series

After Effects Fundamentals

This video series comes with a hands-on exercise and visual guides designed to help you quickly learn or remember fundamental skills.

Classes

Winter scene with A-frame cabin at night

Create then Animate: Beginner Workflow in Illustrator & After Effects

Bring a Logo to Life: Principles of Animation for Motion Designers

Reusable motion graphics for video

Reusable Motion Graphics for Video: From Adobe After Effects to Premiere

Illustrate with Shapes: Design Vector Graphics in Adobe Illustrator

Illustrate with Shapes: Design Vector Graphics in Adobe Illustrator

Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Create then Animate: A Fall-Themed Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & After Effects Workflow

Create then Animate: A Fall-Themed Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & After Effects Workflow

Smooth Moves: Better Motion with Animation Curves in the Graph Editor

Smooth Moves: Better Motion with Animation Curves in the Graph Editor

The word expressions made of different shapes

11 Expressions for Animation Efficiency in Adobe After Effects

Octopus illustration

Animation Efficiency: Work Faster in Adobe After Effects

Avocado characters exercising

Character Rigging & Animation FUNdamentals in After Effects

Girl biking with dog in bike basket

Limber Character Rigging to Secondary Animation in After Effects

Abstract illustration representing the uses of After Effects plugins

Top 5 Plugins for Efficiency in Adobe After Effects
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Animated Lettering

Animated Lettering in After Effects
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Travel icons - ticket and passport, suitcase, plane, globe, map and location pin, camera

Animating Morphing Icons in After Effects
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Underwater scene with fish, seaweed and coral

Looping Animated Scenes in After Effects
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Animated Typography

Animated Typography in After Effects: Layering Simple Effects for a Complex Look

3D Animated Lettering

3D Animated Lettering in After Effects: 9 Styles, Infinite Possibilities

Design icons - camera, color swatches, eye dropper tool, pencil, paintbrush, scissors, shape tool, photos, pen tool

Easy Animated Icons in After Effects

Create an Auto-Resizing Text Box for Adobe After Effects & Premiere

Create an Auto-Resizing Text Box for Adobe After Effects & Premiere

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Check out my class curriculum for learning motion design!

Tutorials

Adobe Illustrator Essentials video tutorials

Free series

Adobe Illustrator Essentials

Learn the essential tools and techniques motion designers need to know to create illustrations to animate. Practice your skills in the free workbook.

The Motion Design Roadmap - How to Learn After Effects in 2026

After Effects Troubleshooting: 28 Common Problems (And How to Fix Them)

The #1 Mistake Beginner Motion Designers Make

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Quick Tips

Toolbox

Master the Graph Editor Project File & Cheatsheet

Create Your First Animation in 5 Easy Steps

The Motion Designer's Starter Checklist

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Digital Products

Auto-Resizing Text Box Preset and Motion Graphics Template