Tutorial

The #1 Mistake Beginner Motion Designers Make

Most beginner motion designers learn Easy Ease and think they're done. But if your animations still feel stiff or flat, that’s because Easy Ease was never going to cut it. You need to take the next step.

In this video, I'll show you exactly how the Graph Editor works and how to use it to make your animations actually feel good to watch.

What’s covered:

💡 Linear vs. Easy Ease (and why Easy Ease is just the starting point)

💡 How to read the value graph and speed graph

💡 How to adjust motion curves to add weight and personality to your animations

💡 Why the Position property is different and how to work with it correctly

💡 When to use the value graph vs. the speed graph for different types of animation

In this video:

1:28 - Linear vs Easy Ease

3:01 - Graph Editor Basics

4:27 - Value Graph4:56 - Speed Graph

5:43 - Acceleration

6:30 - Working with the Position Property

7:45 - When the Speed Graph is Easier

8:42 - When the Value Graph is Easier

9:12 - If you only remember one thing from this video…

All the keyboard shortcuts you need, in one place:

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