# adobe after effects Introduction to [Adobe After Effects](https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html). This section of my website is a collection of reference notes and guides for getting started with After Effects. These notes are intended as a supplement to a short one-credit intro animation course I teach. Learn more about basic [[! animation|animation]] concepts. Check out basics for [[photoshop timeline animation]] or [[adobe animate basics]], if you want to try those programs out instead. --- ### week one - [[after effects user interface]] - [[project setup]] - [[importing assets]] - [[vector drawing tools]] - [[transforming objects]] - [[aligning objects]] - [[anchor points]] - [[layering and timeline]] - [[keyframe animation]] - [[graph animation]] - [[rendering your animation]] ### week two - [[photoshop cutouts]] - [[after effects masking]] - [[parenting layers]] - [[grouping with pre-compose]] ### week three - [[type effects in after effects]] - [[2.5d & parallax animation]] ### week four - [[puppet tool animation]] - [[create an animated line]] - [[animating along a path]] ### week five - [[character animation]] - [[rigging]] ### week six - [[lower thirds]] --- ## additional learning resources > [!note]- general info about aftereffects > - [what is aftereffects from school of motion](https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/what-is-adobe-after-effects) > [!note]- websites > - [aftereffects user guide from adobe](https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/user-guide.html) > - [aftereffects tutorials for beginners from envato](https://www.envato.com/blog/after-effects-tutorials-beginners/) > - [best way to learn aftereffects from tangolearn](https://www.tangolearn.com/best-way-to-learn-after-effects/) > - [aftereffects course from learnto.day](https://www.learnto.day/aftereffects) with a focus on motion graphics > [!note]- videos > - [basic introduction video lessons from adobe](https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/how-to/getting-started-after-effects.html?playlist=/services/playlist.helpx/products:SG_AFTEREFFECTS_1_1/learn-path:get-started/set-header:ccx-designer/playlist:ccl-get-started-1/en_us.json&ref=helpx.adobe.com) > - [more video lessons on after effects from adobe](https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/tutorials.html) > - [introductory courses from adobe video training](https://adobevideotraining.com/after-effects/introductory-courses/) > - [cartoon animation in after effects](https://www.udemy.com/course/basic-animation-in-adobe-after-effects/)- 1 hour course > - [after effects beginners tutorial](https://youtu.be/mjBb6ZqNuD0)- 1.5 hour youtube video > - [how to animate in after effects](https://youtu.be/XNhxpOT8FMg) - 3.5 hour youtube video > - [beginners course to learn after effects](https://motionarray.com/learn/after-effects/after-effects-beginners-course-learn-after-effects-in-1-hour/)- 1 hour course > - [living logos after effects course](https://www.udemy.com/course/living-logos-animation-simple-after-effects/) - 4 hour course --- I'm always looking for more resources to share with students. If you have suggestions, please get in contact. This [uncopyrighted](https://uncopyright.org/)content is shared freely with the internet. --- tags: #aftereffects #resources home: [[! after effects]]