Growing plant animation and creation | After Effects Tutorial

[@paullafaele]

Thank you for easy to understand instructions

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're welcome!

[@HONGPRO]

Beautiful colors!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks very much!

[@antoniuskonovalov]

Mask expansion solved my problem. Good explanation. Thank you! oh and the music, I liked the sounds you added in small touches.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re very welcome! Thanks! So happy you like it!

[@heliansol]

Found another awesome tutorial channel! Keep up the good work!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Welcome! So glad you like my stuff! Will try my best;)

[@JayZarkoosh]

thanks Manuel

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're very welcome!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey y'all! Just curious... Do you ever design stuff directly in After Effects? Or am I the only weirdo here;-)

[@damianb2374]

It does seem to be a good thing to learn to do to save time. Love the music in this btw.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thx very much!

[@SylviaBlalock0111]

i have only really been able to navigate After Effects as a result of my extensive use of Illustrator over the years. Using those tools where I find them is a real time-saver...

[@JayZarkoosh]

no you are not alone!

[@bsways]

wondering why you do this with a mask and not a shape layer? Shape layer trim path does exact same thing

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Yes that works as well.

[@fakruddindoddamani5117]

Osm tutorial 👌

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thx very much!😁

[@jeffreychasefriedman]

How do you get the mask shape to grow from the bottom end rather than the center of the mask?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hi! You could reveal the stem with another mask you add to the layer (subtract it) and reveal the stem with it by animating the mask shape.

[@colowinthekav]

@@ManueldoesMotion I don't understand, it don't change the fact that the mask grow at the bottom

[@dennisobrien6143]

@@colowinthekav when you create the mask, make sure the original path is copy pasted into the mask path properties. this should making it "grow" from the starting point. i.e. the bottom

[@ashleyd9786]

How do I get an imported vector file to become a mask/have mask contents like you did here? If that's possible? Thanks!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

The easiest way is to copy the path in Illustrator, then go to After Effects, select a solid and paste it. That should automatically create a mask.

[@Rishav520]

we also need to link the stem light.. mask path and mask expansion to the stem layer right?? i didnt see it in the video

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Yes, that needs to be linked. In the video, we link the properties and then copy the layer. And the links are automatically copied as well so you don't need to linke them again.

[@Rishav520]

Thank you for attending the doubts time nd again .cheers❤️

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@Rishav520 No worries! Glad I could help.

[@Rishav520]

now i have completed the video tutorial ..just as it was shown in the video ...now sir .. suppose i made a vase and stem in illustrator and brought it to after effects ..how can i get the GROW effect ...would really appreciate your guidance

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hi! So I guess the elements you imported are now masks. Sou you could animate those masks to grow your elements, or you could add a new white solid on top of the element you want to grow, add a mask to that white layer and animate it. And you need to set the layer below the white solid to alpha track matte.

[@Rishav520]

@@ManueldoesMotion thank you❤️

[@WARP1G27]

Hi Manuel, I have been attempting to do this with an method of a solid white rectangle on top of a leaf shaped image, but i cant get it to do anything. @@ManueldoesMotion

[@WARP1G27]

I SOLVED MY PROBLEM!!!!! Shape layers and solid layers are not the same thing. I had been creating shapes and making masks on those which did nothing. Making a solid and then making a mask on that had the desired effect.

[@ungarette]

your speed graph doesnt make sense for me. You start and finish at the same point and the plant doesnt loop

[@ManueldoesMotion]

The speed graph controls the speed of the animation at a certain time. In this case it makes the growth start slow, then speed up and end slow again. Similar to adding "easy ease".