You're Animating 3D Text Wrong

In this After Effects tutorial and free project file, you'll learn how to use Text Animators to make 3D text animations super easy and clean. These Text Animators can be saved as a free preset, so you can customize them and use them on all your future Adobe After Effects projects.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Reorg Windows
1:05 Tutorial Start
3:13 Adding Color
4:35 Animation
8:40 Lesson Inception
9:42 Secondary Motions
12:38 Camera
14:50 Final Thoughts

[@motionbynick]

This tutorial is inspired by the legendary typography designer/animator Mat Voyce: instagram.com/matvoyce/ Download the free project file here: motionbynick.gumroad.com/l/3dtext

[@glipzcom]

I think this is the first time I have ever found myself landing on a tutorial that "premieres" at a future date. Epic!

[@sybrandinmotion]

Wow, solid tutorial. So much gold in here. Thanks as always for the great content on your channels.

[@paddy_cakes]

Hey Nick, fab tutorial and appreciate the downloads! Cheers!

[@alexplaysplaysplays]

You’re such a dude Nick! Never stop!

[@nan.2642]

i was looking for this tutorial for a long time, thank u!

[@urlgoon]

my favourite tutorials by a long chalk! Thanks for taking the time to make them, and to make them entertaining

[@moonsdonut5188]

Finally I've been waiting for this 😬

[@nateabrown]

Great tutorial, clearly laid out and easy to follow. Can't wait to make some stuff

[@nnnabbot]

Thanks bro. Your tutorial is awesome

[@karenhanretty3280]

Found this via Jake in Motion and immediately used it in a project. Such a great tutorial and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@user-jm2kv3fw9p]

Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you very much!

[@illusionstudios470]

Thank you! OMG I love Mat Voyce! Thank you for an amazing tut! I’ve been trying to copy him for years now. He has a tut on Domestica about it. He usually set up everything in Illustrator and then animate it in AE!

[@zohaibmalik819]

Amazing tutorial!

[@cristianchamucero]

thanks, great tutorial. I din't know it can be done in that way

[@_Gabyo_]

Thank you so much. Was looking for a quick and efficient way to make 3D animated titles for a project, I downloaded your project and then tweaked it for my needs. I learned how you made it looking at keyframes and settings here and there. I absolutely love when motion designers share their AE projects, as a motion designer myself who knows where to look at, it just makes it sooo much easier and faster.

[@frandana4184]

such a good video! i didnt know some tools you use in this vid. thx !

[@ivanStiehr]

So far the only tutorial I've seen that takes it slow and doesn't require prior experience to soft design.

[@schmindsey]

Wow thank you! This is exactly what I needed because I WAS doing 3D text in the wrong workflow.

[@alexandercaucali9548]

Thanks a lot Nick!!

[@TchikTchakBoum]

what a nice tuto . thank you bro . that s very usefull

[@CamVFXtutorial]

That's great to learn from you🙏 Thanks you❤

[@borislovato3979]

Thank you bro this was great.

[@misaelruiz493]

Awesome thank youu! I do the same with the camera movements, always thought I was doing wrong, but i'ts easier for me ❤ BTW, I found uncheking "Auto orient" inside layer menu, kind of helped do the same, without strugling with point of interest

[@hugobonner]

thanks for this!

[@i_am_sandy2k19]

Wow man this is great thanks for doing this.... ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@user-ox6eq9dz8o]

OUTSTANDING!

[@rikeshbista]

Thanks a lot man

[@ArtbyMurage]

You're a life saver!

[@kikon78]

I think this will be the gateway to my first adventure with 3D...then I'll try blender and you stairs tutorial I think...

[@dannycub76]

Great stuff ✌

[@JaromTV]

Great tutorial Nick! Thanks duuuuuude. I'm all about dat modular way of life. I'm curious, is there a reason you create and pickwhip a camera null manually vs right clicking the camera and using the "create orbit null" option in the camera menu? Love your stuff. Great unique solutions.

[@giorgiosiravo8853]

Tnx-a-lot!

[@samuellovetro]

Great video

[@SlaterMGFX]

Nice one!

[@vuku69]

Really cool tutorial. Just wondering if there is a way to add a Z dimension to the group alignment?

[@Krunal_in_Milan]

Just subscribed you!! Jake in Motion sent me here!! Cool stuff man ! :D

[@aescreens]

Wow, amazing tutorial. I just learned at least 10 new things.

[@motionbynick]

awesome to hear!

[@ErfunA.M]

Thank You. what's your opinion on the new 3d feature in after effects beta version? if you may show us in a video.

[@byziad]

I didnt know you could extrude text in AE! 🤯 Great tutorial 👍

[@TheVideoShopLondon]

There are some great text extrusions tutorials out there, but not so many which combine C4D renderer with text animators as this one does

[@motionbynick]

ya learn something new everyday!

[@millthor]

And that’s probably the video Jake talked about! Great stuff here!

[@johannesheine9738]

The way to animate with text animators always twists my brain. It's a little bit like programming. But very powerful nonetheless.

[@pithecusaustralo4452]

nice one

[@robtendy9521]

glad I came to class 😍

[@motionbynick]

👩‍🏫

[@rohitbrr]

the easing value you used might be the most crucial part of this video. I hope everyone finds it.

[@df1938]

Great tutorial! 1 query...I got all excited and did multiple strokes using the layer style technique but I started seeing some sharp corners instead of smooooooth curves. These sharp corners got progressively more obvious on additional strokes - I went for 6 (told you I got excited). Got any thoughts on how one could minimise the sharp corners?

[@eronhoxha5000]

do you know how to fix cinema 4d problem?

[@CristoMonVFX]

Hey there, how can we add subtitles in which each word is highlighted as the person speaks? (After Effects)

[@ahmedadam1420]

i have a problem when i precomb and add layer style than switch the renderer to classic 3d the stroke doesnt appear

[@voidlov7953]

Hi! i have an issue with after effects for weeks now and i’m wondering if you can help

[@Cowminhoneiro]

i love you

[@dermotfaloon_streetmonkey]

Nice tutorial - tho that music loop - distract central.

[@kershi2i]

Subbed

[@MoronBrothersBrewery]

Thank you for this! I followed along perfectly until you added the stroke to the final pre-comp version. I also changed the renderer setting to classic 3d and the stroke is NOT visible. any suggestions??

[@nathitappan]

You probably have a background inside the original 3D text comp. Then the layer style will be applied on the outside of the outermost shape. Delete you background layer (shape layer or solid) and leave just the 3D text with the alpha channel. It should do the trick.

[@JonasHoffmann]

2:05 anyone knows if there is a way to set the grouping alignment for the z/depth axis too? I'm trying to rotate a letter from it's middle of the extrusion not from the front face

[@Rohan-li7oh]

please let me know if you figured it out, stuck on the same thing :(

[@maximedvedovsky]

Hey! I need some help, can't understand why the text disappears (not visible) when I click on enable per-character 3d to the animator... How can I fix it?

[@cretinatube]

GOLD! Thank you

[@shems9312]

Hiii. What font you used for this?

[@GauravUniyalofficial]

how much ram do u have?

[@alisheikh1582]

Hey Which Mac are you using? And Is it working well with 3d work in after effects? Are you using Apple Silicon Mac?

[@motionbynick]

M1 macbook Air. They are suprisingly powerful. Can’t handle 3D stuff super well but great for day to day after effects.

[@alisheikh1582]

@@motionbynick Do you think Latest m1 max 16 inch will Handle the 3d tasks and Blender?

[@Jewzilian]

Do you know if anything has changed about this in the last year of AE updates? I'm trying the same thing but if the comp that the precomp is inside of isn't also on C4D render the extrusions won't show up.

[@Jewzilian]

I just saw the other comment about adding a layer style and that worked! Don't even have to have one on, just "Show All" works.

[@wtmw1337]

6:08 Nice

[@muhjuanda9337]

how can we add gradient text when cinema 4d rendering is enable?

[@motionbynick]

you can always drop it into another precomp and change the renderer back

[@wuuuuut]

music was too much in "Lesson Inception". really hard to concentrate, other than that really good lesson, thanks!

[@christiandelacruz8800]

6:13 I thought I was the only one! 😂😂

[@xzny5151]

Hey! When I precomp the 3d text from c4d renderer and then change the renderer to classic 3d the extruded text disappears what is the problem?

[@motionbynick]

the comp with the 3D extrusion must be in c4d

[@niccuzu]

Ive found that when you apply a layer style to the precomp is when it will work

[@ahmedadam1420]

I have the same problem it goes black but if i added the layer style before it doesnt turn black but the stroke doesnt appear either please if anyone have a solution tell me

[@jpnoir6932]

@@niccuzu bingo. 🙏

[@nathitappan]

​@@ahmedadam1420 You probably have a background inside the original 3D text comp. Then the layer style will be applied on the outside of the outermost shape. Delete you background layer (shape layer or solid) and leave just the 3D text with the alpha channel. It should do the trick.

[@GreatJobTy]

Thanks father dad

[@motionbynick]

you’re welcome son

[@defanotguy2806]

i really like brо, thank you

[@gregkrazanski]

it's actually the collapse transformations button, not the continuously rasterize button 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 can you believe that's my comment on this great video

[@motionbynick]

i believe it!

[@yuanwang5961]

[@RealityTB]

“69%” 😉😏

[@evgenika2013]

Amazing, I like it! Today I'll create "Brave Ukraine" based on this tutorial.

[@naveensampath0079]

When you are in doubt, go with 69. Cannot hurt. -Nick

[@Whyisselena]

6:09 thats not a co incidence right SUS

[@mohmedyzed8920]

this is like english grammer for me as an arabian man😂