Master After Effects Expressions for Stunning Motion Design

The first key point is maintaining stroke width consistency in animations.

The second key point is maintaining layer scale while being parented.

These expressions can enhance motion design in After Effects.

🔗 Applying an expression to the scale property separates objects without changing their size, creating a visually appealing effect.

⏰ The time expression adds a constant increase to a property over time, useful for animations that need gradual changes.

🔄 Removing expressions is as simple as alt/option clicking the stopwatch, while adding the time expression to the random seed property creates dynamic variations.

➕ Expressions like plus value remove the ability to control properties with keyframes, making adjustments and changes difficult.

Adding additional animation on top of an expression by rotating it and easing the keyframes.

Using 'x minus 1' to switch positive to negative values and cancel out unwanted rotations.

Copying rotation property to multiple objects to create a ferris wheel animation.

💼 Using professional-looking templates in After Effects to enhance your portfolio and attract potential clients.

🎞️ Using the 'posterized time' expression to create a traditional hand animation look.

🔄 Utilizing the 'loop out' expression to repeat animations without adding extra keyframes.

🔄 The 'loop out cycle' expression in After Effects repeats animations between keyframes.

↔️ The 'ping-pong' loop out type bounces back and forth between keyframes, useful for walk cycles.

⚙️ The 'offset' loop out type adds the values of keyframes to the current position, making it move in the same direction forever.

🔑 After Effects expressions can be used to automate motion design tasks.

💡 The 'wiggle' expression is commonly used to create realistic animation effects.

🔢 The 'math.round' expression can be used to create counters or round values.

🔑 Using the pick whip tool and expressions, we can create a clean counter animation in After Effects.

💡 By enclosing an existing expression in parentheses, we can round down numbers and achieve a more precise animation.

⏰ After Effects allows us to save time by linking effects and properties with expressions, making it easy to apply changes across multiple layers.