In this example, my source sequence had a stroke applied as it was rendered from 3D.

Everything just seemed so much simpler, no ambient occlusion, bump maps or render farms.
This means even the basics of how the program works might be more complicated to understand. Trying to make a proper hand-drawn special effect in After Effects is like trying to make a 3D illustration in 2D software. That's because After Effects is a very deep program, with lots of uses outside of animation. This project is perfect for adding a handcrafted look to your next project.

The only prerequisite is that it has a digital line to erode.

Below I’ve attached the following video to illustrate how digital hand-drawn animation done in Photoshop and After Effects CS6 might look. After Effects tutorial: How to create hand-drawn animation effects in After Effects Learn how to produce cartoons with the look of cel animation – without the hassle of drawing each frame by hand. Subscribe to Envato Elements for unlimited Video Templates downloads for a single monthly fee. In this day and age with all the whiz-bang 3D voodoo sloshing onto our televisions I sometimes miss the golden era of hand drawn animation. Download Hand-Drawn Liquid Splashes | After Effects Video Templates by FlashFXbox.

After Effects, while still an intuitive program, has a more steep learning curve. After Effects. Although digital hand-drawn animation will never look the same as real analog animation, it’s possible to achieve something very close using the new tools in Photoshop and After Effects CS6. Subscribe and Download now! When I was asked to animate a monster illustration by Jon MacNair I thought it would be interesting to get back to pens, papers and the imagination.

Sketch Animated Font - The Sketch Animated Font After Effects template features a hand drawn and animated font. In this tutorial, I’ll be using native plugins to distort and roughen digital animation so that it appears more hand-drawn.

It includes capital letters, lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.
It's true, After Effects wasn't meant to be used as a frame by frame animation tool. No worries, you can use Animate, Photoshop, ToonBoom or any other software for drawing. However, the technique can be applied to any type of digital sequence, be it from Flash, Photoshop or any other source.