Name: HUD Animation
Price: 149 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Author: Ryan Cashman

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator

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HUD Animation

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Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator

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Animation workflows with ease and simplicity.

Bring your HUD and UI designs to life in this After Effects-focused course by industry veteran Ryan Cashman. If you have an interest in animating HUDs for feature films or AAA video games, this course will be a perfect solution for you.

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Course Lesson Plan

Here's the low-down on everything covered in this course.

3 hours 42 minutes
Total Bundle Duration
45 Videos
Video Lectures in Bundle
141.46 MB of Files
Downloadable Project Files

Tools Used
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The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator

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Lesson 1
After Effects Basics
The first step on your journey of HUD Animation begins with learning the basics of Adobe After Effects. Ryan will cover all of the tools in his kit for bringing UI/UX animations to life, such as working with assets from other softwares, adding effects, modifying layers and properties, and some introductory animation workflows.
59 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
17 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson OverviewPreview00:42
After Effects BasicsPreview04:43
CompositionsPreview03:04
Animation
Positioning LayersPreview03:09
Basic KeyframingPreview03:17
EasingPreview03:56
CurvesPreview03:25
Layer Management
DuplicationPreview04:00
ParentingPreview02:20
Basic Workflow
EffectsPreview04:58
Keyframe TechniquesPreview03:02
MasksPreview04:30
PrecompsPreview04:42
Building Effects
RGB Split EffectPreview04:18
Adjustment LayersPreview04:24
Wrap UpPreview04:29
Conclusion
HomeworkPreview00:46
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Lesson 2
Mattes and Channels
Unlock the power of mattes and channels within After Effects. In this lesson, Ryan will cover his techniques for building a series of black and white animations to drive complex transitions and effects. Utilizing these methods, you'll be able to quickly generate variation within your HUD animations without complicating your workflow.
33 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
8 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:46
Track Mattes
Adding a Track Matte03:24
Matte Detail04:04
Matte Edges
Adding an Edge Matte05:59
Edge Effects05:40
Displacement
Displacement Map04:43
Time Displacement06:00
Conclusion
Homework02:36
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Lesson 3
Advanced Techniques
This lesson is all about the nitty gritty. Here you'll dive deep into a HUD design and begin animating complex details to bring your designs to the next level. Ryan will cover the power of shape layers within After Effects, techniques for animating text and numbers, and outline a few expressions to drive these assets.
1 hour 3 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
11 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:34
Creating Assets
Shape Layers04:32
Text Layers04:11
PSD Smart Objects06:35
Animating Assets
Animated Reveal02:02
Target Rings09:30
Expressions
Using Expressions06:58
Expression Controls04:48
Interpolation Methods07:55
Target Rings
Expanding on Target Rings14:05
Conclusion
Homework02:26
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Lesson 4
Finishing Touches
Take your animation to the finish line. Right out of the gate, you'll learn advanced expressions which can utilize proximity to drive animations and how to simply generate complex details. Ryan will then cover After Effects' powerful 3D layer system and camera techniques to add depth and final polish to your HUD animation.
1 hour 6 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
9 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview01:00
Useful Expressions
Loading Bar07:36
Proximity Expression06:51
Proximity Controls02:21
3D in After Effects
3D Layers and Cameras09:19
3D Spread and Scale14:02
Proximity 3D16:55
Camera Wiggle06:39
Conclusion
Homework01:39

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Your Instructor

Ryan Cashman

Van Gogh would have given his other ear to learn from artists like this.

Course Lesson Plan

Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

Lesson 1

After Effects Basics

Guidance

Introduction

Animation

Layer Management

Basic Workflow

Building Effects

Conclusion

Lesson 2

Mattes and Channels

Guidance

Introduction

Track Mattes

Matte Edges

Displacement

Conclusion

Lesson 3

Advanced Techniques

Guidance

Introduction

Creating Assets

Animating Assets

Expressions

Target Rings

Conclusion

Lesson 4

Finishing Touches

Guidance

Introduction

Useful Expressions

3D in After Effects

Conclusion

Homework can be cool.

There's no homework yet

Our students have awesome jobs.

Tools Used
?
The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.