{"id":41661,"date":"2014-06-09T12:18:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T16:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=41661"},"modified":"2014-09-10T13:01:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T17:01:27","slug":"adobe-after-effect-fundamentals-lesson-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effect-fundamentals-lesson-7\/","title":{"rendered":"After Effects Fundamentals Lesson 7: Particles, Paint &#038; Puppets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-advanced-design-techniques-in-lesson-7-of-our-after-effects-fundamentals-course\">Learn advanced design techniques in Lesson 7 of our After Effects Fundamentals course.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lesson-7-Header.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-41664\" title=\"Lesson 7 Header\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Lesson-7-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve arrived at lesson 7 of our 10 part Adobe After Effects Fundamentals course.<\/p>\n<p>So far we&#8217;ve learned all about the After Effects <a title=\"Interface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-lesson-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">interface<\/a>, <a title=\"Parenting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-video-tutorial-lesson-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">parenting<\/a>, <a title=\"Compositing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-video-tutorial-lesson-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">compositing<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Text Layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-lesson-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">text layers<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Shape Layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-lesson-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">shape layers<\/a>, and <a title=\"Manipulating Footage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-after-effects-fundamentals-lesson-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">manipulating footage<\/a>. In today&#8217;s lesson we will learn a few<strong> advanced design features<\/strong> in After Effects<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are familiar with motion graphic design than you probably know that particles are used on almost every professional project, but how can you make those awesome particles in After Effects? The following video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to get started using particles, the paint feature, and much more. The video covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creating particles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The paint tool<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer modes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Puppet tool<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Want to learn more about using particles or the puppet tool? Check out our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Water Fountain\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/after-effects-quick-tip-how-to-create-realistic-water-with-displacement-maps-and-particles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">water Fountain<\/a><\/span>\u00a0tutorial or our\u00a0post on <a title=\"Rigging\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/after-effects-rigging\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">rigging<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/97730800\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If your interested in taking your particle skills to the next level we highly recommend trying out <a title=\"Trapcode\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redgiant.com\/products\/all\/trapcode-particular\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Trapcode Particular<\/a>. It has many more features than the built in tools in After Effects and is the industry standard when it comes to particle generators. You can download a free trial from <a title=\"Red Giant\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redgiant.com\/products\/all\/trapcode-particular\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Red Giant&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will post new lessons <strong>every Monday<\/strong> for the next 2<strong>\u00a0weeks<\/strong>. Check the Premiumbeat blog for future lessons. And while you&#8217;re there you can watch more <a title=\"After Effects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/category\/after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">After Effects tutorials<\/a>, read the latest\u00a0<a title=\"The Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">filmmaking news<\/a>\u00a0and pick up some post-production tricks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you think of this lesson? Have any questions?<\/strong>\u00a0Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Lesson 7 of our 10 part After Effects Fundamentals course we take a look at particles, paint, and puppets in After Effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":41663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30,3291,21,39,92],"tags":[5375,1990,1514,2009,2890,489,1727],"class_list":["post-class-post-41661","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-after-effects","post-class-category-motion-graphics-2","post-class-category-tutorials","post-class-category-video-editing","post-class-category-video-tutorials-2","post-class-tag-after-effects","post-class-tag-mikey-borup","post-class-tag-paint","post-class-tag-particles","post-class-tag-puppets","post-class-tag-tool","post-class-tag-trapcode-particular"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>After Effects Fundamentals Lesson 7: Particles, Paint &amp; 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