{"id":96989,"date":"2017-11-29T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=96989"},"modified":"2018-11-05T00:20:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T06:20:45","slug":"animate-text-handwriting-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/animate-text-handwriting-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Animate Your Text with Handwriting Motion Graphics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"grab-a-pen-and-learn-how-to-easily-animate-text-in-your-next-project-with-this-handwriting-effect-in-adobe-after-effects\">Grab a pen and learn how to easily animate text in your next project with this handwriting effect in Adobe After Effects.<\/h2>\n<p>Digitally animating your text as if you are actually writing it couldn&#8217;t be easier. The handwriting effect can have many uses that will draw positive attention to your motion graphics projects. By creating the handwriting effect, your titles\u00a0will\u00a0draw viewers&#8217;\u00a0attention the text you&#8217;re spelling out. Moreover, you\u00a0can create\u00a0anticipation for\u00a0your audience as the word slowly animates on.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOTBVqJ6STs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-to-take-away-from-this-after-effects-tutorial\">What To Take Away from This After Effects Tutorial<\/h3>\n<p>This After Effects tutorial is jam-packed with several motion graphics techniques other than the handwriting effect. We will take a close look at 3D camera animation to create a dynamic scene. After Effects standard motion blur will not work with this effect, so we&#8217;ll use a\u00a0separate effect to control the motion blur. Finally, we will stylize the scene with blurs and a textured background.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with a\u00a0<strong>free After Effects project file,<\/strong>\u00a0which you can download by\u00a0clicking\u00a0the button below.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"download-now\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"bt bt-big\" title=\"FREE Project Assets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Assets.zip\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Download Now<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3 id=\"creating-the-handwriting-effect\">Creating The Handwriting Effect<\/h3>\n<p>First, type out your text, and make sure that it is your final design. After, use the pen tool to outline the text on a separate solid layer. Then, apply the stroke effect to\u00a0get a rough, animatable outline of your title. 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