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Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC

You're reading from Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC Develop your skills as a visual effects and motion graphics artist

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789345155

Length 318 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Adobe After Effects CC

Concepts

Motion Graphics

Author (1):

David Dodds

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Table of Contents (6) Chapters

Preface

I. Section 1: Text, Layers, Characters, Animation FREE CHAPTER

II. Section 2: Video, Visual Effects, Compositing

III. Section 3: Working with 2.5D, 3D

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Index

Chapter 9. Building a 3D C4D Lite Logo Project

Give yourself a pat on the back for making it to the Cinema 4D (C4D) Lite chapter; you're going to love it! After Effects and C4D Lite give you professional-grade tools at your fingertips that let you add 3D elements to your compositions. C4D Lite and After Effects together is a powerful combination! Just like with any of the Adobe software, these two programs work well together. The workflow is seamless; you can easily jump back and forth between the programs.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

Creating a C4D layer in After Effects
C4D interface
Modeling a ribbon with sweep nurbs
Importing Illustrator files into C4D
Creating text in C4D
Creating an eye with sweep nurbs
Modeling a logo star
Creating a camera in C4D
Rendering C4D project from After Effects

C4D Lite 3D logo project

Getting started in the world of 3D is a blast with C4D Lite! 3D elements are used virtually everywhere in the entertainment world, including...

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Authors (1)

David Dodds

David Dodds

David Dodds is an artist with a lifelong love of learning and teaching, which led him to a teaching career at UCLA. He stays on the forefront of the motion graphics industry by working with companies and creating motion graphics for the entertainment industry. David teaches, mentors students, and lectures at various events in connection with the exciting motion graphics industry. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

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