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HermannMotion
HermannMotion
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December 17, 2021
Question

Blend tool in After Effects.

  • December 17, 2021
  • 2 replies
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Hello everyone,

 

I have been using after effects for a few years now and I am launching into a particular style of motion, with only the shape tool and distortions. I would like to know if there is a way, a tool which would allow the illustrator style to create intermediate shapes from 2 shapes.

 

You know, the blend tool : 

 

Hope this topic is on the right place.

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    R
    Community Expert
    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 18, 2021

    The easiest way to blend one shape into another is to use Illustrator to create the blend, expand the blend, release to layers, then import the AI file as a composition retaining layer size and sequence the layers. Here are a couple of tutorials that I produced. One of these days I'll do a more comprehensive one. I have used this technique ever since you could import AI files as a composition. I think that's about 15 years.

    This technique works as well as any complicated editing a vector path plan you may come up with and it only takes a few minutes. 

      HermannMotion
      HermannMotionAuthor
      Participant
      December 22, 2021

      Thanks for your videos, it will helps me for sure.

      nishu_kush
      Community Manager
      nishu_kushCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 17, 2021

      Hi HermannMotion,

       

      Thanks for writing in.

      After Effects doesn't have dedicated tool for blending 2 or more shapes. However, you can animate one shape into another. Here's a YouTube tutorial of what I am talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLd-5x5KhyA&ab_channel=MOBOXGraphics

      Hope it helps.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

      HermannMotion
      HermannMotionAuthor
      Participant
      December 17, 2021

      Hi nishu_kush,

      Thank you for answering me 🙂

       

      Yes, i don't really need morphing. I just want to create shapes from 2 initiales shapes.

      thepixelsmith
      Community Expert
      thepixelsmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 18, 2021

      I'm confused. 

      Does your end result just need to be static shapes (non animated) or do you need to animate the blending of two shapes together?

      AE isn't really a drawing program so it doesn't have anywhere the number of tools to create graphics as Illustrator and Photoshop do.

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