2D Animation

Tutorials

Learn After Effects in 10 Minutes
2D Animation Tutorials (primarily AE)
Type Animation Tutorials

Youtube Channels:

• Ben Marriott
  
• School of Motion
  
• Jake in Motion
  
• SonduckFilm
  

Manuel does Motion

Useful Links

12 Animation Principles
AE Timeline Shortcuts

Plugins und Extensions

Free:

• Duik Bassel 2 --> Open source character rigging Plugin
  
• Easy Copy --> Copy and paste keyframe(s) easing. Highly recommended
  
• Keyframe Wingman --> Easing. Highly recommended
  
• Void --> Lighten up your projects with an alternative to the Solids folder
  
• Buttcapper --> Change stroke caps and joins with a click instead of 17 twirl-downs
  
• Schmeer --> create smearframes
  
• Hylian --> Layer duplication with property link
  
• AE Juice GIF --> render GIFs from After Effects
  
• Reposition Anchor Point
  
• Rift --> Sequence and move layers
  

• Framebar --> Photoshop timeline improvements

Paid:

• Motion 4 --> Easing, create Nulls, move Anchor Points and more. Highly recommended
  
• Flow --> Keyframe easing editor
  
• Overlord --> Push Ai layers to AE and create shapelayers instantly. Highly recommended
  
• Timelord --> Manage Photoshop Timeline. Push Timeline to AE
  
• Ease and Wizz --> Easing and easing presets
  
• Limber --> Character Rigging
  
• Rubberhose 3 --> Character Rigging and more