2D Animation

Tutorials

Learn After Effects in 10 Minutes
Learn After Effects in 60 Minutes
2D Animation Tutorials (YT Playlist)
Type Animation Tutorials (YT Playlist)

Youtube Channels:

Useful Links

12 Animation Principles
After Effects Scripts
AE Timeline Shortcuts
www.motionscript.com (Ae scripts, guides and educational articles)
GYST (Project organisation & file structure)
Texturelabs
Library Of Congress (Free archival imagery)

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!
  • Kease --> Easing presets
  • 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

Dojos Sifter --> Stagger, move, and offset layers

  • Rift --> Sequence and move layers
  • Mover --> Sequence and move layers or keyframes
  • Repeater --> Repeater effects but fast and easy
  • Depth --> Create parallax with one click
  • Quick Chromatic Aberration --> Spice up your project with Chromatic Aberration Effect


  • 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

Creators to look at