Alright everyone. I found the painting used in the picture - it's " Joseph Ducreux - Discreet Secret ". I don't know why the hell it is such a big deal to say the name instead of " _it's wildly available on wikipedia_ ", that the author answers to everyone, but anyways, here you go!
holy crap, I'm not even close to being fully familiarized with PS/AE, but you walked us through that so coherently and at a pace that seems manageable. Looking forward to the next one!
Thank you so much. I always struggle with how much to speak about apps we don't open often on this channel, but are pretty essential to a process. I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
@@Artistic-p5j for calling up any property in After Effects there are keyboard shortcuts. They may be different depending on your keyboard language. For me it's the P key for the position. But you can access properties by twirling down in the timeline, and if you're working with the latest version of Ae, there is the new properties pannel. Many ways to call up position.
@@ECAbrams I have another question: when it comes to "particules" such as in a pinata thing or a mini volcano throwing multiple small items, what would you say is the best method to animate all the little items moving/ being thrown away by the mini volcano or sweet falling from a pinata? Its tricky because you need to animate every item/ every particule, and they must all have their own direction and angle.. so I wonder what do you have to say about that?
Your videos never disappoint! The detailed tutorials, clear comparisons, and brilliant showcases of sound design and storytelling are incredibly helpful. Thanks for the insightful and well-explained content.
- hold down space to move a pen point around - work path selected + layer selected + cmd + click mask icon to get a vector mask - cmd E = merges selected layer with the one bellow, PRESERVING VECTOR MASK - these are gonna save me YEARS of life, thank you
Hands down one of the most thorough and well organized tutorials I've watched. Thank you for creating this - I've learned a lot and I can see this being a permaent refernce as I practice w/ AE.
I've learnt how to use Photoshop to a pretty good standard from TH-cam, I think now it's time I got into After Effects, cheers for the vid, I think you will be my go to guy for this one 👍🏻
I really appreciate tutorials like this. I would never search "Animate a Portrait" but the learned new tools like content fill. edit: and the control-click the scale nodes to deform (enter to confirm)
Glad to know that I have been using similar techniques in all my projects where I need to animate a still image. I always wonder if there is a better way to do this.
Really excellent tutorial! The vector masks in PS are a great tip for this and the camera parallax is something I'm definitely going to use immediately. Thank you!
awesome video! btw for photoshop id recommend using masking layers instead of erasers and you can group multiple layers with cmd+g instead of merging them down. i always find an issue when i come back to my work and having a non destructive edits means you can keep adjusting in the future :)
Your voice and the way you're explaining everything so clearly are making me full of energy and ready to follow your tutorials :D Love this channel, thank you !
Great tutorial, great audio quality, appropriate speed, useful side notes about hotkeys and corresponding editing techniques. New tutorials are highly appreciated.
Oh man Im kicking myself for not having started after effects until now, this is so exciting you can do all this, and you really have a great comprehension and explanation of how this many different elements work. perfect tutorial
Fascinating stuff, I’m not versed in photoshop , just use Premiere Pro but I wanted to learn about animating very similar to what you just did. My Mom was a painter and my thought is to take a pic of her painting and have something move in it. I have a painting in mind, just to figure out what the heck you are doing and if it’s something I could even learn! Thanks
thanks so much for this, I am absolutely brand-new to AE, I'm trying to bring one of my paintings to life, I must admit the tutorial is brilliant but too fast for me but I will keep watching and keep practising but how do you actually save it or can you preview it before you safe to watch it working? many thanks
To preview in realtime in after effects you'll just need to do a RAM preview. Usually, that's the zero key on your keyboard. You can also hit the space bar to just play the timeline. If you look at the top of the timeline you'll see some frames marked as green, some as blue, and some just grey. The green frames will play in real time because they are cached. Hitting the 0 to ram preview will cache all the frames and play them. When you want to export the finished animation there are many ways, I would recommend checking separate tutorials on the details, but you'll be using the media encoder or render queue from the composition menu. I hope that helps get you going in the right direction.
I usually cannot stand video tutorials but this was fantastic. Great pace, very thorough with excellent tips! I feel like I've learned more from this video than 90% of every video I've seen combined. Well done!!
It's certainly similar. That's generally what we call the styles of Terry Gilliam or early South Park where physical things are cut apart, arranged and photographed in stop motion. Here we use other techniques like distortion effects, rigging, and back painting. The concept is similar, and all classifications tend to blend together at the edges. But it's as good a name as any I suppose.
Sounds like an issue with the contextual tool bar maybe? When you add a mask, what is that top bar set to actually do? it can make a shape, a mask, or pixels.
Yes. Make copy. Mask. Make copy. Mask. Repeat for all the parts you want to be separate and move independently of each other. Like we did with the mirror element.
@@ECAbrams thank you so much for the comment! Could you please give me some advice on this which I have been breaking my head over the last 24 hours: I used the pen tool to cut out a very precise person from a portrait, taking 4 hours and pixel perfect. Now that the person is cut out from the portrait, how do I fill up the checkerboard background? I did not usr the content aware fill thing since I followed your video step by step, and I dont want those 4 hours to go to wasted :'(🙏🙏🙏 Edit: used the pen tool to isolate the entire person from my portrait (with substract front shape) but now I dont know how to fill up the checkerboard background. Brush heal tool does nothing on it. Is there a way to copy my first mask somehow for content aware tool?
@@CptZhu if you have one layer with the mask, you will just need one layer without the mask. Duplicate the layer and delete the mask and you'll have the layer with no mask. Then paint over the subject. Does that make sense?
@@ECAbrams yes sire, the problem is the layer with no mask now. I can't content aware fill the checkerboard empty space it left nor use the healing tool to fill up the background that is left due to the mask
@@CptZhu I don't think I understand. Did you do something permanent to the layer rather than using the mask as a vector mask or raster mask? I'm not sure I'm following what has happened for you. Either way, if there is space you need to fill that space by sampling from somewhere. Maybe that means loading in the original image again I suppose.
Alright everyone. I found the painting used in the picture - it's " Joseph Ducreux - Discreet Secret ". I don't know why the hell it is such a big deal to say the name instead of " _it's wildly available on wikipedia_ ", that the author answers to everyone, but anyways, here you go!
thank you very mch
thanks bro
Tks a bunch. This guy is sooo pro that sometimes he forgets about simple stuff!!!!
Perhaps he didn't share the name of the painting... because it's a rather discreet secret...
Whispers in ear, "Starts at 2:20"
nice
THAT TICKLES DUDE
You da real MVP
Thank you
holy crap, I'm not even close to being fully familiarized with PS/AE, but you walked us through that so coherently and at a pace that seems manageable. Looking forward to the next one!
Thank you so much. I always struggle with how much to speak about apps we don't open often on this channel, but are pretty essential to a process. I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
You see, when you get to 60 and you're a semi regular user of PS, this whole video looks like a Chipmunk on speed, but it is excellent none the less !
@@ECAbrams 16:38, how did you call up their position as you said here? is there some shortcut for that?
@@Artistic-p5j for calling up any property in After Effects there are keyboard shortcuts. They may be different depending on your keyboard language. For me it's the P key for the position. But you can access properties by twirling down in the timeline, and if you're working with the latest version of Ae, there is the new properties pannel. Many ways to call up position.
@@ECAbrams I have another question: when it comes to "particules" such as in a pinata thing or a mini volcano throwing multiple small items, what would you say is the best method to animate all the little items moving/ being thrown away by the mini volcano or sweet falling from a pinata? Its tricky because you need to animate every item/ every particule, and they must all have their own direction and angle.. so I wonder what do you have to say about that?
11:43 Love that sound effect
Only the best sound effects on this channel
@ECAbrams I can't stop laughing thank you lol 🤣 you had me at Monty Python and then you Do-do-da-do'ed me 🤣😭🤣
Your face flipping, merging, blending technique was REALLY helpful! Thanks!
You're welcome. We may get into more Ps techniques in future videos so stay tuned for more!
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Your videos never disappoint! The detailed tutorials, clear comparisons, and brilliant showcases of sound design and storytelling are incredibly helpful. Thanks for the insightful and well-explained content.
- hold down space to move a pen point around
- work path selected + layer selected + cmd + click mask icon to get a vector mask
- cmd E = merges selected layer with the one bellow, PRESERVING VECTOR MASK
- these are gonna save me YEARS of life, thank you
I am a pro in AE and i know this Work Flow back and forth, and i can tell you your video is the best in explaining this!
Thank you so much for saying so!
Danke!
Hands down one of the most thorough and well organized tutorials I've watched. Thank you for creating this - I've learned a lot and I can see this being a permaent refernce as I practice w/ AE.
💯💯💯💯
17:28 OOOOOOOH LAAA DEEE DAAAAAH
😂😭
aww i really enjoyed this tutorial and loved the way you were enjoying while creating...hatts off man
WOW. This one was shocking. I'm - could say - pro in PS but never imagined these LOT of great tools could be used in AE! This is just brilliant!
I've learnt how to use Photoshop to a pretty good standard from TH-cam, I think now it's time I got into After Effects, cheers for the vid, I think you will be my go to guy for this one 👍🏻
I really appreciate tutorials like this. I would never search "Animate a Portrait" but the learned new tools like content fill.
edit: and the control-click the scale nodes to deform (enter to confirm)
Easily the most entertaining and informative Tut' I've seen. First rate.
Glad to know that I have been using similar techniques in all my projects where I need to animate a still image. I always wonder if there is a better way to do this.
Your photoshop techniques to separate layers are very helpful. Thanks for the tip!
OMG. This is so friendly, clear, and useful for the type of stuff I want to do. ❤
Damn, I feel so smart after watching this.
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In the pen tool I suggest using the rubber band mode. It allows fewer points because you can see the curved line your are creating.
I have never used AE but you mannaged to explain it so clearly I can actually understand and have a general idea how to start practicing
"You can really Monty Python it up. Doo doo doop pa doop doop doo doo doop doop." 😂
2ManyDJs did this years ago. They would perform with a huge screen displaying album covers & have the figures move around. Such a trip.
The puppet pin tool is gonna be a gamechanger for me, thanks!
Superb video. Easy explanation without getting it too lengthy and boring.
Really excellent tutorial! The vector masks in PS are a great tip for this and the camera parallax is something I'm definitely going to use immediately. Thank you!
Amazing work on the explanation, trying it definit
I have so much to learn, thank you for this. I will be pausing the replay a lot! Have a great day, Rick.
That drag&drop mask from "paths" to the desired layer is simply amazing and so useful!!!
BROOO THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'R THE BEST!!!!!! I LEARNED EVERYTNice tutorialNG I NEEDED TO KNOW THAN YOU VERY
This is one badass tutorial. Excellent work sir.
You make the best tutorials of motion design ! Thank you !!!
You’re a great pedagogue !
I am SO far from being able to do any of this but was mesmerised by your skills. Great video!
thank u so much for the tutorial!!! u helped me to do a job for university
awesome video!
btw for photoshop id recommend using masking layers instead of erasers and you can group multiple layers with cmd+g instead of merging them down. i always find an issue when i come back to my work and having a non destructive edits means you can keep adjusting in the future :)
you helped me immensely. thanks! just subscribed
This is what ive been looking for.. Thank you!
Your voice and the way you're explaining everything so clearly are making me full of energy and ready to follow your tutorials :D Love this channel, thank you !
THANK YOU SIR, YOU ARE FANTASTIC!!
Absolutely great video bro!
Thank you ! You did a great job simplifying such a complex daw....Looking forward to be a great producer
Sos un capo me gusta mucho lo que haces, saludos desde argentina!!
getting going on my compositions!
thank you for the share mate, it was to the point and easy to get.
This is the tutorial I've been waiting forrrrrrrrrrr.
EC DA GOAT
I should have used a photo of a goat!!! Next time when we talk about making portraits talk there will be animals.
This was such an awsome tutorial he explained every aspect that matter instead skipping steps 5/5 !
Glad it was helpful!
Pin tool thats all i need thank you so much ive been struggling with rigging in AE and you sir helped me a lot with that!
you're a great teacher, love the simplicity, with details! subbed!
Wow, that is just beautiful work :D
Wow! it's Amazing I did it well ! Perfect work !
Well done Sir, an excellent example well executed. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial, great audio quality, appropriate speed, useful side notes about hotkeys and corresponding editing techniques. New tutorials are highly appreciated.
Thanks. I'm glad people are enjoying them. It's taken a while but I might be finding a good groove with these things.
Thiss issss superbly made tutorial man, so good@
What an impressive tone of voice!
Oh man Im kicking myself for not having started after effects until now, this is so exciting you can do all this, and you really have a great comprehension and explanation of how this many different elements work. perfect tutorial
solid tutorial, great techniques
Fascinating stuff, I’m not versed in photoshop , just use Premiere Pro but I wanted to learn about animating very similar to what you just did. My Mom was a painter and my thought is to take a pic of her painting and have something move in it. I have a painting in mind, just to figure out what the heck you are doing and if it’s something I could even learn! Thanks
As always listening to your soothing voice make me relax and enjoy along your video tutorials. 😊 Thanks
thanks so much for this, I am absolutely brand-new to AE, I'm trying to bring one of my paintings to life, I must admit the tutorial is brilliant but too fast for me but I will keep watching and keep practising but how do you actually save it or can you preview it before you safe to watch it working? many thanks
To preview in realtime in after effects you'll just need to do a RAM preview. Usually, that's the zero key on your keyboard. You can also hit the space bar to just play the timeline. If you look at the top of the timeline you'll see some frames marked as green, some as blue, and some just grey. The green frames will play in real time because they are cached. Hitting the 0 to ram preview will cache all the frames and play them. When you want to export the finished animation there are many ways, I would recommend checking separate tutorials on the details, but you'll be using the media encoder or render queue from the composition menu. I hope that helps get you going in the right direction.
oh man, your voice and your guiding skills are just top notch. How doesn't this video have more views??
I'm glad you like it. So long as the people who find it are into it, that's all I need.
I bet ur a beast at it now
Loooooved this!! You did an awesome job explaining this.
Very nice. A lot to unpack, study and play with. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Great voice for training. Easy to listen to.
Monty Python it up! CLASSIC! Made my day!
wow this is incredible
I've always wanted to learn how to do this! Thank you for the tutorial!
Manic Velocity oh my god I realised I said the exact same thing lol
You're very welcome. Enjoi!
I usually cannot stand video tutorials but this was fantastic. Great pace, very thorough with excellent tips! I feel like I've learned more from this video than 90% of every video I've seen combined. Well done!!
Happy to be a rare exception.
Amazing. very useful tutorial.. is the name for this method cut out style animation?
It's certainly similar. That's generally what we call the styles of Terry Gilliam or early South Park where physical things are cut apart, arranged and photographed in stop motion. Here we use other techniques like distortion effects, rigging, and back painting. The concept is similar, and all classifications tend to blend together at the edges. But it's as good a name as any I suppose.
@@ECAbrams Great. Thanks for your message and sharing your wisdom
I'd have liked to see the finished project at the end too.
Awesome video :D!
Yep, me too… 0:03 if you want to review
Brilliant!!!
that smooth bald head is goal. You rock this style like a king
God, I'm glad I found your video that helped me
Saw this on twitter, can't wait to watch the video!
Damn thank you, awesome tutorial.
this video is so pure
I'm working on a project with the puppet pin tool and the link at the joints is going to help alot
Amazing tutorial! I’d been wanting to learn how to do this for a long time. Thank you so much for sharing the video! 😀🙌🙌🙌
This is really gorgeous
Very cool the final effect, I definetly want to try it
Your videos are always easy to follow, always make sense. And thanks for the gumball!
these videos are so fun and so useful ^>^
You are awesome Abrams ;) :) keep it going dudde
THANK U VERY MUCH! ALL IS WORKING
Thanks! It's very helpful
This was a very good tutorial. You are a good teacher! Instant follow.
4:38 pressing cmd, and adding white square without my mask, what's problem, help?
Sounds like an issue with the contextual tool bar maybe? When you add a mask, what is that top bar set to actually do? it can make a shape, a mask, or pixels.
Incredibly helpful tutorial! and you are a great teacher :) explaining everything clearly thank you very much!
You're very welcome! I'm glad it helps.
Loved this tutorial! Thank you so much, after 3 years of being a full-time editor. Really helpfull and inspirationall!!
Great to hear!
Exactly how a tutorial should be! Thanks!
Amazing work, thank for this informational video 😃
omggg i've always wanted to do thisssss
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. 11/10
What a Nice intro. Loved it.
Everywhere I was looking for such a lesson, thanks a lot, good content!
Nice tutorial, loved it. Thanks for youre time
Will be following
please explain what u are doing 4:58... are u making another copy for the other body parts?
Yes. Make copy. Mask. Make copy. Mask. Repeat for all the parts you want to be separate and move independently of each other. Like we did with the mirror element.
@@ECAbrams thank you so much for the comment! Could you please give me some advice on this which I have been breaking my head over the last 24 hours: I used the pen tool to cut out a very precise person from a portrait, taking 4 hours and pixel perfect. Now that the person is cut out from the portrait, how do I fill up the checkerboard background? I did not usr the content aware fill thing since I followed your video step by step, and I dont want those 4 hours to go to wasted :'(🙏🙏🙏
Edit: used the pen tool to isolate the entire person from my portrait (with substract front shape) but now I dont know how to fill up the checkerboard background. Brush heal tool does nothing on it. Is there a way to copy my first mask somehow for content aware tool?
@@CptZhu if you have one layer with the mask, you will just need one layer without the mask. Duplicate the layer and delete the mask and you'll have the layer with no mask. Then paint over the subject. Does that make sense?
@@ECAbrams yes sire, the problem is the layer with no mask now. I can't content aware fill the checkerboard empty space it left nor use the healing tool to fill up the background that is left due to the mask
@@CptZhu I don't think I understand. Did you do something permanent to the layer rather than using the mask as a vector mask or raster mask? I'm not sure I'm following what has happened for you. Either way, if there is space you need to fill that space by sampling from somewhere. Maybe that means loading in the original image again I suppose.